Rec: Shadowlands by lunabee34

[isabellerecs]

Title: Shadowlands 

Author: lunabee34

Canon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Pairing: Xander Harris/William 'Spike' Pratt

Rating: Mature [R]

Word Count: 34,460

Summary: Xander finds out that Spike is still alive.

Recommendation: Oh man, I love this so much. It's climbed swiftly up the latter of my favorite Spander stories of all time. I remember cringing at what an ass Andrew made of himself during his appearance on Angel, but I love the thought of that not being him and that he was equally embarrassed at his performance. I love the thought of Xander going to LA determined to extend his hand in friendship to Spike and ending up with so much more. I love Xander and Andrew being geeky BFFs and I love that everyone's ending got to be happier than in the show. Top marks all around.

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #2,242

Comments

[lunabee34]

What lovely things to say about my story. Blushes. I'm so glad you like it so much.

[isabellerecs]

I really do, I even started re-reading it last night because I was reminded all over again how awesome it is. I will probably want to podfic it at some point in the future but I would have to work my way up to it (it is much longer than what I've done so far ;D).

[lunabee34]

You are certainly welcome to!

*glee*