Waiting Here by Alexandria
http://web.archive.org/web/20090302041111/http://www.shadows-and-dust.co.uk/Fiction/waitinghere.htm
Great story, very dark in parts including rape but overall great. Xander has a dark past and to deal with his life he turns to cutting one day he goes too far, luckily he is found by Spike and thus begins an interesting relationship. Spike has always said he is a fool for love and he wants to be needed. The others gradually come around because they see that Spike is good for him. This story features a strong Xander who finally realizes that he is a victim through no fault of his own and most important he is a survivor. The story does a great job of depicting the effects that the abuse and rape has on the friends and boyfriend of the victim. Of course in this case the boyfriend is a vampire and the friends are a slayer, a watcher/mage, and a couple of witches. They get revenge and Xander gets his happy ever after.
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