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Summary: Buffy rescues Spike from the First's cave, only to find that he's not healing like he used to. Betting on the chance that a sire ritual will help put him back fighting at her side, Buffy does a rather dubious spell to call Drusilla to Sunnydale. But she's not the only one of Spike's exes to show up . . . 
A season seven rewrite that goes AU post 7x11 "Showtime." 
Lovely banner by the talented javajunkie247
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Season 7
Characters: Amanda, Andrew Wells, Anya, Buffy, Drusilla, Giles, Harmony, Kennedy, Rona, Spike, The First Evil, Vi, Willow, Xander
Genres: Angst, Dramedy, HEA/HFN, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Slow-Burn
Warnings: Adult Language, Attempted Rape, Sexual Situations
Completed: No Chapters: 9 Table of Contents
Word count: 40,982 Hit Count: 10,385 ePub Downloads: 102
Published: June 07, 2018 Updated: November 27, 2020
Summary: With a fight with the First looming, Buffy hesitates to celebrate Christmas. But when a strange object literally lands on her doorstep, it turns out it might just bring everyone a better future. 
 An EF Secret Santa Gif for Simmony
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Season 7
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Andrew Wells, Dawn, Kennedy, Rona, The First Evil, Vi
Genres: Dramedy, Fix-It, HEA/HFN, Humor, Romance
Warnings: None
Event: Secret Santa Fic Exchange 2023
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 15,005 Hit Count: 767 ePub Downloads: 37
Published: December 31, 2023 Updated: December 31, 2023
Summary: Buffy and Spike's TiVo records something unexpected. 

Set in the "Soft Spot" universe. Another scene from a kinder, gentler Season 12. 
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Post-Series, Comic (Season Not Specified)
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Dawn
Genres: Established Relationship, Fluffy/Comedy, HEA/HFN, Humor, Lighthearted
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 3,424 Hit Count: 468 ePub Downloads: 8
Published: July 02, 2023 Updated: July 02, 2023
Summary: It's New Year's Eve, Year 2000, and Buffy's headed to the Bronze to celebrate. The champagne is flowing and the Spikes are standing in a corner, not that she cares. She really doesn't care. But if she did, who is that he's talking to? 
A follow-up to Of Malls and Mistletoe.
A big thank you to Grief Counseling for the amazing sparkly banner complete with bouncy Buffy hair. 
 
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Season 5
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Humor, Lighthearted, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Buffy/Other (Temp), Sexual Situations, Spike/Other (Temp)
Completed: No Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 30,687 Hit Count: 3,642 ePub Downloads: 52
Published: April 23, 2021 Updated: August 20, 2021
Summary: A 2020 Secret Santa Gift Fic for Dusty. 
Ethan Rayne's up to his old tricks, having hung mistletoe with the opposite of care all over the Sunnydale Mall. When it becomes clear that the only way to stop chaos from reigning over the year's biggest shopping season is for enemies to snuggle up beneath it . . . well, it's just a good thing Buffy finds Spike there after hours. 
Set a week after Riley's departure in "Into the Woods." 
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Season 5, Holiday Fic
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Dramedy
Warnings: None
Event: Secret Santa Fic Exchange 2020
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 15,525 Hit Count: 2,348 ePub Downloads: 128
Published: December 16, 2020 Updated: December 16, 2020
Summary: Or, Buffy and Spike accept an undercover mission from Sunnydale's resident loan shark on his new demon cruise line. If they succeed, Buffy'll get enough money to stop the leaking financial boat that is her life and Spike'll have his kitten debts cleared. 
They probably should have asked more questions about that cover story, though. 
Starts in 6x08, "Tabula Rasa" and goes wildly off script from there. 
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Season 6
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Dramedy, Fluffy/Comedy, HEA/HFN, Humor, Lighthearted, Mystery
Warnings: Mental Health Issues, Sexual Situations
Completed: No Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Word count: 29,585 Hit Count: 3,081 ePub Downloads: 77
Published: July 05, 2022 Updated: July 28, 2022
Summary: When Buffy finds out an assassin is gunning for her, there's only one place to hide. Unfortunately, the amenities are a little lacking. And her new cryptmate is a little surly, because she may have kind of sort of just gotten him shot. Pay him enough, though, and he won't mind too much, right? 
Set in the summer between Seasons 4 and 5 
All the thanks to Dusty for the fantastic banner! 
Written for the 2021 Elysian Fields Mystery Fic-a-Thon Challenge.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Between Seasons (any)
Characters: Buffy, Giles, Marcie Ross, Spike, Tara, Willow, Xander
Genres: Fluffy/Comedy, Lighthearted
Warnings: Buffy/Other (Temp)
Completed: Yes Chapters: 6 Table of Contents
Word count: 36,299 Hit Count: 9,959 ePub Downloads: 162
Published: July 11, 2021 Updated: October 12, 2021
Summary: When a deadly sea creature comes to town and puts Buffy's usual Scooby crew out of commission, she's left with no choice but to rely on the junior varsity team . . . which is unfortunately just Anya and her thankfully ex-magical-fiancé Spike. The worst thing, though? It really puts a cramp in her plan to avoid him until memories of Willow's wedding spell fade. 
Set in Season 4, between "Something Blue" and "Hush" 
Written for the Elysian Fields "Called" Challenge. Banner by mcgnagallsarmy.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Season 4
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Giles, Riley Finn, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Fluffy/Comedy, HEA/HFN, Humor
Warnings: Adult Language, Buffy/Other (Temp), Sexual Situations
Event: Called Challenge 2021
Completed: No Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Word count: 19,792 Hit Count: 3,961 ePub Downloads: 50
Published: October 07, 2021 Updated: June 04, 2022
Summary: After five years of being together, Buffy and Spike have gotten a lot better at communicating . . . well, mostly. 
A scene from a calmer, gentler alternate season twelve.  
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Comic (Season Not Specified), Holiday Fic
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Established Relationship, Fluffy/Comedy, Humor, Lighthearted, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 4,145 Hit Count: 1,540 ePub Downloads: 55
Published: December 17, 2020 Updated: December 17, 2020
Summary: Drunk and recently dumped, Spike makes terrible decisions in bars and winds up trapped in a TV-themed puzzle box with no easy exit. But with Buffy by his side, who says he wants to leave . . .
Follows a different path starting in 6x16, “Hell’s Bells.” Inspired by Wandavision, yet needs no real knowledge of it to enjoy. 
Written for the Elysian Fields 'Artistic April Challenge' Month. Banner #75 by Puddinhead.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Season 6
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Fix-It, Fluffy/Comedy, HEA/HFN, Humor
Warnings: None
Event: Artistic April Challenge 2021
Completed: No Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 4,334 Hit Count: 718 ePub Downloads: 12
Published: April 28, 2021 Updated: April 28, 2021
Summary: When Buffy’s sent back to her first year of college to retrieve an artifact for the future, she ends up on the day of the first inaugural Christmas Party at Casa del Xander. 
Or, time travel meets its greatest match, and that match is alcohol.
This fic was written as an Elysian Fields Secret Santa gift for MillennialCryBaby 

Amazing banner designed by Dusty! 
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Time Travel, Season 4, Post-Series
Characters: Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander
Genres: HEA/HFN, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Substance Use/Addiction
Event: Secret Santa Fic Exchange 2021
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 14,792 Hit Count: 2,397 ePub Downloads: 108
Published: December 31, 2021 Updated: December 31, 2021
Summary: One night. That was all Buffy thought she'd be spending with Spike. He'd tell her how he killed her sister slayers, and in exchange, he'd get cash and one "get out of petty evil free" card. Instead, after a surprise ambush and several tranquilizer darts, they both wake up in an alternate dimension to find that they're now players in a life-or-death game set in Bizarro Sunnydale. To survive, they'll have to be the last ones standing--or figure out who brought them here in the first place and why.
Sounds easy, right? After all, it's not like she hasn't worked with Spike to take down a baddie before. Unfortunately, their fellow competitors are kind of familiar.
Like, really familiar.
You could say they know them just as well as they know themselves. 
Banner by the talented DirtyAim
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Season 5
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Action/Adventure, Apocalyptic/Dystopian, Dramedy, Fighting, HEA/HFN, Hurt/Comfort, Slow-Burn
Warnings: Adult Language, Buffy/Other (Temp), Character Death, Spike/Other (Temp), Vampire!Buffy, Violence
Event: Trapped Challenge 2020
Completed: No Chapters: 12 Table of Contents
Word count: 69,986 Hit Count: 23,992 ePub Downloads: 187
Published: October 28, 2020 Updated: January 07, 2023