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Penname: Molossus [Contact] Real name: Sandra Strait
Member Since: 08/12/04
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I'm 50+ years old with a husband and two 200 lb Old English Mastiffs. I'm primarily in the ATS/BTVS fandom but I'm a sucker for a good story of any kind.
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'Twas the Fright Before Christmas by Molossus Rated: FRM - Mature [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: Pairing: Spike/Drusilla, Angelus/Darla
Summary: Even Santa gets taken by surpise.
Spoilers: Pre - series
Disclaimer: Joss and Fox own the universe that Spike adorns. I only worship there.
Archive: Yes, please! Just let me know so I can do the Snoopy dance.
Fandoms: hetero fiction Characters: Angelus/Darla, Spike/Drusilla
Genres: Hetero Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 474
Published: 12/11/04 Updated: 12/11/04
A Litlle Spike/Illryria by Molossus Rated: FRC - child safe half-star [Reviews - 1] Featured Stories
Summary: Written for the LJ Fandom Drabble Challenge
This is my Fandom Drabble for cornerofmadness.
Request: how about a little Spike/Illyria
Summary: Sometime in the not so distant future.
Rated FRC.
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Illyria, Spike
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 100
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
Alien Desires by Molossus Rated: FRT - young teen [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: RATED FRT
This is my Fandom Drabble for tobywolf13.
Request: Spike/Illyria please.
Post NFA
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Spike, Illyria
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 91
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
Alley…OOOPS! by Molossus Rated: Parental FFRMCuidance-1 [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: Book 1 of Spike in Wanderland. Wherein we view a first hand account of the Hyperion Alley Massacre and see the first of Spike's adventures in Wanderland. All written from the point of view of Wolfram & Hart employees.
Rating: PG13 for lots of mentions of blood, guts and violence, crude humor.
Category: Humor
Characters: Spike/Multiple Crossovers
Note: This fic is written around photomanips of Spike and characters from other TV series and movies (all G-rated stuff). There are links in the story to take you to the appropriate image at the right time in the story.
Fandoms: Buffy/Angel/Multiple Crossovers Characters: None
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 6 Completed: Yes Word count: 5490
Published: 08/12/04 Updated: 08/12/04
Alley…OOOPS! 2: Spike… on the Run by Molossus Rated: FFRMC [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: A brief rundown on William's travels for the benefit of the new management at Wolfram & Hart.
Series/sequel: Sequel to Alley…OOOPS!
Rating: PG13 for lots of mentions of blood, guts and violence, crude humor.
Category: Humor
Characters: Spike/Multiple Crossovers
Note: This fic is written around photomanips of Spike and characters from other TV series and movies (all G-rated stuff). There are links in the story to take you to the appropriate image at the right time in the story.
Fandoms: Buffy/Angel/Multiple Crossovers Characters: None
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Completed: Yes Word count: 3898
Published: 08/18/04 Updated: 08/18/04
Alley…OOOPS! 3: Spike In Wanderland by Molossus Rated: FFRMC [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: Spike is in glowing health and Wolfram & Hart have fun with animals.
Rating: PG13 for lots of mentions of blood, guts and violence, crude humor.
Category: Humor
Characters: Spike/Multiple Crossovers
Note: This fic is written around photomanips of Spike and characters from other TV series and movies (all G-rated stuff). There are links in the story to take you to the appropriate image at the right time in the story.
Series/Sequel: Sequel to Spike…On the Run
Fandoms: Buffy/Angel/Multiple Crossovers Characters: None
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Completed: Yes Word count: 8413
Published: 08/18/04 Updated: 08/18/04
Astronauts And Grocers by Molossus Rated: FRC - child safe [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: RATED FRC
Post 'The Gift.' I was watching 'Life Serial' the other day and noticed Giles' face when Buffy mentioned she was so glad he would always be there.
Written for the open_on_sunday drabble challenge.
Challenge: News Report.
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Rupert Giles
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 106
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
Dancers In The Rain by Molossus Rated: FRT - young teen [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: RATED FRMT
Sometime after Tabula Rasa. Challenge word Weather. Rated FRC
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Spike, Dawn Summers
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 100
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
Drivers ED by Molossus Rated: FRC - child safe [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: The Title Says It All
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Illyria, Spike
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 100
Published: 09/06/04 Updated: 09/06/04
Fable by Molossus Rated: FRT - young teen [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: RATED FRT
Written for the Spillyria Drabble contest. Challenge 'Heat/Cold'. Angel S5. After Wesley gives up on Illyria. This is a riff on 'The Man and the Satyr', one of Aesop's fables. Don't get excited though.
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Spike, Illyria
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 93
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
Goodbye - A Shape of Spike Drabble by Molossus Rated: FRT - young teen [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: Summary: Another scene we didn't see.
Spoilers for ATS S5.
Disclaimer: Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy own the universe in which Spike exists.
Feedback: Well?Yeah. I'd love some!
Archive: Please
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Charles Gunn, Spike
Genres: General Warnings: Character Death
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 109
Published: 08/31/04 Updated: 08/31/04
Green by Molossus Rated: FRM - Mature [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: Spike and Bruce Banner embrace their differences. This is my first attempt at a drabble and I have a strange sense of humor. You'll just have to forgive me.
Pairing: Spike/Bruce Banner
Disclaimer: These characters belong to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy and other corporate entities.
Feedback: Please, please, please!
Fandoms: Buffy/The Incredible Hulk Characters: None
Genres: Slash Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 97
Published: 08/18/04 Updated: 08/18/04
Happy Birthday by Molossus Rated: FRT - young teen [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: Post NFA. Spike is in London for a while.
RATED FRT
These are my Fandom Drabbles for beanbeans.
Request: How about Spike & Giles. Forgiveness. She gets two cause it's her birthday! At least, I hope it was in time for her birthday.
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Spike, Rupert Giles
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 96
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
I Didn't Mean To Turn You On by Molossus Rated: FRT - young teen [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: RATED FRT
This is my Fandom Drabble for oldgreymare.
Request: Ok! Spike and Willow drabble please.
BTVS 4. Sometime after Willow/Tara have begun 'practising Magic' and before the Scoobies know.
Fandoms: hetero fiction Characters: Willow/Spike
Genres: Hetero Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 102
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
I Don’t Miss The Sunlight 2: The Sun Gets In Your Eyes by Molossus Rated: FRT15 - over 15 [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: Rating: FRT13 for innuendo
Archive: Anywhere, just let me know so that I can do the Snoopy dance.
Spoilers: ATS S5. Nothing specific.
Summary: Okay. Maybe Spike does miss the sun a little. A companion piece to my poem ‘I Don’t Miss The Sunlight’. A little Spike/Gunn bonding.
Disclaimer: Joss Whedon and ME own the universe that Spike adorns. I just worship there. I know the words to my title have been used in a song but I can’t for the live of me remember which one.
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Spike
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 114
Published: 11/17/04 Updated: 11/17/04
Making Amends by Molossus Rated: FRT - young teen [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: RATED FRT
These are my Fandom Drabbles for beanbeans.
Request: How about Spike & Giles. Forgiveness. She gets two cause it's her birthday! At least, I hope it was in time for her birthday.
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Spike, Rupert Giles
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 104
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
Mixed Bag of Shape of Spike Drabbles by Molossus Rated: Parental FFRMCuidance-1 [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: We are defined by the Shape we cast on the lives of other people. These drabbles describe the shape of Spike.
Fandoms: Buffy/Angel Characters: Spike, Xander, Angel, Fred, Ilyria
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 3451
Published: 09/06/04 Updated: 09/06/04
Poker Buddies by Molossus Rated: FRC - child safe [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: RATED FRC
This is my Fandom Drabble for sunnyd_lite.
Request: how about Spike and Clem? or Spike playing kitten poker?
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Spike, Other
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 107
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
Reindeer Can Be Dangerous by Molossus Rated: FRM - Mature [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: Pairing: None
Rating: FRM for crude humor and swearing.
Summary: Spike wants a present and Angel gets one.
Spoilers: Takes place in mid ATS S5.
Disclaimer: Joss Whedon and ME own the universe that Spike adorns. I just worship there.
Archive: Please. Just let me know so I can do the Snoopy Dance.
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Angel, Spike
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 98
Published: 12/07/04 Updated: 12/07/04
Santa Series: Santa's Helper by Molossus Rated: FRT - young teen [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: Pairing: None
Summary: Even Santas aren't safe.
Spoilers: None really. Set during Christmas season of Angel S5.
Disclaimer: Joss and Fox own the universe that Spike adorns. I only worship there.
Archive: Yes, please! Just let me know so I can do the Snoopy dance.
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Spike
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 107
Published: 12/09/04 Updated: 12/09/04
Santa series: Spike ReScrooged by Molossus Rated: FRT - young teen [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: Pairing: None
Summary: Sequel to the Prequel to Santa's Helper. I apologize. When I get on a roll not even Spike is safe.
Spoilers: None really. Set during Christmas season of Angel S5.
Disclaimer: Joss and Fox own the universe that Spike adorns. I only worship there.
Archive: Yes, please! Just let me know so I can do the Snoopy dance.
Note: Thanks Andrea, for asking the right question.
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Spike
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 104
Published: 12/09/04 Updated: 12/09/04
Santa Series: Spike UnScrooged by Molossus Rated: FRT - young teen [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: Pairing: None
Summary: Prequel to Santa's Helper. What was Spike doing at the mall?
Spoilers: None really. Set during Christmas season of Angel S5.
Disclaimer: Joss and Fox own the universe that Spike adorns. I only worship there.
Archive: Yes, please! Just let me know so I can do the Snoopy dance.
Note: Thanks Andrea, for asking the right question.
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Spike
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 107
Published: 12/09/04 Updated: 12/09/04
So Happy Together by Molossus Rated: FRC - child safe [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: RATED FRC
Sometime in the distant future. Some times our most intense memories are of the quiet moments. Challenge word Weather. Rated FRC.
Written for the Spike/Dawn LJ Community. Challenge word 'Weather'
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Spike, Dawn Summers
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 99
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
Technologically Human by Molossus Rated: FRC - child safe [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: RATED FRC
This is my Fandom Drabble for redwolfoz.
Request: Spike and Dawn. Technology. Sometime during the summer between S5 and S6
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Spike, Dawn Summers
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 99
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
Tentactile by Molossus Rated: FRT - young teen [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: RATED FRT
Post NFA. Here's another drabble for the challenge word Fangs. Just for the heck of it I added a few tentacles as well.
Written for the Spillyria LJ Community.
Fandoms: hetero fiction Characters: Illyria, Spike
Genres: Hetero Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 94
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
The Sorrowful Tale of Miss Kitty Fantastico by Molossus Rated: FFRMC [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: A small tale wherein we explore the circumstances and events surrounding the disappearance of Miss Kitty Fantastico
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Characters: Spike, Dawn Summers
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 18 Completed: Yes Word count: 41718
Published: 10/14/04 Updated: 05/02/06
Urban Legend by Molossus Rated: FRC - child safe [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: RATED FRC
ATS 5, sometime after Spike has become corporeal.
Written for the open_on_sunday drabble challenge.
Challenge: News Report. I haven't read any of the other drabbles written yet. I'm sure I'm not the first with this idea but I hope I gave it an unexpected twist.
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Angel
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 102
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
Vampires Angelus and Young Spike by Molossus Rated: FRAO - Adult [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: Parody Poem
Rating: Probably Rish but NC17 to be safe. This one's raunchy!
Archive: Anywhere, just let me know so that I can do the Snoopy dance.
Summary: Ok. I told you I'd write poetry closer to Carroll than Keats. It is so close it is actually a rip-off of The Walrus and the Carpenter. It makes no sense at all.
Disclaimer: Joss Whedon and ME own the universe that Spike adorns. I just worship there.
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Characters: Angel/Spike
Genres: Slash Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 511
Published: 11/06/04 Updated: 11/06/04
Virus by Molossus Rated: FRC - child safe [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: RATED FRC
This one is dedicated to Sexymermaid, a late birthday present. The idea was seeded from reading her latest episodes of 'Pet' and it all fell together when I responded to Vegmb's 'Blue'.
Fandoms: hetero fiction Characters: Illyria, Spike
Genres: Hetero Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 96
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
Want The Sun by Molossus Rated: FRC - child safe [Reviews - 0] Featured Stories
Summary: RATED FRC
This is my Fandom Drabble for sandy_s.
Request: I was thinking about Spike and Willow in Season 7 after he moves into the Summers' house. BTVS S7. A quiet moment before the battle.
Fandoms: General fiction Characters: Spike, Willow
Genres: General Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes Word count: 98
Published: 04/20/05 Updated: 04/20/05
 

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