Sunnydale After Dark
Summary: For 147 days, Spike and Dawn grieve Buffy.
This is a story of a vampire and a Key who try to cope with the loss of the one person who meant the most to them…and how they became a family along the way.
 
Banner by the lovely MillennialCryBaby
Series: Shadowverse
Categories: Season 5
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Buffybot, Dawn, Ensemble - BtVS
Genres: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Attempted Suicide, Suicidal Ideation/Thoughts, Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 14
Word count: 55,029 Hit Count: 795 ePub Downloads: 11
Published: 08/14/23 Updated: 08/27/23


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1. Day 2 by disco-tea - Likes: 4 Comments: 0 Word Count: 2,361 Hit Count: 86 Published: 08/14/23

“There's a great unknown from you to me.” ~ Where The Shadow Ends by BANNERS

2. Day 9 by disco-tea - Likes: 4 Comments: 0 Word Count: 7,629 Hit Count: 60 Published: 08/14/23

Trigger Warning for a depiction of attempted suicide in this chapter. It’s not graphic and it’s fairly brief, but it’s there and will be occasionally mentioned throughout the story.
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“She had a sizable head-start so he pushed himself harder despite his injuries, clearing whole flights of poorly assembled stairs in leaps.”

3. Day 14 by disco-tea - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 4,354 Hit Count: 55 Published: 08/15/23

In which Dawn is a final girl and Spike is unhinged. They’re a family <3

We interrupt your regularly scheduled crying to bring you some violence….and then more crying.

4. Day 29 by disco-tea - Likes: 3 Comments: 0 Word Count: 4,747 Hit Count: 52 Published: 08/17/23

In which Dawn has a bad day, Spike continues to be unhinged, and Giles pees his pants. :)

Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for a triple feature! Crying! Violence! AND Spuffy!

5. Day 41 by disco-tea - Likes: 3 Comments: 0 Word Count: 4,116 Hit Count: 53 Published: 08/17/23

Everybody make way for Buffybot! The Queen has arrived! 

Also Dawn yells some more, Spike breaks a mug, and somebody else takes a turn crying.

Very Scoobies heavy chapter, I’ve had to re-read this so much I hate it. Bon appétit.

 

6. Day 47 by disco-tea - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 5,866 Hit Count: 56 Published: 08/18/23

I was almost gonna say “hey no tears this chapter!” Then I remembered there are. It’s Spike’s turn to cry :) CRY LITTLE MAN CRY!!! Also Buffy’s there :))) and Dawn is drinking coffee btw. If you even care. 

7. Day 59 by disco-tea - Likes: 3 Comments: 0 Word Count: 3,738 Hit Count: 62 Published: 08/21/23

No one actually cries in this chapter! WAIT. Crap I just looked and actually someone does :/ But its like one tear. Blink and you miss it. But anyway, its a little ironic this chapter ended up (originally) getting posted around the holiday season because its all about…gifts. Basically. And stealing. Certain people stealing things like a raccoon. Specifically from spike 

8. Day 70 by disco-tea - Likes: 3 Comments: 0 Word Count: 1,761 Hit Count: 50 Published: 08/22/23

Nobody cries this chapter fr fr. Light Giles bashing from Spike. Brit on Brit violence, if you will.

9. Day 84 by disco-tea - Likes: 3 Comments: 0 Word Count: 3,717 Hit Count: 49 Published: 08/22/23

Spike and Dawn watch Heathers. Spike clings to what remains of his Evil Guy dignity by his FINGERNAILS (and loses.) Also it’s Dawnie’s birthday :)

This chapter is angst hiding in a fluff trench coat.

10. Day 100 by disco-tea - Likes: 3 Comments: 0 Word Count: 3,616 Hit Count: 55 Published: 08/24/23

It’s been 100 days since Buffy’s death and a certain vampire isn’t coping well. Or is he? In which Spike writes a poem and argues with Buffy over who’s a figment of who’s imagination.

11. Day 118 by disco-tea - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 4,954 Hit Count: 54 Published: 08/25/23

Dawn and Spike get mugged :/


Also Dawn can do the Xena battle cry. If you even care.

12. Day 126 by disco-tea - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 1,095 Hit Count: 51 Published: 08/25/23

Not every day was a big day. 

13. Day 138 by disco-tea - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 5,704 Hit Count: 49 Published: 08/27/23

The clock strikes eleven! The stage is set and the curtain begins to draw to a close. But in the meantime, Dawn needs school supplies. Spike is kind of freaking out about it.

14. Day 147 by disco-tea - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 1,371 Hit Count: 63 Published: 08/27/23

“Through the broken gates of kingdom come. I will see you again when the night is dawn.”