"The ginormosity of this place, really," Buffy replied as she hugged Xander back, as tightly as she could without, you know, crushing him.

Which was very hard to do, all things considered. There was a bright smile on her face, but tears in her eyes. This was...this was...

There were no words.

"And, you know, the Big Bad nightmare that was the...Nightmare King, actually."

She pulled away from Xander then and took him on. "It really is you. In all of your Xander-shapiness."