Summary: Buffy and Willow, too much wine, and what is either a brilliant or terrible idea for a spell. AKA, drunken spell casting, librarian taunting, and other assorted perils of living in LA.
This story vaguely exists in the FAA-verse, but don't make yourself crazy trying to fit it into the existing timeline.
Penname: Willow25
Real Name: Sarah
Pronouns: She/Her
Location: Northeastern US
Real Name: Sarah
Pronouns: She/Her
Location: Northeastern US
Member Since: April 12, 2008
Last Active: February 17, 2025
Membership Status: Member
Skin: other worlds than these
Last Active: February 17, 2025
Membership Status: Member
Skin: other worlds than these
I've been writing for a long time, but very slowly. I get writer's block and take breaks numbered in months instead of weeks. I haven't posted here before since I wasn't producing much, but my new stories are progressing at more than a snail's pace, so I'm going to start posting here. Watch this space!
Creation, or Four More Bottles of Wine (What-If Books, Prologue) by Willow25 [PG] Likes: 9 Comments: 4
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Series: FAA-Verse
, Series: The What-If Books
Categories: Alternate Reality, Post-Series
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Willow, Angel
Genres: Dramedy, Established Relationship, Fluffy/Comedy
Warnings: Adult Language, Substance Use/Addiction
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 5,056 Hit Count: 458 ePub Downloads: 17
Published: April 07, 2023 Updated: April 07, 2023
, Series: The What-If Books
Categories: Alternate Reality, Post-Series
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Willow, Angel
Genres: Dramedy, Established Relationship, Fluffy/Comedy
Warnings: Adult Language, Substance Use/Addiction
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 5,056 Hit Count: 458 ePub Downloads: 17
Published: April 07, 2023 Updated: April 07, 2023
Summary:
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None How 'Not Fade Away' would have gone, in my world. Buffy gets involved in the Wolfram & Hart apocalypse, and changes the course of everyone's lives. This story is the first sequel to "Hole in My Pocket". Missing scenes and alternate ending for the Angel finale.
Artists: None
Series: FAA-Verse
Categories: Post-Series, Crossover (AtS)
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Angel, AtS Ensemble, Connor, Dawn, Giles, Willow
Genres: Action/Adventure, Fighting, Fix-It, Slow-Burn
Warnings: Adult Language, Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 24 Table of Contents
Word count: 105,542 Hit Count: 17,548 ePub Downloads: 124
Published: October 16, 2022 Updated: December 23, 2022
Categories: Post-Series, Crossover (AtS)
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Angel, AtS Ensemble, Connor, Dawn, Giles, Willow
Genres: Action/Adventure, Fighting, Fix-It, Slow-Burn
Warnings: Adult Language, Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 24 Table of Contents
Word count: 105,542 Hit Count: 17,548 ePub Downloads: 124
Published: October 16, 2022 Updated: December 23, 2022
Summary: Post-ep for The Girl in Question. One year post Chosen, Spike and Buffy reconnect
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Series: FAA-Verse
Categories: Post-Series, Crossover (AtS), Alternate Reality
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Dawn, Spike
Genres: Angst, Established Relationship, Fix-It
Warnings: Buffy/Other (Temp)
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 3,538 Hit Count: 1,801 ePub Downloads: 36
Published: October 12, 2022 Updated: October 12, 2022
Categories: Post-Series, Crossover (AtS), Alternate Reality
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Dawn, Spike
Genres: Angst, Established Relationship, Fix-It
Warnings: Buffy/Other (Temp)
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 3,538 Hit Count: 1,801 ePub Downloads: 36
Published: October 12, 2022 Updated: October 12, 2022

Summary: Willow casts a spell to help Buffy fight Glory. Of course, it doesn't go as planned.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: ClowniestLivEver, the_wolf_among_the_roses Artists: loveisntbrains_
Categories: Season 5, Alternate Reality
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Tara
Genres: Dramedy
Warnings: Adult Language, Buffy/Other (Temp), Character Death, Vampire!Buffy, Violence
Challenges: (Authors Choice)
Event: Truce Challenge 2023
Completed: Yes Chapters: 8 Table of Contents
Word count: 34,372 Hit Count: 6,603 ePub Downloads: 83
Published: October 16, 2023 Updated: August 22, 2024
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Tara
Genres: Dramedy
Warnings: Adult Language, Buffy/Other (Temp), Character Death, Vampire!Buffy, Violence
Challenges: (Authors Choice)
Event: Truce Challenge 2023
Completed: Yes Chapters: 8 Table of Contents
Word count: 34,372 Hit Count: 6,603 ePub Downloads: 83
Published: October 16, 2023 Updated: August 22, 2024
Summary: Drusilla has a vision of Angel's return from Acathla, sending Spike rushing back to Sunnydale on a quest to prevent his grandsire from trying to end the world again. What he finds instead is a feral and souled Angel, a traumatized Buffy, and a Mayor with big plans. Life's never dull on the Hellmouth, that's for sure.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Categories: Season 3, Alternate Reality
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Angel, Drusilla, Faith Lehane, Joyce
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Fix-It
Warnings: Adult Language, Buffy/Other (Temp), Character Death, Mental Health Issues, Suicidal Ideation, Violence
Event: Mystery Month 2024
Completed: Yes Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Word count: 46,357 Hit Count: 2,549 ePub Downloads: 68
Published: July 04, 2024 Updated: August 04, 2024
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Angel, Drusilla, Faith Lehane, Joyce
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Fix-It
Warnings: Adult Language, Buffy/Other (Temp), Character Death, Mental Health Issues, Suicidal Ideation, Violence
Event: Mystery Month 2024
Completed: Yes Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Word count: 46,357 Hit Count: 2,549 ePub Downloads: 68
Published: July 04, 2024 Updated: August 04, 2024
Summary: Snippets in Buffy and Spike's life post Spiderwebs. I'm trying for scenes that can be understood without a larger knowledge of the Universe, so don't be afraid to try it.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Series: FAA-Verse
Categories: Post-Series, Drabbles
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Dawn, Original Characters, Oz
Genres: Established Relationship, Fluffy/Comedy, HEA/HFN, Lighthearted
Warnings: None
Event: Drabblemania 2023
Completed: Yes Chapters: 25 Table of Contents
Word count: 4,944 Hit Count: 4,022 ePub Downloads: 17
Published: July 02, 2023 Updated: July 13, 2023
Categories: Post-Series, Drabbles
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Dawn, Original Characters, Oz
Genres: Established Relationship, Fluffy/Comedy, HEA/HFN, Lighthearted
Warnings: None
Event: Drabblemania 2023
Completed: Yes Chapters: 25 Table of Contents
Word count: 4,944 Hit Count: 4,022 ePub Downloads: 17
Published: July 02, 2023 Updated: July 13, 2023
Summary: After the Battle of the Black Thorn, the Angel Investigations crew is recovering in Los Angeles with their friendly neighborhood Slayers and staff from the New Council. But with an enemy targeting them and a lot of loose ends, they won't have long to rest. Meanwhile, the Council deals with a whole new set of problems. Third in the FAA-verse, an Alternate Universe Series beginning after The Girl In Question.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Series: FAA-Verse
Categories: Post-Series, Crossover (AtS), Alternate Reality
Characters: Buffy, Spike, AtS Ensemble, Faith Lehane, Illyria, Original Characters, Robin Wood
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Established Relationship, Slow-Burn
Warnings: Adult Language, Attempted Suicide, Child Abuse, Human!Spike, Mental Health Issues, Sexual Situations, Substance Use/Addiction, Suicidal Ideation, Violence
Completed: No Chapters: 47 Table of Contents
Word count: 140,373 Hit Count: 18,429 ePub Downloads: 154
Published: January 04, 2023 Updated: January 21, 2025
Categories: Post-Series, Crossover (AtS), Alternate Reality
Characters: Buffy, Spike, AtS Ensemble, Faith Lehane, Illyria, Original Characters, Robin Wood
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Established Relationship, Slow-Burn
Warnings: Adult Language, Attempted Suicide, Child Abuse, Human!Spike, Mental Health Issues, Sexual Situations, Substance Use/Addiction, Suicidal Ideation, Violence
Completed: No Chapters: 47 Table of Contents
Word count: 140,373 Hit Count: 18,429 ePub Downloads: 154
Published: January 04, 2023 Updated: January 21, 2025

Summary: At loose ends after the collapse of Sunnydale, Buffy comes up with a plot to travel into the past and retrieve something of Spike's 'to remember him by'. She doesn't count on Spike being at Wolfram & Hart, or what his new memories mean for their future.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Categories: Season 6, Post-Series, Crossover (AtS), Time Travel, Seasonal Spuffy Entries, Historical
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Willow, Angel, Dawn, Fred, Original Characters, Wesley, William
Genres: Dramedy, Erotica, HEA/HFN, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: Human!Spike, Sexual Situations
Event: Secret Santa Fic Exchange 2023
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 13,888 Hit Count: 1,012 ePub Downloads: 57
Published: December 24, 2023 Updated: December 24, 2023
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Willow, Angel, Dawn, Fred, Original Characters, Wesley, William
Genres: Dramedy, Erotica, HEA/HFN, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: Human!Spike, Sexual Situations
Event: Secret Santa Fic Exchange 2023
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 13,888 Hit Count: 1,012 ePub Downloads: 57
Published: December 24, 2023 Updated: December 24, 2023
Summary: When Buffy gets a job somewhere other than the Doublemeat Palace, she faces a whole lot of new stresses, and completely different challenges. Not so much a Season 6 rewrite as an office story featuring Buffy and her life on the Hellmouth. Originally begun in 2007, though only a few chapters were ever previously posted.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Categories: Season 6
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Original Characters
Genres: Dramedy, Established Relationship, Fluffy/Comedy
Warnings: Adult Language
Completed: Yes Chapters: 7 Table of Contents
Word count: 32,643 Hit Count: 2,602 ePub Downloads: 28
Published: February 26, 2023 Updated: December 17, 2024
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Original Characters
Genres: Dramedy, Established Relationship, Fluffy/Comedy
Warnings: Adult Language
Completed: Yes Chapters: 7 Table of Contents
Word count: 32,643 Hit Count: 2,602 ePub Downloads: 28
Published: February 26, 2023 Updated: December 17, 2024
Summary: When Cordelia makes her wish to Anyanka, she's urged in another direction, which has consequences for all the Scoobies, even those Cordelia hasn't met yet.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Series: The What-If Books
Categories: Season 3, Alternate Reality, Challenge Response, Episode Rewrite
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Amy Madison, Andrew Wells, Cordelia, Devon MacLeish, Harmony, Jenny Calendar, Jesse McNally, Larry Blaisdell, Marcie Ross, Mr. Trick, Oliver Pike, Tara
Genres: Queer Themes
Warnings: Abuse, Character Death, Sexual Situations, Violence
Challenges: "Sir, that's my emotional support vampire!", Not Every Wish Comes True
Event: April Challenge 2023
Completed: No Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 16,367 Hit Count: 1,142 ePub Downloads: 17
Published: April 07, 2023 Updated: February 08, 2025
Categories: Season 3, Alternate Reality, Challenge Response, Episode Rewrite
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Amy Madison, Andrew Wells, Cordelia, Devon MacLeish, Harmony, Jenny Calendar, Jesse McNally, Larry Blaisdell, Marcie Ross, Mr. Trick, Oliver Pike, Tara
Genres: Queer Themes
Warnings: Abuse, Character Death, Sexual Situations, Violence
Challenges: "Sir, that's my emotional support vampire!", Not Every Wish Comes True
Event: April Challenge 2023
Completed: No Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 16,367 Hit Count: 1,142 ePub Downloads: 17
Published: April 07, 2023 Updated: February 08, 2025
Summary: Spike and Dawn get a chance to make a clean break from Sunnydale after Buffy's death; to put their burdens down, at least for a while, and heal from the guilt and trauma of her sacrifice.
The Scoobies feel sidelined now that they're not the Slayer's best buds. They're going to do something about it...
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None The Scoobies feel sidelined now that they're not the Slayer's best buds. They're going to do something about it...
Artists: None
Series: The What-If Books
Categories: Season 5, Between Seasons (any), Alternate Reality
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Anya, Buffybot, Dawn, Faith Lehane, Mr. Gordo, Original Characters, Tara
Genres: Angst, Dark, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Resurrection
Warnings: Adult Language, Attempted Suicide, Character Death, Suicidal Ideation
Completed: No Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 4,288 Hit Count: 198 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: February 15, 2025 Updated: February 15, 2025
Categories: Season 5, Between Seasons (any), Alternate Reality
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Anya, Buffybot, Dawn, Faith Lehane, Mr. Gordo, Original Characters, Tara
Genres: Angst, Dark, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Resurrection
Warnings: Adult Language, Attempted Suicide, Character Death, Suicidal Ideation
Completed: No Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 4,288 Hit Count: 198 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: February 15, 2025 Updated: February 15, 2025
Summary: Canon Buffy encounters a Buffy from another Universe, and learns how a few surprising changes could lead to her having everything she's ever dreamed of. One of the What-If books.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Series: The What-If Books
Categories: Season 1, Alternate Reality, Baby/Kid Fanwork
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Joyce
Genres: Dramedy, Established Relationship, HEA/HFN, Lighthearted
Warnings: Abortion, Buffy/Other (Temp), Human!Spike, Fertility Issues, Miscarriage, Baby/Kid
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 9,901 Hit Count: 1,124 ePub Downloads: 24
Published: April 09, 2023 Updated: April 09, 2023
Categories: Season 1, Alternate Reality, Baby/Kid Fanwork
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Joyce
Genres: Dramedy, Established Relationship, HEA/HFN, Lighthearted
Warnings: Abortion, Buffy/Other (Temp), Human!Spike, Fertility Issues, Miscarriage, Baby/Kid
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 9,901 Hit Count: 1,124 ePub Downloads: 24
Published: April 09, 2023 Updated: April 09, 2023