booster17   - Sleeper This makes me want to scream. It's horrifying and will leave you wanting to hug Xander. But it's very plausible and wonderfully written. Length: short Rating: M Pairing: Xander/Faith

honorh Five Things That Never Happened to Dawn Generally these tend to be rather trivial but this one contains five scenarios that range from thought provoking to horrifying. All of them worth a look. Length: medium (5 chapters) Rating: M Pairing: various

HotPoint - The Compelled Series Consisting of the stories listed below, this series is set in a seriously AU world where Illyria went back in time after the debacle at the end of Angel S5. Arriving...Compelled to Play for High Stakes - WiP! Escalating threats and internal strife threaten the lives and unity of the slayers. Length: long (huge!) Rating: PG Pairing: none (incidental to plot

sahiya - Compassion "Whatever Mr. Giles was, he clearly wasn't a school librarian. Joyce demands answers post-Becoming." This is a touching, descriptive, well-written piece that has Joyce stepping...damaged, nightmare plagued, broken Rupert in an attempt to get Buffy back faster. IMHO a far more believable version than canon. Sequel is The Smell of Roses Length: medium Rating: PG Pairing: non

TalesofSpike - Spike's Will Be Done series An alternative view as to what might have happened in Entropy if Buffy had given all Willow's spellcasting paraphernalia to Spike for safe-keeping instead...and highly satisfying for anyone who is a Spuffy fan. Very well written and a highly imaginative AU all stemming from one different decision. Length: long (immense) Rating: NC17 Pairing: Buffy/Spik

fyre - The Eighth Weasley The basic premise is that Willow is the long lost kidnapped twin to Ginny Weasley. She goes off to Hogwarts to learn more about magic, and when Glory turns up the logical...is generally very good.  The romance between Buffy and Snape, who loathe each other on sight, is hilarious. Length: long (71 chapters) Rating: MA Pairing: Buffy/Serverus, Willow/Hermion

lilachigh - Business As Usual Meet Agnes Pringle, a wonderfully portrayed OC. Agnes is a spinster who was in Sunnydale on her first holiday from running her small tea-room in England when she...realise how to tag sometime soon! Note that even within October 07, the first three chapters are out of order! Length: 15 chapters (in March 08) Rating: PG Pairing: Buffy/Spike (in the background

gileswench - A Mile in His Moccasins After leaving in S6 Giles is forced to return to Sunnydale by the Council and things go AU from that point. A demon encounter and a body swaps encourages Buffy and Giles to examine their feelings for each other. Very well written and humorous in parts. Length: medium Rating: NC17 Pairing: Buffy/Giles

Cousin Mary - Tears in our Cheerios After falling through the Portal at the end of S5, Buffy finds herself 10 years old in St Louis and is taken in by Anita. This is very well written and deserves to be read if only for Buffy & Dawn's encounter with Edward, which had me ROFLing. Note: This is a WiP (34/38), last update May '07 as of Jan '08. Length: long Rating: MA Pairing: none

enigmatic_blue - Friends and Strangers Set post S6, this is a complete AU where Spike makes a new friend when he comes back with his soul. Rachel, a fascinating OC, makes a huge difference to the course of events and is definitely a character you'll fall in love with. Length: long (21 chapters) Rating: PG Pairing: Buffy/Spike, Spike/OC