Buffyverse Fanfic Masterlist author: kean | ship: buffy x angel | links: ao3
symbol legend ↔ : series | ↦: part of series | ↪: multi-chapter | →: stand alone
↔ Exiles One of the great questions among B/A fans is what happened between Buffy and Angel when they met off-screen after her resurrection. This series hopes to pave the way up to and including that meeting. And maybe even beyond.
↦ Being Known 3413 Words | Set during the Summer after S4/S1 | Teen+ | Winner of IWRY 2023 Most Angsty Award | First Exiles story Summary: In the midst of a restless Summer night, Buffy unexpectedly sees Angel on the cover of Snooped Magazine with Rebecca Lowell. She cannot stop herself from calling him to find out just what exactly is going on his life in L.A. Snippet The light-hearted banter slipped away, replaced by a charged sense of anticipation. There was a line, an intimacy, they were quickly approaching that they both knew led to danger. They had rules for these conversations, understood but never spoken, and he had just broken one - never reference the past.
↦ We Live in Each Other's Shadow 2468 Words | Set during Forever | Mature | Winner of IWRY 2025 Most Angsty Award | Second Exiles story Summary: Angel walks Buffy home after the graveyard scene during Forever, but when he sees her dark, empty house, he can't bear to leave her there alone. He knows of another place, halfway between L.A. and Sunnydale. He takes her there instead. Snippet “All the times we've had to leave each other, you'd think it would get easier,” he says. “No,” she says, softly, “I never want this to be easy.”
Fics still to come from Exiles
Angel's initial reaction to Buffy's death | Angel's grief during the time he was away | How Angel continues to mourn Buffy once he returns to L.A. | The off screen meeting | ...
