Summary: After the events of Not Fade Away, Spike and Buffy reunite and go on a road trip. These are 100-word long drabbles of Spike and Buffy's various travels all across the United States. 
Using prompts from Grief Counseling. 

Categories: Post-Series, Drabbles
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Alternate Reality, Baby/Kid, Dramedy, Established Relationship, Fluffy, HEA/HFN, Lighthearted, Road Trip, Romance
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Chooses Not to Use Warnings
Completed: Yes Chapters: 30
Word count: 3,000 Hit Count: 7,898 ePub Downloads: 21
Published: 04/03/23 Updated: 09/03/23


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1. Monterey Cannery Row by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 9 Comments: 6 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 589 Published: 04/03/23

Suggested by Hannah on Discord. Monterey's Cannery Row is famous for being featured in one of John Steinbeck's writings. It has a beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean as well. 

Prompt: Trust is Earned

2. San Francisco by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 6 Comments: 4 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 490 Published: 04/04/23

Prompt: Tonight We Feast

3. Ashland, Oregon by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 7 Comments: 5 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 447 Published: 04/05/23

Takes place at the Ashland, Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Prompt: Blood and Gore

4. Seattle, Washington by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 6 Comments: 7 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 450 Published: 04/12/23

Prompt: Panic

I wanna shout out Sunalso's fic "Hunger" on Elysian Fields which goes way more into Seattle than I could in a drabble.

5. Boise, Idaho by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 5 Comments: 4 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 432 Published: 04/14/23

This is where I start hinting at stuff that won't be canon-compliant. 

Prompt: Three little words.

6. Salt Late City, Utah by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 5 Comments: 2 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 381 Published: 04/15/23

This one is for all the gays. Utah's pride parade has been a thing since the 80s.

Prompt: Hiding

7. Las Vegas by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 6 Comments: 3 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 381 Published: 04/17/23

Prompt: Something Old

Spuffy Wedding/Honeymoon in Vegas! 

8. Grand Canyon South Rim, Arizona by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 6 Comments: 4 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 383 Published: 04/19/23

Prompt: Sunrise

Buffy and Spike are now traveling on Route 66. 

9. Santa Fe, New Mexico by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 6 Comments: 1 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 425 Published: 04/21/23

Prompt: Fool's Gold

10. Tulsa, Oklahoma by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 6 Comments: 4 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 377 Published: 05/04/23

In which Spike got into a bar fight.

Prompt: Take it on the chin

11. Dallas, Texas by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 6 Comments: 4 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 378 Published: 05/07/23

Prompt: Caged Animals

I actually went to Dallas IRL so some of this drabble is based on where I went.

12. Saint Louis, Missouri by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 6 Comments: 4 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 351 Published: 05/10/23

Thanks to Lady Emma who helped me with rearranging the cities.

Prompt: Lace

13. Iowa City, Iowa by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 6 Comments: 2 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 350 Published: 05/19/23

Iowa City, Iowa is known as a City of Literature.

The Iowa Writers Conference is very famous for being a hub for prominent writers. I wanted to spotlight one of my personal faves here.

Prompt: A Dark Void

14. Chicago, Illinois by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 6 Comments: 4 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 292 Published: 05/25/23

Crossover with The Dresden Files! Dresden is currently between Death Masks and Blood Rites. Fun fact: he makes a Buffy reference in Blood Rites. 

Prompt: Cut from the same cloth

15. Indianapolis, Indiana by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 6 Comments: 4 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 293 Published: 06/04/23

I never went to Indianapolis, so I focused more on Spike and Buffy celebrating the 4th of July.

Prompt: Pale

16. Memphis, TN by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 6 Comments: 7 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 275 Published: 06/07/23

Prompt: Record Scratch

I have a BFF who's originally from Memphis and she provided me with a lot of haunted places. 

BTW: This fic is featured! Thank you admins!

17. New Orleans, Louisiana by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 5 Comments: 6 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 212 Published: 06/12/23

This was the city I looked forward to writing about the most.

Prompt: Goth Night.

18. Montgomery, Alabama by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 5 Comments: 4 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 258 Published: 06/21/23

Spike and Buffy continue their exploration of haunted places in various cities.

Prompt: Ghost

19. Atlanta, Georgia by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 4 Comments: 3 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 210 Published: 07/04/23

Prompt: Smoke and Mirrors

Continuing on Spike and Buffy's haunted sightseeing, I'm gonna take a page out of Harry Houdini's book.

Note: This is not bashing on actual mediums/psychics/etc. I'm just following the prompt.

20. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 4 Comments: 6 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 189 Published: 07/12/23

Prompt: Jezebel.

I wanted to do a beach chapter. Enjoy Spike in a Speedo!

P.S.: Thanks HappyWhenItRains for actually making art of Spike in a Speedo!

21. Charlotte, NC by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 94 Published: 07/29/23

This drabble got inspired by something Dusty said in the Discord and the fact that Charlotte is called Queen City.

Prompt: You reap what you sow

22. Norfolk, VA by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 80 Published: 08/04/23

Gonna add a bit of plot to this road trip fic. Now that Drabblemania is over, I think inspiration for this series has struck again.

Prompt: Sneaking Around

23. Baltimore, Maryland by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 4 Comments: 4 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 78 Published: 08/05/23

I knew as soon as I saw the "black feathers" prompt that I wanted to do something relating to Edgar Allan Poe.

Spike and Buffy are still road tripping and it's around August, in-universe. 

24. Philadelphia, PA by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 77 Published: 08/09/23

Prompt: Marrow

There's only so much I can fit in 100 words. I've been to Philadelphia before, but I wanted to have this drabble where Buffy dealt with cravings, being pregnant and all.

25. Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 74 Published: 08/16/23

So this particular lake is a place I went to on vacation. I used to live in New Jersey as a kid and my aunt had a lake house that I visited during my college years. 

26. New York City by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 77 Published: 08/26/23

I've been to New York more than a few times and it changes every time you go there. So this drabble comes from experience.

Prompt: It Comes in Threes

27. Boston, Massachusetts by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 68 Published: 08/27/23

This is a postcard Buffy is writing to Giles. Keep in mind that Buffy is in her early stages of her pregnancy so she won't know the sex/gender of her baby yet. Also, this fic takes place in 2001. 

Prompt: Uprising

28. Hartford, Connecticut by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 62 Published: 08/28/23

This chapter acts as my shout out to Buffy The Gilmore Slayer, whom I follow on Instagram.

29. Burlington, Vermont by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 63 Published: 09/02/23

Second to last chapter before Buffy and Spike finally put down roots. 

30. Portland, Maine by TheSunnySlayer - Likes: 5 Comments: 3 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 62 Published: 09/03/23

This is the end of the road, but a new story is going to begin soon.