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1. Rec 13

   John and Buffy series by Slaymesoftly

   Fandom Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)

   • Mature, General Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Series in Progress

   06 Nov 2024

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Spike/Buffy Summers
   • Buffy - Character
   • Spike
   • Giles
   • Willow
   • Dawn
   • Buffy Summers
   • Willow Rosenberg

   Words:

   125,668

   Works:

   4

   Bookmarks:

   13

   Bookmarked by TwistedArtist (redheadsuperpowers)

   12 Feb 2026

2. Rec 16

   Hello Darling by Spikelover4ever

   Fandom Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)

   • Explicit, Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Series in Progress

   30 Oct 2024

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Spike/Buffy Summers
   • Spike & Buffy Summers
   • Lorne | Krevlornswath
   • Faith Lehane
   • Angel (BtVS)
   • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Ensemble
   • Spike (BtVS)
   • Buffy Summers
   • Spike
   • Buffy - Character
   • season 4
   • season 6
   • Wishverse
   • Alternate Reality
   • Time Travel
   • Angst
   • Drama
   • Dramedy
   • Established Relationship
   • HEA/HFN
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Lighthearted
   • Romance
   • Season 2
   • Season 3
   • Fluffy/Comedy
   • Adult Language
   • Blood Play
   • Sexual Situations
   • Domestic Fluff
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Spike is sweet in this one
   • Buffy quits being a slayer

   Words:

   136,007

   Works:

   2

   Bookmarks:

   16

   Bookmarked by TwistedArtist (redheadsuperpowers)

   09 Feb 2026

3. Rec 7

   Pillar of Strength by acekoomboom

   Fandom Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)

   • Teen And Up Audiences, Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Complete Series

   10 Jan 2026

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Spike/Buffy Summers
   • Spike & Dawn Summers
   • Buffy Summers & Dawn Summers
   • Buffy Summers
   • Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
   • Dawn Summers
   • Riley Finn (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
   • Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV) Season 5
   • s5
   • Missing Scene
   • episode rewrite
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Pre-Slash
   • But it's already there
   • first chapter is very different than the following chapters
   • Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV) Season 6
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Canon Divergent
   • Happy Ending
   • HEA/HFN
   • POV Outsider
   • but only the last chapter
   • Spike is Dawn's Guardian
   • Spike took care of Dawn while Buffy was dead
   • POV Third Person
   • Season/Series 06
   • s6
   • nonlinear story
   • HEA
   • Happily Ever After
   • Buffy Summers deserves to be happy
   • Drabbles
   • first person POV
   • bc it just fits this story better
   • Sunnydale After Dark Event
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Smut
   • Angst
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • suicidal ideations
   • Buffy Summers is Dawn Summer's Parent
   • Spike is Dawn Summer's Parent
   • Light Spanking
   • Light Dirty Talk
   • author's flagrant overuse of beginner level philosophy
   • the strong anthropic principle
   • Public Sex
   • Buffy Summers deserves to be taken care of
   • Buffy Summers deserves good sex
   • that isn't prescribed as evil by the narrative
   • POV Buffy Summers
   • Buffy Summers-centric
   • Romance
   • Established Relationship
   • Erotica
   • Sex in the Club
   • Dirty Talk
   • Light Praise Kink
   • brief cunnilingus
   • Emotional Sex
   • Lots of I love you's

   Summary

   Buffy starts depending on Spike, more than she has ever leaned on anyone before. This changes her whole life, from the small moments to the large.

   Words:

   23,106

   Works:

   4

   Bookmarks:

   7

   Bookmarked by TwistedArtist (redheadsuperpowers)

   05 Feb 2026

4. Rec 40

   Love Probably by violettathepiratequeen

   Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)  

   • General Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   24 Dec 2024

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Spike/Buffy Summers
   • Dawn Summers
   • Spike (BtVS)
   • Buffy Summers
   • Hank Summers
   • Original Characters
   • Christmas
   • Holidays
   • Spuffy
   • Awkwardness Abounds
   • season 5
   • spike and dawn friendship - Freeform

   Summary

   When Hank Summers makes a surprise request for Dawn, Buffy, and her boyfriend to stay with him for the holidays, Buffy has to scramble to find a Riley replacement. But having to pretend-date Spike isn't even the most awkward thing about this particular Christmas.

   An EF 2024 Secret Santa gift for rkm. 

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   11,608

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

   16

   Kudos:

   243

   Bookmarks:

   40

   Hits:

   1,571

   Bookmarked by TwistedArtist (redheadsuperpowers)

   05 Feb 2026

5. Rec 16

   The Witch’s Gift by RavenLove12

   Fandom Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)

   • Explicit, Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M, F/M
   • Series in Progress

   12 Dec 2025

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Rupert Giles/Ethan Rayne
   • Spike/Buffy Summers
   • Tara Maclay/Willow Rosenberg
   • Xander Harris/Anya Jenkins
   • Rupert Giles
   • Ethan Rayne
   • BtVS Ensemble
   • Buffy Summers
   • Spike (BtVS)
   • Willow Rosenberg
   • Tara Maclay
   • Dawn Summers
   • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Ensemble
   • OCs
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Smut
   • The Ghost Knits
   • Grumpy Old Men
   • Idiots in Love
   • Ripper
   • Snark is their love language
   • ethan is a brat
   • Spuffy
   • Family
   • Pregnancy
   • Unplanned Pregnancy
   • daddy spike
   • HEA
   • Christmas Fluff
   • Spuffy as parents
   • Slice of Life
   • Post my story ‘The Witch’s Gift’
   • The twins first Christmas
   • Snow and Fun
   • Family Fluff
   • HEA/HFN
   • Grandparents & Grandchildren
   • Fluff and Humor
   • Holiday: Christmas
   • Babysitting

   Words:

   174,278

   Works:

   4

   Bookmarks:

   16

   Bookmarked by TwistedArtist (redheadsuperpowers)

   03 Feb 2026