fiction

These are arranged in reverse chronological order, with new pieces at the top. All drabbles/challenges/parodies are here.

"The Taming of the Slayer"
Rating: PG
Genre: Parody
Characters: Ensemble
Main Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Summary: Script format, spoof of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.
Completed: April 2004 (approx. 15,000 words)
Featured on Buffy and the Bard: All the World's a Hellmouth

"Have Her"
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Romance, comedy, drama, adventure
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Spike, Xander
Main Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Summary: Set during season 4 at some vague point before "A New Man" and after "Something Blue." Xander goes to Spike for advice about his love life, while Buffy tries to stop recalling the effects of Willow's spell.
Completed: April 2004 (28,562 words)

Waiting
"Waiting"
Rating: PG
Genre: Character Study, Crossover
Characters: Anya, Doyle
Summary: Set between the BtVS episode Chosen and the AtS episode You're Welcome.
Completed: February, 2004 (955 words)

Spike and Xander on a rollicking adventure.... whether they want to or not!

"It's Like a Buddy Movie (Only Without the Buddy Part)"
Co-written with Veggiebelle
Rating: PG
Genre: Action/Adventure, Character Study, Comedy
Characters: Spike, Xander
Summary: "I worked by your side all summer," Spike reminds Xander during "Afterlife." Here's how one adventure during the summer between the fifth and sixth seasons might have gone.
Completed: January, 2004 (16 chapters; approx. 19,000 words)

For more from the "Summer of Buffy's Death"-verse, see the drabbles "Small Things" and "Sail On, Silver Girl."

"Man in Motion"
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Drama, mystery, romance
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Dawn, Faith, Fred, Gunn, Kennedy, Lilah, Lorne, Spike, Riley, Wes, Willow, Xander
Main Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Summary: Set after "Chosen," taking minor liberties here and there, and includes possible spoilers/specs for Angel season 5.
Completed: September, 2003 (30 chapters in 9 parts; approx. 44,000 words)

Nominated for "AU For The Better Award" and the "Best Chaptered Story Award" at the Blood Calling Awards.

Part One (Prologue through Chapter 5) Spike discovers someone is out to get him. Buffy tries to compartmentalize her grief. Willow discovers the presence of a mysterious demon.
Part Two (Chapters 6 through 9) Angel's anger rises. Buffy makes an admission to Xander. Willow receives some shocking news.
Part Three (Chapters 10 through 12) Angel reflects on his motivations. Spike and Fred make a decision. The nature of the demon inhabiting Cleveland is revealed.
Part Four (Chapters 13 through 15) Gunn confronts Angel. Faith inadvertently releases the demon. Spike and Fred go on a rescue mission. Wes tries to clean up a few messes.
Part Five (Chapters 16 through 18) Spike and Fred arrive in Cleveland. The Scoobies try to find a way to contain the demon. Wes escapes the influence of Wolfram & Hart. Lilah gets Knox to tie up a loose end.
Part Six (Chapters 19 through 21) Willow gets some news. Buffy and Spike come to an understanding. The Scoobies get filled in on what happened in LA.
Part Seven (Chapters 22 through 24) Buffy argues with Giles. Someone learns they're needed. Buffy has a dream. Wes arrives in Cleveland. Gunn loses his resolve.
Part Eight (Chapters 25 through 27) Preparations for the ritual begin...
Part Nine (Chapters 28 through Epilogue) Buffy receives some news. Wes and Fred return to LA.

"Home"
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama, romance
Characters: Buffy, Xander
Main Pairing: Buffy/Xander
Summary: Post-"Chosen," Buffy tries to pull Xander out of his depression.
Completed: June 2003 (2,054 words)

"A Difference of Opinion"
By RogueSlayer
(Response to a challenge issued by SoulVamp)
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Characters: Angel, Spike, Xander
Pairing: None
Summary: Xander shows up looking for help from W&H to resurrect Anya. Completed: June 2003 (753 words)

"Prelude"
Co-written with RogueSlayer
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Episode-based, character study
Characters: Drusilla, Spike
Pairing: Drusilla/Spike
Summary: Vignette, set during "School Hard" era
Completed: May, 2003 (2,130 words)

"L'Androise Blanc"
Rating: R
Genre: Episode-based, romance
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Dawn, Giles, Spike, Tara, Xander, Willow
Main Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Summary: Spins off of "Tabula Rasa." What if the crystal had never been completely smashed?
Completed: May, 2003 (7 parts; approx. 14,000 words)

Chapter One: The Dark Half
Chapter Two: The Seeker
Chapter Three: Erasure
Chapter Four: Coming Home
Chapter Five: Set It Free
Chapter Six: Abandon
Epilogue

"Inmates"
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Drama, Romance
Characters: Faith, Spike
Pairing: Faith/Spike
Summary: Faith breaks out of prison before "Lessons."
Completed: N/A, WIP

"Wise Up"
Rating: NC-17
Genre: AU, romance
Characters: Andrew, Anya, Buffy, Giles, Jenny, Spike, Xander, Tara, Willow
Main Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Summary: Spike and Buffy meet at their university.
Completed: December, 2002 (14 parts; approx. 28,000 words)

Buffy in the City series
Rating: PG-13
Genre: AU, comedy, crossover
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Faith, Giles, Spike, Willow, Xander
Main Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Summary: Crossover with Caroline in the City.

Buffy in the City 1: Clubbing Boys on the Head
Buffy in the City 2: Big Bad... Backache
Buffy in the City 3: Coming-Out Party
Buffy in the City 4: You Gave Me London

Drabbles, Challenges, and Crackfic
Most of these are either pure comedy, parody, "what-ifs," and generally wacky. On occasion, though, being issued a challenge to write something terribly off-the-wall can result in some interesting character studies.

"Sail On, Silver Girl": Interquel to "It's Like a Buddy Movie (But Without the Buddy Part)," Dawn's POV. Post Buffy season 5. Rated G. (February 2004, 989 words)
"The Date": A mysterious blonde walks into Wolfram & Hart in search of a vampire. Or two. AU of Angel season 5. Rated PG. (January 2004, 500 words)
"Oh, You Pretty Things": Co-written with Dylan Adams. Spike/Harmony: He's crazy. She's a ditz. It's comedy gold. Rated PG-13 (December 2003, 2100 words)
"Manchester United": Spike and Fred and... Cole Turner? Sure, why not? Set in a completely skewed version of the Sunnydale Socks-verse, early Angel season 5, parody smut challenge. Rated R. (October 2003, 769 words)
"Small Things": Spike musings, summer between Buffy seasons 5 and 6. Originally part of the great "bizarro-slash" challenge in response to writing something with Mr. Gordo and Spike's duster, but turned into something else entirely... something rather sweet. Rated PG-13. (September 2003, 534 words)
"Trigger Happy Jack": Spike/Fred. Tea and Poe. Early Angel season 5. Rated PG. (August 2003, 315 words)
"Revenge": Xander/Faith. These two trying to cook? Uh, yeah, that won't end badly. Buffy late season 7. Rated PG. (August 2003, 347 words)
"Sans Shoes": Spike/Buffy. Drowning in footwear much? Buffy late season 7. Rated PG-13. (August 2003, 224 words)
"I Was a Teenage Werewolf": Willow/Oz. Snuggly-wuggly cuteness. Early Buffy season 4. Rated PG-13. (August 2003, 216 words)
"Truth or Dare": A first kiss challenge. Crossover, AU. Rated PG-13. (August 2003, 100 words)
"Inaccuracies": Angel/Faith. It's movie night, and Angel's not letting himself relax. AU. Rated PG-13. (August 2003, 200 words)
"Denial": After Chosen, Buffy asks Willow for a favor. Rated PG. (June 2003, 375 words)