Summary: Buffy's been dreaming about Spike. A lot. And as the dreams get more frequent, and more real, so does the unexplainable connection she's been feeling with the bleached vampire. 
Spike's noticed that there's something a little off with the Slayer...but maybe something's a little off with him, too. 
 
 **Nominated at the Sunnydale Memorial Fanficiton Awards (Round 32) for Best Plot, Best Romance, Best NC-17, Best Pairing (Conventional), Best Episode Re-write, Best Unfinished and Best Characterization (Spike)**

Series: Connections and Calculations
Categories: Season 5, Alternate Reality, Claim
Characters: None
Genres: Action/Adventure, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Buffy/Other (Temp), Sexual Situations
Challenges: Out of Her Mind
Completed: Yes Chapters: 49 Table of Contents
Word count: 386,056 Hit Count: 225,900 ePub Downloads: 2,401
Published: June 20, 2015 Updated: January 17, 2016

Summary: Insert fake sister A into memory slot B.  When the monks form Dawn, the PTB take a helping hand in the creation of the fake memories.  How does the interactions with Dawn in the past change Buffy and Spike's relationship in the present and ultimately the future?  Begins in S5 but quickly downturns to S2.  Spike/Buffy with Spike and Dawn friendship. 
Many thanks to Pfeifferpack for the wonderful banner.
 

Categories: Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5, Award Winners
Characters: Buffy, Dawn, Ensemble, Spike
Genres: Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Blood Play, Sexual Situations, Torture (Physical), Violence
Completed: No Chapters: 63 Table of Contents
Word count: 283,243 Hit Count: 183,380 ePub Downloads: 1,294
Published: September 18, 2013 Updated: November 08, 2019

Summary: Response to Challenge 471 on The Bloodshedverse: Instead of "Crush", Spike decides to slowly and anonymously woo the Slayer... Will Buffy love him back when she discovers the truth?

This first chapter involves a rewriting of the dream sequence at the end of Out of My Mind, and goes A/U from there.
NOMINATED AT THE SUNNYDALE MEMORIAL FANFICTION AWARDS for Best Characterization- Spike, Best Drama, Best Episode Re-Write, Best Original Character- 'Alternate-Faith', the Espresso Pump Waitress, Best Conventional Pairing, Best Plot, Best Romance and Best Unfinished.

Categories: Season 5, Episode Rewrite
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Dawn, Ensemble, Giles, Harmony, Joyce, Other, Riley Finn, Spike, Tara, Willow, Xander
Genres: Drama, Fighting, Porn w/ Plot, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Buffy/Other (Temp), Sexual Situations, Spike/Other (Temp), Violence
Completed: No Chapters: 109 Table of Contents
Word count: 178,025 Hit Count: 276,564 ePub Downloads: 1,339
Published: November 29, 2011 Updated: October 26, 2017

Summary:  

During the fight for the Gem of Amara, Buffy and Spike get pulled into another dimension. Winner of Best Saga at the Spuffy Awards, Best Buffy Characterization at the Sunnydale Memorial Fanfiction Awards, and Judges' Choice Winner at the Rogue Poet Awards!  Mod's Choice Winner and Runner up for Best Long/Saga and Best Alternate Reality at the Fang Fetish Awards!  Thank you all the mods and everyone who voted for me
 

Categories: Award Winners, Season 4, Claim
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Giles, Joyce, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Porn w/ Plot, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Completed: Yes Chapters: 11 Table of Contents
Word count: 53,647 Hit Count: 78,398 ePub Downloads: 1,926
Published: August 12, 2008 Updated: August 20, 2008

Summary: Slayers don't get weepy when their One True Love rides off into the night for good. They get mad, and then they get even. Buffy's determined to kick off college by finding Mr. Normal, just like Angel wanted -- and then rubbing her new True Love in Angel's face. She's got the perfect normal guy all picked out, until an unexpected encounter at a party gives her a better idea. After all, who could make a worse Bad Boyfriend than Spike? 
Response to Tempestt's challenge "Bad Boyfriend.” Warnings: character death, smut, blood play, mild BDSM.
Thanks to all the good friends who poked at my outline and offered kind words of encouragement. Special thanks to Sigyn for beta-reading and extra cheerleading when I needed it most, and to SzmattyCat for the gorgeous banner and bonus beta-reading! 11/15 ETA Thank you to EllieRose101 for joining in with beta/cheerleading assistance!

Categories: Season 4, Alternate Reality, Challenge Response
Characters: Ensemble
Genres: Erotica, HEA/HFN, Humor, Lighthearted, Porn w/ Plot, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Blood Play, Character Death, Fetish, Sexual Situations, Violence
Challenges: Bad Boyfriend
Event: Big Bads Challenge 2019
Completed: Yes Chapters: 22 Table of Contents
Word count: 145,561 Hit Count: 134,515 ePub Downloads: 1,259
Published: October 16, 2019 Updated: April 15, 2020

Summary: Season 3, Lover's Walk. Spike returns to Sunnydale to kill the Slayer. He’s just too drunk to do it properly, and ends up getting himself into the deep without even realizing it. Perhaps worst of all, he has no memory of his actions the next day.
Winner at the Spark and Burn awards.

Categories: Season 3, Episode Rewrite, Claim, Award Winners
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Angel, Cordelia, Faith Lehane, Oz
Genres: Dramedy, HEA/HFN, Kidnapping, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Blood Play, Dubious Consent, Rape (Implied), Sexual Situations
Completed: Yes Chapters: 52 Table of Contents
Word count: 120,380 Hit Count: 317,945 ePub Downloads: 2,332
Published: October 30, 2006 Updated: October 30, 2006

Summary: In the aftermath of her battle with Angelus, an injured and emotionally shattered Buffy comes to the realisation that she has nothing left: her mother has disowned her, her friends have abandoned her and Angel, soul newly restored, has left her alone as he flees for the scene of his crime. Spike's unlife is left bereft of purpose now that Drusilla is gone, thrown into Hell by his hated grandsire. The two broken souls realise that all they have are each other and desperately cling to the last, fragile connection as they take their leave from Sunnydale.
Perhaps the two mortal enemies can rebuild that which they have lost...

Categories: Season 2, Season 3, Alternate Reality, Challenge Response
Characters: Buffy, Faith Lehane, Giles, Joyce, Lorne, Original Characters, Oz, Spike, Tara, Willow, Xander
Genres: Angst, Fighting, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Blood Play, Sexual Situations, Violence
Challenges: You never came for me.
Completed: Yes Chapters: 38 Table of Contents
Word count: 159,496 Hit Count: 178,077 ePub Downloads: 1,388
Published: October 23, 2016 Updated: June 22, 2017

Summary: When you're trying to be better after decades of evil, a little encouragement can make all the difference.  When Spike gets a nudge out of the crypt and toward Africa a few months early, it changes everything for the Scoobies, for Sunnydale, and for the world.  Twice.
The gorgeous banner is the work of nmcil, who has made me the happiest author anywhere by generously giving her time and immense talent to the story.  Thank you bunches!

Categories: Pre-Series, Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5, Season 6, Season 7, Post-Series, Crossover (AtS), Alternate Reality
Characters: Ensemble, Original Characters
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Historical, Romance
Warnings: Abuse, Adult Language, Attempted Suicide, Blood Play, Buffy/Other (Temp), Character Death, Cheating/Infidelity, Depictions of Bigotry, Gun Violence, Infertility Issues/Miscarriage, Mental Health Issues, Rape (Implied), Sexual Situations, Spike/Other (Temp), Substance Use/Addiction, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, Torture (Emotional/Psychological), Torture (Implied), Torture (Physical), Underage Sex, Violence, Voyeurism
Completed: Yes Chapters: 123 Table of Contents
Word count: 1,416,848 Hit Count: 200,925 ePub Downloads: 1,648
Published: September 21, 2018 Updated: November 21, 2018

Summary: From a challenge by tempestt: 
When he was a wee laddie, Rupert Giles found himself in a bit o' trouble.  Come on, we all know 10 year-old Giles would've been a little hellion.  Spike, who's around because he's hunting the slayer Giles's grandmother is assigned to is impressed by Giles's swaggering bravado and helps him out.  In doing so he dubs Giles Lil' Ripper.  A much more fitting name than nancy boy Rupert.
So begins an on-and-off, life long friendship between the two...  When Spike shows up in School Hard Giles immediately recognizes Buffy's description so he sets up a meet.  After finding out why Spike is at the Hellmouth, Giles strikes a deal.  He'll help Spike heal Drusilla if Spike agrees to help his slayer for an indeterminate amount of time.  [Full challenge here.] 
The breathtaking banner is the artwork of Versheenah, who was so gracious as to give this story a face.  Many, many thanks for your hard work and talent!

Categories: Pre-Series, Season 2
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Angel, Drusilla, Ethan Rayne, Jenny Calendar
Genres: Action/Adventure, HEA/HFN, Slow-Burn
Warnings: Adult Language, Buffy/Other (Temp), Character Death, Depictions of Bigotry, Sexual Situations, Spike/Other (Temp), Substance Use/Addiction, Underage Sex, Violence
Challenges: Lil' Ripper Makes a Friend
Event: 2019 Challenge Month
Completed: No Chapters: 41 Table of Contents
Word count: 190,726 Hit Count: 78,394 ePub Downloads: 528
Published: April 29, 2019 Updated: April 23, 2024

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...

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-Burn
Warnings: Adult Language, Blood Play, Buffy/Other (Temp), Mental Health Issues, Spike/Other (Temp), Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 49 Table of Contents
Word count: 203,679 Hit Count: 114,360 ePub Downloads: 1,032
Published: August 24, 2017 Updated: December 13, 2021

Summary: “Of course it was Willow. To really cause mayhem takes Willow’s special brand of magic."
When Cookies don’t appease everyone who was impacted by Willow’s “Will Be Done” spell she looks to find a way to fix it with results that she might not expect but we all should.
Story was written for the Elysian Fields  12 Years 12 Seasons Challenge. Prompt number 1, Banner  5: This beautiful banner was created by the amazingly talented artist, and my friend, Nmcil

Categories: Season 4, Historical
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Angelus, Anya, Darla, Drusilla, Ensemble, Faith Lehane, Hank Summers, Jenny Calendar, Joyce, Maggie Walsh, Other, Principal Snyder, Quentin Travers, Riley Finn, Sam Lawson, The Master, Wesley, Whistler, William
Genres: Drama, Historical, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Warnings: None
Event: 12 Years 12 Seasons Challenge
Completed: No Chapters: 81 Table of Contents
Word count: 316,432 Hit Count: 181,880 ePub Downloads: 1,217
Published: October 04, 2018 Updated: August 01, 2022

Categories: Season 6, Season 7, Post-Series, Challenge Response, Time Travel
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Clem, Dawn, Giles, Halfrek, Hank Summers, Jonathan Levinson, Lloyd, Original Characters, Riley Finn, Samantha (Sam) Finn, Spike, Tara, The First Evil, Warren Mears, Willow, Xander
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Fighting, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Character Death, Sexual Situations
Challenges: Whisper In A Dead Man's Ear
Completed: Yes Chapters: 66 Table of Contents
Word count: 216,099 Hit Count: 157,695 ePub Downloads: 1,741
Published: October 22, 2018 Updated: April 18, 2021

Summary: There's a virus loose in Sunnydale, deadly to vampires and humans alike, and the whole town is on lockdown. Normally Buffy would welcome a little time away from it all - but did she have to be quarantined with Spike?!? Sparks fly and tempers flare, and as days turn to weeks and months, it's just a matter of time before something goes terribly, horribly wrong… Fortunately, what happens in quarantine stays in quarantine, right?
 
Response to a challenge by Pfeifferpack. Many thanks to Othellia for the gorgeous banner and to Sigyn, EllieRose101, and Holly for betareading! Chapter header images are by me!

Categories: Season 4, Alternate Reality, Challenge Response, Episode Rewrite
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Original Characters
Genres: Drama, Dramedy, Erotica, Fluffy/Comedy, HEA/HFN, Horror, Humor, Porn w/ Plot, Romance, Slow-Burn
Warnings: Adult Language, Blood Play, Character Death, Sexual Situations, Violence
Challenges: Corona and time
Event: Trapped Challenge 2020
Completed: Yes Chapters: 24 Table of Contents
Word count: 161,821 Hit Count: 48,976 ePub Downloads: 624
Published: October 13, 2020 Updated: July 15, 2024

Summary: Spike makes a deal to go back in time to stop Buffy from taking the dive off the Tower. Things don't go as planned.

Categories: Season 5, Season 6, Time Travel
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Ensemble, Rack
Genres: Drama, HEA/HFN, Romance, Slow-Burn
Warnings: Adult Language, Blood Play, Character Death, Sexual Situations
Event: Reunion Challenge 2017
Completed: Yes Chapters: 35 Table of Contents
Word count: 136,238 Hit Count: 87,411 ePub Downloads: 868
Published: October 30, 2017 Updated: March 25, 2020

Summary: The  First wasn't stupid, it had to know that Spike would win against Wood in that garage.  Even if the fight wasn't fair.  Even with the trigger driving him mad.
So it stepped in.
Just a single moment of intervention - and everything is different. One tiny second of distraction, and Buffy's world ends.  She wasn't ready for him to be gone.

Starts with "Lies my Parents Told Me" and veers sharply into AU.
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Banner by the fantabulous javajunkie 247.

Categories: Season 7
Characters: Andrew Wells, Angel, Anya, Buffy, Dawn, Faith Lehane, Giles, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Angst, Drama
Warnings: Adult Language, Character Death, Sexual Situations, Violence
Completed: No Chapters: 21 Table of Contents
Word count: 94,946 Hit Count: 87,411 ePub Downloads: 581
Published: March 24, 2016 Updated: August 06, 2018