Missing scene, set in S6 at the end of ep. 6x16 “Hell’s Bells,” possibly replacing the second-to-last scene in Buffy’s living room where she’s talking to Willow and Dawn.
Instead, Buffy stops by Spike’s crypt after failing to locate the runaway groom, and they have a conversation.
This story was born from a series of random drabbles based on weekly prompts (you can find an anthology here on SAD: “What the Drabble?”)
When I saw that a drabble titled “Solace” was starting to gather various sequels (draquels?) I decided to put them together and create a one shot.
The original 100-word drabbles are still part of the anthology so you’ll find them all there in three separate chapters, because here I only used them as a starting point; they’ve been reworded and blended into the story.
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Banner credits:
Free stock image from Pixabay by ha11ok (bokeh texture)
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1. Drops of Solace by VeroNyxK84 - Likes: 10 
Comments: 12 Word Count: 4,989 Hit Count: 204 Published: 09/16/23
Not beta’d, but I did my best to apply what I’ve learned while working with marinaeulalia on my other stories.
All mistakes, of course, are mine and mine alone.