As I was getting myself reacquainted with the fic Perfect World by cousinjean, a paragraph I read sparked a memory of another fiction. In Perfect World, shortly after Spike left (to Africa) Buffy found a pack of Spike's cigs that fell from his coat pocket that he'd left behind. She takes a cig out and sniffs it to remind her of his tobacco scent. Then she needed a taste of him too and placed it in her mouth. She realizes what she's doing and snatches it out of her mouth and crams it back in the pack.
Well, this reminded me of another fic, where in the summer between S6 & S7 Buffy actualy does take up smoking, just the occassional cig cause the scent reminds her of Spike. She smokes outside her bedroom window, trying to hide it from Dawn, but Dawn knows. She also does start reliving life; I believe she takes up photography. Unfortunately, I can't remember past this opening sequence. Does this jog anyone else's memory? It will drive me nuts that I can't remember. | 
