Five Spike/Dru fics
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buffyversetop5Oddly, though Spike/Drusilla is an important 'canon' pairing, it's very difficult to write. There's something illusory about the pairing - hard to get a handle on - probably because we saw so little of their 100 year relationship on screen but only its end. This hasn't stopped some wonderful fic writers from filling in the blanks for us over the years, though. Here are five of the best from 2008.
Boats Against the Tide by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bookishwench, Spike/Dru PG13, set on Dover Beach and as melancholy and lyrical as Matthew Arnold's poem of that name, with a delicious twist at the end.
Tipperary byrebcake, Spike/Dru G. A look at what might have been Spike's reaction to the events of the First World War, and Dru's reaction to his reaction.
24 Hour Midnight, also byrebcake, Spike/Dru PG. The world's creepiest vampire couple do what I've wanted to do for years and visit the Ice Hotel. However, their little holiday doesn't quite go according to plan.
The Mad Queen of Cleveland byhello_spikey, NC17, Spike/Dru, Spike/Faith, Spike/Buffy. This story was begun in 2007 (when I recced it on ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
buffyversetop5 as one of five best WIPs) and finished in 2008. Set in the author's home town, it's not only a terrific fic with great characterisation and dialogue, but features some of the best OCs I've come across in fanfic, a far more plausible set-up for the legion of Slayers post-Chosen than anything you'll find in the Buffy comic, and most of all a wonderful sense of place. Great stuff.
Crazy Madcap Redemption byhello_spikey, NC17, Spike/Dru. Set in AtS season 5, this story retells events during that season with the added complication of Drusilla's presence in the mix and Spike's determination to 'redeem' her. As you can imagine, mayhem ensues.
And finally a little bonus fic, because I think this story is sort of the prequel to Crazy Madcap Redemption
Can't byhello_spikey, Spike/Dru PG. Dru turns up on Spike's doorstep in AtS season 5. What will he do?
Boats Against the Tide by
bookishwench, Spike/Dru PG13, set on Dover Beach and as melancholy and lyrical as Matthew Arnold's poem of that name, with a delicious twist at the end. Tipperary by
rebcake, Spike/Dru G. A look at what might have been Spike's reaction to the events of the First World War, and Dru's reaction to his reaction. 24 Hour Midnight, also by
rebcake, Spike/Dru PG. The world's creepiest vampire couple do what I've wanted to do for years and visit the Ice Hotel. However, their little holiday doesn't quite go according to plan.The Mad Queen of Cleveland by
hello_spikey, NC17, Spike/Dru, Spike/Faith, Spike/Buffy. This story was begun in 2007 (when I recced it on buffyversetop5 as one of five best WIPs) and finished in 2008. Set in the author's home town, it's not only a terrific fic with great characterisation and dialogue, but features some of the best OCs I've come across in fanfic, a far more plausible set-up for the legion of Slayers post-Chosen than anything you'll find in the Buffy comic, and most of all a wonderful sense of place. Great stuff.Crazy Madcap Redemption by
hello_spikey, NC17, Spike/Dru. Set in AtS season 5, this story retells events during that season with the added complication of Drusilla's presence in the mix and Spike's determination to 'redeem' her. As you can imagine, mayhem ensues. And finally a little bonus fic, because I think this story is sort of the prequel to Crazy Madcap Redemption
Can't by
hello_spikey, Spike/Dru PG. Dru turns up on Spike's doorstep in AtS season 5. What will he do?
