Post Apocalyptic World fics

I'm looking for fic recs of the post-apocalyptic kind. I don't care what season or why the world is what it is. The ones I think of automatically aren't spuffy, sadly. Stories like The Great and Terrible by Rachel Anton or World Made New by Femailofthespecies or Phoenix Burning by Yahtzee. They are so interesting and great but not even a little bit spuffy.

Does anyone know any great spuffy post-apocalyptic fics? Preferably long and grim ones? I don't want a happy fluffy one although it doesn't have to be nightmarish either. Just a suitably grim world.

Thanks for any recs you have.

SMac

I've only seen/read one post-apocalyptic Spuffy and it's good..it's long and hopefully grim enough.

All Our Yesterdays by evenstar

Summary..The First Evil was not defeated,but as time passed it seems it also did not vanquish the Earth. Now, in a post-Apocalyptic world only three Scoobies remain and are following a Slayer's dream to possible salvation. Post- Season 7 A/U

Hope you like it.

The Last Summer by Annie Sewell Jennings - http://www.allaboutspike.com/fic.html?id=132
A classic!

Spiegel im Spiegel - http://www.teaattheford.net/conversation.php?id=560
WIP, but very good

Future Imperfect and Perfect World by cousinjean kinda fit the bill - http://www.allaboutspike.com/auth.html?au=102

There's this great old one that I'm blanking out on – Spike makes a deal with the devil to take over the world, and he gets a Buffy to torture as his reward. At the end, he winds back time so the apocalypse never happened, but he still belongs to Lilith. I'm fuzzy on the details, sorry.

There's another one where Buffy has amnesia and is covered in scars. Willow's the bad guy. I'm blanking on that one, too.

I've got a post-apocalyptic Spuffy fic WIP here: http://spikeluver.com/SpuffyRealm/viewstory.php?sid=35877

Thanks guys. This is very helpful and will give me lots of reading material.

@ghostofsnickerdoodle

I know the one you mean. It's not spuffy in the traditional sense but Spike plays a huge role in it. Drusilla takes over Sunnydale which is magically separate from the rest of the world, no escape is possible. She gives Buffy to Spike to turn and torment and make her conform while she orders Angel to be her consort. Dru is all powerful and insane and it's a nightmare world. It's one of my favorite early stories and I still hold it dear.

Moments in Time by Laure Alexander

http://www.meanderingmuse.com/moments.html

Summary: An alternative universe series...What if the spell in "Lily" had worked? This series will skip around a lot as I examine the lives of the various characters left standing after the night of the crescent moon. Rated NC-17


The story that comes before it should be read first although not absolutely required.

Lily by Laure Alexander

http://www.meanderingmuse.com/lily.html

Summary: There's a very complex plot, an intriguing new character, and, of course, Spike plays a huge role. Set before Surprise and before we discovered that Spike was in a wheelchair. Quite a bit of this story is rated PG.

SMac
No, that's not it. I'm almost 100 percent certain Dru's dead in the fic I'm thinking about. Angel's soul is trapped in an urn and, when Spike falls for Buffy, he lets her break it and set Angel free. I think there are also snake people and vampire Willow. Spike's the king of Hell and has kinda magical powers.

ETA - When I said Lilith, I meant as in mother of demons. She's the one Spike makes a deal with.

Really? There's another one out there? Fascinating. If you remember it let us know. I'd love to give it read.

Got it!

It's Margot's "All Too Human." I only remembered the first story, but apparently it's part of an unfinished series.

http://pages.prodigy.net/leighschneider/margotsfemfic.htm

have you tried reading season noir by anna s? its wip but still well worth a read

I'm still reeling in shock that 'All Too Human' was a fic I forgot about. I read it at approximately the same time I first read 'Moments in Time' - the long long ago when I first discovered fanfiction - and I think I fused the memory of the two stories together somehow. I clearly remember 'Moments' but 'All Too Human just got filed away under 'Moments' somehow. Wow. Thanks for reminding me about it.

I haven't yet read Season Noir but I did save it for a later read. I guess now is 'later'.

Thanks for all the recs guys. You are the greatest!

I just bumped into something I hadn't read before that seems to fit the description but I haven't read it yet so I don't know if it's any good or not. I'm just linking it here in case anyone searching for post-apocalypse fics like I am wants to give it a shot. It's an ensemble work but Buffy and Spike seem to be a couple in it so I think it qualifies for here.

Little Bitty Puzzle Pieces by pjzallday

http://members.shaw.ca/pjzallday/FanFic/Ensemble/PuzzlePieces.htm

PG14
Summary: In the wake of the apocalypse, the survivors attempt to rebuild their lives; one man's journey of discovery has begun; and evil is on the rise.A BtVS / AtS Crossover Novel.