The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, June 28

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Cordelia: Things are way out of control, Giles. First the thing at school, and then my mom confiscates all of my black clothes and scented candles. (Giles sits up) I came over here to tell Buffy to stop this craziness and found you all unconscious... again. How many times have you been knocked out, anyway? (Giles finds his glasses) I swear, one of these times, you're gonna wake up in a coma.
Giles: (puts his glasses on) Wake up in a... Oh, never mind. (struggles to his feet) We need to save Buffy from Hansel and Gretel.
He heads for the front door. Cordelia follows him out.
Cordelia: Now, let's be clear. The brain damage happened *before* I hit you.

~~Gingerbread~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Settling In (Giles, Travers, Principal Flutie, Principal Snyder, FR13) by aaronlisa
• Typical Day (crossover with NCIS and Arrow, Xander, Gen) by madimpossibledreamer
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• Nearly (Buffy/Spike, M) by sunalso
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• Live, On Air (Spike/Buffy, PG-13) by -Carrie-Ann-

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• A Different Kind of Sunnydale Chapter 9 (Spike, Angelus, Darla, 18+) by braxen
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• Alexia The Vampire Slayer Chapter 134 (Faith, Tara, OCs, M) by chadmaako
• The Buffy Drabble Files Chapter 3 ("Waiting") (Angel, story T, chapter G) by badly_knitted
• Dragon Knight Chapter 28 (crossover with Divinity: Dragon Knight, Xander, T) by oxnate
• In Shadow Chapter 30 (Angel/Willow, T) by dela_chaisse
• Lost and found my saving grace Chapter 14 (Faith/Cordelia, T) by Jinxgirl
• Must Be Tuesday Chapter 1 (Spike/Buffy, E) by amidtheflowers
• The Others. Chapter 6 (ensemble, T) by steeleye
• regarding honor and honesty in the workplace Chapter 14 (Jenny/Giles, Jenny/Lilah, T) by The_Eclectic_Bookworm
• Save the Last Dance For Me Chapter 39 (Spike/Buffy, E) by Passion4Spike
• Second Chances: Season 7 Chapter 4 (ensemble, M) by chadmaako
• Set Off Like Geese Chapter 23 (Drusilla/Spike, Buffy, Dawn, Joyce, G) by Hannah

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: we saved the world, i say we party. #buffy (worksafe) by tarastheory
• Artwork: Willow, Buffy, Faith (worksafe) by usuallyonlywater
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• Video: Faith and Wesley - Best Frenemies Forever (possibly NSFW, gory) by Willow from Buffy
• Video: Buffy - Riley and his vampire lover Sandy. (Family/Shadow) (worksafe) by Komodobite
• Video: All That I Wanted - Faith & Buffy (worksafe) by spiclerparker

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• Buffy rewatch: The Initiative (4.07) by elsalapizza
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• Who Are You? • S04E16 • TPN's Buffy Guide by Passion of the Nerd
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• Positives and Negatives: Rm w/a Vu by Priceless, Stoney, vampmogs
• Positives and Negatives: Sense and Sensitivity by Priceless, Stoney, vampmogs
• Thread: Spuffy Break Up: The Lame Excuse hosted by betta
• Buffy S12: The Reckoning #1 Issue Discussion Thread (Full Spoilers) (cont'd) by multiple participants
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• Podcast: 77 ReVisiting Sunnydale: S4 Wrap Up & Simon Guerrier Interview

[Recs]

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• More Links Than A Bag Of Sausages by petzipellepingo
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• Fic "Sincerely" by rageprufrock (Angel), recced by Priceless
• Fic "Another Life" by Rheanna (Cangel), recced by Priceless
• Fic "No Mistakes" by TreacleA (Spuffy), recced by SpuffyGlitz
• Fanvid "OTP: Wake Up In A Coma" (Cordelia/Giles) by eternalred wolfe, recced by Priceless
• Fanvid "Spike/Xander/Giles - According To You" by humblequill, recced by Sosa lola

[Community Announcements]

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• Does anyone have any Buffy verse fic recs where Spike is parenting Dawn… by thisusernameisunique
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• Anyone know of any good Willow centric or the whole cast (or at least core scoobs) fics? by HowiMetdaSlayer

[Fandom Discussions]

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• Answers about the Spuffy fic "Quiet" by sunalsolove
• Potential crossover scenarios [between BtVS and AtS] by we-pay-for-everything
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• What is the relationship between Maloker and Archaeus? by The Ferg
• Which of the male characters had the best hairstyle? by multiple participants
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• Thread: How would Buffy have handled Robin Wood's revenge mission in season 6? hosted by ghoststar
• Thread: The case for "Doctor" Spike hosted by ghoststar
• Empty Places discussed by multiple participants
• Thread: Significant losses in season12 - who is going to get killed/exiled? hosted by flow
• Repeats of Dialogue in S12 by multiple participants
• Fic "In Such a Night" by DactylGirl discussed by multiple participants
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• Does anyone find it sad that Tara and Joyce were sucked into the Hellmouth after Chosen? by jdpm1991
• Most gut wrenchingly painful moment/scene in Buffy? hosted by JustThinkAboutThings

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• Comics preview: BUFFY Travels in Time in VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 12: THE RECKONING #2 Preview at newsarama.com
• Article: 18 Behind-The-Scenes Photos That Completely Change Buffy The Vampire Slayer at screenrant.com
• Convention news: James Marsters has to cancel participation in Fanboy Expo

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