Summary: Every two years, a woman aged fifteen to twenty-five is taken in an event known as the Reaping. Fourteen years ago, Joyce Giles was the one taken, leaving her daughter Buffy cynical and jaded. And when her sister is the one chosen this year, Buffy offers her life to keep Dawn safe. Caught up in a world of unexpected allies and terrifying enemies, Buffy refuses to die quietly.
A tale of perseverance, village politics, and unexpected romance, with help from friends old and new, this is the story of The Reaping.
Beta: Maxine Eden
Banner Art By: Harlow Turner
Categories: Alternate Universe, Challenge Response, Sunnydale After Dark Debut
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Angelus, Ben Wilkinson, Darla, Dawn, Drusilla, Ensemble, Faith Lehane, Giles, Glory, Jenny Calendar, Joyce, Mayor Richard Wilkins III, Original Characters, Other, Sam Lawson, Scoobies
Genres: Action/Adventure, Alternate Reality, Angst, Dark, Drama, Fairytale, Fantasy, Friendship, HEA/HFN, Historical, Hurt/Comfort, Kidnapping, Plot-driven, Romance, Slow Burn, UST
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Character Death, Warnings Added As Story Progresses
Completed: No Chapters: 3
Word count: 12,523 Hit Count: 192 ePub Downloads: 1
Published: 09/01/24 Updated: 09/28/24
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Banner Art By: Harlow Turner
Categories: Alternate Universe, Challenge Response, Sunnydale After Dark Debut
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Angelus, Ben Wilkinson, Darla, Dawn, Drusilla, Ensemble, Faith Lehane, Giles, Glory, Jenny Calendar, Joyce, Mayor Richard Wilkins III, Original Characters, Other, Sam Lawson, Scoobies
Genres: Action/Adventure, Alternate Reality, Angst, Dark, Drama, Fairytale, Fantasy, Friendship, HEA/HFN, Historical, Hurt/Comfort, Kidnapping, Plot-driven, Romance, Slow Burn, UST
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Character Death, Warnings Added As Story Progresses
Completed: No Chapters: 3
Word count: 12,523 Hit Count: 192 ePub Downloads: 1
Published: 09/01/24 Updated: 09/28/24
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Story Notes: This was a fic idea I had a long long time ago but never got around to, and thought it'd be perfect for this event! It's a dark fairytale, part Beauty and the Beast, part The Lottery, and part Hunger Games. I'm not that far along yet but I'm hoping to get done with chapter two very soon. I tried to do my summary like a book description, I hope you like it. I'm not even supplying that much context, you'll get it in the rest of the story lol
The banner was made by Harlow Turner, thank you so much Harlow! Title was supplied by Maxine Eden. Thank you for this banger of a title, Morgan!
The banner was made by Harlow Turner, thank you so much Harlow! Title was supplied by Maxine Eden. Thank you for this banger of a title, Morgan!
1. Chapter I: Once Upon a Time... by ClowniestLivEver - Likes: 4 
Comments: 8 Word Count: 4,101 Hit Count: 95 Published: 09/01/24
Beta read by Maxine Eden, thank you Morgan!
2. Chapter II: Spike by ClowniestLivEver - Likes: 1 Comments: 3 Word Count: 4,193 Hit Count: 27 Published: 09/09/24
I'd like to thank the people who commented on my first chapter, it definitely means a lot. I'm hoping this won't be a long story but who knows. Not me and I'm writing the damn thing
Beta read again by Maxine Eden. Thanks, Morgan!
3. Chapter III: Behind the Curtain by ClowniestLivEver - Likes: 2 Comments: 3 Word Count: 4,229 Hit Count: 70 Published: 09/28/24
A note for last chapter: the inbreeding comments referred to the humans in the village, not the vampires. Vampires don't reproduce in this fic.
Anyways, it's time for village politics!
Beta read by Maxine Eden