Five long Spuffy stories

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

There already is a post by snickfic dedicated to long Spuffy fics. She has collected five magnificent stories there, and I regard this post as a continuation of her work.

Where Pies Go When They Die by ghostyouknow27
http://ghostyouknow27.livejournal.com/tag/where%20pies%20go%20when%20they%20die
R. Completed. ~ 17,500 words. Post-series. Spike has landed in a special Hell, courtesy of Wolfram & Hart. Buffy's rescue mission leads her... into a diner from Hell. Deliciously cracktastic tale in Lewis Carroll style with shadows of Tim Burton and Chris Nolan lurking at the corners. Inventive plot, powerful, well-crafted concept, great timing and sense of details - each of them works for a bigger plan. HeavenHell is very unusual - funny and creepy at the same time; Buffy's speech patterns ("What the pie?") as well as her reaction to SPN-skewed reality are priceless.

Normal Is Just a Word by slaymesoftly
http://slaymesoftly.livejournal.com/tag/normal%20is%20just%20a%20word
http://www.bloodshedverse.com/stories.php?go=chapters&no=11829
http://www.spuffystuff.org/normal.htm
R. ~56,000 words. Post-Gift. Buffy throws herself off Glory's tower and wakes up in a mental hospital - where she has been the whole time she was "living" as the Slayer. She has to let go her imaginary world and to relearn to be a normal girl. Buffy-centric story with a touch of Spuffy. Author builds the mystery slowly and gradually, as Buffy's glimpses of the "other" reality become more and more concrete and palpable.

The Trouble with Harriet by missmurchison
http://community.livejournal.com/seasonal_spuffy/410058.html
Completed, PG. ~13,000 words. Buffy and Spike are to investigate a disappearance of a corpse from the Sunnydale morgue. Echoing famous thriller "The Trouble with Harry" by Alfred Hitchcock, author weaves a complex plot, putting our intrepid heroes right in the middle of a twisted intrigue. The story is funny, fast-moving, it features a lot of great lines and it highlights the idea that Buffy is a smart girl who doesn't realize it.

Defenseless by rebcake
http://community.livejournal.com/seasonal_spuffy/2010/06/10/
PG-13. ~10,000 words. Post-The Initiative. Spike finds a sanctuary chez Joyce. Clever, twisty rewrite of season 4 situations with quite unexpected finale. I don't want to say more because I don't want to spoil it - but, really, the final twist is inspired.

Epitaph Again by ghostofsnickerdoodle
http://spikeluver.com/SpuffyRealm/viewstory.php?sid=35877
R. ~23,000 words. One hundred years after Chosen, Buffy lives in a world destroyed by the Dollhouse's technology, looking for something she can't let herself remember. Her life changes when she gets a box containing a certain incorporeal someone. Rich fantasy tale with clever, twisted plot and dark, unsettling ending.

Comments

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Another great list of Spike/Buffy stories! Thanks for posting.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

I'm just warming up *winks*

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Hee! Listed all three, just in case, I see. They all seem to work. Thanks for including me in such good company. :)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Yes, I listed all links, just in case. Because, who knows, maybe in 10 years only one of them will be working, and somebody will be grateful for that last remaining link.

[yourlibrarian]

Very smart idea. I love that first one from the title alone.

[joans-journal.livejournal.com]

Squee! Thanks for the recs, Elena! I read Where Pies Go When They Die and LOVED it. A very unique story alright. Definitely reccomended.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

You're welcome, hon! Yes, "Pies" was one of the most unusual srories I read - definitely a revelation of the year.

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for the rec, sweetie! I have read and loved the other three, but was saving "Epitaph" for when it was finished — and it is and I would have missed that if not for you! *runs off to read*

[ghostyouknow27.livejournal.com]

i hate to tell you, but epitaph again isn't finished. i've been a terrible fic mom, lately. :(

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

No worries, though I thank you for letting me know before my heart was broken. ;-) You are one of the writers I discovered this year that I know can be trusted come up with something amazing, so just do what you've got to do. I am totally psyched about this particular story, being somewhat dazzled by Dollhouse. Plus, I ♥ crossovers!

[ghostyouknow27.livejournal.com]

Aw! I'm glad you trust me to write nice stuff. :D

The crossover element isn't too overt. It's kinda like a fusion, only both universes co-exist at the same time and always have. I just transported the Dollhouse apocalypse to the Buffyverse. :)

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

*driveby icon adoration*

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

I have a few Joyce icons, between LJ and DW, but the little pretty you admired was created by starbuck42084. There are such talented people in our fandom!

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

You're welcome, hin! Looks like I committed a gaffe with "Epitaph", though...

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

Bless you. ♥ ♥ ♥ Due to weather ALL over America, I will now probably be stuck in the Denver airport for the next two-three days

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

I know what you're talking about. We had the samr situation here two weeks ago. My daughter spent a day in an airport - she has managed to watch 2 seasons of "Lost"...

Hope these stories won't disappoint you.

[ghostyouknow27.livejournal.com]

oh my gosh! thank for reccing my fics (as well as the others because you obviously have good taste).

i have to say, though, that if epitaph has an unsettling ending, it's because i haven't finished it! at best, i'm a third of the way there. :(

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

if epitaph has an unsettling ending, it's because i haven't finished it!

WHAT? *feels embarrassed and relieves at the same time*

I'm sorry for my mistake. I had the impression that the story was over, and I thought it was a very gutsy move - to end it that way. But I'm sooo happy that this is not the ending. I hope you'll continue "Epitath".

[ghostyouknow27.livejournal.com]

No worries! Even I am not evil enough to end a fic with Buffy doubling over in pain or drowning in mud, depending on where you read the fic (I wasn't able to add the latest chapter at TSR, because my computer was arguing with the site). Though my life would be much easier if I had ended it there!

I do intend to finish Epitaph, but I haven't been writing much lately (I think seasonal spuffy broke me). :D

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

I read it on TSR, and I was devastated.

I do intend to finish Epitaph,

Yay!

but I haven't been writing much lately (I think seasonal spuffy broke me). :D

I know what you mean. Sometimes you feel artistically exhausted. I hope your muse will get back to you. *hugs*

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

Much enjoyed Where Pies Go When They Die and Defenseless :)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm happy my recs are useful for you!