fiction by karenbear

 

Individual Stories

 

Insomnia Sucks

~ PG-13
~ Spike/Xander
Humour. Spike becomes a little more imaginative with his clothing resulting in Xander losing some sleep because his brain is evil.

Eleven Pound

~ R
~ Spike/Xander (mentions of Spike/Dracula)
Humour. Did you ever wonder why Dracula owes Spike eleven pound? Well I did, and this is the result.

Making Up

~ PG-13
~ Spike/Xander
Humour. Set a few years into the future. Xander has committed a heinous crime against Spike (according to Spike at least) and must come up with and imaginative way to apologise (with a little help from Angel).

Visiting Hours

~ R
~ Spike/Xander
Humour. Character death story but not in the way you might think. A little insight into the afterlife according to Spike and Xander.

I'm Sorry, Fangless

~ G
~ Spike/Xander (non-slash)
Humour. Part of a series of apology letters from one Buffy/Angel character to another started by Zadi. In this one Xander borrows something precious of Spike's and has to ask for forgiveness.

I'm Sorry, Wills

~ R
~ Spike/Xander
Angst. My second attempt at contributing to Zadi's series of Buffy/Angel apology letters. This one is an angsty letter from Xander to Willow after he does something drastic.

Nursemaid

~ R
~ Spike/Xander
Humour. Spike plays nursemaid for Xander while he's ill. Xander just doesn't know when to leave well enough along. He soon regrets it.

Settling for Perfection

~ PG-13
~ Cordelia/Fred
Whoo Hoo! My first non Spike/Xander story. Written for the 2001 Secret Slasha. Angel does a little inadvertent matchmaking and the girls spend a very pleasant evening in.

Sleeping Arrangements

~ R
~ Andrew/Jonathan
Humour, with a touch of smut. Written for the 2003 Secret Slasha. The boys are learning how to live together in Mexico, in the summer between season six and seven.

 

Series

 

Baby Blues

Baby Blues Fanart

~ NC-17
~ Spike/Xander
Mpreg. Character Death and lots of angst. Did I mention there was angst, because there's a great heaping plateful of it with little side dishes of angst to enjoy on the side. And just in case you haven't been warned enough: this story contains angst! Plot? Oh yeah, there's some of that too: Anya dies and leaves Xander something a little unexpected.

Part 1 - Mortality
~ PG-13
~ Anya POV.
A member of the Scooby gang dies which reveals a secret and brings with it a major change.

Part 2 - Grief
~ R
~ Xander POV.
Grief...Loss...Pain. If you thought the last one was sad you'd better grab the kleenex for this.

Part 3 - Concern
~ PG
~ Willow POV.
Willow is worried about her best friend.

Part 4 - Breakthrough
~ R
~ Spike POV.
Spike succeeds where others failed.

Part 5 - Softball
~ PG
~ Buffy POV.
The Scoobs decide that they need to unwind.

Part 6 - Crush
~ G
~ Dawn POV.
Dawn sees things others don’t.

Part 7 - Guilt
~ PG-13
~ Xander POV.
Xander’s world is about to radically change again.

Part 8 - Doubt
~ PG
~ Spike POV.
Spike comes to a decision.

Part 9 - Wisdom
~ R
~ Giles POV.
Giles becomes the voice of reason.

Part 10 - Craving
~ NC-17
~ Xander POV.
~ Split into two parts for length.
Spike and Xander share a night of domesticated bliss.

Part 11 - Panic
~ PG-13
~ Willow POV.
Xander has been keeping a secret. The others are worried about him.

Part 12 - Fear
~ R
~ Spike POV.
Spike’s thoughts while playing the waiting game.

Part 13 - Life and Death
~ R
~ Spike POV.
Repercussions of the birth.

 

First Times

~ NC-17 (eventually)
~ Spike/Xander
WIP. Humour, angst, drama, romance... a little bit of everything really. Series of ficlets that details the firsts in a Spike/Xander relationship. Starts with pre-slash and grows into something more.

First Comfort
~ PG-13
Spike’s peaceful existence is disturbed by a very inebriated Xander.

First Boys Night Out
~ PG
Xander and Spike spend a little quality guy time together.

 

 

 

 

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