Top 5 Old School Spillow fics
With all the lovely slash going around, the back-in-the-day Spillowy goodness has found itself on the back burner so I present some fics that should bring to mind a time when the fandom was young and everything in fanfic was bright and new. In no particular order...
1. The Hand That Wields the Scapel by Medea - Who can forget Medea's great epic tale, Masters and Minions? If you enjoyed that, you should love this as well. THTWTS is a AU historical look at a vampire named William and a young doctor, Willow Rosenberg. He's wicked and creepy and it's oh so believable. I loved this immensely.
2. Odalisque by Elenorlaura - This is one of my all time favorite fics...EVAH! Another delve into an AU historical scene, Odalisque is a haunting look at what happens to a young witch made into a vampire's chew toy. Not always pretty but always captivating, this is a must read if you like it when the vamps are bad. Sadly it is unfinished.
3. Bonded, by Sinecure. - Fighting a demon, Willow and Spike become bonded. The angst level is on high as is the romance. I was immediately drawn in by how realistically the characters were portrayed. A great read all around!
4. Learning Curve by KallieRose - Willow is dying, Giles asks Spike for a favor. The shit hits the fan after that. Loads of plot and drama and surprising spurts of humor that Kallierose does so well.
5. Fleurs de Mal by Aileen E. - Willow needs help with a school paper on poetry, and she enlists Spike to help her understand Symbolism and the Bohemian lifestyle of nineteenth century poets. And he does a little more than that. It's hot. Go read. Enough said.
1. The Hand That Wields the Scapel by Medea - Who can forget Medea's great epic tale, Masters and Minions? If you enjoyed that, you should love this as well. THTWTS is a AU historical look at a vampire named William and a young doctor, Willow Rosenberg. He's wicked and creepy and it's oh so believable. I loved this immensely.
2. Odalisque by Elenorlaura - This is one of my all time favorite fics...EVAH! Another delve into an AU historical scene, Odalisque is a haunting look at what happens to a young witch made into a vampire's chew toy. Not always pretty but always captivating, this is a must read if you like it when the vamps are bad. Sadly it is unfinished.
3. Bonded, by Sinecure. - Fighting a demon, Willow and Spike become bonded. The angst level is on high as is the romance. I was immediately drawn in by how realistically the characters were portrayed. A great read all around!
4. Learning Curve by KallieRose - Willow is dying, Giles asks Spike for a favor. The shit hits the fan after that. Loads of plot and drama and surprising spurts of humor that Kallierose does so well.
5. Fleurs de Mal by Aileen E. - Willow needs help with a school paper on poetry, and she enlists Spike to help her understand Symbolism and the Bohemian lifestyle of nineteenth century poets. And he does a little more than that. It's hot. Go read. Enough said.