American Girls by sweetprincipale

Summary:

Set in an alternate late season six. Spike can’t believe he’s this happy. He can’t believe he’s changed, she’s changed, and that together they have this little bubble that hasn’t burst yet. In over a century of looking for the real meaning of happiness and true love, he’s found it in the most unlikely of places. It must be these American girls that have won his heart and his loyalty.

Categories: Season 6, Alternate Reality, Challenge Response, Song Fic
Characters: Buffy, Dawn, Spike
Genres: Dramedy, Established Relationship, HEA/HFN
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Event: Artistic Anniversary Challenge 2016
Completed: No Chapters: 7
Word count: 14,993 Hit Count: 8,475 ePub Downloads: 72
Published: October 16, 2016 Updated: November 27, 2021

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For the Elysian Fields Artistic Anniversary Challenge, a story that had a positive family dynamic between Spike, Buffy, and Dawn. Here it is, a story told in Spike’s perspective as he reflects on the unlikely pair that have changed his unlife in the best of ways.

Author’s Second Note: The music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers provided the lyrics for multiple sections, they get all the credit.

Dedicated to: Wonder and Ashes, an incredible artist, and to the dedicated and patient readers who still take time to dive into the Spuffy universe with me.

Author’s Note: For the Elysian Fields Artistic Anniversary Challenge, a story that had a positive family dynamic between Spike, Buffy, and Dawn. Here it is, a story told in Spike’s perspective as he reflects on the unlikely pair that have changed his unlife in the best of ways.

Author’s Second Note: The music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers provided the lyrics for multiple sections, they get all the credit.

Dedicated to: Wonder and Ashes, an incredible artist, and to the dedicated and patient readers who still take time to dive into the Spuffy universe with me and reviewed chapter one- literally years ago.

Author’s Second Note: The music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers provided the lyrics for multiple sections, they get all the credit. May I suggest “You Got Lucky” for your listening enjoyment as you read?

Dedicated to: Wonder and Ashes, an incredible artist, and to Lou, MaevePagan, VcDave99, Midnight Rose, Joyce, DaemonQueen, Soaring Claws, Carrie Ann, ubikOctober, Rezol87, fizzy, epd4,pfeifferpack, magnus374,kimothyschma, Sunnydalesis, jhiz, AGriffinwriter, Chosenname, Talesofstories, and Rabbit Moon1.

Author’s Second Note: The music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers provided the lyrics for multiple sections, they get all the credit. May I suggest “Refugee” for your listening enjoyment as you read?

Author’s Note: This time, unlike the other chapters, this picks up IMMEDIATELY from the last chapter.

Author’s Second Note: The music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers provides the lyrics for multiple sections, they get all the credit. May I suggest “You Wreck Me Baby” for your listening enjoyment as you read?

Dedicated to:Chosenname, pfeifferpack, Green, Magnus374,SelfAndShadow, Tahkaullus01,Meavepagan, vicdave99, Midnight Rose, Joyce,DeamonQueen, Soaring Claws,-Carrie-Ann, Ubikoctober,Rezol87, fizzy, and epd4.

Author's Note: Why yes, it has been 9 months since I updated! But Kindred is almost done and I'm revisiting all my fics and adding bits and pieces. It's a Buffy Buffet? I don't ever want this piece to end. It's just like a happy, fluffy, meandering tale. Anyway, if you want some fluff, I have a small dose for you.

Author’s Note: This picks up a few weeks from the last chapter. (But hey, look at me, not taking a year to post an update! Whoo!)

Author’s Second Note: The music of Tom Petty's You Belong Among the Wildflowers is used in this piece. He wrote it, I'm just loving it. Listen to it if you'd like some atmosphere.