Characters: Buffy, Spike, Angel, Anya, Cordelia, Giles, Tara, Willow, Xander
Genres: Angst, Drama, HEA/HFN, Plot-driven
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Dubious Consent, Sexual Situations, Suicidal Ideation/Thoughts
Completed: Yes Chapters: 7
Word count: 15,745 Hit Count: 969 ePub Downloads: 9
Published: 05/12/23 Updated: 05/12/23
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1. Chapter 1 by womanaction - Likes: 2 Comments: 2 Word Count: 4,073 Hit Count: 222 Published: 05/12/23
This chapter comprises material originally making up the prologue and chapters 1 and 2.
2. Chapter 2 by womanaction - Likes: 1 Comments: 0 Word Count: 2,895 Hit Count: 126 Published: 05/12/23
This comprises material from the original chapters 3 & 4.
3. Interlude 1 by womanaction - Likes: 1 Comments: 0 Word Count: 1,361 Hit Count: 120 Published: 05/12/23
This chapter was originally a separately published oneshot, and contains a warning for dubious consent.
4. Chapter 3 by womanaction - Likes: 1 Comments: 0 Word Count: 3,262 Hit Count: 122 Published: 05/12/23
This chapter comprises material from the original chapters 5 & 6.
5. Interlude 2 by womanaction - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 853 Hit Count: 121 Published: 05/12/23
This interlude was another separately published story.
6. Chapter 4 by womanaction - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 2,693 Hit Count: 120 Published: 05/12/23
This chapter comprises material from the final two original chapters.
7. Epilogue by womanaction - Likes: 3 Comments: 0 Word Count: 608 Hit Count: 138 Published: 05/12/23
This epilogue is brand new, written 2023, although I tried to hew to the style of the existing material. I hope this gives everyone, including me, a little more closure on this tale and a little more context to my goals in originally writing it.