Summary: After Buffy the Vampire Slayer's apparent death in the collapse of Sunnydale Hellmouth, nobody knows how to go on without her, least of all Buffy herself. 
1. Dawn by Baphrosia - Likes: 32 Comments: 21 Word Count: 3,380 Hit Count: 7,391 Published: June 09, 2015
A/N: Welcome to a brand new fic! This is MOSTLY PG-13, but if you're uncomfortable with occasional bad language, consider it R.
Ipseity is fully written, and 27 chapters long. I expect to post 2-3 chapters per week. It's more of a plotty gen fic and less of a romance than my previous stories, but the romance is there, I promise.
Speaking of plot, there may be times when things don't make sense, or seem off. It may be on purpose. Wait and see before flaming, if you please. :)
Many thanks to my betas: MargueriteDaisy for general editing, Aderyn Du for help with a Welsh OC, All4Spike for Britpicking, and TheFoxinator for the nitty-gritty nitpicking. Anaross' "Long Day's Journey" was the inspiration for how I structured the story, with each chapter dedicated to a single character's viewpoint.
Disclaimer: All Hail Joss Whedon
Distribution: This is MY story. Please don't archive somewhere else without my express permission, try to sell it, claim it as your own, or otherwise infringe. I used to think these warnings were unnecessary, but a few rotten apples have spoiled the fandom barrel...
And now, on with the show!
2. Buffy by Baphrosia - Likes: 17 Comments: 18 Word Count: 2,728 Hit Count: 2,639 Published: June 12, 2015
Thanks for the reviews! Speculation and comments are definitely encouraged.
3. Giles by Baphrosia - Likes: 18 Comments: 12 Word Count: 1,891 Hit Count: 2,252 Published: June 14, 2015
4. Spike by Baphrosia - Likes: 20 Comments: 18 Word Count: 5,137 Hit Count: 2,316 Published: June 17, 2015
Some familiarity with "Angel: the Series" will help, since that's where Spike went after Sunnydale, and I'll be sticking to canon AtS S5 for a bit.
5. Andrew by Baphrosia - Likes: 17 Comments: 14 Word Count: 2,588 Hit Count: 2,012 Published: June 19, 2015
6. Angel by Baphrosia - Likes: 17 Comments: 13 Word Count: 3,236 Hit Count: 1,990 Published: June 21, 2015
7. Spike by Baphrosia - Likes: 17 Comments: 15 Word Count: 3,862 Hit Count: 2,041 Published: June 23, 2015
Y'all are excellent at following the clues. Turns out a grand total of zero people were surprised by the big reveal of the last chapter. Which obviously means I'm an excellent clue-giver. :)
8. Buffy by Baphrosia - Likes: 17 Comments: 13 Word Count: 4,139 Hit Count: 1,970 Published: June 28, 2015
9. Willow by Baphrosia - Likes: 19 Comments: 11 Word Count: 2,727 Hit Count: 1,861 Published: June 30, 2015
10. Lindsey by Baphrosia - Likes: 17 Comments: 13 Word Count: 3,720 Hit Count: 1,882 Published: July 03, 2015
I know it's become a thing to thank for nominations for member of the month in the shoutbox, but doing so makes me uncomfortable. I'm not a fan of proclaiming it for all to see. On the other hand, I worry the nice folks who nominate me will think I'm ungrateful when everybody else is publically thanking and I'm not. So I'm just going to assume anybody who's nominated me is reading this story, and put out a general thank you for all current, past, and future nominations. I do appreciate it.
This chapter relies fairly heavily on AtS knowledge, especially the S5 episode "Underneath" (the one where they rescue Lindsey from the holding dimension). Thanks to the writers for borrowed dialogue, etc.
11. Faith by Baphrosia - Likes: 15 Comments: 15 Word Count: 3,928 Hit Count: 1,880 Published: July 05, 2015
12. Spike by Baphrosia - Likes: 16 Comments: 16 Word Count: 2,144 Hit Count: 1,903 Published: July 07, 2015
13. Lorne by Baphrosia - Likes: 15 Comments: 15 Word Count: 2,675 Hit Count: 1,830 Published: July 10, 2015
Again, thanks to the AtS writers whose dialogue I've borrowed. This is the last of the chapters to presuppose AtS knowledge (I think...).
14. Buffy by Baphrosia - Likes: 14 Comments: 12 Word Count: 4,022 Hit Count: 1,802 Published: July 12, 2015
15. Dawn by Baphrosia - Likes: 19 Comments: 18 Word Count: 5,052 Hit Count: 1,754 Published: July 14, 2015
Take a look at the gorgeous, unexpected present RedSatinDoll made for me! Thank you!!
16. Giles by Baphrosia - Likes: 19 Comments: 14 Word Count: 2,324 Hit Count: 1,628 Published: July 17, 2015
17. Spike by Baphrosia - Likes: 18 Comments: 13 Word Count: 3,627 Hit Count: 1,651 Published: July 19, 2015
I received a second unexpected banner, this time from Pfeifferpack (Kathleen). Look at how gorgeous it is! It's just neat to find out your story has been inspiring others to make things, especially such beautiful art. Thank you, Kathleen!
18. Buffy by Baphrosia - Likes: 18 Comments: 18 Word Count: 4,571 Hit Count: 1,581 Published: July 21, 2015
19. Willow by Baphrosia - Likes: 16 Comments: 14 Word Count: 3,079 Hit Count: 1,566 Published: July 23, 2015
An extra-special thank you to Aderyn Du, who guest beta-ed Bronwyn's dialogue for me.
20. Buffy by Baphrosia - Likes: 27 Comments: 18 Word Count: 4,525 Hit Count: 1,781 Published: July 26, 2015
21. Spike by Baphrosia - Likes: 24 Comments: 15 Word Count: 5,106 Hit Count: 1,812 Published: July 28, 2015
Ooh! The pretty blue ribbon of featured-ness! Thank you!
22. Dawn by Baphrosia - Likes: 22 Comments: 14 Word Count: 2,923 Hit Count: 1,654 Published: July 30, 2015
Special thanks to the_moonmoth for answering questions on all things Oxfordia for me. If there are still mistakes, blame it on the bloody colonial, not her.
23. Spike by Baphrosia - Likes: 23 Comments: 14 Word Count: 4,983 Hit Count: 1,766 Published: August 02, 2015
Check out the gorgeous Willow icon, made by RedSatinDoll (our reviewer of the month, woohoo!). Unfortunately, this isn't a Willow-centric chapter to pair it with, but we can still enjoy the pretty! Oh, and hey! Thanks for voting me author of the month. That was a huge, and wonderful, surprise!
24. Angel by Baphrosia - Likes: 24 Comments: 14 Word Count: 3,900 Hit Count: 1,712 Published: August 04, 2015
25. Buffy by Baphrosia - Likes: 20 Comments: 15 Word Count: 5,035 Hit Count: 1,822 Published: August 06, 2015
26. Xander by Baphrosia - Likes: 25 Comments: 14 Word Count: 3,334 Hit Count: 2,106 Published: August 08, 2015
27. Spike by Baphrosia - Likes: 26 Comments: 22 Word Count: 2,727 Hit Count: 1,864 Published: August 11, 2015
Here we are, down to the second-to-last chapter. *sniffle* I know, I know, I said there would be 27 chapters. But I added an extra one along the way, and now there are 28 total. I don't think anybody will mind too much that we get one more after this. :)
I'd like to once again thank my betas: All4Spike, MargueriteDaisy, TheFoxinator; as well as my guest betas: the_moonmoth and Aderyn Du. Also, the lovely banners are courtesy of RedSatinDoll and Pfeifferpack. And again, thanks to everybody who reviewed! Even when it's just a smiley face, it's wonderful to get feedback, whether while the story is being posted or years from now.
28. Buffy by Baphrosia - Likes: 60 Comments: 42 Word Count: 4,523 Hit Count: 2,127 Published: August 13, 2015
Of course Buffy. :)