Summary: Spike's insane in the basement...
Season 7, veering off-canon somewhere after Beneath You. No potentials, no dangerous jewellery, no Angel-cooties. Just a handful of broken people, one hungry evil, and hopes of a happier ending.
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Season 7
Characters: Anya, Buffy, Dawn, The First Evil, Willow, Xander
Genres: Angst
Warnings: Adult Language, Violence
Completed: No Chapters: 8
Word count: 36,199 Hit Count: 3,871 ePub Downloads: 38
Published: November 30, 2019 Updated: March 20, 2020


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Story Notes: Had this one on the backburner for a while, because it absolutely refuses to conform to anything I attempt to tell it to do. So it is what it is, for better or worse, here you go and I hope someone enjoys. Updates weekly, unless I find some free time to get more chapters ahead.
Betaed by Micrindle23, who totally rocks for successfully wading through all my weirdness 💙
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.

1. Falling by Twinkles - Likes: 22 Comments: 13 Word Count: 3,518 Hit Count: 1,200 Published: November 30, 2019

Yeah, uh, this is the most non-conformy chapter. Blame Spike. Or maybe the First. Anyway, the ones following will be firmly third-person past-tense and more with the sense.

- Speech this chapter tagged like this "Or sometimes like this" or once or twice like this. Just roll with it.

Credit for a line or two each (or mangled ones) to Alanis Morissette, Hozier, and Stevie Smith.

2. Hide by Twinkles - Likes: 16 Comments: 7 Word Count: 5,156 Hit Count: 509 Published: December 04, 2019

Thank you so much, everyone who made it through the first chapter 💙

3. Adrift amidst a troubled sea by Twinkles - Likes: 20 Comments: 13 Word Count: 5,754 Hit Count: 443 Published: December 08, 2019

Thank you so much for the likes and comments, people! They really mean a lot 🤍

4. A bear that baes like a lamb by Twinkles - Likes: 15 Comments: 11 Word Count: 4,980 Hit Count: 428 Published: December 12, 2019

Characters be ignoring my humble requests of them. 💙

5. Help by Twinkles - Likes: 14 Comments: 12 Word Count: 3,391 Hit Count: 349 Published: December 16, 2019

Things got a little weird again for a patch in this chapter, but don't panic, it doesn't last long 🤍

6. Clarification by Twinkles - Likes: 13 Comments: 7 Word Count: 3,728 Hit Count: 359 Published: December 20, 2019

I'm extra-lacking in coherent conversational ability this week (Christmas season = much busy), but you guys are the greatest, all of you, and I very much appreciate and adore your comments and likes and reads 💙

7. If I swallow anything evil by Twinkles - Likes: 14 Comments: 7 Word Count: 4,327 Hit Count: 328 Published: December 23, 2019

Breaking my regular schedule because it's one minute to Christmas! here. So, pressie!
Whatever your mid-winter/mid-summer celebration looks like, I hope it's a good one. And if it's not, I hope this site helps like it does me, and I'll be thinking of you all 🤍

8. Shifting by Twinkles - Likes: 15 Comments: 6 Word Count: 5,345 Hit Count: 255 Published: March 20, 2020

Yeah, uhh... I very much did not mean to leave this so long between updates sorry. I was a bit down (ha!) and a bit all over the place, and generally all lurky and silent. But here it is at last, and thank you so much for your patience 💙