Sunnydale After Dark
Past Featured StorySummary: Buffy can’t live without Spike, but she can’t seem to die, either. She’s going back to her first death, and this time she’ll make sure it sticks. She just needs to get rid of her new sidekick. He’s kind of a dummy.
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Categories: Season 1, Season 2, Post-Series
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Ensemble, Other
Genres: Angst, Dark, Dramedy, Time Travel
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Attempted Suicide, Other Mental Health Issues, Spike/Other (Temp), Suicidal Ideation/Thoughts, Violence
Completed: No Chapters: 23
Word count: 70,814 Hit Count: 10,609 ePub Downloads: 33
Published: 01/15/23 Updated: 01/22/24


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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.

1. Out of Touch by Girlytek - Likes: 4 Comments: 8 Word Count: 1,895 Hit Count: 695 Published: 01/15/23

Please take the warning tags seriously. This isn’t a happy Buffy.

2. Plainsong by Girlytek - Likes: 4 Comments: 4 Word Count: 2,066 Hit Count: 598 Published: 01/15/23

3. Shame by Girlytek - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,104 Hit Count: 550 Published: 01/15/23

4. Every Time You Go Away by Girlytek - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 1,886 Hit Count: 575 Published: 01/15/23

5. Anthrax by Girlytek - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,319 Hit Count: 550 Published: 01/15/23

6. Boys of Summer by Girlytek - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,164 Hit Count: 576 Published: 01/15/23

7. Dance Hall Days by Girlytek - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,394 Hit Count: 540 Published: 01/15/23

8. Closer by Girlytek - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,470 Hit Count: 575 Published: 01/15/23

9. School by Girlytek - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,296 Hit Count: 487 Published: 01/15/23

10. So Lonely by Girlytek - Likes: 3 Comments: 4 Word Count: 2,513 Hit Count: 541 Published: 01/15/23

11. Mad World by Girlytek - Likes: 3 Comments: 4 Word Count: 2,462 Hit Count: 535 Published: 01/15/23

12. The Killing Moon/Levitate Me by Girlytek - Likes: 4 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,750 Hit Count: 555 Published: 01/15/23

13. Mr. Blue by Girlytek - Likes: 4 Comments: 10 Word Count: 3,741 Hit Count: 536 Published: 01/15/23

14. Cruel Summer by Girlytek - Likes: 4 Comments: 5 Word Count: 3,822 Hit Count: 518 Published: 01/15/23

15. Santa Monica by Girlytek - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 3,543 Hit Count: 524 Published: 01/15/23

16. Drive by Girlytek - Likes: 5 Comments: 2 Word Count: 2,241 Hit Count: 525 Published: 01/15/23

17. Time After Time by Girlytek - Likes: 4 Comments: 7 Word Count: 4,001 Hit Count: 543 Published: 01/15/23

18. You Can’t Always Get What You Want by Girlytek - Likes: 3 Comments: 6 Word Count: 3,435 Hit Count: 507 Published: 02/03/23

19. Pretty in Pink by Girlytek - Likes: 5 Comments: 3 Word Count: 4,675 Hit Count: 455 Published: 03/06/23

20. Creep by Girlytek - Likes: 3 Comments: 2 Word Count: 5,079 Hit Count: 65 Published: 08/31/23

Rea poked me with a stick until I got this chapter written.

21. West End Girls by Girlytek - Likes: 4 Comments: 4 Word Count: 3,891 Hit Count: 80 Published: 09/22/23

22. Bela Lugosi's Dead by Girlytek - Likes: 4 Comments: 0 Word Count: 3,277 Hit Count: 47 Published: 10/27/23

23. Cannonball by Girlytek - Likes: 4 Comments: 4 Word Count: 3,790 Hit Count: 32 Published: 01/22/24

In the almost 3 months its taken me to update this, I’ve had unwavering enthusiasm from Rea. She even wrote me this while she was prodding me along, her own version of what might happen in this chapter. There are a lot of ways to show love, but I’m predisposed to hold a gift of words the closest to my heart. I can’t thank you enough, and I hope this version both delights and surprises you.

Thanks also to bookishy for giving me some very good general writerly advice: all else being equal, do the thing that speaks to you the most.

And thank you to everyone who is still sticking with this story, patiently or not :)