Summary: Spuffy + demonic mistletoe = 5 canon changing kisses. Written for Noel of Spike LJ and Round 4 Fang Fetish Award challenge
Categories: General NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance
Warnings: Adult Language
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes
Word count: 7069
Member Since: 08/11/2008
Membership status: Member
Bio:
Grad student, Jilly-Come-Lately to Buffy/Spike, lurker, poet, smartass, student, occasional fanficker.
9/19/08 update:
More-than-occasional fanficker, now. Am in a dual-degree grad program and yet still spend more time on writing than is reasonable. (For reasonable, read 'sane'.) And have always spent far more time on research into completely academically and financially unprofitable esoterica than could be considered sane. (For sane, read 'lacking in pathological, not to say obsessive, curiosity'.)
Membership status: Member
Bio:
Grad student, Jilly-Come-Lately to Buffy/Spike, lurker, poet, smartass, student, occasional fanficker.
9/19/08 update:
More-than-occasional fanficker, now. Am in a dual-degree grad program and yet still spend more time on writing than is reasonable. (For reasonable, read 'sane'.) And have always spent far more time on research into completely academically and financially unprofitable esoterica than could be considered sane. (For sane, read 'lacking in pathological, not to say obsessive, curiosity'.)
Reviews by jardim1
[Report This] Published: 12/15/2006 Updated: 12/17/2006
Reviewer: jardim1 Signed 
Date: 08/21/2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Date: 08/21/2008 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Demonic mistletoe? Utterly brilliant. Frigging HILARIOUS. In fact, I can't believe Joss never thought of it. The fact that it's named "Rosebud" and seems to be an herbaceous version of Spike's snarkitude is just a huge bonus- I'm really enjoying them both.
Summary: 
Spike Pratt is known for being an outsider and a troublemaker. However, what people don’t know is that he has long since decided to never let anyone come too close, not wanting them to find out the truth about his tragic past. But one night he happens to stumble upon a girl in serious trouble. Will he help her? And will she be able to help him? Runner Up for Best Angst at the Cradle Of Humanity Awards round 1! Runner Up for Best Angst AU at the Absence Of Light Awards and now also Runner Up for Best Story at the Cradle Of Humanity Awards round 3
Categories: NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Rape, Child Abuse
Series: None
Chapters: 96 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 142700
Spike Pratt is known for being an outsider and a troublemaker. However, what people don’t know is that he has long since decided to never let anyone come too close, not wanting them to find out the truth about his tragic past. But one night he happens to stumble upon a girl in serious trouble. Will he help her? And will she be able to help him? Runner Up for Best Angst at the Cradle Of Humanity Awards round 1! Runner Up for Best Angst AU at the Absence Of Light Awards and now also Runner Up for Best Story at the Cradle Of Humanity Awards round 3
Categories: NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Rape, Child Abuse
Series: None
Chapters: 96 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 142700
[Report This] Published: 12/05/2007 Updated: 03/10/2009
Reviewer: jardim1 Signed
Date: 08/22/2008 Title: Chapter 54: 54
Date: 08/22/2008 Title: Chapter 54: 54
Wow. I mean- wow. Your ability to portray this kind of character development is impressive, and the progression is realistic. I like that you don't make Spike magically better when he falls for Buffy, and that you've given Buffy enough perspective and self-confidence to stick with a man this badly damaged without losing her sense of self. I love your portrayal of the tenderness between the two of them, especially the fact that you're blunt about the fears someone who's been sexually abused would have of physical and emotional intimacy. Your flashes of the abuse Spike endured are both heartbreaking and sickening, and it takes talent to portray it graphically enough to give it the impact of a bludgeon without once seeming prurient or unsympathetic. Very, very well written. I look forward to seeing Spike face his demon and defeat him.
Author's Response: Aww, thank you so much for leaving me such a wonderful review! I'm so glad you like this story and I hope you'll like what's to come as well. :)
Summary: One slight mistake in a spell intended to re-soul Angelus lands Buffy in an alternate universe where no one is who they should be, and nothing makes sense. She’s desperate to return to her home, but when she starts to fall for her new Watcher, William Pratt, she begins to wonder where she really belongs. AU after the events of Innocence.
Winner at the Sunnydale Memorial Fanfiction Awards for Best Episode Rewrite. Currently nominated at the Spuffy Awards for Best General Saga and Best Buffy Characterization.
Categories: NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Series: None
Chapters: 22 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 46620
Winner at the Sunnydale Memorial Fanfiction Awards for Best Episode Rewrite. Currently nominated at the Spuffy Awards for Best General Saga and Best Buffy Characterization.
Categories: NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Series: None
Chapters: 22 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 46620
[Report This] Published: 02/14/2008 Updated: 08/21/2008
Reviewer: jardim1 Signed
Date: 08/22/2008 Title: Chapter 22: Shiver
Date: 08/22/2008 Title: Chapter 22: Shiver
Lovely, lovely, lovely. I love the idea of Slayer Buffy with a human William, and you've given yours just enough edge to keep him Spike-y while still giving this younger Buffy the tenderness she so desperately needed and never got. I feel so sad for this William, though, since it's by no means clear that she'll choose him over her whole world- and especially over her mother.
Author's Response: Thank you, jardim1! I too like SlayerBuffy/HumanWilliam, and I'm glad you're enjoying my incarnation! The decision is definitely a painful one on both sides. So glad you're reading!
Summary: Spike's life takes a backslide after witnessing a bitter betrayal. Sobriety's a bitch. Is Buffy the perfect drug?
Categories: NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Buffy/Other, Spike/Other
Series: None
Chapters: 17 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 29739
Categories: NC-17 Fics
Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Buffy/Other, Spike/Other
Series: None
Chapters: 17 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 29739
[Report This] Published: 07/20/2008 Updated: 04/01/2009
Reviewer: jardim1 Signed
Date: 08/22/2008 Title: Chapter 8: Chapter Eight
Date: 08/22/2008 Title: Chapter 8: Chapter Eight
Daaaamn. Busted. It amazes me how convincing your Spike is as a "homeless druggie" (I know he doesn't think of it that way, but Buffy's POV is pretty realistic)- both his reasoning and his motivation are right in line with what I'd expect from someone swimming in that lifestyle, right up to the denial and rationalization. What I find most incredible is how you've managed to make him appealing and vulnerable despite all that- and make his attraction to Buffy read as primarily emotional rather than physical despite the circumstances. I also like the fact that your Buffy has some rationale behind her self-righteousness, and that nonetheless she displays compassion even to people who don't meet her standards; and that other than the natural consequences of having jackasses for a father and boyfriend, she seems to have a good sense of herself and a level head on her shoulders. These two could really be good for each other, and it's nice to see an attraction that might actually benefit both Spike and Buffy... very well done indeed.
Author's Response: Thank you so much for all your comments! It's nice to have some verification that my characters are understood. I hope you continue to enjoy the route I take with the storyline. I definitely have certain plans for how I want things to go, and I hope that they read the way I want them to. Thanks again! :)