
Real Name: Sandy
Last Active: 03/26/23
Membership Status: Administrator
Skin: Spuffy Purple
I started watching Buffy in season six when the show moved to UPN because UPN wasn't on cable but the WB was. When Spike went to get his soul, I discovered fanfic and read so much that spring and summer. By summer of 2002, I decided to try writing something. (The last fanfic I'd written had been Star Trek the Next Generation fanfic that I'd scribbled in notebooks in middle school.)
I wrote a challenge from the Buffy and Spike Diaries website and posted it on fanfiction.net. I also reached out to a couple of site owners, including Hils at Death Marked Love and Rachel at Sinister Attraction to post my story. Then, I met a couple of other authors (Zarrah) and a fanartist (Thia), and she helped design my first website, Eternal Devotion, where I posted my fanfic on geocities. Soon, my website was hosted by a host site (Dark Prophecies), which shut down quite suddenly, leaving many Spuffy sites without homes.
A huge portion of the fandom moved over to Live Journal, and I was active there for many years. I also had my own domain, Sand in My Shoes, where I hosted Spuffy sites and had my own website for my fanfic (Tranquil Daydreams).
I dropped out of fandom after two big events: being displaced due to Hurricane Katrina and being robbed a couple of times so I lost my fics/fansite stuff.
I picked BtVS back up in 2015 when I was undergoing IVF and my husband and I had tons of downtime in a hotel because we were cycling out of state. I fell back in love with Spuffy and came back and completed four WIP that I had left for over a decade. I've been writing new fanfics since then.
Over the years, I've met many fandom friends in RL and found them to be wonderful, creative, funny, intelligent, and generous people.

This will be a collection of drabbles about Buffy and her left-hand man, Spike. They will alternate between Buffy first person POV and Spike first person POV.
Left-hand man is inspired by Spike always watching Buffy's left and by the song "Riptide" by Vance Joy.
Banner is by me, brushes by Inxsomniax.
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Established Relationship, POV, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: No Chapters: 12 Table of Contents
Word count: 1,200 Hit Count: 872 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 03/01/23 Updated: 03/18/23

Story author: Sandy S.
Mood board designer: Badwolfjedi
*Beautiful banner by Javajunkie247!*
Disclaimer: We own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Anya, Clem, Dawn, Giles, Halfrek, Hank Summers, Jonathan Levinson, Lloyd, Original Characters, Riley Finn, Samantha (Sam) Finn, Tara, The First Evil, Warren Mears, Willow, Xander
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Fighting, HEA/HFN, Hurt/Comfort, Plot-driven, Reunion, Romance, Time Travel, UST
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Character Death, Sexual Situations
Completed: No Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 6,702 Hit Count: 288 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 11/13/22 Updated: 03/05/23
Dedicated to Gabrielle because she got me to participate in this ficathon long ago now, and I still miss her.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Dawn, Giles, Original Characters, Oz, Tara, Warren Mears, Willow, Xander
Genres: Drama, Friendship, Reunion
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Character Death, Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Word count: 10,595 Hit Count: 295 ePub Downloads: 1
Published: 01/08/23 Updated: 01/08/23
Written for Elysian Fields Secret Santa 2020. :o)
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Angel, Dawn, Fred, Giles, Willow, Xander
Genres: Drama, Holiday Fic, Romance
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 7,983 Hit Count: 78 ePub Downloads: 1
Published: 01/08/23 Updated: 01/08/23

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Buffy, Spike, Dawn, Original Characters, Willow
Genres: Holiday Fic
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 3,177 Hit Count: 178 ePub Downloads: 3
Published: 12/31/22 Updated: 12/31/22
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Angst, POV
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Chooses Not to Use Warnings
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 419 Hit Count: 359 ePub Downloads: 1
Published: 09/30/22 Updated: 09/30/22

The absolutely gorgeous and haunting banner is by stnia!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Dawn, Giles, Joyce, Original Characters, Oz, Spike, Tara, Willow, Xander
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Fairytale, Fighting, Reunion, Romance
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 6,857 Hit Count: 554 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 07/11/22 Updated: 07/11/22

Set in early season five after “Family” and with a semi-alternate timeline, so only Buffy and Giles really know about Glory and about Dawn being the Key.
The beautiful banner is by the super talented Pixiecorn!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Ben Wilkinson, Buffy, Giles, Glory, Glory's minions, Harmony, Original Characters, Spike
Genres: Action/Adventure, Alternative Reality, Drama, Humor, Romance
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 14 Table of Contents
Word count: 21,730 Hit Count: 6,715 ePub Downloads: 3
Published: 07/07/22 Updated: 07/07/22
Set during season 6 of BtVS after As You Were.
This chapter was written for the special round robin on Elysian Fields called Exquisite Corpse. Each author receives the one paragraph of the previous chapter and has to create a chapter based on that paragraph. The first paragraph of this story was written by the delightful kats_meow. This chapter can be seen as a standalone.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Buffy, Original Characters, Spike, Willow
Genres: Alternative Reality, Dream, Mystery
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Other Mental Health Issues, Suicidal Ideation/Thoughts
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 4,071 Hit Count: 473 ePub Downloads: 1
Published: 07/06/22 Updated: 07/06/22

After the events of Not Fade Away and the battle in L.A., Spike is granted humanity by the Powers that Be. The only problem is his memories are erased, and he establishes a new life with a new woman. Though Buffy decides to leave him to his happy life, she goes back to him after tragedy strikes, unsure what to do. She and Spike (known as William) establish a friendship, but after a year, Willow’s in trouble, and Buffy has to return to the Cleveland hellmouth. Buffy POV. (There is only brief mention of William/other. This is a Spike/Buffy story.) Based on a challenge by killjoy and written for challenge month in April 2020.
The gorgeous banner is by teragramm! Thank you so much!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Buffy, Dawn, Faith Lehane, Giles, Original Characters, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: POV, Romance
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Human!Spike, Sexual Situations
Completed: Yes Chapters: 6 Table of Contents
Word count: 12,819 Hit Count: 2,804 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 07/04/22 Updated: 07/04/22
Spike stumbles upon Buffy in L.A. after “Destiny” in AtS season five. They’re both lost (for more than one reason) and need a night to sort things out.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Charles Gunn, Fred, Original Characters, Spike
Genres: Alternative Reality, Drama, Romance
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Completed: Yes Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 12,458 Hit Count: 1,409 ePub Downloads: 1
Published: 07/03/22 Updated: 07/03/22
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Charles Gunn, Fred, Illyria, Spike, Wesley, Willow
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Fighting, Friendship, POV, Romance
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 10,273 Hit Count: 645 ePub Downloads: 1
Published: 06/30/22 Updated: 06/30/22

The gorgeous banner is by the wonderful stnia! Story by Sandy.
Rated R for cursing...
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Allan Finch, Buffy, Cordelia, Faith Lehane, Giles, Joyce, Kralik, Mayor Richard Wilkins III, Other, Oz, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Action/Adventure, Alternative Reality, Drama, Fighting, Friendship, Humor, Kidnapping, Plot-driven, Romance
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Word count: 14,059 Hit Count: 2,660 ePub Downloads: 4
Published: 06/26/22 Updated: 06/27/22

A missing scene from Buffy’s back porch after the events of “Fool for Love.” Buffy and Spike talk, and she shares that her mother is going into the hospital.
A Sunnydale After Dark Grand Opening exclusive. Welcome, everyone!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Chooses Not to Use Warnings
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 1,160 Hit Count: 597 ePub Downloads: 1
Published: 06/24/22 Updated: 06/24/22
This chapter was written for the special round robin on Elysian Fields called Exquisite Corpse. Each author receives the one paragraph of the previous chapter and has to create a chapter based on that paragraph. The first paragraph of this story was written by relurker. However, my chapter was accidentally shortened when an earlier paragraph was sent to the next author, so I'm posting the entire chapter as intended here, so readers from EF can see the whole thing! It is a story that can stand alone.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Categories: Challenge Response, Post-Series
Characters: Buffy, Original Characters, Oz, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Action/Adventure, Fighting, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 7,025 Hit Count: 17 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Alternative Reality, Fluffy/Comedy
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 2,293 Hit Count: 9 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22
Categories: Post-Series
Characters: Buffy, Original Characters, Spike
Genres: Baby/Kid, Humor
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 481 Hit Count: 499 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22
Author’s Note: Special thank you to Badwolfjedi who graciously answered 5,000+ questions about the hotel and encouraged me to write a story set in Canada! Between her and Google, I was set! All the little hotel details in the story are real. Beautiful mood board by her.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Categories: Post-Series
Characters: Buffy, Original Characters, Spike
Genres: Action/Adventure, Holiday Fic, Mystery, Romance
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 10,504 Hit Count: 546 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22
Written for Seasonal Spuffy Fall 2018.
A/N: Special thank you to badwolfjedi for brainstorming road trip fic ideas with me (couldn’t decide when and where to set it) and for reading over the story to make sure I didn’t do anything way off base. And this story is dedicated especially to dear swifthorse.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Categories: Post-Series
Characters: Buffy, Original Characters, Spike
Genres: Established Relationship, Lighthearted, Road Trip
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 8,850 Hit Count: 535 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22

Dedication: This story is written especially for yellowb!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Categories: Post-Series
Characters: Buffy, Clem, Drusilla, Original Characters, Spike
Genres: Action/Adventure, Baby/Kid, Humor
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 9 Table of Contents
Word count: 25,278 Hit Count: 5,762 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
You can listen to a Sunnydale Fanfic Club episode about this fic here. :o)
Categories: Post-Series, Challenge Response
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Dawn, Faith Lehane, Fred, Giles, Illyria, Original Characters, Oz, Robin Wood, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Baby/Kid, Drama, Plot-driven, POV, Romance
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 70 Table of Contents
Word count: 156,607 Hit Count: 23,058 ePub Downloads: 1
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22

Set after the events of Season 12. Spike’s been avoiding Buffy. Buffy is annoyed. Angel wants to save the person he loves, and Giles is adjusting to his own changes. A short little fix-it fic for Spike and Buffy.
Written for the Elysian Fields 12 years 12 seasons challenge, using prompt #9.
Beautiful banner by the talented Dauntless Grace! And special thank you to Dusty for doing a writing sprint with me to get this story started!
Categories: Post-Series, Season 12 (Comic)
Characters: Angel, Buffy, Giles, Original Characters, Spike
Genres: Romance
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Completed: Yes Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 8,846 Hit Count: 1,541 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Categories: Season 12 (Comic)
Characters: Buffy, Cordelia, Spike
Genres: Drama
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 2,411 Hit Count: 492 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Buffy, Dawn, Original Characters, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Fighting, Romance
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Character Death, Sexual Situations, Vampire!Buffy
Completed: Yes Chapters: 14 Table of Contents
Word count: 33,007 Hit Count: 32 ePub Downloads: 1
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all. *kicks Joss for now*
Categories: Season 12 (Comic)
Characters: Buffy, Spike
Genres: Angst, Romance
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 2,107 Hit Count: 463 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22
Categories: Challenge Response, Post-Series
Characters: Buffy, Original Characters, Spike
Genres: Action/Adventure, Established Relationship, Lighthearted, Romance, Time Travel
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Sexual Situations, Vampire!Buffy
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 8,051 Hit Count: 10 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22

Characters: Anya, Buffy, Original Characters, Spike, Tara, Willow, Xander
Genres: Drama, Lighthearted
Warnings: None
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 7,516 Hit Count: 26 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22

Disclaimer: All belongs to Joss and Disney. I own nothing except this plot.
Characters: Buffy, Dawn, Original Characters, Spike
Genres: Drama, Holiday Fic, Romance
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language
Completed: Yes Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Word count: 6,746 Hit Count: 15 ePub Downloads: 1
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22

Special thank you to swifthorse who read the first draft and provided encouragement!

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Characters: Andrew Wells, Buffy, Dawn, Original Characters, Spike
Genres: Drama, Reunion, Romance
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language
Completed: Yes Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Word count: 8,191 Hit Count: 100 ePub Downloads: 1
Published: 06/21/22 Updated: 06/21/22

Spike/Buffy, Angel/Cordelia
Rating: R (for language and sexual situations)
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Joss owns all.
Dedication: This story is dedicated to all my Spuffy friends from long ago who read all the old fanfic just like me. And a very special thank you to eyesthatslay who is reading all the chapters as I write them and has been encouraging me to keep on going with the tale. *big squishy hugs* The banner you made for the story is absolutely gorgeous!!

Characters: Angel, Anya, Buffy, Cordelia, D'Hoffryn, Giles, Harmony, Joyce, Lorne, Maggie Walsh, Original Characters, Riley Finn, Spike, Willow, Xander
Genres: Action/Adventure, Alternative Reality, Drama, Fighting, Humor, Plot-driven, Romance, Time Travel
Warnings: (Click Here To Reveal) Adult Language, Blood Play, Sexual Situations, Torture (Emotional/Psychological), Violence
Completed: Yes Chapters: 41 Table of Contents
Word count: 107,689 Hit Count: 340 ePub Downloads: 0
Published: 06/20/22 Updated: 06/21/22