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Characters: None
Summary:
Instead of getting infected by a psychic demon in season 3, Buffy gets infected in season 5 or 6 (possibly 4, but I think that it would work best in 5 or 6). She has a rude awakening when her friends have some disturbing thoughts (how disturbing is up to you) and she finds out that only one person truly has her back.
Must:
-She can hear Spike's thoughts, none of this "mirror, so no thoughts" BS.
-Willow is starting to get deep into the magics and has a bunch of thoughts on how to "fix" Buffy.
-Xander can either be still obsessed with Buffy or just be very anti-non-human, but he still has to be within the cannon, not too ooc. He loves Anya but wants to deny that she was anything else before.
-Giles loves Buffy but still has reluctance to treat her like an adult. If in season 6, he thinks that it was his failure as a strict Watcher that caused her death, and if he's too lenient, she'll die again.
-Tara and Anya want Buffy to be herself, but they have loyalty to their significant others, so rarely speak up for her.
-Spike, of course, does everything he can to help and heal Buffy.
-They (the Scoobies) can either make up at the end, or Buffy does her own thing, but HEA, please.
Possible:
-If a longer story, have an overarching plot like the lunch lady, a person who needs help that they're trying to find while helping Buffy.
-Riley can exist, but get rid of him quickly, please.
-If Angel shows up, he doesn't know about her ability and can't counter it, so he also has some disturbing thoughts that Buffy needs to come to terms with.
-Buffy staying in Spike's crypt to get away from people.
No:
-Cheating. If Riley exists, he has to be gone before Buffy and Spike get together.
![Talkative Minds](https://dark-solace.org/elysian/Library/25167/images/1650994106.png)
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Artists: None
Characters: Buffy, Spike, AtS Ensemble, Dawn, Ensemble, Original Characters
Genres: Drama, Dramedy, HEA/HFN, Romance, Slow-Burn, Under Magical Influence
Warnings: Adult Language, Character Death, Gun Violence, Sexual Situations, Violence
Challenges: Earshot
Event: April Challenge 2022
Completed: No Chapters: 13 Table of Contents
Word count: 84,305 Hit Count: 9,884 ePub Downloads: 106
Published: April 26, 2022 Updated: June 08, 2023