There's an innocence about his amorality that she would never try to claim for herself.
Now *that* is a good point!

projected self-hatred is a hideously cruel weapon
Oh yes. (points to icon) It is also one reason I can't really ship unsouled Spike and Buffy - because he quite simply couldn't understand her properly.

Thank you for these essays -- they're full of goodness.
Thank you for your insightful comments. :)