Your Anya seems a bit 'softer', not a totally snarky one, but perhaps the years as a human have her mellowed a bit, yes?

Yes, exactly. My backstory was Nikki Wood had destroyed Anya's power center years before this story takes place, and Anya is slowly adapting to dealing with humans, but still has a few rough edges.

Thanks so much for your kind words about the story. I really appreciate them.

If you haven't already read kwritten's story one perfect moment, you should check it out. It's a warm, funny, sometimes sad, and sometimes snarky Buffy/Anya fic.