Summary: What if… when Lucifer created a tear in the world to send his mother off to create her own universe, Buffy Summers popped into existence, fresh from her swan dive off the tower in Season 5?
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Artists: None
Categories: Season 5, Crossover (Books or TV shows outside Buffyverse)
Characters: Buffy, Other, Spike
Genres: Angst, Dramedy, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: Adult Language
Completed: Yes Chapters: 16
Word count: 27,444 Hit Count: 12,681 ePub Downloads: 132
Published: October 14, 2019 Updated: November 18, 2019


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Story Notes: The idea for this story came about in a discussion with liliaeth quite a few years ago. She and I wrote about half of this story together, until other projects led her on a separate path. The rest of the story is mine, alone.
 
Please note that Spike will actually appear only in the final chapter, though he will be referenced often in the preceding chapters. Consider this fic more laying the groundwork for Spuffy, as opposed to blatant Spuffy content.
 
The banner is once more a creation of the uber-talented Twinkles, who, as part of my delightful triad of Betas including Stalwartsandall and micrindle23, make my work much better than it was.

1. Chapter 1 by spikes_heart - Likes: 25 Comments: 17 Word Count: 1,691 Hit Count: 2,537 Published: October 14, 2019

2. Chapter 2 by spikes_heart - Likes: 19 Comments: 11 Word Count: 1,698 Hit Count: 711 Published: October 16, 2019

3. Chapter 3 by spikes_heart - Likes: 19 Comments: 7 Word Count: 1,556 Hit Count: 814 Published: October 18, 2019

4. Chapter 4 by spikes_heart - Likes: 18 Comments: 7 Word Count: 1,549 Hit Count: 755 Published: October 21, 2019

5. Chapter 5 by spikes_heart - Likes: 22 Comments: 9 Word Count: 2,421 Hit Count: 730 Published: October 23, 2019

6. Chapter 6 by spikes_heart - Likes: 18 Comments: 9 Word Count: 1,221 Hit Count: 674 Published: October 25, 2019

7. Chapter 7 by spikes_heart - Likes: 15 Comments: 6 Word Count: 1,639 Hit Count: 676 Published: October 28, 2019

8. Chapter 8 by spikes_heart - Likes: 20 Comments: 9 Word Count: 2,179 Hit Count: 729 Published: October 30, 2019

9. Chapter 9 by spikes_heart - Likes: 17 Comments: 8 Word Count: 1,631 Hit Count: 729 Published: November 01, 2019

Chapter 8 was the last of the collaboration between myself and liliaeth. From this chapter on out, the remainder of the story is entirely mine.

Hope you continue to enjoy, and as always, comments are like manna from the heavens.

10. Chapter 10 by spikes_heart - Likes: 17 Comments: 7 Word Count: 1,325 Hit Count: 602 Published: November 04, 2019

11. Chapter 11 by spikes_heart - Likes: 16 Comments: 11 Word Count: 1,897 Hit Count: 589 Published: November 06, 2019

12. Chapter 12 by spikes_heart - Likes: 16 Comments: 7 Word Count: 1,794 Hit Count: 658 Published: November 08, 2019

13. Chapter 13 by spikes_heart - Likes: 16 Comments: 9 Word Count: 1,787 Hit Count: 556 Published: November 11, 2019

14. Chapter 14 by spikes_heart - Likes: 17 Comments: 8 Word Count: 1,547 Hit Count: 615 Published: November 13, 2019

15. Chapter 15 by spikes_heart - Likes: 17 Comments: 9 Word Count: 1,884 Hit Count: 608 Published: November 15, 2019

16. Chapter 16 by spikes_heart - Likes: 29 Comments: 13 Word Count: 1,625 Hit Count: 697 Published: November 18, 2019

Alas, we have come to the end of our journey - as with all good things, I suppose. Time to thank the bunch involved in putting this story into words.

I give massive love and credit to my triad of betas: Stalwartsandall, Micrindle23, and Twinkles. They helped to polish my thoughts into the story I wanted to tell.

Also, I must lovingly thanks liliaeth, for helping me come up with the story in the first place, and taking me halfway there, until life interrupted.

Onwards we go now - gotta see how it ends! Comments, as you must know by now are more than welcome.