Summary: After Buffy crawls out of her grave, she finds a familiar place to rest. It's quiet and safe, and the vampire who lives there can take care of her.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: alittlemoretime
Artists: MillennialCryBaby
Categories: Season 6, Alternate Reality
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Anya, Dawn, Tara
Genres: Angst, Dark, Drama, Fix-It, HEA/HFN, Hurt/Comfort, Resurrection, Slow-Burn
Warnings: Adult Language, Mental Health Issues
Event: Secret Santa Fic Exchange 2022
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1
Word count: 14,249 Hit Count: 2,855 ePub Downloads: 101
Published: December 13, 2022 Updated: December 13, 2022


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Story Notes: Happy Secret Santa fic, trevino! This is S6, and I think I managed to hit Fix-It, Hurt/Comfort, and Slow Burn? Definitely all about the Hurt/Comfort.
The title of this fic is adapted from “Lady Lazarus” by Sylvia Plath https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49000/lady-lazarus (the full lines are "Dying / Is an art, like everything else. / I do it exceptionally well.")
Some dialogue from Bargaining Part 1, Bargaining Part 2, and Afterlife. I think anyway. Definitely some from Afterlife.
Many thanks to alittlemoretime for betaing and to MillennialCryBaby for the stunning banner. <3
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. Dying Is an Art (I Do It Exceptionally Well) by cawthraven - Likes: 99 Comments: 49 Word Count: 14,249 Hit Count: 2,855 Published: December 13, 2022

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