"Willow inched closer to her, desire rising from her like a mist."
That just made me shiver. They're all so focused on their own stuff and there's Willow doing a slow boil right in the middle of them.

Nice and very creepy thought about alternate Buffy continuing to exist and that it's the tipping point for Xander. I think is just a bit disturbed at his puppy boy right now, even if he won't admit it.