Summary: Spike is back in Buffy's life, and now they get to build a life together, a life that can be whatever they want it to be.
Penname: talesofstories
Real Name: Amber
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Real Name: Amber
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Member Since: August 21, 2019
Last Active: December 11, 2024
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Skin: fierce
Last Active: December 11, 2024
Membership Status: Member
Skin: fierce
I started watching Buffy the summer after I graduated college while working a part-time job, trying to figure out my life, and borrowing my friend's DVD collection. I now have my own DVD collection and an incurable Spuffy addiction--aided and abetted by all of you--and I'm still trying to figure out my life. In May 2021, I started an MLIS program, so fic updates and new fics are going to be coming your way a bit slower.
Midnight Chicken and Other Recipes Worth Living For (A Slayer's Guide to Moving Forward and Being Happy) by talesofstories [PG-13] Likes: 77 Comments: 49 Artists: None
Series: A Slayer's Guide to Living
Categories: Post-Series
Characters: Buffy, Dawn, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Fluffy/Comedy, Lighthearted
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 8,611 Hit Count: 4,186 ePub Downloads: 250
Published: December 31, 2019 Updated: December 31, 2019
Categories: Post-Series
Characters: Buffy, Dawn, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Fluffy/Comedy, Lighthearted
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 8,611 Hit Count: 4,186 ePub Downloads: 250
Published: December 31, 2019 Updated: December 31, 2019
Summary: When Buffy stakes Angelus after defeating the Judge, life goes on as normal as possible for the Hellmouth. But then ghostly lovers show up at the school . . .
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Categories: Episode Rewrite, Season 2
Characters: Buffy, Giles, Joyce, Spike
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 7,234 Hit Count: 3,999 ePub Downloads: 131
Published: September 08, 2019 Updated: September 08, 2019
Characters: Buffy, Giles, Joyce, Spike
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 7,234 Hit Count: 3,999 ePub Downloads: 131
Published: September 08, 2019 Updated: September 08, 2019
Summary: Frustrated by how Buffy Summers always gets in the way of his plans to get back at his ex sow chaos, Ethan Rayne gives her something that will change her entire life. Luckily for the sake of Ethan's entrails remaining inside his body, Spike has no idea who Ethan is or how he's connected to the two little girls who have started mucking around in Spike's unlife.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Categories: Season 4, Pre-Series, Season 2, Season 3
Characters: Buffy, Ethan Rayne, Giles, Other, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Fluffy/Comedy, HEA/HFN, Lighthearted
Warnings: None
Event: Mystery Ficathon 2021
Completed: Yes Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Word count: 23,035 Hit Count: 9,522 ePub Downloads: 138
Published: July 09, 2021 Updated: August 02, 2021
Characters: Buffy, Ethan Rayne, Giles, Other, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Fluffy/Comedy, HEA/HFN, Lighthearted
Warnings: None
Event: Mystery Ficathon 2021
Completed: Yes Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Word count: 23,035 Hit Count: 9,522 ePub Downloads: 138
Published: July 09, 2021 Updated: August 02, 2021
Summary: When Buffy decides the reason all her relationships have either blown up or never gotten off the ground is because every guy she's ever tried to date has been too stupid tall, she realizes there's only one person who will fit her dating qualifications: Spike. Now she's just gotta convince him of that too.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Categories: Season 4
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Giles, Oz, Riley Finn, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Action/Adventure, Fluffy/Comedy, Lighthearted
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 30,097 Hit Count: 11,077 ePub Downloads: 224
Published: March 30, 2020 Updated: April 13, 2020
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Giles, Oz, Riley Finn, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Action/Adventure, Fluffy/Comedy, Lighthearted
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 30,097 Hit Count: 11,077 ePub Downloads: 224
Published: March 30, 2020 Updated: April 13, 2020
Summary: After learning from Angel's team that there's a Slayer in LA who broke out of a mental asylum and has killed at least two people, Buffy and Faith go to LA to stop her. They expect to find Dana, the Slayer. They don't expect to find Spike.
And Faith has no problems making it clear to him that he's an idiot.
Written for the Elysian Fields 'Artistic April Challenge' Month. Banner #109 by Puppet.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None And Faith has no problems making it clear to him that he's an idiot.
Written for the Elysian Fields 'Artistic April Challenge' Month. Banner #109 by Puppet.
Artists: None
Categories: Post-Series, Crossover (AtS), Episode Rewrite, Challenge Response
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Faith Lehane, Spike
Genres: Drama, Fighting, Fix-It, HEA/HFN, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: Mental Health Issues, Torture (Physical), Violence
Event: Artistic April Challenge 2021
Completed: Yes Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 13,028 Hit Count: 6,790 ePub Downloads: 108
Published: April 08, 2021 Updated: April 10, 2021
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Faith Lehane, Spike
Genres: Drama, Fighting, Fix-It, HEA/HFN, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: Mental Health Issues, Torture (Physical), Violence
Event: Artistic April Challenge 2021
Completed: Yes Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 13,028 Hit Count: 6,790 ePub Downloads: 108
Published: April 08, 2021 Updated: April 10, 2021
Summary: Post-resurrection, Buffy's found herself in a gig that pays the bills: showing up to Wolfram and Hart events as Angel's arm candy and Slayer-y intimidation. It's glamorous if not enjoyable; she just never thought she'd meet someone at one of these events.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Categories: Season 6, Crossover (AtS), Alternate Reality, Claim, Song Fic
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Spike
Genres: Lighthearted, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 5,236 Hit Count: 1,617 ePub Downloads: 49
Published: December 16, 2020 Updated: December 16, 2020
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Spike
Genres: Lighthearted, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 5,236 Hit Count: 1,617 ePub Downloads: 49
Published: December 16, 2020 Updated: December 16, 2020
How to Eat (A Slayer's Guide to Conquering the Kitchen or Die Trying) by talesofstories [G] Likes: 86 Comments: 51 Summary: The hardest thing in this world is to live in it. The second hardest thing is to feed yourself. (Or: After Sunnydale, Buffy decides to conquer the kitchen.)
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Series: A Slayer's Guide to Living
Categories: Post-Series
Characters: Andrew Wells, Angel, Buffy, Dawn, Giles, Spike, Wesley, Willow, Xander
Genres: Fluffy/Comedy, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 5,569 Hit Count: 2,908 ePub Downloads: 112
Published: August 29, 2019 Updated: August 29, 2019
Categories: Post-Series
Characters: Andrew Wells, Angel, Buffy, Dawn, Giles, Spike, Wesley, Willow, Xander
Genres: Fluffy/Comedy, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 5,569 Hit Count: 2,908 ePub Downloads: 112
Published: August 29, 2019 Updated: August 29, 2019
Summary: Befriending the local demon population after recognizing that humanity can be just as vile as some of the monsters she has slayed, Buffy decides that she'll be slaying and living according to her own rules. After all, she's already died once, and Blondie did say to "live fast 'cause it won't last," and Debbie Harry isn't even a slayer.
With Drusilla dusted due to a mob in Prague, Spike rolls into Sunnydale looking to bag his third Slayer or be bagged by her. He's not picky, he just doesn't want to go down without a fight. But what he expects (another one of the Council's chits with a stake up her arse and fighting skills somewhere between mediocre and good) and what he finds (a bat swinging, Ramones singing hellcat) are two entirely different things.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None With Drusilla dusted due to a mob in Prague, Spike rolls into Sunnydale looking to bag his third Slayer or be bagged by her. He's not picky, he just doesn't want to go down without a fight. But what he expects (another one of the Council's chits with a stake up her arse and fighting skills somewhere between mediocre and good) and what he finds (a bat swinging, Ramones singing hellcat) are two entirely different things.
Artists: None
Categories: Season 1, Season 2
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Clem, Giles, Spike, The Anointed One, Willow, Willy the Snitch, Xander
Genres: Fighting, Humor, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: Adult Language, Violence
Challenges: I Wanna Be Sedated
Event: 2020 Challenge Month
Completed: No Chapters: 6 Table of Contents
Word count: 27,769 Hit Count: 16,030 ePub Downloads: 147
Published: April 29, 2020 Updated: March 21, 2021
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Clem, Giles, Spike, The Anointed One, Willow, Willy the Snitch, Xander
Genres: Fighting, Humor, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: Adult Language, Violence
Challenges: I Wanna Be Sedated
Event: 2020 Challenge Month
Completed: No Chapters: 6 Table of Contents
Word count: 27,769 Hit Count: 16,030 ePub Downloads: 147
Published: April 29, 2020 Updated: March 21, 2021
Summary: “Why don’t you and Spike just move in together?”
“Because that would be really weird? We’re neighbors and friends, Dawn; it’s not like we’re dating.”
Buffy firmly ignored Dawn’s muttered, “You could have fooled me.”
(Buffy and Spike are neighbors, best friends, confidants. What they aren't is dating. Which is the one thing that everyone assumes they are doing.)
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None “Because that would be really weird? We’re neighbors and friends, Dawn; it’s not like we’re dating.”
Buffy firmly ignored Dawn’s muttered, “You could have fooled me.”
(Buffy and Spike are neighbors, best friends, confidants. What they aren't is dating. Which is the one thing that everyone assumes they are doing.)
Artists: None
Categories: Alternate Reality, All Human
Characters: Buffy, Faith Lehane, Spike
Genres: Fluffy/Comedy, Humor, Lighthearted
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 7,264 Hit Count: 2,265 ePub Downloads: 84
Published: January 31, 2020 Updated: January 31, 2020
Characters: Buffy, Faith Lehane, Spike
Genres: Fluffy/Comedy, Humor, Lighthearted
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 7,264 Hit Count: 2,265 ePub Downloads: 84
Published: January 31, 2020 Updated: January 31, 2020
The 100% True Story of How Buffy and Mr. Gordo Fixed Everything (and Only Broke a Few Things) by talesofstories [G] Likes: 106 Comments: 49
Summary: After learning that the reason Buffy has been so off post-resurrection is because she's depressed she was pulled out of heaven, Willow does a spell that is sure to fix everything. After all, how could giving Buffy a childlike joy go wrong?
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Categories: Season 6
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Dawn, Mr. Gordo, Spike, Tara, Willow, Xander
Genres: Fluffy/Comedy, HEA/HFN, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Lighthearted
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 14,163 Hit Count: 2,577 ePub Downloads: 121
Published: February 06, 2021 Updated: February 06, 2021
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Dawn, Mr. Gordo, Spike, Tara, Willow, Xander
Genres: Fluffy/Comedy, HEA/HFN, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Lighthearted
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 14,163 Hit Count: 2,577 ePub Downloads: 121
Published: February 06, 2021 Updated: February 06, 2021
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Summary: What happens when the Initiative chips not one but two vampires and their interest in them is less military and more pastry? Crack-fic that starts with "Pangs," works its way through every dessert-based innuendo, and affects literally everyone in a variety of smutty, calorie-filled ways, of course! Warning: you will want to have dessert on hand before you start reading; ideally, your dessert will be cherry pie with whipped cream on top.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Artists: None
Categories: Season 4
Characters: Buffy, Ensemble, Harmony, Spike
Genres: Erotica, Fluffy/Comedy, Humor, Lighthearted
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Completed: Yes Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 19,888 Hit Count: 3,236 ePub Downloads: 105
Published: May 15, 2020 Updated: May 29, 2020
Characters: Buffy, Ensemble, Harmony, Spike
Genres: Erotica, Fluffy/Comedy, Humor, Lighthearted
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Completed: Yes Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 19,888 Hit Count: 3,236 ePub Downloads: 105
Published: May 15, 2020 Updated: May 29, 2020
Summary: The Sixties. JFK is assassinated, The Beatles are taking over the hearts and wallets of women everywhere, the Iron Curtain is very iron, and agents for the supernatural branch of U.N.C.L.E. deal with threats U.N.C.L.E.'s regular spies aren't prepared to deal with. Of those agents, Buffy Summers, slayer and fashionista, and Spike, vampire and dedicated bar brawler, are the best of the best, capable of taking down entire cells of evil or extracting information without wrecking too much havoc. Their new mission? Figuring out what former US Army scientist Maggie Walsh is doing with her experiments on demons and putting a stop to it.
Written for the Elysian Fields 'Artistic April Challenge' Month. Banner #130 by AlloSpoike.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None Written for the Elysian Fields 'Artistic April Challenge' Month. Banner #130 by AlloSpoike.
Artists: None
Categories: Challenge Response, Alternate Reality, Claim
Characters: Buffy, Giles, Harmony, Maggie Walsh, Riley Finn, Spike
Genres: Action/Adventure, Fighting, HEA/HFN, Humor, Kidnapping, Lighthearted
Warnings: Torture (Physical)
Event: Artistic April Challenge 2021
Completed: No Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 8,456 Hit Count: 2,236 ePub Downloads: 17
Published: April 24, 2021 Updated: December 15, 2021
Characters: Buffy, Giles, Harmony, Maggie Walsh, Riley Finn, Spike
Genres: Action/Adventure, Fighting, HEA/HFN, Humor, Kidnapping, Lighthearted
Warnings: Torture (Physical)
Event: Artistic April Challenge 2021
Completed: No Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 8,456 Hit Count: 2,236 ePub Downloads: 17
Published: April 24, 2021 Updated: December 15, 2021