I think I may have read one or two fanfics so far out of hundreds that deal face-to-face with Spike's victims, like the child he chased down in the coal cellar after killing the other family members. People turn Spike into a gentle poet who would NEVER hurt or rape anyone? WTF? Really? (And I'm probably guilty of that with Buffy sometimes, I admit.

Yeah, and I think the show helps with that by not introducing us to any of his victims, except for Nikki Wood, and at least she was an equal fighter. I've always wondered what would happen if someone like Robin Wood, who had family Spike killed, showed up in S4-S6, before he had the soul.

Thanks for the second link! I will read it now.