Looking for fics where Buffy is slightly older, perhaps edging to her 30s, and Spike shows up in her life after several years. She has moved on (not husband and kids particularly, but obviously some sort of conflict is needed). Perhaps Spike has also changed a bit. Anything that is just realistically written, not OOC, not completely AU would be great. Multichapter preferably, but I suppose oneshot will also do. Thanks.

A Dying Dream by Europanya. WIP. Chapters 1-14 available at Nocturnal Light. Chapters 1-19 available at fanfiction dot net.

This is one of my favorites -- takes place 5 years after season 6 (BTVS S7 and ATS S5 never happened as they did on the show)


When We Dance by Pepperlandgirl Summary: Spike returns to Sunnydale five years after he left to get his soul. Buffy's with Angel and he has a new love of his own---but some things never change. And oh yeah, the world's ending (again).


http://www.nocturnal-light.net/fanfiction/story/178/When_We_Dance