I'm here on a rec from Stoney321 and was delighted to read this skin crawly piece. The detail of Xander picking out Tara's dress in light of Willow's melt down set a tone of intimacy between these two players, and I could almost believe he was being haunted...Until the intimacy turned creepy. The First morphing into each of Xander's worst feared enemies was vivid and its last line hit all the right notes of menace and glee. Excellent job.