Buffy Fanfiction
Joss Whedon's genre-defining series about Buffy Summers, the chosen Slayer balancing apocalypses with growing up in Sunnydale. One of fanfiction's foundational fandoms, its archive culture predates AO3 itself, and it still produces steady Spike/Buffy ('Spuffy') epics, Giles-centric watcher fic, and Willow/Tara stories that protect what canon destroyed. Season rewrites are a signature form here — entire alternate seasons six and seven exist many times over — alongside post-Chosen futures for the Scooby family.
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What is Buffy fanfiction?
Buffy fanfiction is fan-created stories set in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe. With over 50,000 works on Archive of Our Own, Buffy is one of the most popular fandoms in the fanfiction community.
These stories explore beloved characters like Buffy Summers, Spike, Willow Rosenberg, Xander Harris, and many more. Writers create everything from short one-shots to epic novel-length adventures, exploring relationships, alternate universes, and "what if" scenarios.
Most Popular Buffy Fanfics
These are the highest-rated Buffy stories on AO3, ranked by kudos from readers.
Buffy: Welcome To The Monkey House
by Michaelt
No summary provided.
Ashes to Amber
by Aya1600
Two people. And an encounter that will change everything…
a slayer in residence
by guin_ramble
Buffy Summers is in the third year of her residency when unexpected circumstances force her into a transfer to the Sunnydale Memorial Hospital emergency department, otherwise known as The Hellmouth. She is Dr. Summers, retired Vampire Slayer.The Buffy the Vampire Slayer the Pitt AU that no one asked
Subject to Change
by RayneJelly
Set years after the fall of Sunnydale and the collapse of Wolfram and Hart, Xander finds himself back in California with no money, no plans, and his age-old knack for being bonked over the head and laid out for dinner still very much intact. Fortunately for him, there are still remnants of his old l
Dares
by Anonymous
Faith got bored, unfortunately playing Truth or Dare against Buffy was the worst mistake she could make.
Satisfaction Brought Her Back
by Shenandoah76209
Becoming a Bakeneko on Halloween was just the beginning. It's senior year, Sunnydale has gone crazier than ever and there's also a new Slayer in town. Everything is changing and some of it isn't for the better. Some lemons, breaking canon as much as I can. You've been warned, don't give me a hard ti
Faiths Vampire Family
by mwimer
A young Faith Lehane is saved from her original life's path when a mysterious man finds her on the street
Sunnydale My Kind of Town
by davidf89
Buffy, a recently called Slayer, moved to Sunnydale a year ago with her soulless vampire boyfriend Spike, but what happens when the ancient Greek vampire Kakistos comes to town accompanied by his smooth talking childe, Mr. Trick. Can Buffy and her fellow Slayer Cordelia Chase defeat this monster int
A Stake of the Action
by Teo Grey (TeoGrey)
Nermal discovers vampire cats in Muncie and starts staking them with suspiciously well-prepared help from Vito Cappelletti. When Buffy and Xander arrive to investigate, Garfield learns three terrible things: vampires are real, destiny is annoying, and apparently garlic bread can save the world.
night fever
by flootzavut
"What," Buffy says with clear distaste when Spike leaves the dance floor and comes to grab a drink from the bar, "was that?" Spike pouts. "Was dancing. Obviously." Buffy crinkles up her nose in that annoyingly adorable way she has. "Maybe that was considered dancing in the 70s, now it's a crime agai
In Love Forever.
by ALVT87
(Set in 2017, 20 years after meeting for the first time) Plotline: Giles and Buffy have been in love since the day they knew each other. As Buffy progressed through school and college her Love grew for her watcher and they have 3 kids together. 20 years after they first met they finally take the plu
Bring Me To Life : A Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel Crossover Event
by Jean_theGuardian
A Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel Crossover Event. Sunnydale's and L.A's heroes unite for the explosive final battle with Jasmine and the First Evil. Who will survive the End of Days? Set during Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 / Angel Season 4.Redux of Angel Season 4, Episode 17 (Inside Out) and
I’m A Slayer (And That’s Okay!)
by RKWesley
Mistletoe “Misty” Winters and her mother, Mary, move from their home in New York City to a sleepy town of Blackwood, Massachusetts, where Misty begins her training anew as the Slayer. Blackwood’s a small town, naturally, nothing should be in it to warrant a Slayer and her Watcher’s presence; however
Beginning In The Past. To Shape A Future.
by CrAzYE
Aphrodite makes a trip back in time to pick up some help to save her latest project and throw a kink in Are's plans for the most recent reincarnation of Xena's soul.
Trippelgangland (Fix Her Eventually Section 9)
by BTVSFE
What if they could restore vampire Willow's soul? How would ensouled-vampire-Willow relate to the Scooby Gang and her new life? How would the others react? How many Willows is too many? (This is Section 9 of a season 3 femslash smut AU; series title is an answer to "would gay sex fix her, or make he
Scooby Gamers by MistOfRainbows
by orphan_account
The Scooby Gang from Sunnydale dress as characters from the Gamer webtoon for Halloween (yes this is Yet Another Halloween Fic) and get extremely exploitable Gamer powers.
serves you right
by socratesgirl
instead of going out of his mind, spike and buffy's life (and unlife) goes on as usual. only problem is... it only brings them closer. and they don't realize it.however long it takes before they realize what they're suppressing, well, it serves them right.
The Next Best Thing
by RebornAutumn
Willow and Fred had maintained a secret relationship for months after their first meeting. Until suddenly, Fred disappeared. No phone calls, no texts, nothing. After a month of no contact, Willow shows up to the Wolfram and Hart LA branch searching for her girlfriend. Only to find Illyria in her pla
Eclipse
by Mellisbee
The Ascension succeeded. Evil won. Years later, a vampire uncover a truth long buried: the Slayer is alive. Raised in the shadows and shaped by compromise, Elizabeth returns to a world that no longer believes in salvation."Eclipse"is not about restoring what was lost, but about deciding what—if anyt
Buff-n-Tuff Bootcamp
by pearly_pairings
Buffy's stuck in fast food corporate hell. Spike knows she needs more than this crummy job to pay the bills. If she won't let him rob a bank for her, maybe an offbeat mention of how protecting Dawn and her friends would help her kill two birds with one money-making stone. Or: Spike reminds Buffy bei
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Popular Buffy Ships
Spuffy
Spike/Buffy Summers
The slayer and the vampire who crawled back from soullessness for her — Spuffy is one of TV fandom's foundational dark romances, from the violent season six affair to Spike burning up saving the world with 'I love you' hanging in the air. Two decades on, it still drives Buffy fic.
14,000 works →
Bangel
Angel/Buffy Summers
The original cursed romance: a slayer in love with a vampire whose soul vanishes after one moment of true happiness. Buffy sending Angel to hell to save the world defined late-90s television, and the ship's tragedy still anchors classic Buffy fandom.
6,000 works →
Spangel
Spike/Angel
A century-plus of shared history: Angelus made Spike what he is, they terrorized Europe together, and Angel season five trapped the two ensouled vampires in one office building. Canon outright confirmed they'd been intimate 'that one time,' and fandom ran with it.
4,000 works →
Tillow
Tara Maclay/Willow Rosenberg
Willow and Tara's romance, told first through spellcasting metaphor, was groundbreaking network television — and Tara's murder became the textbook case of the 'bury your gays' trope. Fandom has spent twenty years writing the resurrection the show never delivered.
3,500 works →
Fuffy
Faith Lehane/Buffy Summers
Two slayers sharing one destiny: Faith arrived as Buffy's shadow self, all hunger and want, and their rivalry turned knife-violent before it turned into a body swap. Faith's loaded canon lines about Buffy gave femslash fandom everything it needed.
3,000 works →
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Buffy fanfics are on AO3?
There are over 50,000 Buffy fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own, making it one of the platform's largest fandoms.
What are the best Buffy ships?
Popular Buffy pairings include Spuffy, Bangel, Spangel. Each ship has thousands of dedicated stories exploring their relationship.
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