Is that fic "The Queen"? I'm not sure if I finished chapter 2 - she already had a daughter at that point? (I wonder if the backstory will be revealed a bit more in the story, but I should just read it, shouldn't I? I remember the epilogue with Buffy and Spike in a hotel room...)
I have seen some wonderful fanfics that deal with Hank, usually AU of S6 or the summer after the Gift. It's weird that he went from distant but seemingly loving (When she was bad) to a really bad dad, which may have overplayed the "bad parent" theme of the show although there ARE parents who do that. My sister's father did that to BOTH of his daughters from both of his wives (he divorced twice.) Abandonment happens, although my sisters father was an alcoholic and very messed up. So I don't know. Maybe the writers didn't want to deal with Hank.
rahirah deals with Hank and has him come into her S6 AU rewrite, part of the "Barbverse", you might like her fic as well if you haven't read it?
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I have seen some wonderful fanfics that deal with Hank, usually AU of S6 or the summer after the Gift. It's weird that he went from distant but seemingly loving (When she was bad) to a really bad dad, which may have overplayed the "bad parent" theme of the show although there ARE parents who do that. My sister's father did that to BOTH of his daughters from both of his wives (he divorced twice.) Abandonment happens, although my sisters father was an alcoholic and very messed up. So I don't know. Maybe the writers didn't want to deal with Hank.
And I LOVE Tara in S6 - she's awesome then.