Written during S7

Lydia's Diary

the ongoing web journal of Lydia Chalmers, writing to her sister as she researches and writes her thesis on William the Bloody in 1997-1998.

Written During S6

Going Back

Response to the challenge "write a story in which Buffy first says she loves Spike". The imposed happy ending was fun to write but - obviously - turned out to be seriously AU.

Moving Day

B/S conversation. My first attempt to give Spike an epiphany, viz., that he should get out of town. Written sometime after "Gone".

Night Thoughts of a Slayer (PG-13)

Buffy thinks about Spike. Angst. Implied previous sexual activity. An attempt to figure out what was going on in that little head.

A Quiet Pint

Conversation between Spike and Tara. Written sometime after "Gone". My second try at giving Spike an epiphany, this time that he's in an abusive relationship and isn't the bad guy here.

Patrol

B/S. Written in response to a spoiler about "Hell's Bells", that Spike and Buffy actually manage to have a civil conversation at the wedding. Speculates that they might be able to form a friendship after the breakup. Turned out to be wildly AU, like every other attempt to impose a happy or even a civil ending on the ongoing B/S trainwreck.

Fifth Step

Conversation between Spike and Willow. Spike hears Willow's "Fifth Step" in her Spellcasters Anonymous program. Tells her more than she wants to know. Predictive of Willow's behaviour this season, but Spike is shown more respect here than anyone did this year.

Thread

B/S. Written after "Dead Things". My wishful thinking about a possible Spike response to being beaten up and left for dead in the alleyway.

Back Porch (PG-13)

S/?, B. Buffy sits on her back porch thinking things over after walking in on Spike and an unknown woman in his crypt. Written after "Older and Far Away", in response to a spoiler for "Entropy", but I hadn't heard much beyond that S/? sex was going to occur and Buffy was going to know about it.

Mailbox

B/S. A note I wish Spike had left in Buffy's mailbox. Written in response to a spoiler that Spike was going to be leaving town before the end of the season.

Back Porch (again)

B/S. The season finale that didn't. Written in response to a spoiler that Willow was going to be the Big Bad, on the assumption that Spike would be back in time for the finale. AU, as it turned out.

Written Between S6 & S7

Coming Home: The Series (Unspoiled Speculation on Season 7) (2 NC-17 stories in this series also, email me for the URLs)

I've learned my lesson and don't expect anything good to happen in the Buffyverse - at least, not without a whole lot of suffering first ...

Sisters

Buffy and Dawn talk about Spike post-return.

Sisters II

Buffy and Dawn talk some more.

Partial Disclosure (PG-13)

Back to Spike's POV, post-return, soul and all. PG-13 for some sexual stuff at the end, but no anatomical terms are used.

Ficlets without a series - : a couple of speculations on how Spike spent the summer.

Nostalgia (PG-13 for violence)

Spike's in France, remembering a previous visit.

The Picture (G)

Speculation on the for me never-answered question, why would Spike have fallen in love with Buffy in the first place? And why on earth would he go back to Sunnydale?