creator: rebcake

Fic: Defenseless (3 of 3)

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This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Defenseless

Title: Defenseless
Author: Rebcake
Word Count: 4000
Rating: PG13
Characters: Spike, Buffy, Joyce, Giles, with guest appearances by some other familiar faces
Summary: After escaping from the Initiative, Spike weighs his options and seeks help from the Slayer’s Watcher mother.
Warning: Compresses some events in the Season Four timeline. Contains non-canon character death.
A/N: Spike POV. Fill-in-the-blank, though somewhat AU. Contains bits of dialogue from the show, but I do not own any of these characters, alas. enigmaticblues  rocks my world. Beta’d by MiAmor, who isn’t nearly tough enough, but who also rocks my world.

Act One here.   Act Two here.

ANGST ALERT FOR THIS CHAPTER!

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Fic: Defenseless (2 of 3)

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This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Defenseless

Title: Defenseless
Author: Rebcake
Word Count: 2800
Rating: PG13
Characters: Spike, Buffy, Joyce, Giles, with guest appearances by some other familiar faces
Summary: After escaping from the Initiative, Spike weighs his options and seeks help from the Slayer’s Watcher mother.
Warning: Compresses some events in the Season Four timeline. Contains non-canon character death.
A/N: Spike POV. Fill-in-the-blank, though somewhat AU. Contains bits of dialogue from the show, but I do not own any of these characters, alas. enigmaticblues  rocks my world. Beta’d by MiAmor, who isn’t nearly tough enough.

Act One here.

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Fic: Defenseless (1 of 3)

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This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Defenseless

Fic: Defenseless (1 of 3)

It’s still my day, right? Right! This became something of an epic for me, so the polishing continues, but it should all be up before midnight. *fingers crossed*Title: Defenseless
Author: Rebcake
Word Count: 3400
Rating: PG13
Characters: Spike, Buffy, Joyce, Giles, with guest appearances by some other familiar faces
Summary: After escaping from the Initiative, Spike weighs his options and seeks help from the Slayer’s Watcher mother.
Warning: Compresses some events in the Season Four timeline. Contains non-canon character death.
A/N: Spike POV. Fill-in-the-blank, though somewhat AU. Contains bits of dialogue from the show, but I do not own any of these characters, alas. enigmaticblues rocks my world. Beta’d by MiAmor, who isn’t nearly tough enough.

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Fic: Under My Skin

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This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Ring On It

Title: Under My Skin
Author: Rebcake
Word count: 5600-ish
Rating: PG13 (for some cussin’ and slayerly violence)
Characters: Ensemble
Summary: It’s Buffy and Spike’s Very Special Day. AU Angel Season 5.
Warnings: Big-time wedding!fic, fluff, and schmoop. Very minor song!fic and baby!fic.

A/N1: I couldn’t resist, although I probably should have. Written in honor of the recent nuptials of our own enigmaticblues, though she may decide that it’s an honor she can easily live without. Thanks for bringing us the love, sweetie.
A/N2: Profuse thanks to beta readers angearia and clawofcat, both of whom provided a killer line in a pivotal area, among other things, but who cannot be held responsible for any errors because neither saw the whole story. Sorry about that, guys!
A/N3: This is a sequel to my entry from last round, With This Ring. Prologue can be found here.

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Fic: Under My Skin – Prologue

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This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Ring On It

Title: Under My Skin – Prologue
Author: Rebcake
Word count: 1800-ish
Rating: PG
Characters: Dawn and Buffy
Summary: Dawn catches Buffy in an unusually self-reflective mood on the morning of a big day.
Warnings: Talking heads.
A/N: Takes place some months after my entry from last round, With This Ring. Inspiration and beta provided by the inestimable clawofcat, but don’t hold it against her. AU Angel Season 5.

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Fic: With This Ring

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This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Ring On It

Title: With This Ring
Author: Rebcake
Rating: PG-13, for minor cussin’
Word Count: 4400
Summary: Seeking every possible advantage in the battle against the First, Buffy makes a minor wardrobe adjustment before heading into the Hellmouth. Will it make any difference?
Warnings: Ring!Fic
A/N: This is an old school “what if” fic. Dialog and action liberally stolen borrowed from the battle scene in Chosen. Spoilers up through Chosen and the first bit of Angel Season 5. Also, I maniped my own banner! Next, I’m going to make my own soap!

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FIC: Do You Believe?

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Title: Do You Believe?
Author: Rebcake
Word Count: 4104
Rating: PG-13 (some naughty words)
Warnings: Buffy/Other (off-screen). Pretty much canon. Spoilers through Season 4.
Disclaimer: I disclaim to all and sundry that I didn’t invent these people! They’re peculiar!
Summary: When Buffy goes off to college, the magic just won’t stop. How does she deal with the fallout from each, increasingly troubling, spell? And, why is her love life so screwed up?

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