Summary: “I sleep okay… you know… except for the dreams…” Starts in Season 6 immediately after “After Life” and goes AU from there. Buffy is back from Heaven, and destroyed by the experience. She’s saved the world so many times, but can she be saved from herself? Starts very dark, but it will get better.
Rated: NC-17
Categories: General NC-17 Fics Characters: None
Genres: Angst, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Violence
Challenges:
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Completed: No
Word count: 17828 Read: 7164
Published: 12/26/2010 Updated: 04/15/2011
1. Chapter 1: Night Comes On by BlackDahlia [Reviews - 6] 
(3827 words)
Beta: dusty273
A/N: Starts immediately after the end of “After Life.” Opening snippet of dialogue from that episode written by Jane Espenson.
2. Chapter 2: I Can't Forget by BlackDahlia [Reviews - 3] (3241 words)
Beta: dusty273
Warnings (This Chapter): Contains Adult Language, Angst, Self-mutilation
3. Chapter 3: Hallelujah by BlackDahlia [Reviews - 4] (3472 words)
Beta: dusty 273
Warnings (This Chapter): Contains Adult Language, Angst, Self-mutilation
4. Chapter 4: Our Lady of Solitude by BlackDahlia [Reviews - 4] (3430 words)
Beta: dusty273
Warnings (This Chapter): Contains Adult Language, Angst
5. Chapter 5: Tonight Will Be Fine by BlackDahlia [Reviews - 2] (3858 words)
A/N: My apologies for the delay, but my muse has been a bit... absent. Thank you to all that have read and reviewed, and of course to my wonderful beta Mari. You all help me keep writing this, even when the words are a little slow in arriving. ☺