Bloody Soul
by Kallysten
Character Study; Action/Adventure; AU season 3
Novel. At the end of Becoming, it was Spike who was cursed rather than Angel. This rewrites season 3 with Spike there as he adjusts to the soul and slowly integrates into the gang. Each chapter ends with Spike taking over the narration - not only is the first person voice dead-on, but I love the idea that his version of events is slightly different, because he remembers Dawn being there. I can't wait for the sequel to this.

The Butterfly Effect
by Cousin Jean
Action/Adventure; Romance; Angst
Months after Chosen, Buffy has to travel back to 1998 Sunnydale, where she runs into that time period's Spike. High romance and angst follow. I'm not much for time travel stories but I tore through this long fic in one sitting.

Taking Liberties
by Athena
Parody; S2/3
Short spoof in script format that basically takes the piss out of Spuffy in a very funny way. It does hit my "relentless pedant" button by spelling Drusilla wrongly, but maybe that's intentional for the purposes of parody.

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