Origins by Niamh
Summary: Post The Gift; Life surviving without Buffy and the consequences of her return. . .
Categories: Season 6, Alternate Reality, Crossover (AtS), Time Travel
Characters: Ensemble
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Fighting, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Blood Play, Character Death, Sexual Situations, Violence
Challenges: None
Parent Series: None
Stories: 10
Series Type: Closed

Past Featured Story
Origins by Niamh [NC-17] Likes: 325 Comments: 114
Summary: Post Season 5, veers from Canon, but uses elements that were seemingly left discarded by the writers.
Winner for Best General Angst, runner up for Best General Saga at the Spuffy Awards Round 7.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Series: Origins
Categories: Season 5, Season 6, Crossover (AtS), Alternate Reality, Award Winners, Award Runners-Up
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Completed: Yes Chapters: 10 Table of Contents
Word count: 131,787 Hit Count: 57,125 ePub Downloads: 1,382
Published: November 11, 2006 Updated: November 11, 2006
Origins: Bridge by Niamh [NC-17] Likes: 39 Comments: 12
Summary: Just a one shot, between books of Origins. Not much in the way of plot but it follows where we left off and bridges into the next book. Sort of an epilogue, but not really.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Series: Origins
Categories: Alternate Reality, Claim, Crossover (AtS), Season 5, Season 6
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Angst, Drama, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 3,520 Hit Count: 4,155 ePub Downloads: 370
Published: November 11, 2006 Updated: November 11, 2006
Past Featured Story
Origins: Revelations by Niamh [NC-17] Likes: 657 Comments: 212
Summary: This is a continuation of Origins, and picks up shortly after the end of the first book. What happens to everyone now that Willow is gone from Revello Drive and Angel knows?
Runner up for Best Spike Characterization at the Spuffy Awards Round 8.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Series: Origins
Categories: Season 6, Crossover (AtS), Alternate Reality, Claim, Award Winners, Award Runners-Up
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Blood Play, Character Death, Rape (Actual), Sexual Situations, Torture (Physical), Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 26 Table of Contents
Word count: 300,160 Hit Count: 86,905 ePub Downloads: 1,128
Published: November 11, 2006 Updated: May 30, 2007
All I Want Is You by Niamh [G] Likes: 48 Comments: 27
Summary: One-shot, set in the Originsverse, during the events of Origins:  Revelations.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Series: Origins
Categories: Alternate Reality, Season 6
Characters: Spike
Genres: Drama
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 1,953 Hit Count: 3,548 ePub Downloads: 205
Published: September 10, 2008 Updated: September 10, 2008
Past Featured Story
Origins: Resolutions by Niamh [G] Likes: 1,007 Comments: 604
Summary: Six months after the battle with Angelus and his forces.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Series: Origins
Categories: Crossover (AtS), Season 6
Characters: Ensemble
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Fighting, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Blood Play, Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 38 Table of Contents
Word count: 149,537 Hit Count: 125,704 ePub Downloads: 867
Published: June 24, 2007 Updated: September 08, 2010
Destinies by Niamh [PG-13] Likes: 250 Comments: 202
Summary: Spike and Buffy's daughter, Kristen, and an explanation for her presence in her parents' time-line during the events of Origins: Revelations.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Series: Origins
Categories: Alternate Reality, Time Travel, Post-Series
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language
Completed: Yes Chapters: 14 Table of Contents
Word count: 51,916 Hit Count: 33,734 ePub Downloads: 392
Published: November 11, 2006 Updated: October 29, 2007
God Only Knows by Niamh [R] Likes: 30 Comments: 19
Summary: One-shot, set in the Originsverse, between Resolutions and Revelations.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Series: Origins
Categories: Season 6
Characters: None
Genres: Angst, Drama, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 4,228 Hit Count: 2,661 ePub Downloads: 202
Published: December 26, 2008 Updated: December 26, 2008
Family by Niamh [G] Likes: 39 Comments: 27
Summary: Just a one-shot, between Revelations and Resolutions.  Though the main thrust of the story isn't "spuffy" , they are quite obviously a couple and are mentioned. 
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Series: Origins
Categories: Season 6, Alternate Reality, Baby/Kid Fanwork
Characters: None
Genres: Drama
Warnings: Baby/Kid
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 3,834 Hit Count: 2,846 ePub Downloads: 210
Published: December 15, 2008 Updated: December 15, 2008
Small Hours by Niamh [R] Likes: 149 Comments: 124 Updated!
Summary: A short ficlet in the Originsverse, set one year after Resolutions
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Series: Origins
Categories: Season 7, Alternate Reality
Characters: None
Genres: Angst, Drama
Warnings: None
Completed: No Chapters: 12 Table of Contents
Word count: 45,365 Hit Count: 14,607 ePub Downloads: 255
Published: January 02, 2011 Updated: March 06, 2025
White Wedding by Niamh [G] Likes: 51 Comments: 41
Summary: Sometime in the future, Dawn might actually be happy.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Series: Origins
Categories: Post-Series
Characters: None
Genres: Dramedy
Warnings: None
Event: Artistic Anniversary Challenge 2016
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 6,165 Hit Count: 2,742 ePub Downloads: 133
Published: October 31, 2016 Updated: October 31, 2016