Time In A Bottle
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Spike tries to take Buffy out in their ‘is this a date’ episode but instead of lashing out, she just goes to the nearest crate and has a breakdown cuz this is the WORST year of her life. Spike vows to make it better for her as best he can and for once, he kinda delivers. Even when the rest of Sunnydale goes off and makes things way, way worse for them all.
Takes place during the second half of season 5, with dates to make following along w the actual cannon a little easier. Buffy breaks down because if anyone were in her shoes w the year she’s had, they probably would too. Slayer or not, that shit SUCKED. Joyce is a badass and doesn’t die, a giant cockroach demon tries to abduct the Slayer, Spike plays nurse (not in a sexy way), and there’s a road trip from a hell beast. What more could a story have? A happy ending? Yeah, sure, but who wants to go demon bowling? I know Buffy does.
TW: gratuitous violence, vomiting, blood, gore, trash, bugs, so many giant bugs I’m so sorry, Joyce gets her groove back, BDSM, dominatrix Buffy, slow burn, Spike in therapy (sorta), I live for Joyce with a weapon, guns, abduction attempt, robot Buffy & Dawn (not sexual), sexual assault via roach demon, paperwork & a road trip
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- Part 1 of Time In A Bottle
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“What was her name?”
“Charlotte,” he said. “Her name was Charlotte Anne Pratt.”
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Over a year after Glory’s demise, a new big bad looms its ugly head, except it brings with it new challenges NONE of the Scoobies ever expected to face. Not only are Buffy’s slayer dreams haunting her, but her ex is working for an evil law firm, something’s killing potential slayers, and a girl who SHOULD have died in 1868 is very much alive. And in Sunnydale. (Follows Your Timing Needs Work of the Time In A Bottle Series. Read that first if you’re lost.)
Some scenes follow BtVS Seasons 5-7 and Angel the series season 5 plot points, but it’s looser than you’d expect. Dawn's in 10th Grade in this, as I made her 16. If you're a fan of Angel as a character, you're not gonna like this fic.
TW: abduction, angst, assault, blood, cults, demon bugs, DID, gratuitous violence, gore, guns, hallucinations, broken/loss of limb(s), malevolent spirits, medical trauma, mentioned animal abuse/experimentation, mentioned sexual assault (past), minor character death, outdated Victorian slang & terminology, severe burns, vomiting, I live for Joyce with a weapon, additional warnings will be added as time goes on
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- Part 2 of Time In A Bottle