Story Notes: Story Notes: ObDisc: Sadly, any characters or plots you recognise do not belong to me. I will, however, look after the characters, and make sure I put them back (almost) as good as new when I'm done ;)
Enormous gratitude to medievalchic for beta reading, and to -Carrie-Ann- for "Angel-picking" and making sure I didn't get canon in a knot. You are both wonderful 
Also a big shoutout to the following people who found canon nicknames for Spike and suggested various appropriate ones (their contribution will become clear in chapter five!): pfeifferpack, rabbit_moon1, sunnydalesis, zabjade, Sigyn. (I really, really hope I noted everyone down who gave me ideas, but it was late and I was tired, so consider this also a general shoutout to the denizens of the shoutbox and Chatzy, who are always inventive and helpful and FUN!)
This is a sequel or sister or mirror to Dust, and is also my addition to the popular oeuvre "make sense of AtS season five from Spike's POV" 
(Also, I know that Buffy gif is way off for post-series Buffy, but I decided Spike would have a happy image of her in his mind. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. )