Penname: TestaALT [Contact] Real name: Andrew
Member Since: 12/05/2006
Membership status: Member
Bio:
I got into Buffy post mortem, way post mortem actually, when the WB closed its doors in September of 2006. The Buffy and Angel pilots aired in succession, and from that moment I was hooked like a fish. I think I watched fifteen episodes of Buffy a day for a little while. I'm the type of person that considers the show a great modern achievement, but delving into that would get lengthy. Oh, about me? I'm 17, male, attending UC Davis in the fall, love Buffy, watching sunsets, rock music, and pictures of Sarah Michelle Gellar. I'm trying to improve my writing by *gasps* writing. My music's rock, which has a cagey way of creeping into my writing. I prefer the demented anti-hero more than the typical hero. And uh... that's basically it.

Favorites!

TV Shows: Buffy (obviously), Nip/Tuck, Angel, The Sopranos, Prison Break
Films: Taxi Driver, The Godfather, Raging Bull, The Graduate, American Beauty, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Books: Catch-22, Lolita, The Stranger, Pride and Prejudice, 1984, The Catcher in the Rye
Bands: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Metallica
Actors: Robert De Niro, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Dean, Clint Eastwood, Edward Norton
Directors: Martin Scorsese, Sergio Leone, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Quentin Tarantino

Season preferences: 6 > 3 > 2 > 5 > 7 > 1 > 4
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Making Waves by angelic_amy Rated: NC-17 Liked [Reviews - 542]
Summary: AU - After her parents messy divorce, Buffy and her mother moved out of LA and into the sleepy little town of Sunnydale, hoping for a fresh start. New town, new school, new friends, it was a chance to start over. But life in Sunnydale doesn’t run as smoothly as Buffy had hoped, and it has a little something to do with a bleach haired menace she literally bumped into on her first day. Yes, this is a high school fic guys!

Categories: NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Buffy/Other, Spike/Other
Series: None
Chapters: 43 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 118102
[Report This] Published: 01/30/2006 Updated: 12/27/2013
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 01/25/2007 Title: Chapter 26: Fun in the Outdoors

This fic, along with Addie Logan's Too Few Years To Be This Old, were the two fics that got me into Buffy fanfic. I will FOREVER be in your debt for writing just a fantastic piece of Spuffyness that got me hooked into this little caveat of a niche. I think it goes without saying that I absolutely adore this story. I almost think I should go back and review every chapter (I might do that later) as a testament to its greatness. But amazing work, I check every day for updates. I just wanted to say thanks. :D

Author's Response: Awwwww! That is one of the sweetest things anyone has ever said to me! I'm all teary now. Thank you so, so, so much for your incredibly sweet review, and I sincerely hope you continue to enjoy the story.

Alive in Death by Ashlee Rated: NC-17 Liked [Reviews - 18]
Summary: Taking matters into his own hands, Spike turns a moment of desperation into a monumental mistake. When Buffy becomes what she’s always hated, she’ll have to decide if she wants to leave her old life behind her and come to terms with what Spike has done. Dark fiction. Post-Seeing Red
Categories: General NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Sexual Situations
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2377
[Report This] Published: 02/27/2006 Updated: 02/27/2006
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 07/04/2007 Title: Chapter 1: Alive in Death

That was amazing.

Marking Time by annapurna_2 Rated: NC-17 Liked [Reviews - 146]
Summary: Written for the Spuffy Kinkathon: Set Post-Chosen, Post-NFA. Buffy receives an unexpected summons to England, where she learns she's not the only one with nine lives. But a mysterious crisis threatens. How far is she willing to go to save the vampire she loves?
Categories: General NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Action, Angst
Warnings: Sexual Situations
Series: None
Chapters: 27 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 76635
[Report This] Published: 09/09/2006 Updated: 11/01/2011
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 02/25/2007 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter One

Very well done, especially the part where Buffy learns Spike is alive. I really felt that; great usage of italics to show us Buffy's thought. This is a great start!

Author's Response: Thank you! ::is very pleased::

Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 02/25/2007 Title: Chapter 2: Chapter Two

Excellent chapter, superb writing! I especially adored Buffy talking to coma Spike; it was just so... I dunno, Buffy. ^_^

Author's Response: Kewl! I'm soooo happy it seemed in character. Thank you!

Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 02/25/2007 Title: Chapter 3: Chapter Three

This story just keeps getting better! I really like the way you portray Buffy's feelings , remorse, and guilt for their past relationship. Some of her thoughts might be a little oversaturated in the Spuffy genre, but you add a nice extra "oomph" to it, making it not a cliche but your own. The part where she begged him to drink from her gave me chills... so much added meaning and symbolism in that, especially if you consider the reminiscence of Graduation Day. Buffy would do anything for Angel, and it looks like she'll do anything for Spike now. And that's something that I've always wanted to see. Very well done!

Author's Response: It's feedback like yours that makes time spent agonizing over every aspect of crafting a chapter soooo worth it. Well, that and the love we all have for the characters. Heh. Thank you so much. It's sincerely appreciated.

Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 02/25/2007 Title: Chapter 4: Chapter Four

Continuing on my rampant splurge of reviewing this amazing fic, I just wanted to again state that this is absolutely brilliant. I was thinking about writing a Post-NFA story before I read this because I hadn't really had my "fill" for that type of ending, but you've just gone above and beyond in quenching my thirst. Amazing work!

Author's Response: Would I embarrass myself if I started squeeing now? Heh. I'm beyond thrilled you think so highly of the story. Even more so if it's fulfilling some of your post-NFA wishes., But pleeease don't let it stop you from writing your own. We can never have too many good post-NFA fics!

Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 02/25/2007 Title: Chapter 5: Chapter Five

Great chapter. Sets up future events and challenges very nicely. Buffy and Xander dialogue was a bit heavy, but definitely needed.

Author's Response: Thank you! And, yes, I read back over that chappie and it was a bit heavy handed. So is the dialogue in the next chapter, I fear. Eep. I tried not to go too far over the top, but sometimes it's hard to guage until some time has passed. Ah well...So happy you're enjoying it!

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Summary:
Categories: Orphan
Characters: None
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 0 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 0
[Report This] Published: 01/01/1970 Updated: 01/01/1970
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 12/18/2006 Title: None

Perfect usage of one of my favorite songs. I like how it's their "song," hahaha! That's like saying NIN's "Hurt" is their song. :D Chapter ended nicely; I love the way you wrote Spike in the end there.

Summary: Buffy and Spike kill a Morkilm demon, thus getting injected with a black smoke that will kill them. The smoke also allows them to see what the future *could have* been like.
Categories: General Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 8137
[Report This] Published: 10/28/2006 Updated: 06/25/2007
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 12/10/2006 Title: Chapter 1: Entrancing Butt and Nostril-Freak

I liked it, I thought you captured the Buffy's annoyance of Spike perfectly. The count to three thing was priceless. Action was pretty good. I'm interested to see what the black smoke is all about.

Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 12/10/2006 Title: Chapter 2: Souls and Death

I love how you incorporated the "I love you" scene into the fic; it makes a Buffy/Spike relationship seem much more feasible. I can believe that Buffy would have acted completely differently around Spike, if she had seen Spike's death a few years earlier.

Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 12/10/2006 Title: Chapter 3: Crashing and Vegas

It moved the plot along nicely; good to see they are spending their last moments together, that has to say something. I thought the visions were a bit random and it was odd that Spike cared for his car before he saw Buffy. But, overall, good work.

Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 12/10/2006 Title: Chapter 4: Wrong Turns and Arguments

The car/pig/music dialogue was funny. I thought you could've gone on the Spuffy side with the games. Especially what Spike would be thinking. *winks* They're getting to know each other, which is always good.

Strawberry Fields by Ameeya Rated: NC-17 Liked [Reviews - 458]
Summary: Spike blanks out while searching for the Slayer, and finds himself in a magic-induced liplock. In the heat of confusion, he offers Buffy a truce, and throws a series of events in motion that will change both their lives forever.
Categories: General NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Series: None
Chapters: 29 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 98392
[Report This] Published: 10/31/2006 Updated: 06/12/2017
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 12/15/2006 Title: Chapter 6: Chapter 6

Excellent work! My favorite WIP by far. Every time I see a new chapter I squeal in happiness. And awesome chapter again. I love the little ideas you get for your writing to make it more humorous, like the "bleeding heart attack" and "bold, italisized, the whole nine yards." I love how we don't now how Spike really feels here and it makes Buffy uncertain about him. It makes her want him more (and possible more than just lust) because she thinks he's only using her as a substitute. The "makes me feel like a woman" angle from Buffy's POV is believable and experty done. Just fantastic work, please write more! ;)

Summary: Buffy and Spike wake up in a field dressed as Beauty and the Beast from the Disney movie.
Categories: General Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2728
[Report This] Published: 11/07/2006 Updated: 11/07/2006
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 01/23/2007 Title: Chapter 1: Beauty and the Beast - Spuffy Style

I adored this fic! And so fitting, Beauty and The Beast.

Summary: Season Six, Post Entropy...After Spike's encounter with Anya in the Magic Box, Buffy's not sure if she can forgive him for the hurt that she feels -- until he shows up at her door, needing her more than he ever has before...where do a Slayer with iron walls around her thrice-broken heart, and a wounded, desperate vampire go from here? Who's really to blame -- for what's happened to Spike, and for what's happened between them? And somewhere, in the midst of it all -- can the two of them find forgiveness, and the love that they both need so desperately?
Categories: General Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Action, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Sexual Situations
Series: None
Chapters: 67 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 188689
[Report This] Published: 11/14/2006 Updated: 03/21/2007
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 03/07/2007 Title: Chapter 63: On His Terms

Loved this; rules were completely justified, something that should have been done on the show. Fantastic work!

Magic Words by Addie Logan Rated: PG Liked [Reviews - 12]
Summary: Buffy thinks about her last moments with Spike. (post-Chosen; ficlet)
Categories: Ficlets/Song Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Angst
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1279
[Report This] Published: 12/08/2006 Updated: 12/08/2006
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 12/10/2006 Title: Chapter 1: Magic Words

That was fantastic. So sorrowful, so deep, so hopeless. This piece just oozes sadness, I don't think a comedian could read this in a happy or funny way. It's a worthy explanation of Buffy's affairs with The Immortal. It also depicts Buffy's feelings without Spike quite well. And the simple, telegraphic sentences hold such power and meaning. I especially liked the end: "Not even dust."

Blue Eyed Suicide by That Girl Rated: AO-AdultsOnly Liked [Reviews - 10]
Summary: Every relationship as a history, a story. This is ours. (Warning: This fic will get very dark, Spike will not be you're favorite person throughout the darker chapters. But this story is altogether Spuffy. This story just explores the darker side to relationships.)
Categories: General Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Buffy/Other, Spike/Other
Series: None
Chapters: 2 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 2551
[Report This] Published: 12/10/2006 Updated: 12/10/2006
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 12/10/2006 Title: Chapter 1: Prologue

Great job. I especially liked the eyes paragraph - that was expertly done. And the flashbacks really threw me into their relationship quite well. Looking forward to more.

Author's Response: Thank you very much

The Backyard by TutorWife Rated: AO-AdultsOnly Liked [Reviews - 9]
Summary: Set in season 6. Spike and Buffy spend another night together but this time it's in the Slayer's backyard.
Categories: General NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance
Warnings: Sexual Situations
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1247
[Report This] Published: 12/13/2006 Updated: 12/13/2006
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 12/13/2006 Title: Chapter 1: The Backyard

I liked this; I thought it was an accurate representation of season six sexcapades. I nice little story to add to the gaps of Buffy/Spike's relationship on the show. It doesn't try to force love or close feelings onto the reader; it doesn't try to make everything better like we wanted. It's something that I believe could have really happened. Good work. ;)

Author's Response: Thank you so much. thats what I was going for. I hate it when non-fantasy fics go to out of character/ You made my day.

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Summary:
Categories: Orphan
Characters: None
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 0 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 0
[Report This] Published: 01/01/1970 Updated: 01/01/1970
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 12/13/2006 Title: None

Good job thus far. You gave Buffy a pretty interesting past which will probably be explored further in the story. I wasn't crazy about the whole Cordy situation but I'm sure you'll flesh it out and mesh it with the story. Looking forward to more!

Summary: William ‘Spike’ Giles and Buffy Summers are both students at Sunnydale High, but they lead two very different lives. Spike has it all – looks, wealth and popularity. Buffy has nothing – since her parents divorced, she’s been living in the servants’ quarters of the Giles mansion, where her mother earns a meager living as a maid. But beyond these differences, they have a secret relationship – at school, Spike pretends not to know her, but at night he visits her room with growing regularity…
Categories: NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Freaky/Kinky, Buffy/Other, Spike/Other
Series: None
Chapters: 30 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 44978
[Report This] Published: 01/10/2007 Updated: 04/17/2007
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 01/23/2007 Title: Chapter 9: Chapter 9

Excellent story so far. Looking forward to more! =D

Summary: COMPLETEDBuffy joins the military and heads off to Basic Training. The Boot Camp experience can be rough enough to endure, but there’s something, or rather someone that will make her time spent becoming a soldier ten times worse - a Drill Sergeant sent straight from the bowels of hell that takes an instant dislike to her mere presence............. Spike. He’s evil, he’s mean, he hates her but even worse... he lusts for her. This is not a military fic or even a fic about the military. The Army serves only as the backdrop-setting to the story, so don’t shy away from reading. Winner of Best Fantasy at Love’s Last Glimpse Awards, round 19. Spuffy Awards Round 13: Judges Choice; Most Original Plot, Best Fantasy Saga. Readers Choice: Best Fantasy We Missed the Bed Again. Judges hand picked for special acknowledgment. Cradle of Humanity awards: Winner - happy workers awards, runner up - best smut
Categories: NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Series: None
Chapters: 21 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 141678
[Report This] Published: 01/17/2007 Updated: 10/09/2007
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 02/20/2007 Title: Chapter 8: A Battle of Wills

This is a remarkable story that puts Spuffy in a creatively simple place. Such a great idea, both of them being in the military. It's been done a billion times in Hollywood but not so much in the Spuffy universe. Gives me a certain "fill," makes me feel like the Buffyverse is getting more complete and dynamic. Keep up the great work!

Author's Response: WOW, thank you so much for this review. Yes, its been done a million times in hollywood, and when I started this I wondered just how it would do in the spuffy realm. I'm so happy you're enjoying it hon b/c I truly enjoy writing it. Thanks again for the lovely review, hugs.

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Summary:
Categories: Orphan
Characters: None
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 0 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 0
[Report This] Published: 01/01/1970 Updated: 01/01/1970
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 01/27/2007 Title: None

Great ending to a great fic. The ending was like four great happy Spuffy moments in a row. ;D At first I thought it might be a little rushed, but I felt completely satisfied with the Spuffiness. You won't believe how well those happy scenes played out in my head - you wrote just enough so I knew what was happening and not too much; I never got bogged down with words, which is a great thing. Thanks for writing; looking forward to more! :D

The Will To Love by Peta Rated: 18 Liked [Reviews - 94]
Summary: Set in Season Six, As You Were. An old flame returns to Sunnydale and Buffy is forced to make the hard decisions. Will she have the strength to listen to her heart instead of the voices that have taken over her life? Can a person be taught how to love by the very demon that supposedly couldn't? And is the risk of love worth the risk of hurt?
Categories: General Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance
Warnings: Sexual Situations
Series: None
Chapters: 10 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 27202
[Report This] Published: 01/24/2007 Updated: 11/11/2008
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 03/09/2007 Title: Chapter 1: One

Spectacular chapter! It's like a dream come true, haha. Keep writing. :D

Hope by Cass Rated: NC-17 Liked [Reviews - 11]
Summary: "To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing." Two thoughts on a moment in Season 6 BtVS
Categories: Ficlets/Song Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Angst
Warnings: Sexual Situations
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1033
[Report This] Published: 01/24/2007 Updated: 01/24/2007
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 01/25/2007 Title: Chapter 1: Hope

Spectacular work; every word had so much depth and beauty and really hit the nail right on the head. I'd absolutely LOVE it if you did something similar to this for other Spuffy moments, like the times right before the closing of the Hellmouth and maybe after the rape. But, damn, that first paragraph made me wish I could write something as beautiful and deep and spot-on as that. Just awesome!

Living to Love Again by Jenna Rated: NC-17 Liked [Reviews - 30]
Summary: Cannon up until mid "Chosen". Buffy and Spike share their last night together before their fight in the HellMouth. Spike dies in the HellMouth, and Buffy relises the implications of their last night together. Beaten and broken, the Slayer must find a way to save the man she loves.
Categories: General NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Action, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 11726
[Report This] Published: 01/26/2007 Updated: 02/15/2007
Reviewer: TestaALT Signed Liked
Date: 02/08/2007 Title: Chapter 1: Again?

I love this!

Author's Response: Thank you so much! I really love your story, so that is a great compliment! More to come soon! :)