So part 2 is done. And I'm going to call it the end with this, so I hope you enjoy it. :)

Title: The Road to Return
Author: Eurydice
Setting: A few weeks after Chosen
Pairing: Spike/Buffy
Rating: R, at most
Warnings: Some graphic description
Disclaimer: Not mine, as much as I would like them to be.
Author Notes: I'm starting clean from the end of Buffy so forget everything about Spike going to Angel or the S8 comics...

( The Road to Return, part 2 )

So...a couple weeks ago, cindergal posted, looking for people to write back-up fics for the Welcome Back to the Hellmouth ficathon. And on a whim, I e-mailed and asked to see what she needed. And then in a moment of insanity, took one. I am certifiable.

Because this fic has terrified me ever since I agreed to do it. For one thing, it decided to go into a stylistic direction I completely didn't anticipate and will send most people running for the hills. But...well, that's how it asked to get written. Honest.

Since it's a bit experimental in nature (for me, at least), it's not going to be long. Part 1 is just over 3k, and I honestly think it's going to end in 2 parts. I think. We'll see. Part 2 isn't done yet and I won't be able to say for sure until it is.

But in the meantime, here's part 1...

Title: The Road to Return
Author: Eurydice
Setting: A few weeks after Chosen
Pairing: Spike/Buffy
Rating: R, at most
Warnings: Some graphic description
Disclaimer: Not mine, as much as I would like them to be.
Author Notes: I'm starting clean from the end of Buffy so forget everything about Spike going to Angel or the S8 comics...

This was written for confusedkayt for the Welcome Back to the Hellmouth ficathon, who asked for Spuffy, hurt/comfort with Spike as the hurt one, a sympathetic Xander, a bruised mouth, playing cards, and no character bashing. I might not have hit the cards or bruised mouth as hard as she wanted, but hey, I got the Xander part. ;)

( The Road to Return, part 1 )