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Nov. 18th, 2024 05:09 pm
madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (devil may cry)
Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: Xander runs into Alisha and tries to distract himself with her problems rather than his own.
Word Count: 1401
Rating: Teen
Warning: Light mention of racism and lgbtq+ topics and Xander's sexual trauma

 

[Mission 3 Continue] )

 

madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (devil may cry)
Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: Xander needs to be persuaded he's not the monster.
Word Count: 2593
Rating: Teen, complete with Xander Teen Angst!  But with a happy ending this time!

 

[Mission 2 Finish] )

 

madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (devil may cry)
slight spoiler for story )

Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: Alisha tries to protect little Arianna in Xander and Buffy's absence and gets some unexpected backup.
Word Count: 740
Rating: Teen

 

[Mission 2 Continue] )

 

madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (dante)
Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: Giles runs into more evidence that he needs to try harder not to be an anti-demon bigot.
Word Count: 725
Rating: Teen
Warning: Matter-of-fact, not in-depth mention of the
abuse and Xander's PTSD from Last Man's Dead.

[Mission 2 Continue] )

madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (dante)
Any mistakes on Buddhist Demons (Mara) are mine.
(*whispers into the dark* I am so worried about this election aaaaa)


Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: Giles and Willow have results on the Research Front.
Word Count: 1503
Rating: Teen
Warning: Very quick references to cult abuse.

 

[Mission 2 Continue] )

 

madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (devil may cry)
Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: Xander has a plan.
Word Count: 640
Rating: Teen

[Mission 2 Continue] )

madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (dante)
Guess who's showing up in a few chapters...
Also, for a longer elaboration on the 'slur' point, see A Bloody Tradition.

Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: Alisha and Xander learn what they missed.
Word Count: 1371
Rating: Teen

Warning: Very quick references to abuse and Xander's PTSD from Last Man's Dead.  Xander continues to use a slur with regards to his own heritage, and Alisha rightfully calls him out on it.

[Mission 2 Continue] )

madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (devil may cry)
I found something saying mandatory reporting was a thing for at least health professionals in 1991 (not sure if it’s particular states or anything). There was a federal law in ’74 but I wasn’t able to find a ton of info on its implementation from a quick google search. 1990s laws on familial physical abuse still weren’t (quite) up to standard.

Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: Alisha follows up on Xander's slip-up.
Word Count: 1371
Rating: Teen

Warning: Not explicit, but there's a discussion of Xander's PTSD from Last Man's Dead (lingering effects of sexual assault)--Alisha wouldn't ignore it. (she's actually a good cop)

[Mission 2 Continue] )

madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (devil may cry)
Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: Buffy tries not to give too much away to Officer Morris.
Word Count: 1234
Rating: Teen

Mission 2 Continue )

madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (dante)
So, uh, the reference to last man’s dead was entirely out of the blue but I’m keeping it? and it turns out that even a Xander given powers does not stop being the butt-monkey. (I like that I’m actually following up on it naturally, but also, I cannot decide if my fic blindsiding me is the best or the worst.)
I didn’t think about the Ari|Ali thing (Alisha) but I’m keeping it because the parents wouldn’t have gone for one of the Leo-options and I like the lioness thing.


Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: The client explains how her husband went from average lawyer to cult leader, and how she started to break free of the conditioning.
Word Count: 1524
Rating: Teen

Warning: Not explicit, but there's a reference to Xander's PTSD from Last Man's Dead (lingering effects of sexual assault)

 

[Mission 2 Continue] )

 

madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (dante)
Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: They'll have to tread carefully for this one.
Word Count: 1854
Rating: Teen

[Mission 2 Continue] )

madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (devil may cry)
tbh the hardest thing about writing this chapter was the title.  that, and xander figuring out what he was gonna say.  I finally narrowed the title it down to saudade because of the facts of the case, because some things have been altered permanently and there's no going back, but there's also happiness through the grief and allowing the grief to cleanse and wash away so they can move on to the future and let go of the past...what, I have a lot of feelings so complicated about this chapter okay
Willow doesn’t get much of a presence in the first mission.  That’s deliberate—she doesn’t go out in the field until she has the demonstrated ability to not die.

Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: They deal with the aftermath of the case, which includes a fae funeral.
Word Count: 2180
Rating: Teen

Mission 1 Finish )
madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (dante)
Yes, you probably could just find all of this using the tags, but it's definitely simpler to go through it using a masterpost.  And this way you get to see what's coming.

[Prologue]
An Ordinary Night in the Graveyard
(heed the warnings, this one's dark): Last Man's Dead
(some lingering warnings as this one's a follow up to Last Man's Dead): Weak But Not Broken
Be Forgot
Reservations
Sunday Afternoon
Runaway
Accommodations

[Mission 1: Ghost Lights]
When a Plan Comes Together
Driving Up the Wall
Encounter
The First Victim
Playing the Game
Had to Find Gold
A Bloody Tradition
Want to Believe
Water Depth a Bit Deep
Imperfect
Showing Off
A Sketchy Invitation
Impromptu Karaoke
A Conversation with the Fae
The Touch of Humanity
Backstage Jitters
On to Phase Two
Cast Their Shaede
Path of Sorrows
Fated Reunion
The Love That Remains

[Mission 1 Guide]
Guide

[Interlude]
Confusingly named Prologue, because I wrote it first.  Several elements are jossed.

[Mission 2: Shed the Past]
My Normal Life
The Call of Work
Shards of Glass
Echoes of Pain
Juggling Ridiculous
Perfect Color Me
The Fine Print
The Grand Scheme
Giving Out Assignments
The Devil You Know
Those Who See
Cloudy With a Chance of Information
Shadowy Legacy
The Void of Absence
Candles in the Night
Wish You Were Here
Your Prince is in Another Castle
Devil Extraction Services
Beckoning Still
A Heart That Can Hurt
I'll Try Again

[Mission 2 Guide]
Guide

[Interlude]
Story Time

[Mission 3: The World's Stage]

Lingual Downtime
Team Bonding
What is Real
Out of His Shell
Afterimages
Metaphorical Closets
Real Talk
Go Team!
Responsible Figures
Witch's Heart
Of Two Minds
Into a Mirror Darkly
Showtime
Come Home to Roost
Not-So-Funhouse Mirror
Missing Jigsaw Pieces
Deepening Nightmare
Kink in the Works
Returned Belonging
On Not Saying the Angry Things
Status: Official

[Mission 3 Guide]
Guide

[Mission 4]

[Interlude: Dim the Glow]
Wash It All Away

[Extras]
Place in chronology as-yet undetermined: Celebration
Place in chronology as-yet undetermined: Silly Ogres, Eggs Are Not For You
Place in chronology as-yet undetermined: New Set of Wheels
Xander answering questions, as in-canon as some of the DMC books & with several jossed elements and story spoilers:  Devil May Questionnaire, Part I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
Devil Arms picture: Kryvirk Kala
Adventures in Introducing a Made-Up Language: Pashu #1
Authorial Musings: idle thought #193, idle thought #194, idle thought #195
Abandoned Guide (prototype for the chapterly guides)
Question for the Readers
Another Question for the Readers
Parallel World: Echoes of Our Hearts, with possible follow-ups: Put On a Show, The Sleepers Will Rise, What You're Made Of, Your Average Tuesday (direct follow-up to What You're Made Of), A Late Welcome (direct follow-up to Your Average Tuesday)
Parallel World (with a similar setup to Echoes of Our Hearts): Mission #1: Lost
Parallel (unfinished) World: Xander_Devil Hunter
Parallel World: Clasping Hands, Getting to the Same Page
Parallel (unfinished) World: The Book of Averted Prophecy: Chapter I (It's Just a Jump to the Left), Chapter II (In Tomorrow's News), Chapter III (And For My Next Trick), Chapter IV (Didn't See it Coming)
madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (devil may cry)

(language is still a work in progress don’t mind me
Also all the lines are supposed to be straight and not slanty and evenly spaced and it’s not I’m still working out the grammar as I go along what is sanity
Also when I cut it out of the text I had to try a couple times to get it to look right.  But I wanted to play with the language even if it’s driving me crazy)
(in other news whatever else DMC2 did wrong, at least it had an amazing soundtrack.)

Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: Alisha gets to talk to Xander about a new development in the case.
Word Count: 1825
Rating: Teen

 

[Mission 1 Continue] )

 

Showing Off

Jun. 1st, 2020 12:04 pm
madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (devil may cry)
Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: Alisha meets a sword.
Word Count: 1833
Rating: Teen

[Mission 1 Continue] )

Imperfect

May. 25th, 2020 05:06 pm
madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (devil may cry)
Happy Memorial Day if you celebrate it, or hope you have/had a good day if not!
people are complicated and not knowing what to expect makes me anxious.  /sigh

Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: Alisha tries to get her mind around the world she's stumbled into.
Word Count: 1531
Rating: Teen

[Mission 1 Continue] )

madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (devil may cry)
Featuring: Giles, starring as Abbacchio.

Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: Alisha gets the "things that go bump in the night" speech.
Word Count: 1868
Rating: Teen

 

[Mission 1 Continue] )

 


madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (devil may cry)
it's probably a good idea to reread parts of this series after I post. this is the only one I'm rereading and rewriting less than years later (minus Shadowed Suspicion, since it's usually beta'd late).
in my personal life once more unto the breach dear friends

Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: The aftermath of the demon fight.
Word Count: 1549
Rating: Teen

 

[Mission 1 Continue] )

 

madimpossibledreamer: Dante fighting demons (devil may cry)
i am nearly done with Mission 2 what is happening (boredom, probably)
a license is required to be a PI in Colorado as of the time of writing, but not back when Buffy was set.
I’m not even sure what county the city’s in and am sure it’s not a real city, but I do remember setting this ‘verse in Colorado, mostly ‘cause a lot of Californians actually do go to Colorado and it made sense to me to have everyone flee California.  Also might have been partially based on Dante’s cowboy look in 4.
The abandoned hotel thing was a happy accident that just sort of happened based on two things: the Hyperion, which is still awesome but it obviously can’t be the Hyperion as they’re not in LA, and the 1994 Shadow movie (which wasn’t great especially compared to the original source material [and I’m talking about the Shadow magazine here, not the radio show, which is still good but not as good even if they did have Orson Welles], but is still a fun experience).  Particularly with the demon cloak thing.
I still haven’t played/seen DMC5.  I still need to buy a PS4…  (that or just rebuy the game on Steam and get a computer to play on I don’t have to borrow-either way moneys are needed /sadface)


Main Points:
Buffy/Devil May Cry
Chapter Summary: Xander has an unwanted talk with a cop, but learns something valuable anyway.
Word Count: 2675
Rating: Teen

 

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