Summary: He got his soul and he did what he should have from the start. He stayed away. For three long years, he stayed as far from Buffy Summers as he could. Then an apocalypse comes knocking.
1. Preamble by Holly - Likes: 8 Comments: 6 Word Count: 1,210 Hit Count: 7,320
Something to note about this story:
I started writing it in 2002, when I was 17 years old. I finished it shortly before my high school graduation.
One of the most common critiques I receive for this work (and other fics that were written around this era) is the misuse of words. It is an absolutely fair criticism. I did misuse a lot of freaking words. Also? I was overly verbose and a bit too purple prosey. I also didn't have a beta reader on this story, as it was my first in Buffy fandom. So what you see when you read this particular story is a 17-18 year old trying to sound older than she is. Like a lot of young writers, I thought people wouldn't take me seriously as an author if they knew I was still in high school, so I tried to hide it. And yes, in some cases, I just didn't know better, but try telling that to a teenager.
As a professional editor, I completely understand if improper word usage throws you out of the story. It certainly would me. But I hope a little context will make those errors, egregious as they may be, a little more bearable.
Thanks!
- Holly
March 13, 2017
2. Chapter 1 by Holly - Likes: 6 Comments: 3 Word Count: 5,999 Hit Count: 3,747
3. Chapter 2 by Holly - Likes: 5 Comments: 2 Word Count: 6,080 Hit Count: 2,629
4. Chapter 3 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 8,659 Hit Count: 2,520
5. Chapter 4 by Holly - Likes: 5 Comments: 3 Word Count: 4,844 Hit Count: 2,331
6. Chapter 5 by Holly - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 5,080 Hit Count: 2,159
7. Chapter 6 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,226 Hit Count: 2,101
8. Chapter 7 by Holly - Likes: 5 Comments: 3 Word Count: 7,494 Hit Count: 2,174
9. Chapter 8 by Holly - Likes: 5 Comments: 3 Word Count: 6,246 Hit Count: 2,297
10. Chapter 9 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,494 Hit Count: 2,199
11. Chapter 10 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 5,873 Hit Count: 2,339
12. Chapter 11 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 4,260 Hit Count: 2,228
13. Chapter 12 by Holly - Likes: 7 Comments: 5 Word Count: 7,102 Hit Count: 2,383
14. Chapter 13 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 6,234 Hit Count: 2,209
15. Chapter 14 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 6,603 Hit Count: 2,156
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17. Chapter 16 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 6,148 Hit Count: 2,191
18. Chapter 17 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,626 Hit Count: 1,926
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20. Chapter 19 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 4,299 Hit Count: 1,840
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22. Chapter 21 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 3 Word Count: 4,824 Hit Count: 1,797
23. Chapter 22 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,786 Hit Count: 1,760
24. Chapter 23 by Holly - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 5,398 Hit Count: 1,643
25. Chapter 24 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,661 Hit Count: 1,602
26. Chapter 25 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 7,244 Hit Count: 1,529
27. Chapter 26 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 4,707 Hit Count: 1,542
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29. Chapter 28 by Holly - Likes: 5 Comments: 4 Word Count: 4,379 Hit Count: 1,554
30. Chapter 29 by Holly - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 5,098 Hit Count: 1,498
31. Chapter 30 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 5,539 Hit Count: 1,584
32. Chapter 31 by Holly - Likes: 2 Comments: 2 Word Count: 4,891 Hit Count: 1,619
33. Chapter 32 by Holly - Likes: 5 Comments: 3 Word Count: 4,472 Hit Count: 1,445
34. Chapter 33 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 5,833 Hit Count: 1,389
35. Chapter 34 by Holly - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 5,340 Hit Count: 1,467
36. Chapter 35 by Holly - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 4,324 Hit Count: 1,420
37. Chapter 36 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 3 Word Count: 3,507 Hit Count: 1,394
38. Chapter 37 by Holly - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 4,057 Hit Count: 1,482
39. Chapter 38 by Holly - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 5,208 Hit Count: 1,437
40. Chapter 39 by Holly - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 5,173 Hit Count: 1,537
41. Chapter 40 by Holly - Likes: 4 Comments: 3 Word Count: 6,280 Hit Count: 1,899
42. Chapter 41 by Holly - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,318 Hit Count: 1,481
43. Chapter 42 by Holly - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,162 Hit Count: 1,396
44. Chapter 43 by Holly - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 4,843 Hit Count: 1,459
45. Chapter 44 by Holly - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 5,571 Hit Count: 1,743
46. Chapter 45 by Holly - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 5,064 Hit Count: 1,792
47. Epilogue by Holly - Likes: 9 Comments: 9 Word Count: 1,253 Hit Count: 2,058