Sunnydale After Dark
Summary: Buffy's lived a very long time, and it still hasn't been long enough for the world to stop surprising her, or to have forgotten some of the lessons she learned very early on: not every choice is a good one, and not every decision is nice. But it's having the choice that's important, and what's nice isn't always what's right. 
Series: Autumn's Advancing
Categories: Post-Series
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Angel, Drusilla, Original Characters
Genres: Drama, Established Relationship
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 22
Word count: 62,733 Hit Count: 468 ePub Downloads: 8
Published: 12/02/23 Updated: 12/02/23


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Story Notes: Thanks go to Andtheyfightcrime, OffYourBird, Petra, and Sidewaystime for early and steady encouragement; to Tinsnip and ZiGraves for holding me accountable; and to Kelasparmak, Twinkles, and Yellowb for beta reading. My banner was made by Pfeifferpack, and my hat’s off to her. Tremendous thanks go out to Niamh, who’s one of the biggest reasons this story is even here. Not only did she get me thinking about a sequel to Autumn’s Advancing and encouraged me to keep going in the ’verse, she was tremendously generous with her time once this was written, giving me a New York City publishing house’s editorial treatment. Unrelentingly harsh and fair in knowing what needed to be changed and relentlessly kind in telling me so, this story wouldn’t be nearly as good without her.

1. fall and turn by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 584 Hit Count: 35 Published: 12/02/23

2. filling these hedges with flowers unnumbered by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 2,122 Hit Count: 27 Published: 12/02/23

3. thinking of the roar by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 1,470 Hit Count: 22 Published: 12/02/23

4. we’ll stay busy dreaming by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 3,759 Hit Count: 20 Published: 12/02/23

5. bite your mother tongue by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 1,420 Hit Count: 16 Published: 12/02/23

6. fly a little fly by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,157 Hit Count: 20 Published: 12/02/23

7. another way to scream by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,700 Hit Count: 22 Published: 12/02/23

8. required of you by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 2 Word Count: 6,273 Hit Count: 22 Published: 12/02/23

9. cities built to store and sell by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,416 Hit Count: 21 Published: 12/02/23

10. and the bells will ring and the crowd will roar by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 5,169 Hit Count: 22 Published: 12/02/23

11. we’re not lost where we don’t live by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 2,256 Hit Count: 20 Published: 12/02/23

12. soon enough this will fade by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 2,229 Hit Count: 20 Published: 12/02/23

13. don’t fall through the stars by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,294 Hit Count: 20 Published: 12/02/23

14. know if you’ve found me at last by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 3,822 Hit Count: 20 Published: 12/02/23

15. a push and it’s over by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 4,141 Hit Count: 18 Published: 12/02/23

16. it takes your mind again by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 2,687 Hit Count: 21 Published: 12/02/23

17. history is made to seem unfair by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,927 Hit Count: 20 Published: 12/02/23

18. reckoning which way to go by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 2,016 Hit Count: 18 Published: 12/02/23

19. it’s the side effects that save us grace by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 6,243 Hit Count: 18 Published: 12/02/23

20. hanging just beyond by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 1,558 Hit Count: 20 Published: 12/02/23

21. make her want to stay in my arms she’d rest by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 1,361 Hit Count: 19 Published: 12/02/23

22. rise without anyone to raise you by Cosmic Tuesdays - Likes: 2 Comments: 0 Word Count: 2,129 Hit Count: 27 Published: 12/02/23