Here are a matched set of Entropy "what if" stories that have stuck with me for years. The basic premise is that Spike may be drunk at the Magic Box, but he still figures out that Anya wants him to make a wish. Will he? What will he wish for? The author refers to the set as "Choose Your Own Adventure" one shots.
First, the short, but not at all sweet version:
Title: La Meilleure Revanche
Author: caia, aka
thisficklemobRating: PG13
Summary:
"What good does it do," he wondered aloud, trailing his fingertips past her temple, "to take revenge on Xander?" And the longer, less angst-ridden version:
Title: Meilleure Encore
Author: caia, aka
thisficklemobRating: PG13
Summary:
Through his increasing inebriation, a small part of Spike's mind gradually began to register an oddity. Anya kept asking him what he wished would happen to Xander.