su_herald | Friday September 6, 2013

CORDELIA: That's the prophecy?
WESLEY: Ah, the vampire with a soul, once he fulfills his destiny, will Shanshu. Become human. It's his reward.
CORDELIA: Wow. Angel, human.
ANGEL: That'd be nice.
CORDELIA: Wait. What's that thing about him having to fulfill his destiny first?
WESLEY: Well, it's saying that it won't happen tomorrow or the next day. He has to survive the coming darkness, the apocalyptic battles, a few plagues, and some - uh, several - not that many - fiends that will be unleashed on the world.
ANGEL: So don't break out the champagne just yet.
CORDELIA: Oh, yeah, break out the champagne, Pinocchio. This is a big deal!
ANGEL: I guess it is.
CORDELIA: Typical. I hook up with the only person in history who ever came to LA to get older.

~~To Shanshu in L.A.~~

[Short Fiction]

Four drabbles by katleept.
The Vision Thing by salustra. Spike. PG.
Who Would Win? by verucasalt123. Angel, Spike, Wes, Gunn. R.
A Sort of Homecomingo by littleotter73. Buffy, Giles. FRT.
Driving in the Dark by forsaken2003. Spike/Xander. PG.
Driving in the Dark by theladymerlin. Spike/Xander. NC-17.
Drabble by margarks. Giles/Wesley. R/NC-17.
The Replacement by Haywire. Gen.
How Come You Do Me Like You Do? by Glassdarkly. Spike/Buffy. Mature.
Honour Among Thieves by Glassdarkly. Spike/Buffy, Spike/Dru. Teen.
Lost Souls by TheLadyMerlin. Spike, Xander, Angel. Mature.
What We Become by enigmaticblue. Wes, Gunn, Angel, Cordelia. Teen.
Taller by facethestrange. Buffy, Dawn. General.
Hope by Spikesterholic. Spike/Buffy. K.

[Chaptered Fiction Updates]

Monsters Inside Me Chapter 6 by somanyhands. Xander/Spike. Mature.
What You Don't Know Chapter 6 by velvetwhip. Willow, Angel. PG-13.
Triad Part 2 by 3hours. Willow/Tara/Spike. NC-17.
Starting Over Chapter 24 by sweetprincipale. Buffy/Spike. M.
Unknown Chapter 36 and Chapter 37 by sweetprincipale. Buffy/Spike. M.
Buffy - Not the Only One Anymore Chapter 14 by LanaaLuthor. Xander/Buffy. T.
Here I am Chapter 5 by Strange-Bint. Teen.

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