Summary: Let's have conversations in the dark. All the world is sleeping, I'm awake bickering with you.
Beta: Rea
Banner Art By: scratchmeout
Categories: Season 5, Drabbles, Sunnydale After Dark Exclusive
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Comedy, Dramedy, Lighthearted, Slow Burn, UST
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 10
Word count: 1,000 Hit Count: 887 ePub Downloads: 5
Published: 03/01/24 Updated: 03/11/24
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Banner Art By: scratchmeout
Categories: Season 5, Drabbles, Sunnydale After Dark Exclusive
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Comedy, Dramedy, Lighthearted, Slow Burn, UST
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 10
Word count: 1,000 Hit Count: 887 ePub Downloads: 5
Published: 03/01/24 Updated: 03/11/24
Print or Download Story:
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Story Notes:
This story takes places during my favorite season… season 5! I’ll probably mostly use the ‘all dialogue’ format.
Buckle up kids, Spike and Buffy will be bickering a lot in the dark. You can also expect some deeper conversations and poetry.
I am excited to explore different locations and I don’t have anything planned, I’ll just go with the prompt flow. This is not a plot driven story, these chapters are all little season 5 snippets.
Gorgeous banner by the always lovely scratchmeout!
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.
This story takes places during my favorite season… season 5! I’ll probably mostly use the ‘all dialogue’ format.
Buckle up kids, Spike and Buffy will be bickering a lot in the dark. You can also expect some deeper conversations and poetry.
I am excited to explore different locations and I don’t have anything planned, I’ll just go with the prompt flow. This is not a plot driven story, these chapters are all little season 5 snippets.
Gorgeous banner by the always lovely scratchmeout!
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.
1. Fortune Cookie Epiphany by Tessa - Likes: 25 
Comments: 45 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 155 Published: 03/01/24
Prompt: Fortune Cookie Epiphany.
Takes place between ‘No Place Like Home’ and ‘Family’ (5x5 and 5x6).
2. Lights Out by Tessa - Likes: 25 Comments: 43 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 96 Published: 03/02/24
Prompt: Lights Out.
Takes places during ‘Blood Ties’ (5x13). Spike and Buffy are walking through the playground looking for Dawn.
No beta, mistakes are my own.
3. Cooking Together by Tessa - Likes: 24 Comments: 41 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 97 Published: 03/03/24
Prompt: Cooking Together.
Takes place during ‘Fool for Love’ (5x7) at the end of the episode, they’re sitting side by side on the back porch. After their silent moment, Spike tries again to ask her what’s wrong.
No beta, mistakes are my own.
4. Horrible Day by Tessa - Likes: 23 Comments: 41 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 85 Published: 03/04/24
Prompt: Horrible Day.
Takes place during ‘Intervention’ (5x18) Spike is sitting in his crypt after Glory nearly killed him and he has just figured out it's not the Buffybot he’s talking to.
No beta, mistakes are my own.
5. Rock Concert Tickets by Tessa - Likes: 22 Comments: 41 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 80 Published: 03/05/24
Prompt: Rock Concert Tickets.
Takes place during ‘Triangle’ (5x11).
Olaf the troll has just wrecked the Bronze. A large piece of wood is pinning Buffy down and she lifts it off her. Spike runs up and holds the thing out of the way so Buffy can get up.
Beta: Rea.
6. Orange by Tessa - Likes: 21 Comments: 33 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 80 Published: 03/06/24
Prompt: Orange.
Takes place during ‘Spiral’ (5x20). The Winnebago drives up and screeches to a halt in front of Buffy. The windows are all covered with aluminum foil. The door swings open, Buffy sees Spike sitting in the driver’s seat.
Beta: Rea.
7. Spilling by Tessa - Likes: 19 Comments: 29 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 70 Published: 03/08/24
Prompt: Spilling.
Takes place during ‘Blood Ties’ (5x13). Realization hits Buffy, Spike is the one who helped Dawn at the Magic Box where she found out she’s the key.
Buffy bursts into Spike’s crypt. Spike is sitting atop one of the coffins. Buffy grabs the lid and pulls it from under Spike and he gets pinned inside the coffin.
No beta, mistakes are my own.
8. Dirty Pretty Things by Tessa - Likes: 21 Comments: 36 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 94 Published: 03/08/24
Prompt: Dirty Pretty Things.
Takes place between ‘Intervention’ (5x18) and ‘Tough Love’ (5x19). Spike sits in his crypt atop of a coffin recovering from Glory’s beatdown and writes in his notebook.
No beta, mistakes are my own.
9. Midnight Revelations by Tessa - Likes: 18 Comments: 27 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 64 Published: 03/10/24
Prompt: Midnight Revelations.
Takes place during ‘Fool For Love’ (5x7). Spike and Buffy sit at a corner table at the Bronze. Spike tells Buffy about William, London 1880.
No beta, mistakes are my own.
10. Desperate For Attention by Tessa - Likes: 18 Comments: 14 Word Count: 100 Hit Count: 66 Published: 03/11/24
Prompt: Desperate For Attention.
Takes place during ‘Crush’ (5x14). Buffy sits by a table at the Bronze, she watches the scoobies on the dancefloor. Spike sits in the chair beside her, he’s wearing khaki pants, a blue/gray button-down and a shiny brown leather jacket.
No beta, mistakes are my own.