This is a roommate fic and its old! Spoilers posted below.
Spike moves into buffy's flat. I think its a misunderstanding that he ends up touring the property in the first place but they get along and he takes it. This is a super duper slow burn fic. I think one of them is a social worker. maybe spike. spike had a terrible relationship with Dru before the fic starts where he says he had to learn to be very clear about asking for what he wanted from his partner because of how neglected he felt.
Buffy is a woman burned. Literally. She has a MONSTER ex in Angel who abused and branded her multiple times. With an iron i think? He also at some point tracked her down, sexually assaulted her, and carved MINE into her chest where she has a scar. Spike spots these signs of abuse and realizes he has to take it slow.
For some reason buffy ends up taking in an almost mute child-Dawn who came from a horrible domestic violence situation and eventually learns to be comfortable and open up. they paint her room yellow before she arrives (totally hot scene) and then make a big deal about buying her a bed. Dawn loves william.
Theres a very hot scene at a beach where dawn is playing having drawn a 'family picture' which Spike analyses, discussing why dawn has no mouth. buffy makes a move, licking a trail up the side of his neck to let him know shes ready to start exploring.
The trust in this fic grows oh so slowly with buffy trusting spike/men little by little as he proved he is worthy of it and spike dancing around the edge of buffy's boundaries.
Gets hot and steamy.
major spoiler - i think they end up killing Angel at some point.
Any help would be so so so appreciated! |