AU and AH fics

SO I just realized I don't really read many AU or AH fics. I just don't really seem to be able to get into them. Can you guys give me some good recs to try and change my mind? Just whatever you think is a good fic, doesn't matter what it's about, just something that's in your opinion a great AU or AH fic. Thanks.

AU:

At Your Service by dampersandspoons

Buffy Summers, a human girl terrorized by the horrors of the supernatural, has finally been robbed of everything she ever held dear. It is the last straw. In a desperate attempt to save herself and seek justice for the wrongs dealt to her loved ones, Buffy makes a contract with a demon for help and protection. Only, this demon isn't ready to be ordered around, having put his own demons to rest long ago and had thought he was free of the obligation. Until now. Will it end up being the terrible mistake everyone warned her against, or will Buffy and Spike come to realize something bigger is at stake?

Aphrodite's Pick by dorians_kitten
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Concerned that he has spent too long alone, William's cousin and uncle ask Aphrodite to help them locate William's soul mate. They are only following family tradition when they kidnap the girl and bring her to the underworld to be with him. Hey, it worked out just fine with Persephone. But can a modern girl find love when she's living a life she'd always thought was a myth?

AH:

Milkshakes and Motorcycles by dampersandspoons

In the perfect 1950s All-American Christian community of Sunnydale, California, Buffy Summers lived without any troubles. She's a sophomore in college, one heck of a gal, a typical American girl stuck in the monotony of suburban life and repression but she makes due with lots of candy and dancing. But what happens when a greaser moves to town and turns the uptight Leave it to Beaver community upside down?

Something Real by dampersandspoons

Buffy is a single woman empowered by her sexuality yet detached from human connection She's never had a real relationship, never slept with the same guy twice, and never had any intentions of doing either. Until she goes to a party in down town NY and meets a mystery man who changes everything. This will have some angsty elements but it's all real emotional angst and not 'OMG DRUSILLA!' or 'OMG RILEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THIS STORY?' Kind of how Corruption has angst except not as emotional as that. But...also, there will be some smut and sexy Punk Spike with the eyeliner and the sexy. (This is also LOOSELY based on the film Lie With Me and I say loosely because I mean it.)

Fairytale, Interrupted by dorians_kitten *WIP*
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When her life falls apart overnight, romance writer Buffy Summers has two choices: cancel the honeymoon or go alone. Will nursing her broken heart and wounded ego be even harder in the bed she was supposed to be sharing or will a new friend give her a second chance at happy-ever-after?

Promised by dorians_kitten

William knew that she considered him a friend or maybe even a big brother, but she'd promised to marry him once and he had every intention of holding her to it. Just as soon as he worked up the nerve to remind her, that is. Who says you can't find your soul-mate in preschool?

Baby Love by Niamh

Seventeen year old Buffy Summers is a High School Senior with a boyfriend and life is great, until she realizes one morning that, well, life changes fairly quickly, especially when you find out something you've been denying is real.

In The Army Now - I'm_Bloody_English
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.

Crystal - Vanilla
Summary: A beautiful blonde is undercover for the FBI in Los Angeles. She is working as a computer hacker for one of the country's richest, dirtiest, and most handsome businessmen, who just happens to have a few secrets of his own. Sparks fly, because don't they always?

Can't link because I'm not a member, but Indigo Overture by Rikki Oko. You can find it on Nocturnal Light.

This is more AU than AH, but you might enjoy Yours, William by Puddinhead.


A time travel story in which a 2011 Buffy visits Victorian England. You'll read about weighty concepts like Kurt Cobain, a musty bastard, candlesticks as microphones and Princess Leia. You'll be thrilled by knife-wielding assailants, dessert-wielding maids and a sexual device that is safe for airport scanners.

There's vampires and ghoulies and whatnot, but this is still a very human story.

Beautiful mistakes by Spikes_slayer08

Buffy and Spike have been best friends for as long as they both can remember. After one passion filled night together Buffy and Spike find themselves in uncharted waters. Cheating partners, a bottle of Jack Daniels, tight shirts, jeans and entangled limbs. Was the night all one big mistake? Will Spike realise Buffy's true feelings before he looses her forever? or will it all just be to little to late?

Dancing with fate by Spikes_slayer08

AU all human fic. WARNING: this is a half sibling fic (same dad) if that's not for you then go no further otherwise enjoy!
Buffy and Spike are half siblings who have the same father but Spike has spend the past two years fighting his attraction to Buffy and with only two weeks left before he leaves for college he thinks he is home free but when their parents decided to go away on a second honeymoon Spike finds himself alone for the full two weeks with the object of his every desire.

Keeping secrets by Spikes_slayer08

Armed with fake I.D's 16 year old Elizabeth Buffy Summers and her best friend Cordeila Giles head out to L.A's hottest club intending on meeting up with Cordy's older, secret boyfriend Xander but when Cordy and Xander bail on Buffy she meets the man of her dreams Spike.
He is everything she has ever wanted in a guy fun, smart, hot, and a wonderful lover only problem is he is 22 year old collage student and thinks she is the same not a 16 year old high school student.
How will Spike react when he discovers the truth? will he be able to forgive her? will he be able to put her age aside? and is her age the only secret she is keeping from him?

Light beyond the darkness by Spikes_slayer08

VERY AU, No vampires or slayers completely human fic.
After escaping an abusive relationship with her ex Parker. Buffy is trying desperately to get her life back together when Spike comes into her life. Will Spike be able to break down the walls Buffy has built up around her in order to protect herself?

Naughty neighbour by Spikes_slayer08

This fic is completely AU all human fic.
Buffy and Spike are next door neighbours and Buffy has been crushing on him since the day they first meet the only problem is Spike is a 28 year old collage professor and Buffy is an 18 year old high school senior.
But with the help of her best friend/lover Faith Buffy will do what she has to in order to get him

I can't post links cause im not a member by you can find all of her fics on here, im a big fan of her stories.

The Song Remains the Same by SMac here at TSR
Summary: Life can be difficult when you are fifteen years old with a baby and few options. Fortunately Buffy Summers is a resourceful girl. Spuffy. All human AU in Four Parts. It's a high school fic with actual high school coming up in Parts Two thru Four. This is a very long saga and will be completed. NOTE: The ratings and warnings I am giving for this story do not represent the entire story - they allow for occasional forays into difficult subjects, but most chapters do not dwell there. It's not a fluffy story, but it is not unrelentingly grim. Like life, it flows among the highs and lows. IMPORTANT: Although Parts One and Two are mostly R content, beginning in Part Three the story will move into more NC-17 territory. 'The Song Remains the Same' consists of Parts One and Two. When we move into Part Three it will start a new posted 'story' as Parts One and Two are quite long enough on their own. Winner of 'Judge's Pick' in Round 11 of Spuffy Awards and Winner of Best Fantasy Angst and Best Fantasy Author in Round 12 of the Spuffy Awards. Warnings: Adult Language, Buffy/Other (past), Rape (referenced), S*xual Situations, Spike/Other (past), Violence.

It's a great story. Now if she would only FINSH it already!

Thanks everyone.