It really doesn't feel like six years since I read my first Spander, Alexandria Brown's Waiting Here. Now, six years and countless fandoms later, I've never been happier and had so many wonderful friends. *smooches you all*

And so I celebrate with fic. :D

Author: darkhavens
Title: Five Things Spike Gave Up After Getting Involved With Xander Harris
Fandom: Pairing: Buffy: Spike/Xander
Rating: R for grue
Words: 560
Concrit: Please. If you spot a typo or a grammar glitch, feel free to tell me in comments.
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Warnings/Squicks: **non-graphic reference to possible alcoholism; non-graphic reference to possible child abuse; non-graphic reference to child murder; eyeballs in a bowl; non-graphic reference to turning Xander**
Summary: Some things are worth the sacrifice.
Notes: Written as a sister set to Five Things Xander Harris Gave Up After Getting Involved With Spike. Also as part of my participation in mini_nanowrimo and findyourwords (count for the year so far: 41,205/50,000).


( Five Things Spike Gave Up After Getting Involved With Xander Harris )

Today is my 6th LJversary! On this day in 2003, darkhavens came into this world on wobbly legs with a shifty look in her eyes. And in almost no time at all, there was porn. :D

In celebration of this auspicious occasion, I decided that I should revisit my first love, Spander. I didn't quite manage porn, but there's sexin' in there, if you squint. ;)


Author: darkhavens
Title: Five Things Xander Harris Gave Up After Getting Involved With Spike
Fandom: Pairing: Buffy: Spike/Xander
Rating: PG13
Words: 500
Concrit: Please. If you spot a typo or a grammar glitch, feel free to tell me in comments.
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Warnings/Squicks: None
Summary: Some things are worth the sacrifice.
Notes: Written as part of my participation in mini_nanowrimo this year, and also for prompt #228 at slashthedrabble: 'Left'.


( Five Things Xander Harris Gave Up After Getting Involved With Spike )

So, way back in March, a Microfic Meme appeared on my flist and I snagged it. The idea was to write ten sentences in ten genres for a particular fandom - Angst, AU, Crack, Crossover, First Time, Fluff, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Smut, and UST.

I did it for John/Rodney (Stargate Atlantis) and then forgot about it until yesterday, at which point I went a little mad and also did the meme for Spike/Xander (Buffy), Bruce/Wally (DC Comics/Toons) and Sam/Dean (Supernatural). Today, I finished off the set with Jack/Nathan (Eureka).

This is what happens when I want to write but can't choose a fandom, let alone a genre. *g*

Author: darkhavens
Title: Microfic Meme: Ten Genres in Ten Sentences (x Five Fandoms)
Rating: G to NC-17
Fandom/Pairing: John/Rodney (Stargate Atlantis), Spike/Xander (Buffy), Bruce/Wally (DC Comics/Toons), Sam/Dean (Supernatural), Jack/Nathan (Eureka)
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Warnings/Squicks: **Mention of non-graphic character death (twice), incest, bondage, fetish wear, voyeurism.**
Word count: 2304

( Stargate Atlantis: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay )

( Buffy: Spike/Xander )

( DC comics/toons: Bruce/Wally )

( Supernatural: Sam/Dean )

( Eureka: Jack/Nathan )

Author: darkhavens
Title: Spander in Verse, a Collection
Fandom: Pairing: Buffy: Spike/Xander
Rating: From G to R
Concrit: Please. If you spot a typo or a grammar glitch, feel free to tell me in comments.
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Warnings/Squicks: Iambic pentameter; Xander gets vamped a time or two in verse.
Notes: A couple of weeks ago, I got bit by a poetry bug. It wasn't a bunny - there was no plotiness involved (originally) - it was just an irresistible urge to write Spander poetry in as many forms as possible. So I did. I even went to Wikipedia and found new forms of poetry to play with. Written for spring_with_xan.

These are the results.

( Seven Japanese Poetry Forms and a Limerick )

( 'Sacrifice', a Sonnet )

( 'My Spike, in the Key of Dru', a Villanelle )

( 'A Need: Love Infinite', a Sestina )

Author: darkhavens
Title: Bored Now
Fandom: Pairing: Buffy: Spike/Xander
Rating: R for language and imagery
Words: 314
Concrit: Please. If you spot a typo, feel free to tell me in comments.
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Summary: Each time, Spike pushes him that little bit further, and Xander - lets himself be pushed.
Notes: Written for day two of mini_nanowrimo, for prompt 003 at slashtheimage (see thumbnail of image below), but, most importantly, for my Pookie, literati, who, after five long years, has finally seen the light and embraced the Spanderlove. *smooches* About Damned Time! :D

( Bored Now )

Mini-nanowrimo word count: 814

Author: darkhavens
Title: Bits and Pieces
Fandom: Pairing: Buffy: Spike/Xander
Rating: R
Words: 500
Concrit: Please. If you spot a typo, feel free to tell me in comments.
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Summary: There are some things about Xander that Spike loves more than others.
Notes: Written for the "Body part fetishes (misc)" challenge on my kink_bingo card (here).

( Bits and Pieces )

Author: darkhavens
Title: Five Jobs Xander Lost Because of Spike and One He Didn't
Fandom: Pairing: Buffy: Spike/Xander
Rating: PG-13
Words: 6x100
Concrit: Please. If you spot a typo, please feel free to tell me in comments.
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Summary: Xander loses job after job but finally gets a clue. And a summons.
Notes: Written for my second day at spring_with_xan, with thanks to outsideth3box for being my cheering squad and for suggesting job #4.

( Five Jobs Xander Lost Because of Spike and One He Didn't )

Author: darkhavens
Title: Nicotine Fix
Fandom: Pairing: Buffy: Spike/Xander
Rating: PG
Words: 200
Concrit: Please. If you spot a typo, please feel free to tell me in comments. I want you to!
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Summary: Set just after the events of S5E20, Spiral, wherein Spike is a wounded hero and Xander pockets his lighter.
Notes: Written for slashthedrabble challenge #162: Old Challenges Revisited: #161 - Drag

( Nicotine Fix )

Author: darkhavens
Title: The Man Who Stole the Heart of William The Bloody - Exclusive!
Fandom: Pairing: Buffy: Spike/Xander
Rating: Text: G, Graphics: Shirtless
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Summary: Xander gets interviewed by the "No.1 Magazine for demon-human relationships"
Notes: The picture on the cover of the magazine has been identified by tabaqui as the insane heavy metal band Gwar reidentified as Lordi by tonicat. I can't remember where I found the pics of Xander or Spike, it was so long ago. (The photo credit in the following images is fake, just like everything else.)
This artwork was viewed and critiqued at varying stages by literati, tabaqui, reremouse and outsideth3box. My undying thanks to you all.

Created for my day at spring_with_xan.

( The Man Who Stole the Heart of William The Bloody - Exclusive! )

Author: darkhavens
Title: What's In The Box?
Fandom: Pairing: Buffy: Spike/Xander
Rating: PG-13
Words: 1039
Concrit: darkhavens @ slashverse.com. If you spot a typo, please feel free to tell me in comments.
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Summary: Xander receives an unexpected parcel.
Notes: Written for lazuli_kat's Christmas Cracker mini-fest on the Excessant mailing list.


( What's In The Box? )

Four years ago today, darkhavens was born!

I'd had another journal for a few weeks, and this one was meant to be my darker alterego, the one where nobody knew me and I could write my more twisted thoughts, far away from the 'real' me in that other journal. Yeah. I can't even remember that other journal's password now. As soon as I created darkhavens, I became darkhavens.

I'm four today! EEEEE!

And to celebrate, I bring you fic of the tongue-in-cheek, cliche and kink-ridden kind. The kind of fic I am never going to write but might just (secretly) love to read. ;)


Author: darkhavens
Title: Five Spander Stories I'm Not Writing
Buffy: Pairing: Buffy: Spike/Xander
Rating: R
Words: 1096
Concrit: darkhavens @ slashverse.com. If you spot a typo, please feel free to tell me in comments. I want you to!
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Warnings/Squicks: Gross abuse of fandom cliches and kinks.
Summary: Five Spander Stories I'm Not Writing. At all. Ever. So hush.
Notes: Written to celebrate my 4th ljversary, and as part of my commitment to mini_nanowrimo. Every cliche and kink is written with love, and tongue firmly in cheek. :D

( Five Spander Stories I'm Not Writing )


Mini-nanowrimo running total: 2082

Author: darkhavens
Title: A Good Night For Hunting
Fandom: Pairing: Buffy: Spike/Xander
Rating: PG
Words: 201
Concrit: darkhavens @ slashverse.com. If you spot a typo, please feel free to tell me in comments. I want you to!
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Warnings/Squicks: Vamp!Xander.
Summary: Spike marvels at his own creation.
Notes: Written for challenge #33 - 'Marble' - on my long-neglected Spander Big Damn Table and for mini_nanowrimo.
Mini-nanowrimo word count: 986

( A Good Night For Hunting )

Author: darkhavens
Title: Special Toy
Pairing: Spike/Xander with a side of Drusilla
Fandom: Buffy
Rating: NC-17
Words: ~1200
Concrit: darkhavens @ slashverse.com. If you spot a typo, please feel free to tell me in comments. I want you to!
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Warnings/Squicks: Underage, non-con
Summary: He can't speak, can't scream, can't even think clearly. He knows there's something wrong with being here, being naked, on a bed with someone - vampire - beside him and another on his back.
Notes: Written for the Sept 1st "Bring Back The Porn" celebration at InsaneJournal. I didn't mean to write what I did, but apparently I can only withstand the lure of School Hard for so long before I give in and write yet another version of 'what happens next'.

Special Toy


Please note that I am not moving over to IJ, this is posted there for the celebration and because I can. If, however, you don't have an IJ and feel that commenting without an icon is like sex without an orgasm, please feel free to comment here instead. :D

First commenter on the day's drabble(ish) gets to provide pairing and prompt for the next one. You can choose from Spike/Xander, John/Rodney and Sam/Dean or choose one of them as a solo character. Give me a word, or mood, or something to think on and I'll see what I can do. I may expand the possible selection if this works and I actually get my mojo firing on all cylinders. (Nobody gets two drabbles in a row. If you get one today, you don't get to have one tomorrow, even if your comment is up first.)


Author: darkhavens
Title: Strip Scrabble
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Fandom: Buffy
Rating: PG (for nudity)
Words: 379 words
Concrit: darkhavens @ slashverse.com. If you spot a typo, please feel free to tell me in comments. I want you to!
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Summary: Xander queries the spelling of 'cat'.
Notes: Daily Drabble #13, written for knitty_woman, who prompted me with "Spander and Strip Scrabble".

( Strip Scrabble )

First commenter on the day's drabble(ish) gets to provide pairing and prompt for the next one. You can choose from Spike/Xander, John/Rodney and Sam/Dean or choose one of them as a solo character. Give me a word, or mood, or something to think on and I'll see what I can do. I may expand the possible selection if this works and I actually get my mojo firing on all cylinders. (Nobody gets two drabbles in a row. If you get one today, you don't get to have one tomorrow, even if your comment is up first.)



Author: darkhavens
Title: For Loyalty
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Fandom: Buffy
Rating: PG
Words: 657
Concrit: darkhavens @ slashverse.com. If you spot a typo, please feel free to tell me in comments. I want you to!
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Summary: Spike looks after his things.
Notes: Written for ladyvirgo1956, who gave me the prompt "Spike watching Xander as he tries to help the Scoobies while they ignore him."

( For Loyalty )

First commenter on the day's drabble(ish) gets to provide pairing and prompt for the next one. You can choose from Spike/Xander, John/Rodney and Sam/Dean or choose one of them as a solo character. Give me a word, or mood, or something to think on and I'll see what I can do. I may expand the possible selection if this works and I actually get my mojo firing on all cylinders. (Nobody gets two drabbles in a row. If you get one today, you don't get to have one tomorrow, even if your comment is up first.)

Author: darkhavens
Title: Ruffled Fur
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Fandom: Buffy
Rating: G
Words: 367
Concrit: darkhavens @ slashverse.com. If you spot a typo, please feel free to tell me in comments. I want you to!
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Summary: Kittens and chaos.
Notes: Written off ladyvirgo1956's prompt of: 'Xander/Spike, Chase.'

( Game For Anything )

First commenter on the day's drabble(ish) gets to provide pairing and prompt for the next one. You can choose from Spike/Xander, John/Rodney and Sam/Dean or choose one of them as a solo character. Give me a word, or mood, or something to think on and I'll see what I can do. I may expand the possible selection if this works and I actually get my mojo firing on all cylinders. (Nobody gets two drabbles in a row. If you get one today, you don't get to have one tomorrow, even if your comment is up first.)

Author: darkhavens
Title: Game For Anything
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Fandom: Buffy
Rating: PG-13 for non-graphic nudity
Words: 276
Concrit: darkhavens @ slashverse.com. If you spot a typo, please feel free to tell me in comments. I want you to!
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Summary: Spike gets tired of waiting for Xander
Notes: Written off bethlehem2's prompt of: 'Xander/Spike please and the prompt word is Quest.'

( Game For Anything )

Title: Not Quite A Wedding Ring, 1-5/5 (Complete)
Author: darkhavens
Theme: Five Elements (Asian Set): Metal - Wood - Water - Fire - Earth
Rating: NC-17
Words: 5x100
Feedback/Concrit: darkhavens @ slashverse.com
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Summary: Spike and Xander, an elemental love story. Written for stagesoflove round 6.

( Not Quite A Wedding Ring (complete) )

Author: darkhavens
Title: Not Quite A Wedding Ring, 1/5
Pairing: Spike/Xander of Buffy
Rating: PG-13
Words: 100
Feedback/Concrit: darkhavens @ slashverse.com
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.
Summary: The piercings were Spike's idea...
Notes: Written for stagesoflove Round 6, Five Elements (Asian Set) #1 - Metal.

( Metal )

Some of you might have noticed a certain lack of product coming from this journal in recent weeks. I've been suffering from a severe absence of muses - no words would come together on the page, ideas wouldn't gel, every sentence crumbled under my fingers.

It has sucked mightily. And it may not be over yet. BUT! I wished kitty_poker1 a happy birthday about 8 hours ago and the resulting conversation ended with a stern admonition to write, dammit, write! So I did. And those eight hours produced the following two additions to my BDT of Spander.

Author: darkhavens
Pairing/Fandoms: Spike/Xander of Buffy
Feedback/Concrit: darkhavens @ slashverse.com
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. No harm, no foul, no money made.


Title: First Impressions
Rating: PG
Words: 424
Summary: An alternative first meeting for Spike and Xander
Notes: Written for lishel_fracrium, who chose #001 - 'Cemetery' on my Big Damn Spander Table.

( First Impressions )

Title: Out of Alternatives
Rating: R for gore
Words: 257
Warnings/Squicks: Death!fic but not permanently.
Summary: Spike is out of alternatives
Notes: Written for outsideth3box who chose #078 - 'Other' on my Big Damn Spander Table. She also provided the following additional prompt: Blood on his hands, its sweet, metallic smell thick in the air. The temptation to lick away the droplet rolling down his cheek was strong.

( Out of Alternatives )