They don't have to be *about* redemption by any means. I "expanded" my definition of "redemption" a long time ago; most of the stories on my site don't deal with Spike's redemption explicity. I believe that Spike's redemption came about/could have come about because of his unique character; therefore any story that writes Spike's *character* well is "redemptionist" to me (even if it doesn't have a happy ending or if the writer doesn't consider him/herself to be a "redemptionist.")