creator: slaymesoftly

Gordian Knot

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It’s my day at Seasonal Spuffy, and I actually have something to post. No where near the quality of some of the things that have gone up this round, but maybe a little bit amusing. I hope so, anyway. I had thought to post this one-shot and a good bit of another fic, but I’m not sure when I’ll get the other one finished and I don’t want to put up a wip that might remain in progress for quite a while, so this is it. Title and banner by the talented alwaysjbj, who, along with just_sue was also one of the betas. Thanks to both of them.

Gordian Knot
Rating Barely R, probably PG 13
Disclaimer: not my characters, not Joss’s story
Summary: What if Buffy wanted to know more about how and why Hallie recognized Spike? My Seasonal Spuffy Story for Fall, 2008 Photobucket

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Even Champions Need a Home – 1

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This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Even Champions Need a Home

Title: Even Champions Need a Home
Author: Slaymesoftly
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: It didn’t happen this way, because the man who owns these characters didn’t write it. But he said I could. :)

Summary: It’s the summer before Season VII; Buffy is led to Spike and told he is a champion that she must take care of until it’s time for him. She’s dubious at first, but very glad to see him again. Important conversations are had, as they should have been, long before he goes up like a candle.

AN: Although, this was written for Seasonal Spuffy, I started it based on a banner that I liked at a “fic for banner” community – may have been WriterCon UK, I don’t remember. Anyway, it turned out that someone else had already chosen that banner and I didn’t want to share (lol), so I chose another one and tucked this idea away. But I wanted to tell the story, so I brought it out and tried to bend it so as to at least approach the “Humor” “Hope” themes of this round. It’s not laugh-out-loud funny, and since we all know the ultimate ending, can’t really be hopeful in the long-term; but at this little point in their relationship…

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This gorgeous banner, as was the original one, is from my wonderful beta, Always_jbj, who is multi-talented. Aren’t I lucky?

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Valentine’s Day Special

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This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Valentine’s Day Special

Gah! Almost forgot about posting this here! I hope everyone is having a wonderful Valentine’s Day.

This is an NC17 sequel to a fic written for Valentine’s Day a couple of years ago, so don’t read it if you aren’t old enough. (forgot the link, here it is: http://spuffystuff.org/valentine.htm) It’s schmoopy, for all that.

 

Title: Valentine’s Day Special
Author: Slaymesoftly
Rating: pwp – NC17
Summary: a sequel to my Valentine’s Day pwp of a few years ago, (God Bless St. Valentine), this one begins immediately after the ending of that one. I don’t know that it’s necessary to have read the first one, but it would definitely help explain what’s going on here. ☺ We begin with Spike and Buffy cuddling in his bed…
AN: This fic plays a bit fast and loose with the timeline of events in Season Six, but since the whole thing is a “don’t we wish” fantasy in the first place, I’ll just ask you to forget about anything that doesn’t jibe with canon. Thanks.:)

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Always Wait For You – 13

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This entry is part 14 of 15 in the series Always Wait For You

I apologize to everyone for that last chapter and the lack of a cut. All fixed now. That’s about third or fourth one that I’ve had to go back and fix – hopefully none of the others caused a problem before I noticed them and added the cut. *peers around to see if anyone is growling at me*

Behind the cut (let’s hope) is Chapter Thirteen in which lots of stuff happens, not all of it very nice or fluffy.

 Chapter Thirteen

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Always Wait For You – 11

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This entry is part 12 of 15 in the series Always Wait For You

Behind the cut you will find Chapter Eleven. (ETA) I’ve added a little bit here and there, based on having an alert reader point out a plot hole. Made a couple of small changes in this chapter and in the following one.)

Things are becoming nastier and more frustrating…

 Chapter Eleven

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