Fic: The Spotlight, Chapter 2 of 2

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My most grovelly apologies for the delay; my beta rabid1st insisted on improving this chapter, for which I am most grateful. I'd like to thank itmustbetuesday for permitting me to post late, and especially the lovely missmurchison for graciously allowing me to post on her day. Thanks also to fitofpique, head f*** over at wrisomifu, and everyone who commented on Chapter 1, for their encouragement.

A couple of things I forgot to mention yesterday, as I was struggling to post. Aside from the obvious, this is an AU in that AI remained AI; they didn't join Wolfram & Hart. Also, this fic should carry a schmoop warning.

I posted the first part right before the big crash yesterday. It's here, if you missed it. And now the conclusion of the Fic that Broke Livejournal.

The Spotlight, Chapter 2
By: caia
Rating: PG
Standard disclaimer: The characters aren't mine, just the story.
Distribution: Do not post elsewhere without permission. Ask, I may say yes.
Feedback: I'd love it.

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If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale: Epilogue

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If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale

The story begins here.

Disclaimer: All characters are the property of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, etc. Only the lame plots and dialogue herein are mine.

Notes: Set in version of S6 that is so AU it's nearly angst-free. Buffy either didn't die at the end of S5 or was happy to come back. Everyone gets along, more or less, at least until someone gets a really nifty notion.

Rating: R, barely

Thanks: to keswindhover and revdorothyl for the beta, not to mention coming up with the plot bunny in the first place. I am wholly to blame for any errors. And thanks to itmustbetuesday for the comm, and because her name prompted me to think of a title at last.

I forgot to acknowledge Katharine Briggs' Abbey Lubbers, Banshees & Boggarts in some earlier posts. (Wow, look at that price on a new copy! It looks like you can get used ones for a song, though.) I have several of her books of folktales, and after browsing through some of the stories in this one for the first time in many years, I'm tempted to reread the others. Several of the "demons" in my story are stolen borrowed from Briggs' collection, although I've changed their habits, physical characteristics, and even their names to suit my purposes.

For a very different treatment of selkies, see also The Secret of Roan Inish.

( In which Spike gets what he deserves )

If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale: Ninth post

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If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale

The story begins here.

Disclaimer: All characters are the property of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, etc. Only the lame plots and dialogue herein are mine.

Notes: Set in version of S6 that is so AU it's nearly angst-free. Buffy either didn't die at the end of S5 or was happy to come back. Everyone gets along, more or less, at least until someone gets a really nifty notion.

Rating: R, barely

Thanks: to keswindhover and revdorothyl for the beta, not to mention coming up with the plot bunny in the first place. I am wholly to blame for any errors. And thanks to itmustbetuesday for the comm, and because her name prompted me to think of a title at last.

I forgot to acknowledge Katharine Briggs' Abbey Lubbers, Banshees & Boggarts in some earlier posts. (Wow, look at that price on a new copy! It looks like you can get used ones for a song, though.) I have several of her books of folktales, and after browsing through some of the stories in this one for the first time in many years, I'm tempted to reread the others. Several of the "demons" in my story are stolen borrowed from Briggs' collection, although I've changed their habits, physical characteristics, and even their names to suit my purposes.

For a very different treatment of selkies, see also The Secret of Roan Inish.


( Rebel with Furry Paws )

If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale: Eighth post

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If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale

The story begins here.

Disclaimer: All characters are the property of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, etc. Only the lame plots and dialogue herein are mine.

Notes: Set in version of S6 that is so AU it's nearly angst-free. Buffy either didn't die at the end of S5 or was happy to come back. Everyone gets along, more or less, at least until someone gets a really nifty notion.

Rating: R, barely

Thanks: to keswindhover and revdorothyl for the beta, not to mention coming up with the plot bunny in the first place. I am wholly to blame for any errors. And thanks to itmustbetuesday for the comm, and because her name prompted me to think of a title at last.

I forgot to acknowledge Katharine Briggs' Abbey Lubbers, Banshees & Boggarts in some earlier posts. (Wow, look at that price on a new copy! It looks like you can get used ones for a song, though.) I have several of her books of folktales, and after browsing through some of the stories in this one for the first time in many years, I'm tempted to reread the others. Several of the "demons" in my story are stolen borrowed from Briggs' collection, although I've changed their habits, physical characteristics, and even their names to suit my purposes.

For a very different treatment of selkies, see also The Secret of Roan Inish.

And, at last, it is Tuesday.

( Rage, Rage against the Lying in the Night )

Almost done now. Just a couple of more posts to wrap things up. Dinner preparations and requests for homework assistance willing, they should be up soon.

If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale: Seventh post

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If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale

The story begins here.

Disclaimer: All characters are the property of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, etc. Only the lame plots and dialogue herein are mine.

Notes: Set in version of S6 that is so AU it's nearly angst-free. Buffy either didn't die at the end of S5 or was happy to come back. Everyone gets along, more or less, at least until someone gets a really nifty notion.

Rating: R, barely

Thanks: to keswindhover and revdorothyl for the beta, not to mention coming up with the plot bunny in the first place. Because I'm still editing, some of this will be unbeta'd, so I am wholly to blame for any errors. And thanks to itmustbetuesday for the comm, and because her name prompted me to think of a title at last.

I forgot to acknowledge Katharine Briggs' Abbey Lubbers, Banshees & Boggarts in some earlier posts. (Wow, look at that price on a new copy! It looks like you can get used ones for a song, though.) I have several of her books of folktales, and after browsing through some of the stories in this one for the first time in many years, I'm tempted to reread the others. Several of the "demons" in my story are stolen borrowed from Briggs' collection, although I've changed their habits, physical characteristics, and even their names to suit my purposes.

For a very different treatment of selkies, see also The Secret of Roan Inish.

Also, I love the title of this chapter to distraction. revdorothyl came up with it.

( Mutually Assured Distraction )

If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale: Sixth post

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Yes, this is the sixth post, since there were two fours. I finally got a new password, so I was able to fix it.

If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale

The story begins here.

Disclaimer: All characters are the property of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, etc. Only the lame plots and dialogue herein are mine.

Notes: Set in version of S6 that is so AU it's nearly angst-free. Buffy either didn't die at the end of S5 or was happy to come back. Everyone gets along, more or less, at least until someone gets a really nifty notion.

Rating: R, barely

Thanks: to keswindhover and revdorothyl for the beta, not to mention coming up with the plot bunny in the first place. Because I'm still editing, some of this will be unbeta'd, so I am wholly to blame for any errors. And thanks to itmustbetuesday for the comm, and because her name prompted me to think of a title at last.

I forgot to acknowledge Katharine Briggs' Abbey Lubbers, Banshees & Boggarts in some earlier posts. (Wow, look at that price on a new copy! It looks like you can get used ones for a song, though.) I have several of her books of folktales, and after browsing through some of the stories in this one for the first time in many years, I'm tempted to reread the others. Several of the "demons" in my story are stolen borrowed from Briggs' collection, although I've changed their habits, physical characteristics, and even their names to suit my purposes.

For a very different treatment of selkies, see also The Secret of Roan Inish.

( Selkie Stalkings )

If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale: Fifth post

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As if I haven't had enough computer-related problems, with my broadband out for much of the week and then LJ going down, I have somehow managed to log off LJ, and I can't remember my password. I've contacted LJ for a reset, but they haven't mailed me back. As a result, I can post from Semagic, but I can't read locked posts or comment.

::headdesk::

I mention this in case Semagic fails me too and I have to ask someone else to post the rest of this for me, or create a new account to get it done. The fact that this tale proves I'm an idiot is just incidental.

If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale

The story begins here.

Disclaimer: All characters are the property of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, etc. Only the lame plots and dialogue herein are mine.

Notes: Set in version of S6 that is so AU it's nearly angst-free. Buffy either didn't die at the end of S5 or was happy to come back. Everyone gets along, more or less, at least until someone gets a really nifty notion.

Rating: R, barely

Thanks: to keswindhover and revdorothyl for the beta, not to mention coming up with the plot bunny in the first place. Because I'm still editing, some of this will be unbeta'd, so I am wholly to blame for any errors. And thanks to itmustbetuesday for the comm, and because her name prompted me to think of a title at last.

I forgot to acknowledge Katharine Briggs' Abbey Lubbers, Banshees & Boggarts in some earlier posts. (Wow, look at that price for a new copy! It looks like you can get used ones for a song, though.) I have several of her books of folktales, and after browsing through some of the stories in this one for the first time in many years, I'm tempted to reread the others. Several of the "demons" in my story are stolen borrowed from Briggs' collection, although I've changed their habits, physical characteristics, and even their names to suit my purposes.

For a very different treatment of selkies, see also The Secret of Roan Inish.



( Lies and Missing Demons )

I'm going to go bake banana bread and hope that email is here when I get back.

If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale: Fourth post

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If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale

The story begins here.

Disclaimer: All characters are the property of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, etc. Only the lame plots and dialogue herein are mine.

Notes: Set in version of S6 that is so AU it's nearly angst-free. Buffy either didn't die at the end of S5 or was happy to come back. Everyone gets along, more or less, at least until someone gets a really nifty notion.

Rating: R, barely

Thanks: to keswindhover and revdorothyl for the beta, not to mention coming up with the plot bunny in the first place. Because I'm still editing, some of this will be unbeta'd, so I am wholly to blame for any errors. And thanks to itmustbetuesday for the comm, and because her name prompted me to think of a title at last.

I forgot to acknowledge Katharine Briggs' Abbey Lubbers, Banshees & Boggarts in my previous posts. (Wow, look at that price on a new copy! It looks like you can get used ones for a song, though.) I have several of her books of folktales, and after browsing thorugh some of the stories in this one for the first ime in many years, I'm tempted to reread the others. Several of the "demons" in my story are stolen borrowed from Briggs' collection, although I've changed their habits, physical characteristics, and even their names to suit my purposes.

For a very different treatment of selkies, see also The Secret of Roan Inish.

( Tunnel Vision )

If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale: Third post

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If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale

The story begins here.

Disclaimer: All characters are the property of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, etc. Only the lame plots and dialogue herein are mine.

Notes: Set in version of S6 that is so AU it's nearly angst-free. Buffy either didn't die at the end of S5 or was happy to come back. Everyone gets along, more or less, at least until someone gets a really nifty notion.

Rating: R, barely

Thanks: to keswindhover and revdorothyl for the beta, not to mention coming up with the plot bunny in the first place. Because I'm still editing, some of this will be unbeta'd, so I am wholly to blame for any errors. And thanks to itmustbetuesday for the comm, and because her name prompted me to think of a title at last.

( The Sex Factor )

If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale: Second Post

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If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale

The story begins here.

Disclaimer: All characters are the property of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, etc. Only the lame plots and dialogue herein are mine.

Notes: Set in version of S6 that is so AU it's nearly angst-free. Buffy either didn't die at the end of S5 or was happy to come back. Everyone gets along, more or less, at least until someone gets a really nifty notion.

Rating: R, barely

Thanks: to keswindhover and revdorothyl for the beta, not to mention coming up with the plot bunny in the first place. Because I'm still editing, some of this will be unbeta'd, so I am wholly to blame for any errors. And thanks to itmustbetuesday for the comm, and because her name prompted me to think of a title at last.

( A School for the Scabrous )

If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale

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If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale

Disclaimer: All characters are the property of Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, etc. Only the lame plots and dialogue herein are mine.

Notes: Because I'm a creature of habit, this is set in the same silly 'verse as Cubed and What's in a Name, my previous seasonal_spuffy stories. It can be read as a standalone, especially as none of the characters seem to have learned much from what happened in the other two fics. In this very AU version of S6, everyone gets along, at least until someone gets a really nifty notion. This is clocking in at around 23,000 words before the final edits. That's much longer than I'd planned, but these things happen.

Rating: R, barely

Thanks: to keswindhover and revdorothyl for the beta, not to mention coming up with the plot bunny in the first place. Because I'm still editing, some of this will be unbeta'd, so I am wholly to blame for any errors. And thanks to itmustbetuesday for the comm, and because her name prompted me to think of a title at last.

My cable and broadband have been down for several days, and although they're working at the moment, I've been warned of continued "intermittent outages." (It seems they tried to fix something that wasn't broken, and they sound very bewildered about the results.) But I'll get this posted even if I have to take the desperate step of going to Panera and drinking mochas to do it.

(I checked my first post on seasonal_spuffy last year, and my internet had gone down that morning too! At least my bad luck is consistent.)

( Money Woes and Cunning Plans )