Summary: A story of breaking apart and coming back together again?
For the Short & Spuffy Drabble Event.
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Categories: Post-Series, Drabbles, Sunnydale After Dark Exclusive
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Dawn, Willow
Genres: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Alcohol/Drug Use, Buffy/Other (Temp), Sexual Situations, Spike/Other (Temp), Suicidal Ideation/Thoughts, Warnings Added As Story Progresses
Completed: Yes Chapters: 30
Word count: 3,000 Hit Count: 11,804 ePub Downloads: 10
Published: 03/09/23 Updated: 03/30/23
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Characters: Buffy, Spike, Dawn, Willow
Genres: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Alcohol/Drug Use, Buffy/Other (Temp), Sexual Situations, Spike/Other (Temp), Suicidal Ideation/Thoughts, Warnings Added As Story Progresses
Completed: Yes Chapters: 30
Word count: 3,000 Hit Count: 11,804 ePub Downloads: 10
Published: 03/09/23 Updated: 03/30/23
Print or Download Story:
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Story Notes: I hadn't intended to participate in this event but I got inspired by the bucket load of wonderful drabble fics out there everyone else is producing. I've wanted to explore the idea of Buffy and Spike breaking up for a long time and this seemed like the perfect format to try it.
This is set sometime post-series not taking into account the comic books in any way. Buffy is about mid-20's maybe? Tags will be added as needed and applicable.
Title comes from reworked lyrics of the song From Eden by Hozier.
This is set sometime post-series not taking into account the comic books in any way. Buffy is about mid-20's maybe? Tags will be added as needed and applicable.
Title comes from reworked lyrics of the song From Eden by Hozier.
Babe, there's something wretched about this
Something so precious about this
Oh what a sin
I hope you enjoy! Let me know your thoughts. :) LT.
1. as the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn by LittleTayy - Likes: 15 
Comments: 14 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 635 Published: 03/09/23
Chapter title comes from Shrike by Hozier.
Prompt: Should we break up?
2. all of my goodness is going with you now by LittleTayy - Likes: 14 Comments: 13 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 483 Published: 03/09/23
Chapter title comes from Shrike by Hozier.
Prompt: Hurt and Comfort
3. all i've ever done is hide from our times by LittleTayy - Likes: 13 Comments: 12 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 532 Published: 03/10/23
Chapter title comes from To Be Alone by Hozier.
Prompt: The French Quarter
4. there's something broken about this by LittleTayy - Likes: 16 Comments: 15 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 508 Published: 03/10/23
Chapter title comes from the song From Eden by Hozier.
Prompt: Pretty Chains
Time Post Break-Up: Set about 6/7 months.
5. freshly disowned in some frozen devotion by LittleTayy - Likes: 14 Comments: 13 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 536 Published: 03/11/23
I am being very creative in my interpretations of the prompts, I hope that's okay.
Chapter title comes from Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene by Hozier.
Prompt: Side by Side
Time Post Break-Up: 7 months
6. the dark caress of someone else; i guess any thrill will do by LittleTayy - Likes: 12 Comments: 11 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 507 Published: 03/11/23
Chapter title comes from Someone New by Hozier.
Prompt: Attainathon
Time Post Break-Up: 11 Months
7. what a waste to say the heart could feel apart by LittleTayy - Likes: 11 Comments: 10 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 506 Published: 03/12/23
And here starts the non-linear portion of the story. I did try but we will be going all over the place now. So please pay attention to the post break-up times.
Chapter title comes from No Plan by Hozier.
Prompt: Message to the Moon
Time Post Break-Up: 6 Weeks
8. true that love in withdrawal was the weepin' of me by LittleTayy - Likes: 11 Comments: 10 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 464 Published: 03/13/23
Chapter title from Would That by Hozier.
Prompt: Blue and Green
Time Post Break-Up: 11/12 Months
9. though i've handled the wood, i still worship the flame by LittleTayy - Likes: 11 Comments: 9 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 513 Published: 03/13/23
Chapter title from Would That by Hozier.
Prompt: "Too much damn drama!"
Time Post Break-Up: 12 Months (One Year)
10. in the lost myth of true love by LittleTayy - Likes: 12 Comments: 11 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 452 Published: 03/14/23
Chapter title from Talk by Hozier.
Prompt: A Little Clue
Time Post Break-Up: 13 Months
11. shake like the bough of a willow tree by LittleTayy - Likes: 12 Comments: 10 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 486 Published: 03/14/23
I thought y'all deserved something a little less angsty.
Chapter title comes from Movement by Hozier.
Prompt: Drowning
Time Post Break-Up: 16 Months
12. i could not ask and neither could you by LittleTayy - Likes: 11 Comments: 8 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 417 Published: 03/21/23
Chapter title comes from Like Real People Do by Hozier.
Prompt: "I think I love you."
Time Post Break-Up: 14 Months
13. would things be easier if there was a right way by LittleTayy - Likes: 12 Comments: 9 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 371 Published: 03/21/23
Chapter title from Someone New by Hozier.
Prompt: "Loving you is easy."
Time Post Break-Up: 14 Months
14. how easy you are to need by LittleTayy - Likes: 10 Comments: 8 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 430 Published: 03/22/23
Chapter title from It Will Come Back by Hozier.
Prompt: Too Quiet
Time Post Break-Up: 3 Months
15. there's an art to life's distraction by LittleTayy - Likes: 12 Comments: 10 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 390 Published: 03/23/23
I am once again playing fast and loose with the prompts, I hope that's okay. Also! Please pay attention to the post break-up times and what tags may or may not be tagged. I have not yet decided the ending, so. Oh, and Jenna and Hunter are more than they appear but I only have 100 words and they're not the focus. Haha.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy! :) LT.
Chapter title comes from the song Someone New by Hozier.
Prompt: Sacrifice
Time Post Break-Up: 15 Months
16. sweet music playing in the dark be still, my foolish heart by LittleTayy - Likes: 8 Comments: 7 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 366 Published: 03/24/23
Chapter title from Almost (Sweet Music) by Hozier.
Prompt: Scent
Time Post Break-Up: 16 Months
17. she tells me "worship in the bedroom" by LittleTayy - Likes: 7 Comments: 7 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 410 Published: 03/24/23
Chapter title from Take Me To Church by Hozier.
Prompt: Tempt Me
Time Post Break-Up: 16 Months
18. like the bonfire that burns, that all words in the fight fell to by LittleTayy - Likes: 8 Comments: 7 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 353 Published: 03/24/23
Chapter title comes from Wasteland, Baby! by Hozier.
Prompt: Crashing
Time Post Break-Up: 16 Months
19. be known in it’s aching by LittleTayy - Likes: 11 Comments: 11 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 374 Published: 03/24/23
Thank you to the wonderful MaggieLeFay for help with ideas on this drabble! Couldn't have done it without you.
Chapter title comes from Wasteland, Baby! by Hozier.
Prompt: The Lies You Told
Time Post Break-Up: 16 Months
20. she demands a sacrifice by LittleTayy - Likes: 9 Comments: 9 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 393 Published: 03/25/23
Chapter title from Take Me To Church by Hozier.
Prompt: PAIN
Time Post Break-Up: 17 Months
21. who would trade that hum of night by LittleTayy - Likes: 10 Comments: 9 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 348 Published: 03/26/23
Chapter title from Sunlight by Hozier.
Prompt: Indirect Sunlight
Time Post Break-Up: 17 Months
22. nothing fucks with my baby by LittleTayy - Likes: 6 Comments: 6 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 320 Published: 03/28/23
Chapter title from NFWMB by Hozier.
Prompt: Lost
Time Post Break-Up: 17 Months
23. when people say that something is forever by LittleTayy - Likes: 7 Comments: 7 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 284 Published: 03/28/23
Chapter title from All Things End by Hozier.
Prompt: The Clock Stops
Time Post Break-Up: 17 Months
24. my lovers the sunlight by LittleTayy - Likes: 8 Comments: 7 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 284 Published: 03/28/23
Chapter title from Take Me To Church by Hozier.
Prompt: Joy
Time Post Break-Up: 17 Months
25. all you have is your fire by LittleTayy - Likes: 6 Comments: 7 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 275 Published: 03/29/23
I know it's vague what happened, especially with only 100 words each chapter. But essentially, Buffy can no longer stay dead. She's essentially immortal now.
Chapter title from Arsonist's Lullabye by Hozier.
Prompt: "Boxes on a shelf."
Time Post Break-Up: 18 Months
26. to derail the mind of me by LittleTayy - Likes: 8 Comments: 7 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 255 Published: 03/29/23
Chapter title from Sedated by Hozier.
Prompt: "Just let it all hang out."
Time Post Break-Up: 18 Months
27. i’d still have my baby, and my babe would have me by LittleTayy - Likes: 6 Comments: 5 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 244 Published: 03/29/23
Chapter title from Work Song by Hozier.
Prompt: Make A Choice
Time Post Break-Up: 18 Months
28. i fell in love with the fire long ago by LittleTayy - Likes: 7 Comments: 6 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 232 Published: 03/29/23
Chapter title from Would That I by Hozier.
Prompt: Making Up
Time Post Break-Up: 18 Months
29. two corpses we were, two corpses i saw by LittleTayy - Likes: 6 Comments: 5 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 227 Published: 03/30/23
Chapter title from In A Week by Hozier.
Prompt: "Angst is my oxygen."
Time Post Break-Up: 2 Hours
30. there’s nothin’ sweeter than my baby by LittleTayy - Likes: 7 Comments: 6 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 209 Published: 03/30/23
Chapter title from Work Song by Hozier.
Prompt: Kitten
Time Officially Back Together: 2 Hours