I'm not a big fan of the typical "someone wears a different costume for Halloween and ends up as a superhero" story, so I tend to look at other possibilities. You have been warned...
Most of these stories include character death.
YAHF. Xander dressed as a soldier... 100 word Drabble, Warning: Character death
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Horror >
Doom / Quake •
MarcusRowland • FR18 •
Chapters [1] • Words [219] • Recs [0] •
Reviews [7] • Hits [3,595] • Published [7 Jan 06] • Updated [7 Jan 06] • Completed [Yes]
100-word Drabble, response to all those 'Xander becomes incredibly powerful at Halloween' stories
BtVS/AtS Non-Crossover >
Comedy >
Oz-Centered •
MarcusRowland • FR7 •
Chapters [1] • Words [156] •
Recs [3] •
Reviews [19] • Hits [3,816] • Published [6 Jun 04] • Updated [6 Jun 04] • Completed [Yes]
Xander makes an odd error in his costume choice at Halloween, with unfortunate results. Warning - Character death
BtVS/AtS Non-Crossover >
Comedy >
Xander-Centered •
MarcusRowland • FR7 •
Chapters [1] • Words [242] • Recs [0] •
Reviews [14] • Hits [3,174] • Published [9 Aug 09] • Updated [9 Aug 09] • Completed [Yes]
Crossover with Kafka and Xena: Warrior Princess. Some costume choices at Halloween have disturbing results. I really have no excuse for this one... Warning, character death. COA Nominee.
Literature >
Other •
MarcusRowland • FR13 •
Chapters [1] • Words [751] • Recs [0] •
Reviews [15] • Hits [2,237] • Published [26 Sep 09] • Updated [26 Sep 09] • Completed [Yes]
Xander dressed as the most important person aboard a starship. It may not have been entirely a good idea... 200-word double drabble. Warning, multiple character deaths.
Movies >
Other-SciFi/Fantasy •
MarcusRowland • FR13 •
Chapters [1] • Words [275] •
Recs [1] •
Reviews [16] • Hits [3,034] • Published [10 Mar 13] • Updated [10 Mar 13] • Completed [Yes]
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