Summary: A response to a challenge by Mia Vaan. Born into a family of Watchers, William Pratt manages to earn the Council's trust and respect shortly after he graduates from the Academy. But everything changes the night he meets a mysterious woman in black, finding himself torn between a lust for blood and what remains of his humanity. Over the years, he reinvents himself, but goes on to lead a rather solitary existence until a run-in with an old friend alerts him to a slayer in Sunnydale who could use his help.

Categories: Pre-Series, Season 3, Alternate Reality, Episode Rewrite, Historical
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Cordelia, Drusilla, Faith Lehane, Joyce, Oz, William
Genres: Drama, Fighting, Romance
Warnings: Violence
Challenges: Spike Was a Watcher (Author's Choice of Name)
Completed: Yes Chapters: 25
Word count: 54,881 Hit Count: 140,038 ePub Downloads: 991
Published: September 30, 2017 Updated: August 14, 2018


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1. Chapter 1 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 40 Comments: 21 Word Count: 2,380 Hit Count: 12,321 Published: September 30, 2017

2. Chapter 2 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 36 Comments: 16 Word Count: 2,269 Hit Count: 10,497 Published: October 10, 2017

3. Chapter 3 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 28 Comments: 15 Word Count: 2,093 Hit Count: 10,107 Published: October 20, 2017

4. Chapter 4 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 26 Comments: 13 Word Count: 2,012 Hit Count: 9,682 Published: October 31, 2017

5. Chapter 5 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 22 Comments: 12 Word Count: 2,100 Hit Count: 9,303 Published: November 10, 2017

6. Chapter 6 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 27 Comments: 17 Word Count: 2,008 Hit Count: 8,995 Published: November 20, 2017

7. Chapter 7 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 26 Comments: 12 Word Count: 2,034 Hit Count: 8,872 Published: December 01, 2017

8. Chapter 8 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 26 Comments: 16 Word Count: 2,215 Hit Count: 7,978 Published: December 12, 2017

9. Chapter 9 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 23 Comments: 11 Word Count: 2,017 Hit Count: 7,330 Published: December 23, 2017

10. Chapter 10 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 29 Comments: 14 Word Count: 1,873 Hit Count: 6,179 Published: January 05, 2018

11. Chapter 11 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 28 Comments: 13 Word Count: 2,613 Hit Count: 5,249 Published: January 17, 2018

12. Chapter 12 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 21 Comments: 7 Word Count: 1,947 Hit Count: 4,796 Published: February 01, 2018

13. Chapter 13 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 22 Comments: 10 Word Count: 2,087 Hit Count: 4,219 Published: February 16, 2018

14. Chapter 14 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 22 Comments: 10 Word Count: 2,092 Hit Count: 3,897 Published: February 27, 2018

15. Chapter 15 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 20 Comments: 10 Word Count: 2,202 Hit Count: 3,686 Published: March 12, 2018

16. Chapter 16 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 18 Comments: 11 Word Count: 2,102 Hit Count: 3,389 Published: March 26, 2018

17. Chapter 17 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 20 Comments: 10 Word Count: 2,260 Hit Count: 3,085 Published: April 07, 2018

18. Chapter 18 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 15 Comments: 8 Word Count: 2,032 Hit Count: 2,853 Published: April 22, 2018

19. Chapter 19 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 21 Comments: 12 Word Count: 2,015 Hit Count: 2,747 Published: May 08, 2018

20. Chapter 20 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 15 Comments: 10 Word Count: 2,994 Hit Count: 2,590 Published: May 26, 2018

21. Chapter 21 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 18 Comments: 10 Word Count: 2,040 Hit Count: 2,539 Published: June 11, 2018

22. Chapter 22 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 16 Comments: 11 Word Count: 2,113 Hit Count: 2,478 Published: June 26, 2018

23. Chapter 23 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 13 Comments: 9 Word Count: 2,812 Hit Count: 2,440 Published: July 12, 2018

24. Chapter 24 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 10 Comments: 8 Word Count: 2,162 Hit Count: 2,331 Published: July 29, 2018

25. Chapter 25 by DauntlessGrace - Likes: 29 Comments: 18 Word Count: 2,409 Hit Count: 2,470 Published: August 14, 2018