Title: Closer to the Heart
Chapter 18: Chosen
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Explicit femslash. Other than that, if you're not offended by the episode, you shouldn't be offended by this fic.
Summary: Buffy and Willow come up with a plan for victory.

( I'm gonna be a fireman when the floods roll back. )

Title: Closer to the Heart
Chapter 17: End of Days
Rating: PG-13?
Warnings: If you're not offended by the episode, you shouldn't be offended by this fic.
Summary: Buffy and Willow return to the fold.
A/N: Curiouser and curiouser.

( Oh, look, another cut that I couldn't think of a title for. )

Title: Closer to the Heart
Chapter 16: Touched
Rating: PG-13?
Warnings: If you're not offended by the episode, you shouldn't be offended by this fic.
Summary: Faith has taken the leadership role at Command Central. Where does that leave Buffy?

( Silence fell. They both shifted anxiously trying to get closer to each other, to comfort and be comforted in kind. )

Title: Closer to the Heart
Chapter 15: Empty Places
Rating: PG-13?
Warnings: If you're not offended by the episode, you shouldn't be offended by this fic.
Summary: Dissension within the ranks.

( I have no pithy cut title. )

Title: Closer to the Heart
Chapter 14: Dirty Girls
Rating: PG-13?
Warnings: If you're not offended by the episode, you shouldn't be offended by this fic.
Summary: There's a new player in town.

( I have found and truly believe that there’s nothing so bad it cannot be made better with a story. )

Title: Closer to the Heart
Chapter 13: Lies my Parents Told Me
Rating: R?
Warnings: Femslash (explicit-ish, but not as explicit as it could be) and suggestive dialogue. Other than that, if you're not offended by the episode, you shouldn't be offended by this fic.
Summary: Willow takes a trip. Giles and Robin try to kill Spike. Buffy takes a trip.

( Just when she thought things couldn’t possibly get any more complicated, life always had one more challenge to throw at her. )

Title: Closer to the Heart
Chapter 12: In the in Between Time
Rating: PG-13 or R?
Warnings: Language, mental breakdown.
Summary: Hello, Mr. Fan. I'd like you to meet my friend…

( In the in Between Time )

Title: Closer to the Heart
Chapter 11: Storyteller
Rating: PG-13?
Warnings: One F-bomb and some implicit femslash. Other than that, if you're not offended by the episode, you shouldn't be offended by this fic.
Summary: Willow struggles with being supportive.

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Title: Closer to the Heart
Chapter 10: Get it Done
Rating: PG-13?
Warnings: If you’re not offended by the episode, you shouldn’t be offended by this fic.
Summary: Buffy struggles with finding the balance between power and humanity. Willow works on controlling her power as well.

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Title: Closer to the Heart
Chapter 9: First Date
Rating: PG-13?
Warnings: If you’re not offended by the episode, you shouldn’t be offended by this fic.
Summary: Buffy investigates Principal Wood. Willow tries to maintain order.

( “We don’t need to talk about Buffy,” she decided. “Let’s talk about your girlfriend.” )