17 Works by Rutkowski
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Phase 1 - The Age of Heroes by Rutkowski
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV), Jessica Jones (TV), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
20 Jan 2024
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Nine years after the fall of Sunnydale, Willow & Tara have married and moved to Hell's Kitchen where they own a local bookstore/cafe named after their late friend, Buffy's Book Bistro.
After they had helped Faith close down the Sunnydale Hellmouth, the Slayer Line had ended. Fortunately, so had the vampires' capability to sire new offspring. Unlike what they had expected, the closing of the Hellmouth didn't open or reinvigorate any of the other ones in the world but instead closed all of them. Over time, it became harder and harder to open gateways and it appeared like the world was heading towards a more mundane future.
Until Tony Stark announced that he was the Iron Man. And then a green monster tore through Harlem to stop an even worse Abomination. And then a Norse God appeared in New Mexico. To top it all off, just yesterday another Norse God appeared in Germany - this one much less friendly than the first one.
In the past the Slayers had been the protection against the demonic threats against the world. These days, it's the superheroes that stand against the villains and the end of everything.
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- Part 1 of Sapphos & Supers
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Weeks have passed since Gus took Alice Michelle out of the Ghost River Triangle; out of the reach of Bulshar Clootie and the Revenants. The Black Badge Division has cut all ties, Bulshar has been released and is gathering power, Rosita has disappeared following her self-preserving betrayal of the Earps, Wynonna is a drunken mess and Waverly seek answers to the question - who is her biological father?
And unbeknownst to all of them, a new actor has entered the area. Willow Rosenberg, no longer associated with what remains of the Scoobies following Buffy's death two years ago, has been sent by her Patron to investigate and protect the GRT Hellmouth.
She's stronger, better trained and has received a couple of nifty upgrades. She's also a social wreck who's only contact with her old life is the ex girlfriend that she doubt she'll ever see again.
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- Part 2 of From the Hellmouth and Into Purgatory
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From the Hellmouth by Rutkowski
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (Video Game), Wynonna Earp (TV)
21 Jan 2023
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Buffy finds out that her friends are planning to resurrect her and decides to step in in order to prevent a grave mistake.
Prequel to 'Into Purgatory.'
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- Part 1 of From the Hellmouth and Into Purgatory
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The Forsaken by Rutkowski
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Angel: the Series, Mass Effect Trilogy
31 Aug 2022
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It's 2185 and life in the Terminus systems is hard, violent and often very short.
On Anhur, a colony still suffering from the fallout of a rebellion to abolish slavery seven years ago, the survivors are still trying to rebuild despite government inefficiency, old and bitter rivalries as well as corporate greed.
Some are just trying to survive. Others are trying to make things better. A few are just trying to find an escape.
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After giving her life to call all the Slayers, Willow is given the option to go back in time to prevent the rise of the First Evil.
Oh she could also decide to become the Goddess of the Slayers instead but fuck that shit she's got stuff to do and messes to clean up and really after Glorificus and Osiris she have no patience for that divine politics bullshit.
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Sunnydale High Reunion by Rutkowski
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Angel: the Series
11 Dec 2021
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Ten years has gone by since the Sunnydale High graduating class of '99 blew up Mayor Wilkins.
Only a really evil (and extremely stupid) individual would think it would be a good idea to organize the reunion in the gym hall of the rebuilt school.
Someone like, for example, a vapid cheerleader who became the literal example of 'life ends after graduation.'
Enter, Harmony Kendall.
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There's No Going Back to Normal Again by Rutkowski
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Angel: the Series
28 Oct 2021
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What if Willow really drew the wrong conclusions from Tara's interaction with her friend in Normal Again, beginning a chain reaction that completely derail the end of the sixth season?
So yeah a fic about a silly witch making a lot of short-sighted decisions also known as Willow's Gonna Willow.
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- Part 1 of Breaking Norms
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The Greendale Case by Rutkowski
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Comics 1998), Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV 2018), Futurama, Angel: the Series
28 Aug 2021
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In the supernatural world, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: The SECI, who investigate misuse of magic, and the SECI who-
(...wait, what?!)
So it's one group, who investigate potential misuse of magic and apparently also prosecute the offenders. And these are their stories?
DONG. DONG.
(Hold on, they also render judgement? And they're not even sanctioned by any government? Who the hell approved this mess?)
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- Part 1 of The SECI Files
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Caller of the Aspects by Rutkowski
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Angel: the Series, Norse Religion & Lore, Nordiska väsen | Vaesen (Roleplaying Game)
21 Aug 2021
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Part 3 of 4 of the Outlawverse story.
Post-S7 in an AU that goes divergent after Wrecked in S6.
More episodic than the past two parts
Trying to use a lot of original materials, avoiding the post-S7 comics as much as possibleMostly in a modified POV format. The bias in descriptions of past is on purpose, how the subject in question sees the events that matter. So, some characters get the short stick as they're rather antagonistic towards the main characters.
Tags and characters added as the story develops
***PART 1 AND 2 SPOILER RECAP***
AU where Tara is alive, Tillow is still on and they travel the country in a pickup truck with both Faith and Dawn who's been a couple for about a year
Sunnydale is gone
Buffy, Angel and Giles have reformed the Watcher's Council, joined by Xander, Wesley and others.
Rack, Warren, Spike, Anya, Connor, Wood and some minor characters are all dead
Willow is a Norse Technopagan, Faith is pardoned and refuted the new Council, Tara is a Celtic witch and Dawn is a trained fighter using minor magic as well as her Key-ness to supplement her expanding skillset
Buffy hates the main four for faking emancipation papers for DawnSeries
- Part 3 of The Ironic Outlaws
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Confessions of a Bad Witch by Rutkowski
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Angel: the Series, Norse Religion & Lore
08 May 2021
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Willow-centric fic about guilt, redemption and depression.
References to suicidal thoughts, attempted suicide and past trauma.
First fanfic. Not been part of any fic communities so have no beta. Spelling and grammar corrections are welcome cause I'll probably miss something, same if you happen to discover any plot holes. Story covers the events of season 6 - all the way up until the start of season 7 - and can be read by itself or as a part of the ongoing series.
Fic goes divergent following the episode 'Wrecked' and explores Willow going at it alone at first - this time by choice rather than getting ostracized - and how she experiences the darker side of the group dynamics we all love from the Buffyverse. Gonna try to offer an alternative path for the Scoobies while still keeping the universe lore and laws.
Language and continuity has been cleaned up and hopefully the piece is a lot more coherent than my first draft had been.
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- Part 1 of The Ironic Outlaws
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The Vaesen and the Society by Rutkowski
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Angel: the Series, Nordiska väsen | Vaesen (Roleplaying Game)
18 Apr 2021
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The Society is being rebuilt and Rupert Giles is gathering those with 'the Sight' to help in the struggle to keep the people safe from the supernatural elements that rebel against increasing modernization and industrialization. Giants, Wood Wives, Mermaids, Werewolves, Revenants, Nissar and Fairies all react poorly as human civilization increase their reach into the wilderness. Caught between these clashing cultures are the regular people trying to survive in a harsh world and reactionary society.
Late 19th Century AU. That means no vampire slayers, no hellmouth and no watchers but there's still magic, monsters, secretive orders and other supernatural elements.
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- Part 1 of Vaesen and Victorians
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Oneshot of canon divergence, S6 Wrecked and onward.
Title & excerpts from the VNV Nation song 'Gratitude.'
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- Part 1 of Rutkowski One-Shots
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After Tara confront Willow for wiping her memory of their fight, Willow actually realize what she's been doing and decides to stop using magic for a week - just as she promised.
Which ends up with Willow being the only one getting mindwiped by the (modified) Tabula Rasa spell.
Oh yeah; Willow is the only one who actually knew how to end the spell.
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Post-series Willow retire from the Scoobies and tries to live a normal life while grieving her big lost love.
Slow and angsty. Ignores most things from the comics, everything in show is canon.
Night, the world, it's mine
With nobody else out here
It's time, run wild
And royally cavalier
To burn, ignite
I'd do it for so much less
When all is made clear
There is nothing else
My Dark Disquiet
Poets of the Fall -
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Adaptation of the song 'I guess I'll Never Know' by Clawfinger
Set between S5-S6
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- Part 3 of Rutkowski One-Shots
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Willow's reflections on her past and future while being held in England following the end of season 6
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- Part 2 of Rutkowski One-Shots
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Chooser of the Slain by Rutkowski
Fandoms: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), Angel: the Series, Norse Religion & Lore
27 Nov 2020
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Covers S7 of Buffy and one certain storyline in S4 of Angel.
I have no beta and I'm not a native English speaker so any corrections and/or constructive critique of my language is very welcome.As before, Willow is often an unreliable narrator when it comes to past events and the descriptions reflect that aspect of her. Nobody is 100% objective and the views of the narrator does not necessarily represent the views of the author.
***PART 1 SPOILER RECAP***
AU where Tara is alive, Tillow is active and they live with their buddy Faith. The trio is not very friendly with Scoobies anymore(except for Dawn)
Buffy is still rather distant from her friends but live with Xander(platonic) and Dawn
Rack, Warren and Spike are all dead
Willow is pretty fucked up in the head following Wrecked and the resulting homelessness, isolation and starvation. Oh, and the very recent kidnapping and magic torture by Amy and Rack.
tl;dr Everyone feels bad and have a bunch of issues and anxieties and some handle them better than others but only marginally tbqhSeries
- Part 2 of The Ironic Outlaws