Summary: S2 AU. Following the vampire attack on Sunnydale High in 'School Hard,' Buffy and Drusilla find themselves switching bodies every night between sunset and sunrise. Who do you become when you walk far more than a mile in your enemy's shoes?
Summary: S2 AU. Following the vampire attack on Sunnydale High in 'School Hard,' Buffy and Drusilla find themselves switching bodies every night between sunset and sunrise. Who do you become when you walk far more than a mile in your enemy's shoes?Artists: None
Categories: Season 2, Alternate Reality, Challenge Response
Characters: Buffy, Drusilla, Ensemble, Spike
Genres: POV, Romance
Warnings: Blood Play, Buffy/Other (Temp), Rape (Implied), Sexual Situations, Spike/Other (Temp)
Challenges: Cursed
Completed: Yes Chapters: 32
Word count: 177,421 Hit Count: 176,518 ePub Downloads: 1,493
Published: November 30, 2015 Updated: August 02, 2016
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Characters: Buffy, Drusilla, Ensemble, Spike
Genres: POV, Romance
Warnings: Blood Play, Buffy/Other (Temp), Rape (Implied), Sexual Situations, Spike/Other (Temp)
Challenges: Cursed
Completed: Yes Chapters: 32
Word count: 177,421 Hit Count: 176,518 ePub Downloads: 1,493
Published: November 30, 2015 Updated: August 02, 2016
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Story Notes: From the challenge Cursed by Puppet
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
1. I'm Not Dru by Sunalso - Likes: 76 Comments: 84 Word Count: 2,777 Hit Count: 19,007 Published: November 30, 2015
Beta'd by the wonderful AnnaH
2. I Didn't Tell by Sunalso - Likes: 56 Comments: 37 Word Count: 3,579 Hit Count: 5,372 Published: December 06, 2015
Beta read by the completely amazing AnnaH and 13Lilies!
3. Not Trifling by Sunalso - Likes: 49 Comments: 29 Word Count: 4,206 Hit Count: 5,193 Published: December 13, 2015
Thanks again to my betas AnnaH and the always insightful 13Lilies!
4. Rocky Road by Sunalso - Likes: 56 Comments: 28 Word Count: 4,858 Hit Count: 5,076 Published: December 22, 2015
A million thanks to AnnaH for being a great beta and fixing all my mistakes- I couldn't do it without you!
5. Dru's Interlude #1 by Sunalso - Likes: 60 Comments: 38 Word Count: 1,740 Hit Count: 4,775 Published: December 24, 2015
Beta'd by AnnaH- thank you for all that you do!
6. St. Louis Sorbet by Sunalso - Likes: 49 Comments: 30 Word Count: 4,522 Hit Count: 4,932 Published: December 29, 2015
Beta read by AnnaH, thank you a bazillion times over! Also big thanks to Effulgent for coming up with the excellent name Lorenzo for the parrot :-)
7. First Line by Sunalso - Likes: 50 Comments: 27 Word Count: 5,168 Hit Count: 4,983 Published: January 11, 2016
Beta read by the amazing 13Lilies
8. History by Sunalso - Likes: 52 Comments: 25 Word Count: 4,007 Hit Count: 4,779 Published: January 14, 2016
A big 2016 hug to my beta AnnaH! I wouldn't be able to keep going with out you sweetie!
9. Breakfast by Sunalso - Likes: 53 Comments: 31 Word Count: 3,110 Hit Count: 4,756 Published: January 17, 2016
Beta'd by AnnaH, who assures me no pitchfork weilding mobs will show up at my house over this chapter. Maybe.
10. October by Sunalso - Likes: 54 Comments: 34 Word Count: 8,186 Hit Count: 4,969 Published: January 25, 2016
AnnaH beta'd this because she is *awesome*
11. Emeralds by Sunalso - Likes: 58 Comments: 36 Word Count: 5,016 Hit Count: 4,918 Published: January 27, 2016
As always a huge thanks to my Beta AnnaH, to everyone reading this fic, and especially to everyone that's taken the time to leave me a review. I couldn't do it without the support and inspiration I get from all of you!!
12. Acceptance by Sunalso - Likes: 55 Comments: 29 Word Count: 5,792 Hit Count: 5,287 Published: January 31, 2016
Beta read by the wonderful AnnaH! My use of tenses would be much more avant-garde if it wasn't for her! ;-)
13. Meat Hook by Sunalso - Likes: 58 Comments: 38 Word Count: 5,490 Hit Count: 5,118 Published: February 09, 2016
Beta read by 13Lillies. Minor spoilers for the comic story "Queen of Hearts."
14. Please by Sunalso - Likes: 54 Comments: 32 Word Count: 5,529 Hit Count: 5,344 Published: February 12, 2016
I borrowed Gort from my other story to guest beta this and make it awesome for you!
A/N: The events of 'The Dark Age' are stretched over more days than they are in canon.
15. Storm by Sunalso - Likes: 54 Comments: 32 Word Count: 5,954 Hit Count: 5,376 Published: February 19, 2016
Big thanks to Gort for working quickly on the beta for this!
16. Homefront by Sunalso - Likes: 52 Comments: 34 Word Count: 5,469 Hit Count: 5,416 Published: February 25, 2016
If you enjoy this thank my beta Gort- she cheered me through all the worrying I did over it.
17. Cipher by Sunalso - Likes: 50 Comments: 27 Word Count: 6,926 Hit Count: 5,410 Published: March 04, 2016
Beta'd by Gort
18. Ritual by Sunalso - Likes: 50 Comments: 27 Word Count: 6,290 Hit Count: 5,254 Published: March 14, 2016
Beta'd by Gort. She let me do it. Also- go read her new story Dreamer- it is fantastic and I *love* her version of Spike in it :-)
19. Nightmares by Sunalso - Likes: 56 Comments: 30 Word Count: 7,289 Hit Count: 5,054 Published: March 25, 2016
Gort continues to do an amazing job as a beta for this beast of a story. Thank you so much for your help with keeping Willow on the straight and narrow.
20. Taking Care by Sunalso - Likes: 50 Comments: 23 Word Count: 6,952 Hit Count: 4,995 Published: April 09, 2016
Beta read by the wonderful Gort. I appreciate her more than she knows!
21. Happy Birthday, Buffy by Sunalso - Likes: 58 Comments: 37 Word Count: 7,100 Hit Count: 5,142 Published: April 19, 2016
Beta'd (wrangled?) by Gort
Trigger Warning: Implied rape (nothing "on camera") but I feel it's important to mention
22. Changes by Sunalso - Likes: 58 Comments: 27 Word Count: 6,308 Hit Count: 4,808 Published: May 24, 2016
Beta'd by the amazingly supportive Gort!
23. Negotiations by Sunalso - Likes: 46 Comments: 19 Word Count: 5,592 Hit Count: 4,696 Published: May 31, 2016
Gort beta'd the stuffing out of this one
24. It's Better to Give by Sunalso - Likes: 51 Comments: 20 Word Count: 6,890 Hit Count: 4,808 Published: June 04, 2016
Beta'd by Gort. I really lick...I mean like how she makes my story so much better!
25. Shattered by Sunalso - Likes: 52 Comments: 24 Word Count: 6,112 Hit Count: 5,287 Published: June 11, 2016
Gortdid her usual wder wunder wonderful beta job! Thank you!
26. Heartfelt by Sunalso - Likes: 48 Comments: 23 Word Count: 6,849 Hit Count: 4,672 Published: June 22, 2016
Gort: beta extraordinaire and preventer of demonic post-it note rituals
27. Possessive by Sunalso - Likes: 48 Comments: 24 Word Count: 7,191 Hit Count: 4,536 Published: June 30, 2016
Gort makes it better- thank you! (She also <3's Dalton)
28. Dru's Interlude #2 by Sunalso - Likes: 46 Comments: 22 Word Count: 2,864 Hit Count: 3,987 Published: July 04, 2016
Beta'd by Gort (Sparklers for her doing it on July 4th!)
29. Who You Gonna Call? by Sunalso - Likes: 45 Comments: 26 Word Count: 5,717 Hit Count: 4,098 Published: July 12, 2016
Beta'd by the wonderful Gort after the first two days of Grad School classes. Thank you! Now get some sleep!
Some dialog taken from “I Only Have Eyes For You” by Marti Noxon
30. Alligators on PCP by Sunalso - Likes: 46 Comments: 21 Word Count: 7,257 Hit Count: 4,835 Published: July 22, 2016
Gort hardcore beta'd this chapter!
31. Telephone by Sunalso - Likes: 54 Comments: 23 Word Count: 7,853 Hit Count: 5,897 Published: July 30, 2016
Beta'd by Gort!
32. Love, Dru by Sunalso - Likes: 156 Comments: 131 Word Count: 4,828 Hit Count: 7,737 Published: August 02, 2016
Major thank you to Gort, it wouldn't have been half so great without her help. And Buffy would have sounded a lot more like a pirate.