Sunnydale After Dark
Summary: 147 days after her death, a Slayer claws her way out of her coffin and breaks the surface of the cold, empty earth.

This is the story of how she found her way back home.

Sequel to where the shadow ends.

Banner by the talented MillennialCryBaby

Series: Shadowverse
Categories: Season 6, Episode Rewrite
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Dawn, Ensemble
Genres: Angst, Drama, Friendship, Horror, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Slow Burn
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Suicidal Ideation/Thoughts, Violence, Warnings Added As Story Progresses
Completed: No Chapters: 9
Word count: 46,709 Hit Count: 727 ePub Downloads: 8
Published: 08/31/23 Updated: 11/29/23


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Story Notes: Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.

So here we are at last! This story has been living in my head for about a year and we’re finally at the first step of this journey.

This is a sequel to ‘where the shadow ends’ but it’s also an S6 AU. So therefore we will be going episodically. Most chapters will be AUs of specific episodes BUT, we won’t be strictly following the structure of S6. Some episodes will be shuffled around (all will be renamed) some omitted entirely, and some chapters won’t be episode rewrites at all.

This story will start out for the most part canon compliant, but with subtle divergences that will eventually take us down a very different and winding path. A path that explores resurrection and trauma and healing and love and secrets and keys and chips and home and finances and lava lamps and robots and Christmas and vehicular manslaughter.

So buckle up kids! It’s time to put the hammer down.

1. Day 148 by disco-tea - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,304 Hit Count: 105 Published: 08/31/23

Today doesn’t count.
AU of Bargaining ii. Warning for some vaguely suicidal themes

2. Post-Mortem Depression by disco-tea - Likes: 3 Comments: 0 Word Count: 6,515 Hit Count: 86 Published: 09/01/23

Spike would like to say time stopped the moment he saw her, but really it was more like it started again.

Rewrite of After Life

3. Post-Mortem Depression II by disco-tea - Likes: 2 Comments: 2 Word Count: 6,991 Hit Count: 79 Published: 09/03/23

This chapter features Buffy disassociating, the Summer’s home being haunted, gut wrenching angst, Spike still getting harassed about lava lamps, one beheading, and a brief return of frying pan Dawn!

4. Post-Mortem Depression III by disco-tea - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 5,187 Hit Count: 75 Published: 09/04/23

Remember my cry tally in WTSE? Yeah, uh…everyone cries here. 🤣

5. interlude de daemonio by disco-tea - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 155 Hit Count: 82 Published: 09/04/23

6. When the Floods Roll Back by disco-tea - Likes: 2 Comments: 2 Word Count: 12,875 Hit Count: 89 Published: 09/06/23

Lots of bills. No money. A basement full of water.
Rewrite of Flooded

7. tria stulti by disco-tea - Likes: 3 Comments: 0 Word Count: 488 Hit Count: 81 Published: 09/06/23

3 fools

8. interlude de machina by disco-tea - Likes: 4 Comments: 1 Word Count: 4,671 Hit Count: 79 Published: 09/28/23

Hello, gentle readers. We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you the electrifying tale of a machine with feelings…and also that vehicular manslaughter we promised.
Warning; no Buffy or Spike in this chapter.

9. Life Sucks by disco-tea - Likes: 2 Comments: 2 Word Count: 7,523 Hit Count: 51 Published: 11/29/23

In which Buffy gets drunk and Spike gets more than he bargained for. Way more.
Rewrite of Life Serial. Beta'd by mcgnagallsarmy