I'm utterly blown away. You nailed Faye's characterization to the spot with this. Spike shines, too, and you've handled him just as well.
I've never been able to see the SpikeFaye coupling, but I can definitely see this. It feels very canon.
The only downside is the use of astericks in place of italicized lettering. It sort of threw the flow of the story, if while leaving the rhythm in tact.
All in all, gorgeous bit of work. Thank you for the read