Niamh:
Um. . . to get this back on track, I'd like to self-pimp. I'm pretty sure my Origins series qualifies as "everyone being in character" and long, filled with just the right amount of fluff and angst, but I could be wrong. *shrugs* I'm just the author.
You're definitely not wrong
Wonderful characterisation... although not 'quite within the 'challenge as it's the start of S6. If the OP finds that acceptable you can include Barb Cummings "Barbverse" stories too. They're
here, but the first actual novel is "A Raising in The Sun" and then "Necessary Evils"
Second coalitiongirl's Embers. Post S8 and completely canon compliant. Just great!
Also put in a rec for an absolute cracker that has just started being re-posted here and at Elysian Fields -
None Other Than You by nonothrthnme . Post S7/AtS S5 reimagined without those pesky comics. I just so thrilled Tibi is reposting it.