Spark and Burn Awards/Winners

Round 1 Winners

Best WIP

• Winner: Living Vengeance by Ariel Dawn
• Runner Up: Come Back to Me by Spikesdeb
• Runner Up: Duty Bound by Always_JBJ
• Reader's Choice: My Life Closed Twice by Anaross

Best Plot

• Winner: All My Family by Spikeschilde
• Runner Up: Beg the Liquid Red by Eurydice
• Runner Up: In League With Serpents by Weyrwolfen
• Reader's Choice: Beg the Liquid Red by Eurydice

Best Angst

• Winner: Come Back to Me by Spikesdeb
• Runner Up: Beloved by Spike's Heart and Liliaeth
• Reader's Choice: Buyer Beware by Just Sue

Best Comedy/Fluff

• Winner: The Sure Thing by Barb C
• Runner Up: Under the Influence by Cindy
• Reader's Choice: Beloved in Blood by Ameeya

Best Romance

• Winner: Forget-me-not by Anna
• Runner Up: Tabula Rasa Ad Aeternum by Kallysten and Kantayra
• Reader's Choice: Lost in Time by Spikeskat

Best Dark

• Winner: Black Widow by Bogwitch
• Runner Up: Harbingers of Beatrice by HollyDB
• Reader's Choice: Buyer Beware by Just Sue

Best PWP

• Winner: Second Chances by Schehrezade
• Runner Up: Till the End of Time by Schehrezade
• Runner Up: Reclamation by Amy B
• Reader's Choice: Possession by Ameeya

Best Crossover

• Winner: Tempus de Muto by Schehrezade
• Runner Up: A Reckoning by Tales of Spike
• Reader's Choice: Harbingers of Beatrice by HollyDB

Best Episode Stealer

• Winner: A Better Reality by TalesofSpike
• Runner Up: Whisper in a Dead Man's Ear by Amy B
• Runner Up: Stay Away from Randy! by Mommanerd
• Reader's Choice: Tabula Rasa Ad Aeternum by Kallysten and Kantayra

Best Alternate Reality

• Winner: Beg the Liquid Red by Eurydice
• Runner Up: All My Family by Spikeschilde
• Reader's Choice: Blood and Fire by Addie Logan

Best Fantasy

• Winner: Tempesta di Amore by HollyDB
• Runner Up: Been Here Too Few Years by Addie Logan
• Reader's Choice: Been Here Too Few Years by Addie Logan

Best Future Fic

• Winner: Empire of the Sun by MaryPerk
• Runner Up: Lacewings by Maia
• Runner Up: Reclamation by Amy B
• Reader's Choice: When the Day Breaks by Addie Logan

Best Challenge Response

• Winner: Duty or Destiny by Tasha
• Runner Up: Prologue to life / I know you by Slaymesoftly
• Reader's Choice: Prologue to life / I know you by Slaymesoftly

Best Buffy Characterisation

• Winner: Blood and Fire by Addie Logan
• Runner Up: Prologue to life / I know you by Slaymesoftly
• Runner Up: Been Here Too Few Years by Addie Logan
• Reader's Choice: My Life Closed Twice by Anaross

Best Spike Characterisation

• Winner: My Life Closed Twice by Anaross
• Runner Up: Five Stages of Grief by Cass
• Runner Up: Beg the Liquid Red by Eurydice
• Reader's Choice: Beg the Liquid Red by Eurydice

Best Original Character

• Winner: Diamond Studded Flunkies by Eurydice for Kevin
• Runner Up: Harbingers of Beatrice by HollyDB for Zack
• Reader's Choice: In League With Serpents by Weyrwolfen for Meret

Best Villain

• Winner: Life Eternal by Kyra Storm for Shadow
• Runner Up: Beloved by Spike's Heart and Liliaeth for Roger Wyndam-Pryce
• Reader's Choice: Beloved by Spike's Heart and Liliaeth for Roger Wyndam-Pryce

Best Author

• Winner: Eurydice
• Runner Up: Anaross
• Runner Up: Spikeskat
• Reader's Choice: Eurydice

Best New Author

• Winner: Spikeschilde
• Runner Up: Weyrewolfen
• Reader's Choice: Weyrewolfen

JUDGE'S CHOICE

• Playing on the Dark Side by PJ
• Reclamation by Amy B
• Whispers of A Dream...Screams of A Nightmare by Schehrezade
• The Headstone by Ameeya
• Been Here Too Few Years by Addie Logan
• My Life Closed Twice by Anaross
• Tabula Rasa Ad Aeternum by Kallysten and Kantayra
• Under the Influence by Cindy
• Five Stages of Grief by Cass
• Buyer Beware by Just Sue

Round 2 Winners

Best WIP

• Winner: Chirality by yutamiyu
• Runner Up: All Things That Are Lost by ladyk8
• Runner Up: Personal Attention by Jaesha
• Reader's Choice: Downward Spiral by Rikki Oko

Best Plot

• Winner: Future Imperfect by Lilachigh
• Runner Up: Brave New World by JamesMFan
• Runner Up: The Domino Effect by Anaross
• Reader's Choice: When It Don't Come Easy by Enigmaticblue

Best Angst

• Winner: Living Vengeance by Ariel Dawn
• Runner Up: Of Light and Shadow by Fetching Mad Scientist
• Runner Up: Because He Needs Me by DreamsofSpike
• Reader's Choice: Because He Needs Me by DreamsofSpike

Best Comedy/Fluff

• Winner: Just Pretending... by BloodyTearsOfLife
• Runner Up: Down the Road I Go by Megan and Tam
• Runner Up: If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale by Miss Murchison
• Reader's Choice: Down the Road I Go by Megan and Tam

Best Romance

• Winner: Vampires of the Sky by Elysian
• Runner Up: It Happened One Night by GoldenBuffy
• Reader's Choice: Beloved in Blood by Ameeya

Best Dark

• Winner: Winters Storm by Greyangel
• Runner Up: Beneath the Shadows of Evil by Jolynn
• Runner Up: Into the Light by Jen
• Reader's Choice: In the Shadows With Me by Spikeslovebite and Megan Peta

Best PWP

• Winner: Birthday Girl by Greyangel
• Runner Up: Just Desserts by Spikeslovebite
• Runner Up: Hey Little Sister by SpikesDeb
• Reader's Choice: Movie Night by Megan

Best Crossover

• Winner: A Soul to Seduce by Eurydice
• Runner Up: In a Different Light by Dee Bradfield
• Reader's Choice: A Soul to Seduce by Eurydice

Best Non-Jossverse Crossover

• Winner: Tabula Avatar by Speaker-to-Customers
• Runner Up: When Worlds Collide: The Fellowship by Enigma K
• Runner Up: Grey Gardens of Shadowed Rapture by HollyDB
• Reader's Choice: Grey Gardens of Shadowed Rapture by HollyDB

Best Episode Stealer

• Winner: Beloved in Blood by Ameeya
• Runner Up: Working My Way Back To You by Bogwitch
• Runner Up: Strawberry Fields by Ameeya
• Reader's Choice: Teacher's Pet - Twisted Spuffy Style by Bloodshedbaby

Best Alternate Reality

• Winner: In Omne Tempus by HollyDB
• Runner Up: Downward Spiral by Rikki Oko
• Runner Up: Forward to Time Past by Unbridled Brunette
• Reader's Choice: Forward to Time Past by Unbridled Brunette

Best Fantasy

• Winner: Goodnight Saigon by Spikeslovebite
• Runner Up: Vampires of the Sky by Elysian
• Reader's Choice: Tainted Innocence by Peroxide Dreams

Best Future Fic

• Winner: Into the Light by Jen
• Runner Up: Memory Box by Grave Tidings
• Runner Up: What Will the Neighbours Think? by Cindy
• Reader's Choice: Fantasie Segrete by HollyDB

Best Challenge Response

• Winner: Jingle Bell Drunk by Jerzeyanjel
• Runner Up: In Omne Tempus by HollyDB
• Reader's Choice: In Omne Tempus by HollyDB

Best Buffy Characterisation

• Winner: All Things That Are Lost by ladyk8
• Runner Up: If it's Tuesday, this must be Sunnydale by Miss Murchison
• Runner Up: Dreidel by Constance B
• Reader's Choice: Just Pretending... by BloodyTearsOfLife

Best Spike Characterisation

• Winner: Great Mouse Caper by Kargrif
• Runner Up: That Hole in Your Life by btvslover82
• Runner Up: Hope by Cass
• Reader's Choice: Shades of Heaven by HollyDB

Best Original Character

• Winner: The Heartstone by Bogwitch for Zelda
• Runner Up: Promise of Frost by Eurydice for Holly
• Reader's Choice: Hidden Agendas by angelic_amy for Jake

Best Villain

• Winner: Promise of Frost by Eurydice for Maria
• Runner Up: Hidden Agendas by angelic_amy for Darla
• Reader's Choice: Promise of Frost by Eurydice for Maria

Best Author

• Winner: Spikeslovebite
• Runner Up: Cass
• Reader's Choice: HollyDB

Best New Author

• Winner: Yutamiyu
• Runner Up: Sara M
• Reader's Choice: Yutamiyu

Best Fight Scene

• Winner: In a Different Light by Dee Bradfield
• Runner Up: Of Light and Shadow by Fetching Mad Scientist
• Reader's Choice: Working My Way Back To You by Bogwitch

Best Claim Scene

• Winner: Beneath the Shadows of Evil by Jolynn
• Runner Up: Wheels on Fire by Greyangel
• Reader's Choice: Beloved in Blood by Ameeya

Best Drunk Scene

• Winner: With A Rebel Yell by Bloodshedbaby
• Runner Up: Jingle Bell Drunk by Jerzeyanjel
• Reader's Choice: With A Rebel Yell by Bloodshedbaby

Best First Kiss

• Winner: Come Back to Me by Spikesdeb
• Runner Up: Forward to Time Past by Unbridled Brunette
• Reader's Choice: Strawberry Fields by Ameeya

JUDGE'S CHOICE

• Personal Attention by Jaesha
• Hey Little Sister by SpikesDeb
• The Return by Anon462
• Into the Light by Jen
• Vampires of the Sky by Elysian
• A Soul to Seduce by Eurydice
• Promise of Frost by Eurydice
• Working My Way Back To You by Bogwitch
• Forward to Time Past by Unbridled Brunette
• Winters Storm by Greyangel
• The Song Remains the Same by Sara M
• When Stars Collide by Wattie

Round 3 Winners

Best WIP

• Winner: Fix You by Enigmaticblue (PG-13)
• Runner Up: Hero Trip by Jim Wicked (M)
• Reader's Choice: Strawberry Fields by Ameeya (NC-17)

Best Plot

• Winner: Manifest Destiny by Uisge_Beatha (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Possession by Icemink (AO)
• Reader's Choice: Clocks of the Long Now by Lostboy (NC-17)

Best Angst

• Winner: Just A Girl by Trinity (AO)
• Runner Up: Oedipus Calling by Addie Logan (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Beneath Us by ClawofCat (PG-13)
• Reader's Choice: Oedipus Calling by Addie Logan (NC-17)

Best Comedy/Fluff

• Winner: Win My Heart by Squawks (NC-17)
• Runner Up: A Novelty by Coquine (NC-17)
• Runner Up: The Girls In Question by Spikeslovebite (AO)
• Reader's Choice: The Girls In Question by Spikeslovebite (AO)

Best Romance

• Winner: Goodnight, Saigon by Spikeslovebite (AO)
• Runner Up: Love Like Fire by Addie Logan (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Boys Like Him by thatotherperv (R)
• Reader's Choice: Goodnight, Saigon by Spikeslovebite (AO)

Best Dark

• Winner: Bite Marks by kittiekat (R)
• Runner Up: The Last Storm by TwilightDreams (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Death Takes Its Toll by Uncaged Muse (R)

Best PWP

• Winner: Of Love, Balloons, and Birthday Cake by Yutamiyu (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Triple XXX by Spikeslovebite (AO)
• Reader's Choice: Through The Looking Glass by Megan_Tam (NC-17)

Best Crossover

• Winner: With All My Heart by Spikeslovebite (AO)
• Runner Up: In Excelsis Deo by HollyDB (R)
• Runner Up: Fly Me to the Moon by Megan (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Leave Your Lights On by Niamh (R)

Best Non-Jossverse Crossover

• Winner: Licence to Thrill by Spikesdeb (NC-17)
• Runner Up: No Rest by Evenstar (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Spike's Way by Oracleholly (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Spike's Way by Oracleholly (NC-17)

Best Episode Stealer

• Winner: Fly Me to the Moon by Megan (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Seduction: The Feel of Felt by Kargrif (R)
• Reader's Choice: The Fire Within by Eowyn315 (NC-17)

Best Alternate Reality

• Winner: Fix You by Enigmaticblue (PG-13)
• Runner Up: Ripping Down The Walls by Megan (R)
• Reader's Choice: Echoes by HollyDB (NC-17)

Best Fantasy

• Winner: Boys Like Him by thatotherperv (R)
• Runner Up: Some Kind of Oil by Devin (AO)
• Reader's Choice: Oedipus Calling by Addie Logan (NC-17)

Best Future Fic

• Winner: Clocks of the Long Now by Lostboy (NC-17)
• Runner Up: In Excelsis Deo by HollyDB (R)
• Reader's Choice: Clocks of the Long Now by Lostboy (NC-17)

Best Buffy Characterisation

• Winner: Let's Get Lost by Herself (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Raw Deal by Gabrielle (PG-13)
• Runner Up: Beneath Us by ClawofCat (PG-13)
• Reader's Choice: Love Like Fire by Addie Logan (NC-17)

Best Spike Characterisation

• Winner: Nimbus by Alia (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Guilty Soul by Uncaged Muse (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Baptism by HollyDB (NC-17)

Best Original Character

• Winner: Shades of Something Blue by Spikeslovebite (NC-17) for Trey
• Runner Up: Nanny Spike and Auntie Buffy by Megan (NC-17) for Ophelia
• Reader's Choice: Nanny Spike and Auntie Buffy by Megan (NC-17) for Ophelia

Best Villain

• Winner: Seven Years in the Desert by Spikewriter (R)
• Runner Up: Déjà Vu by spikeNdru
• Reader's Choice: Ripping Down The Walls by Megan (R) for Willow

Best Author

• Winner: Addie Logan
• Runner Up: Herself
• Reader's Choice: Addie Logan

Best New Author

• Winner: ClawofCat
• Runner Up: Alia
• Reader's Choice: Peroxide Dreams

Best Comeuppance

• Winner: With All My Heart by Spikeslovebite (AO)
• Runner Up: The Winning Hand by Margie (R)
• Reader's Choice: Death Takes Its Toll by Uncaged Muse (R)

Best Cliffhanger

• Winner: Before the Madness Begun by Nemo (15)
• Runner Up: Manifest Destiny by Uisge_Beatha (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Manifest Destiny by Uisge_Beatha (NC-17)

Best Unexpected Twist

• Winner: Fade Away Again by Willow25 (15)
• Runner Up: Her Shoulder to Lean On by Katkin (15)
• Reader's Choice: Check Mate by Xela (NC-17)

Best Sex

• Winner: Boys Like Him by thatotherperv (R)
• Runner Up: Let's Get Lost by Herself (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Dreamscape by HollyDB (NC-17)

JUDGE'S CHOICE

• Fly Me to the Moon by Megan (NC-17)
• A Novelty by Coquine (NC-17)
• The Last Storm by TwilightDreams (NC-17)
• Hero Trip by Jim Wicked (M)
• Manifest Destiny by Uisge_Beatha (NC-17)
• Nanny Spike and Auntie Buffy by Megan (NC-17)
• Leave Your Lights On by Niamh (R)
• The Fire Within by Eowyn315 (NC-17)
• Corazón Salvaje by Dusty273 (NC-17)
• Boys Like Him by thatotherperv (R)

Round 4 Winners

Best WIP:

• Winner: Forward to Time Past by Unbridled Brunette (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Second Chance by Jackofspikes (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Forward to Time Past by Unbridled Brunette (NC-17)

Best Plot:

• Winner: I Know You II by Slaymesoftly (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Sapphire Haze by Lilladybug (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: In the Army Now by Im Bloody English (NC-17)

Best Angst:

• Winner: Goodbye to You by Addie Logan (PG)
• Runner Up: Never Doubt I Love by Spikesdeb
• Runner Up: In Fire and Blood by Kallysten (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Echoes by HollyDB (NC-17)

Best Comedy/Fluff:

• Winner: There's No Place Like Sunnydale by Lilladybug (18)
• Runner Up: In the Army Now by Im Bloody English (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: In the Army Now by Im Bloody English (NC-17)

Best Romance:

• Winner: Tailored Encounters by Im Bloody English (NC-17)
• Runner Up: The Art of Immortality by Dusty273 (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Saving You by Pet (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Runner Up: The Art of Immortality by Dusty273 (NC-17)

Best Dark:

• Winner: The Canvas of his Skin by Jans Intentions (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Statistics by DreamsofSpike (R)
• Reader's Choice: Darkening of Light by Addie Logan (NC-17)

Best PWP:

• Winner: Tailored Encounters by Im Bloody English (NC-17)
• Runner Up: A Spectator Sport by Clawofcat (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Winner: Tailored Encounters by Im Bloody English (NC-17)

Best Crossover:

• Winner: Who's the Doctor? by Miss Murchison (PG)
• Runner Up: To Ride a Pale Horse by WeyrAtheneWolfen (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Second Chance by Jackofspikes (NC-17)

Best Episode Stealer:

• Winner: Silence Speaks by Eowyn315 (R)
• Runner Up: Who's the Doctor? by Miss Murchison (PG)
• Reader's Choice: Silence Speaks by Eowyn315 (R)

Best Alternate Reality:

• Winner: In Fire and Blood by Kallysten (NC-17)
• Runner Up: The Last Summer by Annie Sewell-Jennings (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: I Know You II by Slaymesoftly (NC-17)

Best Fantasy:

• Winner: Blue Horizons by Kantayra (NC-17)
• Runner Up: The Poet and His Muse by Addie Logan (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: The Art of Immortality by Dusty273 (NC-17)

Best Future Fic:

• Winner: Forget and Smile by Miss Murchison (R)
• Runner Up: Heroes in Hell by shapinglight (R)
• Runner Up: Every Night by Addie Logan (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Every Night by Addie Logan (NC-17)

Best Challenge Response:

• Winner: The Canvas of his Skin by Jans Intentions (NC-17)
• Runner Up: A Spectator Sport by Clawofcat (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Stage Fright by angelic_amy (R)

Best Buffy Characterisation:

• Winner: Drawn by their Heart's Passion by Spikeskat (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Out of this World by kittiekat (PG-13)
• Reader's Choice: Heroes in Hell by shapinglight (R)

Best Spike Characterisation:

• Winner: In the Army Now by Im Bloody English (NC-17)
• Runner Up: A Love Like Ours by HollyDB (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: In the Army Now by Im Bloody English (NC-17)

Best Original Character:

• Winner: Forget and Smile by Miss Murchison (R) for Katie
• Runner Up: Heroes in Hell by shapinglight (R) for Marvin
• Reader's Choice: Saving You by Pet (NC-17) for Hannah

Best Villain:

• Winner: Echoes by HollyDB (NC-17) for Paimon
• Runner Up: Blue Horizons by Kantayra (NC-17) for Hank
• Reader's Choice: Echoes by HollyDB (NC-17) for Paimon

Best AUTHOR:

• Winner: Im Bloody English
• Runner Up: Cousinjean
• Reader's Choice: Im Bloody English

Best NEW AUTHOR:

• Winner: Dusty273
• Runner Up: Mabel Marsters
• Reader's Choice: Dusty273

SPECIAL ROUND 4 CATEGORIES

Best Male Supporting Character:

• Winner: Echoes by HollyDB (NC-17) for Giles
• Runner Up: Forward to Time Past by Unbridled Brunette (NC-17) for William
• Reader's Choice: Forward to Time Past by Unbridled Brunette (NC-17) for William

Best Female Supporting Character:

• Winner: The Fall of the Night by Mabel Marsters (R) for Helen Green
• Runner Up: Business as Usual by Lilachigh (PG-13) for Agnes
• Runner Up: Blood Red Moon by Gillypod (NC-17) for Joyce
• Reader's Choice: Blood Red Moon by Gillypod (NC-17) for Joyce

Best Break Up:

• Winner: Stage Fright by angelic_amy (R) - Ch 1
• Runner Up: Fire and Ice by Ashlee (NC-17) - Ch 1
• Reader's Choice: The Poet and His Muse by Addie Logan (NC-17) - Ch 18

Best Character Death (Lead - Buffy or Spike):

• Winner: Future Imperfect by Cousinjean (R) - Ch6, Buffy
• Runner Up: In Fire and Blood by Kallysten (NC-17) Ch27, Spike
• Reader's Choice: Never Doubt I Love by Spikesdeb - Ficlet, Buffy & Spike

JUDGE'S CHOICE

• For Love of a Wolf: Alric's Story by Spikeskat (NC-17)
• Tailored Encounters by Im Bloody English (NC-17)
• The Fall of the Night by Mabel Marsters (R)
• Every Night by Addie Logan (NC-17)
• Who's the Doctor? by Miss Murchison (PG) for Cap'n Jack Harkness
• The Canvas of his Skin by Jans Intentions (NC-17)
• Forward to Time Past by Unbridled Brunette (NC-17)
• Two Roads Diverged in Wood by Darkrivertempest (18)
• Learning Curve by Suzee (15)
• Median Split by Squawks (NC-17)

Round 5 Winners

Best WIP:

• Winner: Speak Now by Vanilla (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Milkshakes and Motorcycles by Dampersandspoons (NC-17)
• Runner Up: A Chance in Hell by Dampersandspoons (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Murphy's Law by Im Bloody English (NC-17)

Best Plot:

• Winner: Only Time Will Tell by Dampersandspoons (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Parallel Lives by Mabel Marsters (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Dark Sail on the Horizon by jamies_lady (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Only Time Will Tell by Dampersandspoons (NC-17)

Best Angst:

• Winner: Corruption by Dampersandspoons (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Impossible by bitterness (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Closure by Eowyn315 (R)
• Reader's Choice: Corruption by Dampersandspoons (NC-17)

Best Comedy/Fluff:

• Winner: Unwrapped by HollyDB (NC-17)
• Runner Up: The Grundy Affair by Winsomeone (PG)
• Reader's Choice: Southern Comfort by HollyDB (NC-17)

Best Romance:

• Winner: Dreamtime by AnniePants (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Against All Odds by Dusty273 (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Milkshakes and Motorcycles by Dampersandspoons (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Against All Odds by Dusty273 (NC-17)

Best Dark:

• Winner: Hunter's Bane by Darkrivertempest (Adults Only)
• Runner Up: Belonging by DreamsofSpike (NC-17)
• Runner Up: The Worst Betrayal by TwilightChild (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Hunter's Bane by Darkrivertempest (Adults Only)

Best Episode Stealer:

• Winner: Acts of Contrition by Clawofcat (PG-13)
• Runner Up: Omniscient by Darkrivertempest (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Into the Night by Dusty273 (NC-17)

Best Alternate Reality:

• Winner: Dreams and Desotos by Bloodshedbaby (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Sideways by GoldenUsagi (R)
• Reader's Choice: Sideways by GoldenUsagi (R)

Best Fantasy:

• Winner: Mixing Business with Fanfic by Sotia (Adults Only)
• Runner Up: Off Limits by flibble (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Murphy's Law by Im Bloody English (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Milkshakes and Motorcycles by Dampersandspoons (NC-17)

Best Future Fic:

• Winner: Secrets and Lies by angelic_amy (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Brothers in Arms by Sway (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Secrets and Lies by angelic_amy (NC-17)

Best Buffy Characterisation:

• Winner: World on Fire by Addie Logan (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Time Tossed by redwulf50 (G)
• Runner Up: Impossible by bitterness (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: World on Fire by Addie Logan (NC-17)

Best Spike Characterisation:

• Winner: Something Real by Dampersandspoons (NC-17)
• Runner Up: Victims of Fate by ya_lublyu_tebya (R)
• Runner Up: Impossible by bitterness (NC-17)
• Reader's Choice: Something Real by Dampersandspoons (NC-17)

Best Original Character:

• Winner: Dreams and Desotos by Bloodshedbaby (NC-17) for Elaine
• Runner Up: Corruption by Dampersandspoons (NC-17) - Vijay
• Runner Up: Changing Lives by Mabel Marsters (PG-13) for Rich
• Reader's Choice: Corruption by Dampersandspoons (NC-17) - Vijay

Best Villain:

• Winner: A Loss of Pride by Mabel Marsters (PG-13) for Nemol
• Runner Up: Southern Comfort by HollyDB (NC-17) for The Reaper
• Runner Up: Goodbye, Spike by Spikes_evilbint (NC-17) for Maggie Walsh
• Reader's Choice: Southern Comfort by HollyDB (NC-17) for The Reaper

Best Supporting Character:

• Winner: World on Fire by Addie Logan (NC-17) for Edmund
• Runner Up: Changing Lives by Mabel Marsters (PG-13) for Oz
• Reader's Choice: Only Time Will Tell by Dampersandspoons (NC-17) - Johann

Best Author:

• Winner: Dampersandspoons
• Runner Up: Mabel Marsters
• Reader's Choice: Dampersandspoons

Best New Author:

• Winner: Eternal Red
• Runner Up: AnniePants
• Reader's Choice: Vanilla

SPECIAL ROUND 5 CATEGORIES

Best Buffy/Other:

• Winner: Phoenix Burning by Yahtzee (NC-17) - Buffy/Angel
• Runner Up: Damage by Indie (NC-17) - Buffy/Angel
• Runner Up: Weathering the Storm by Trammie (NC-17) - Buffy/Angel
• Reader's Choice: Home Sweet Home by apckrfan (M) - Buffy/Lindsey

Best Spike/Other:

• Winner: When Harmony Met Spiky by Meltha (PG-13) - Spike/Harmony
• Runner Up: Window Dressing by Clawofcat (NC-17) - Spike/Faith
• Reader's Choice: Window Dressing by Clawofcat (NC-17) - Spike/Faith

JUDGE'S CHOICE

• Dreams and Desotos by Bloodshedbaby (NC-17)
• Only Time Will Tell by Dampersandspoons (NC-17)
• Speak Now by Vanilla (NC-17)
• Her Way by Dreamweaver (NC-17)
• The Grundy Affair by Winsomeone (PG)
• Victims of Fate by ya_lublyu_tebya (R)
• Hunter's Bane by Darkrivertempest (Adults Only)
• In Harm's Way by Dawnofme (NC-17)
• Work in Progress by Scarlet Ibis (NC-17)

Non-Judged Categories The following categories were not judged in Round 5 due to lack of nominees:

- Best PWP

- Best Crossover

- Best Challenge Response

and Special Round 5 categories:

- Best Reconciliation

- Best Collaborative Team

The nominees for these categories were due to be rolled over into Round 6.