Summary: In a world where soulmates have the ability to write on each other's skin, Spike finds himself shackled to a five-year-old Buffy who--for once--listens to her mother's advice about not handing out personal information. With no way of tracking the annoyance down, Spike is forced to endure a decade of unavoidable communication.
When Spike finally arrives in Sunnydale and discovers his soulmate is none other than the slayer, he revels in the notion of a destined death match, but the Powers That Be have other plans...
None
Artists: None
Categories: Pre-Series,
Season 2,
Season 3,
Alternate Reality
Characters: Angel,
Angelus,
Anya,
Buffy,
Ensemble,
Faith Lehane,
Giles,
Joyce,
Mayor Richard Wilkins III,
Oz,
Spike,
Wesley,
Willow,
Xander
Genres: Dark,
Drama,
Dramedy,
Hurt/Comfort,
Romance,
Slow-BurnWarnings: Adult Language,
Blood Play,
Buffy/Other (Temp),
Mental Health Issues,
Spike/Other (Temp),
Violence
Completed: Yes
Chapters: 49
Word count: 203,679
Hit Count: 108,570
ePub Downloads: 1,009
Published: August 24, 2017
Updated: December 13, 2021
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Story Notes: Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended. (Also couldn't think of a good title, so that's been ripped from Hamilton.)
So this is basically my take on a Buffy Soulmate AU. I am addicted to them, so boom. You guys get one.
I'm planning on this story to be about 30 chapters or so. The first 4 chapters will cover pre-series + Series 2, and everything after that will be Series 3. But like a super-altered Series 3.
Gorgeous banner and beta work both by the amazingly talented OffYourBird
1. Pretty Pretty Princess by othellia - Likes: 65 Comments: 59 Word Count: 2,817 Hit Count: 9,917 Published: August 24, 2017
2. Flamingos & Capitalism by othellia - Likes: 57 Comments: 38 Word Count: 3,151 Hit Count: 3,818 Published: August 30, 2017
3. Welcome to Sunnydale by othellia - Likes: 17 Comments: 6 Word Count: 5,411 Hit Count: 2,281 Published: March 19, 2019
(Portions of dialogue in this chapter taken from the episodes School Hard and Lie to Me.)
4. The Artist's Canvas by othellia - Likes: 55 Comments: 35 Word Count: 4,041 Hit Count: 3,322 Published: September 06, 2017
(Portions of dialogue in this chapter taken from the episode Becoming Part 2.)
5. Lovers Stumble by othellia - Likes: 57 Comments: 37 Word Count: 4,724 Hit Count: 3,341 Published: September 13, 2017
(Portions of dialogue in this chapter taken from the episode Lovers Walk.)
6. Lovers Fall by othellia - Likes: 44 Comments: 25 Word Count: 3,773 Hit Count: 3,225 Published: September 22, 2017
(Portions of dialogue in this chapter taken from the episode Lovers Walk.)
7. Lovers Talk by othellia - Likes: 47 Comments: 27 Word Count: 3,616 Hit Count: 3,123 Published: October 09, 2017
8. Ready Player Two by othellia - Likes: 49 Comments: 25 Word Count: 6,387 Hit Count: 3,202 Published: October 21, 2017
9. Liars and Hypocrites by othellia - Likes: 42 Comments: 20 Word Count: 4,579 Hit Count: 2,896 Published: November 23, 2017
10. You Belong to You by othellia - Likes: 45 Comments: 19 Word Count: 3,671 Hit Count: 2,813 Published: November 30, 2017
11. Heaven in a Shot Glass by othellia - Likes: 40 Comments: 25 Word Count: 3,855 Hit Count: 2,837 Published: December 12, 2017
12. Robots That Bleed by othellia - Likes: 39 Comments: 18 Word Count: 3,653 Hit Count: 2,762 Published: January 03, 2018
13. An Italian Alliance by othellia - Likes: 35 Comments: 18 Word Count: 4,216 Hit Count: 2,557 Published: January 26, 2018
14. Last Year's Girl by othellia - Likes: 35 Comments: 20 Word Count: 3,152 Hit Count: 2,508 Published: February 09, 2018
Beta'd by the amazing OffYourBird
15. Nearly Faded by othellia - Likes: 40 Comments: 20 Word Count: 2,533 Hit Count: 2,399 Published: February 27, 2018
Thank you so much to OffYourBird for being an awesome beta!
16. Silent Friction by othellia - Likes: 42 Comments: 22 Word Count: 3,016 Hit Count: 2,460 Published: March 24, 2018
Beta'd by the super awesome OffYourBird
17. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai by othellia - Likes: 46 Comments: 33 Word Count: 3,943 Hit Count: 3,352 Published: April 08, 2018
Thanks to OffYourBird for beta-ing and saving all y'all from my periodic typos and tense changes!
UPDATE (March 2019): Just went through and did a story-wide edit. For those that don't want to re-read the entire fic to find out what's different, I split the old Chapter 3 into two ("Welcome to Sunnydale" and "The Artist's Canvas") which triggered the update notifications. I added a bunch of new scenes to those chapters, to the chapter "Takes Two to Play", and also extended a Spuffy conversation scene in "Do As I Say". Altogether it's about 10k words of new content. (Thank you so much to OffYourBird for sticking with me those the months-long editing process!!)
18. Adventures in Pigless Latin by othellia - Likes: 39 Comments: 16 Word Count: 3,997 Hit Count: 2,214 Published: April 23, 2019
Hey everyone! This is my first official new chapter in over a year. Lots of stuff happened but I'm hopefully back on track. Thanks everyone for sticking with me, thanks specifically to OYB for being a continuous source of support, and overall hope you guys enjoy! <3
19. The Old Normal by othellia - Likes: 33 Comments: 10 Word Count: 3,305 Hit Count: 2,064 Published: June 16, 2019
20. From Teaspoons to Tablespoons by othellia - Likes: 36 Comments: 11 Word Count: 3,528 Hit Count: 2,032 Published: June 28, 2019
Thank you so much to both OYB for continuing to beta as always and my lovely reviewers. I've been terrible in replying to them lately, but I do still read them all and they mean a lot. <3
21. Disney Princesses by othellia - Likes: 39 Comments: 10 Word Count: 3,821 Hit Count: 2,078 Published: July 16, 2019
22. Hell in a Beer Glass by othellia - Likes: 35 Comments: 13 Word Count: 4,458 Hit Count: 2,960 Published: August 12, 2019
23. Hotel California by othellia - Likes: 37 Comments: 14 Word Count: 4,398 Hit Count: 1,883 Published: September 15, 2019
24. Willy, William, Willow by othellia - Likes: 32 Comments: 14 Word Count: 3,361 Hit Count: 2,652 Published: September 30, 2019
25. Doppelgangworld by othellia - Likes: 40 Comments: 13 Word Count: 3,931 Hit Count: 1,746 Published: November 25, 2019
(Portions of dialogue in this chapter obviously taken from the episode Doppelgangland.)
26. Burgundy by othellia - Likes: 37 Comments: 13 Word Count: 5,031 Hit Count: 1,617 Published: December 29, 2019
Thanks to OYB as always for beta-ing. There were a whole bunch of typos in this one. Also thanks to my lovely readers. I'm behind on replying to comments as always, but I swear I read each and every one of them, and I will get to them eventually. Hopefully this chapter makes up for any non/late-responses. (Portions of dialogue in this chapter obviously taken from the episode Doppelgangland.)
27. The Six Habits of Highly Empathic People by othellia - Likes: 40 Comments: 16 Word Count: 3,711 Hit Count: 1,927 Published: January 16, 2020
28. Confession Time by othellia - Likes: 34 Comments: 10 Word Count: 5,870 Hit Count: 2,032 Published: February 12, 2020
29. The Ides of March by othellia - Likes: 44 Comments: 15 Word Count: 5,759 Hit Count: 1,615 Published: March 11, 2020
30. For Want of a Matchmaker by othellia - Likes: 39 Comments: 18 Word Count: 3,419 Hit Count: 1,620 Published: April 17, 2020
Thank you to OYB as always for her continuous support and beta-reading!
31. Frenemies by othellia - Likes: 35 Comments: 13 Word Count: 4,863 Hit Count: 1,714 Published: May 07, 2020
32. From Crestwoods Manor... by othellia - Likes: 37 Comments: 8 Word Count: 2,447 Hit Count: 1,507 Published: June 15, 2020
Thank you to OYB as always for her awesome beta'ing skills, warmth, and support. <3
33. ...to the Magic Box! by othellia - Likes: 37 Comments: 15 Word Count: 2,895 Hit Count: 1,433 Published: July 14, 2020
Somewhere in here, I almost missed the fact that this story hit 1000 likes. Thank you so much to all my readers!! I would not have gotten this far without your views and encouragement. <3
34. The Glass Menagerie by othellia - Likes: 49 Comments: 16 Word Count: 4,135 Hit Count: 1,818 Published: August 10, 2020
35. Watcher-In-Temporum by othellia - Likes: 41 Comments: 16 Word Count: 5,393 Hit Count: 1,422 Published: September 22, 2020
Thanks as always to OYB for being a wonderful beta and human being
36. Runaway Train by othellia - Likes: 42 Comments: 21 Word Count: 5,533 Hit Count: 1,449 Published: October 15, 2020
Thank you to OYB for beta'ing as always and saving me from my terrible comma usage
37. Always Been Bad by othellia - Likes: 39 Comments: 37 Word Count: 3,287 Hit Count: 1,557 Published: November 18, 2020
38. Multiple Choice by othellia - Likes: 42 Comments: 16 Word Count: 3,443 Hit Count: 1,297 Published: December 17, 2020
39. Plan B by othellia - Likes: 41 Comments: 15 Word Count: 4,454 Hit Count: 1,209 Published: January 23, 2021
40. Three of Swords by othellia - Likes: 43 Comments: 22 Word Count: 4,506 Hit Count: 1,191 Published: February 15, 2021
41. Perfect Shiny People by othellia - Likes: 43 Comments: 19 Word Count: 4,598 Hit Count: 1,134 Published: March 15, 2021
42. Save the Last Dance by othellia - Likes: 43 Comments: 16 Word Count: 3,798 Hit Count: 1,228 Published: April 01, 2021
Surprise update! (I might do more of these as we get to the end.)
43. Bottoms Up by othellia - Likes: 53 Comments: 19 Word Count: 3,698 Hit Count: 1,172 Published: April 26, 2021
44. Never Good, Never Happy by othellia - Likes: 41 Comments: 18 Word Count: 5,451 Hit Count: 1,265 Published: May 26, 2021
Thank you to OYB for keeping all of my tenses and grammar in check (and also infusing me with the courage to post)
45. Turtlenecks and TV Screens by othellia - Likes: 49 Comments: 20 Word Count: 5,257 Hit Count: 1,181 Published: June 28, 2021
46. The Sacrifice by othellia - Likes: 43 Comments: 18 Word Count: 4,777 Hit Count: 1,097 Published: July 26, 2021
47. Sunnydale Cum Laude by othellia - Likes: 36 Comments: 12 Word Count: 4,202 Hit Count: 1,116 Published: August 30, 2021
Almost to the end with only two chapters to go after this one. Thank you to everyone who's stuck with me and has read and commented and shared! You guys are seriously the best. <33
Also, an extra shoutout to OffYourBird for being an absolutely wonderful and patient beta.
48. I'll Be the Monster by othellia - Likes: 39 Comments: 14 Word Count: 4,797 Hit Count: 1,207 Published: September 28, 2021
My body is trying to kill me this week, so no notes beyond thank you to everyone who's continued to read and support this fic on its long, LONG journey.
49. Stupidly Ever After by othellia - Likes: 56 Comments: 24 Word Count: 5,018 Hit Count: 1,320 Published: December 13, 2021
