"Early Warning Signs" by Sigyn
Summary: Even from the very beginning, long before there was lust, or love, or friendship, there was something between Spike and Buffy. Whatever the hell that was. Stories from seasons two through four.
Categories: Season 4, Season 2, Season 3
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Ensemble, Spike
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Parent Series: None
Stories: 8
Series Type: Closed

Summary: “Yeah, Spike always was a romantic,” Angel said with scorn. He glanced at Buffy. “It’s not love,” he pointed out. Buffy and Angel spy on Spike and Drusilla out and about. Set in season 2, after "Lie To Me".
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Artists: None
Series: "Early Warning Signs"
Categories: Season 2
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Drusilla, Spike
Genres: Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 820 Hit Count: 2,497 ePub Downloads: 64
Published: May 19, 2015 Updated: May 19, 2015
Summary: "You're in love with pain." Set season two, after What's My Line.
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Artists: None
Series: "Early Warning Signs"
Categories: Season 2
Characters: Buffy, Drusilla, Spike
Genres: Angst, Drama
Warnings: Fetish, Sexual Situations
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 1,801 Hit Count: 2,212 ePub Downloads: 65
Published: August 04, 2015 Updated: August 04, 2015
Summary: Spike dismissed the memory. His thoughts were just some old remnant of his human life, a deja-vu that had nothing to do with the reality of the situation. They were vampire and slayer, not a lady and her escort. Spike considers the evening he spent with the slayer, the night of the truce. Set after Becoming.
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Artists: None
Series: "Early Warning Signs"
Categories: Season 2
Characters: Buffy, Drusilla, Joyce, Spike
Genres: POV
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 2,600 Hit Count: 1,825 ePub Downloads: 61
Published: May 22, 2015 Updated: May 22, 2015
Summary: “You can’t blame a girl, Spike. You’re all covered with her. I look at you... all I see is the slayer.”
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Artists: None
Series: "Early Warning Signs"
Categories: Season 3
Characters: Drusilla, Spike
Genres: Angst, POV
Warnings: Sexual Situations, Spike/Other (Temp)
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 3,047 Hit Count: 1,756 ePub Downloads: 54
Published: August 03, 2015 Updated: August 03, 2015
Summary: “I know I’m a monster,” Spike said to Angel. “But ‘least I know how to treasure a beautiful thing. Not you. You destroy everything you touch, good, bad, and indifferent, everything you get your bloody hands on, from Drusilla, to your slayer, even to an ancient sodding treasure!” Spike confronts Angel after Angel destroys the Gem of Amara.
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Artists: None
Series: "Early Warning Signs"
Categories: Season 4, Crossover (AtS)
Characters: Angel, Spike
Genres: Fighting
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 3,218 Hit Count: 1,753 ePub Downloads: 61
Published: October 12, 2015 Updated: October 12, 2015
Summary: “I know I’m already destiny’s bitch. If destiny’s really destiny, it can work itself out, can’t it? Doesn’t need a slew of bells and whistles. But I guess Angel’s destiny is special, eh? Needs help and coaxing and lots of praise? Not like us poor ordinary sods.” Buffy is furious at Angel making everyone lie to her in Pangs. So she makes one small decision, which might just change the course of destiny…. Set after Thanksgiving dinner.
 
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Artists: None
Series: "Early Warning Signs"
Categories: Season 4, Missing Scene, Holiday Fic
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Doyle, Giles, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Drama, Dramedy
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 6,085 Hit Count: 4,518 ePub Downloads: 133
Published: November 23, 2016 Updated: November 23, 2016
Summary: “You really think he’s changed that much?” Spike asked. “That because he can feel remorse, he’s not still a demon? He wants to own you, and feed on you, and cause you pain, and you think he’s not a demon?” Spike shook his head. “Believe me. I know Angelus. I know what he wants.” Spike tells Buffy how Angelus used to hunt. Set before Something Blue
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Artists: None
Series: "Early Warning Signs"
Categories: Season 4
Characters: Buffy, Giles, Spike
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 2,823 Hit Count: 2,620 ePub Downloads: 74
Published: May 19, 2015 Updated: May 19, 2015
Summary:  “Do you really see yourself writhing on Riley’s lap all where your watcher can hear you? Do you see yourself devouring him with kisses right in front of your precious Scoobies? Jumping and riding him in the middle of a slay? All of that happened. And it didn’t happen with a good man.” Missing scene in Doomed. Buffy really did do an abrupt about-face about Riley, didn’t she?
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Artists: None
Series: "Early Warning Signs"
Categories: Canon-Compliant, Season 4, Missing Scene
Characters: Buffy, Riley Finn, Spike
Genres: Lighthearted
Warnings: Adult Language
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 3,778 Hit Count: 1,577 ePub Downloads: 43
Published: March 10, 2020 Updated: March 10, 2020