The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Monday, June 22 - Wednesday, June 24

[rahirah]

MAYOR: Open your present. There. That look on your face is my reward.
[The present is a knife with an intricate design.]
FAITH: This is a thing of beauty, boss.
MAYOR: Well, it cost a pretty penny. So, you just take good care of it. And you be careful not to put somebody's eye out with that thing, until I tell you to.
FAITH: Any particular eyes in mind?

~~Choices (Season 3)~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• A Conversation with the Fae (Buffy. Xander, T, Devil May Cry xover) by madimpossibledreamer
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• Crescendo Nocturne (Buffy/Spike, M) by MissLuci
• Something is Wrong with Buffy (Buffy, Giles, T) by we_are_who_we_are
• Lonesome Whistle, Blow My Blues Away (Xander, Faith, T) by nwhepcat
• Not a Fairytale (Buffy/Spike, E) by Unfeathered
• Not Just a Game (Buffy, G, Fast & Furious xover) by lateVMlover
• Illyria helps (Illyria, Spike, Angel, Willow, G) by Bacner
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• Imagine: Telling Spike you are bi (Spike/reader, unrated) by randomfandomimagine
• The Asgards' New Princess (Cordelia, G, MCU xover) by Buffyworldbuilder (lateVMlover)
• Dirty Jokes (Spike/reader) by chubbyreaderchan
• The Perfect Moment (Spike/Reader, unrated) by writings-n-stuff
• for the world to become good (Buffy/Faith, M) by rootsmachine
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• A Series of Unfortunate Events (Giles, T) by IBJoyful
• Unused Key (Buffy, Dawn, Willow, T, Charmed xover) by btvsforever

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Eyes of Gold Ch. 1-2/2 (COMPLETE) (Buffy, unrated, LotR xover) by ElzaCBoe
• The Scoobies in a Marvel World 1-7/25 (Ensemble, G, MCU xover) by Buffyworldbuilder (lateVMlover), lateVMlover
• Willow Season One Ch. 1 (Ensemble, T) by PleaseNo1985
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• Darkness Rising Ch. 8 (Buffy, M, Anita Blake xover) by Deesse
• Mommy Dearest Ch 2 (BUffy, M, Harry Potter xover) by Deesse
• What do you think you are, a Jedi or something? Ch 51 (Buffy/Faith, M, Star Wars xover) by Blackhat
• The Meaning of Strength Ch 1 (Xander, T, DCU xover) by AxelBlade
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• Honeysuckle Ch. 45 (Spike/OC, T) by Mushroom99
• Let the Wrong One In CH. 15 (Buffy, Giles, Spike, OC, T) by Cynder2013
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• More Grimm Tails, Chapter 20-21 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Twinkles
• Distant thunder, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Axell
• Prisoners of Love, Blue Skies Above, Chapter 22 (Buffy/Spike, E) by bewildered
• Tutor, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Holly
• Summer's Lease, Chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Iamblichus
• Love & Thunder...& Vampires , Chapter 1-2 (Buffy/Spike, T, MCU xover) by all_choseny
• Reconstruction, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, E) by EllieRose101
• Eye of Eleos, Chapter 68 (Buffy/Spike, M) by pfeifferpack
• Love is a Many Splendored Bitch, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, E) by MissLuci
• Sleeping Arrangements, Chapter 14 (Buffy/Spike, T) by ChryshCn
• Always Been Bad , Chapter 24 (Buffy/Spike, E) by DarkEternity96
• Civilized monster, Chapter 30 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Axell
• Divination, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Miss Marisol
• It Must Be Tuesday, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Safire
• Beneath the Surface, Chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, E) by The Danish Bird
• More Than A Crush, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, M) by all_choseny
• These Violent Delights, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Touchstoneaf
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• Echoes of Beljoxa 1: Plan B (Buffy/Spike, unrated) by myrabeth

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork:BtVS Season 5 () by Cooke8008
• Artwork:Buffy () by Gabraskolbe
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• Artwork:Little Doodle for my Fav Badass (Buffy) by a-z-e-r-t
• Artwork:Buffy () by MatthewB
• Artwork:Buffy and Tara () by taffybtvs
• Artwork:Buffy () by goldenebee
• Icons: Tara Maclay Pride Headers () by tarasmaclays
• Icons:Buffy Summers icons & 5 Buffy Summers headers () by midnightisquiet
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• Video: Series Rap Battles - BtVS () by Geeks Who Drink Pub Quizzes
• Video: Buffy & Giles | Prepare Me. [Father’s Day 2020] () by hostilepoet17

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• PODCAST: Power Play/Not Fade Away by Once More With Commentary
• PODCAST: Go Fish S2 E20 by Buffy and the Art of Story
• PODCAST: 118. Blood Ties (S5.13) by Still Pretty
• VIDEO: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 1 Episode 1:Welcome To The Hellmouth by JustDaggers
• PODCAST: 073 - Jonathan (S04E17) by Buffy Boys
• PUBLICATION: Rewatching Buffy – Episode 134 Potential by COnfusing Middle
• PUBLICATION: Rewatching Angel – Episode 75 Long Day’s Journey by Confusing Middle

[Community Announcements]

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• Countdown to Summer of Giles 2020 by summer-of-giles

[Fandom Discussions]

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• Amazing Buffyverse Storylines by itsnotmymind
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• Soulless Spike is not a hero by blackkismet
• S5 Rewatch Reactions 1 by turdle
• Tara in Buffy is one of my favourite characters ever. by winterfellsroses
• Buffy not telling Riley she loved him by blackkismet
• Quarantine Conversations: Willow and Angel and Modern Decor by stashofmystories
• Prior to his fall fron grace did you have any attachment to Whedon's works? by blazehedgehog
• Faith and Spike by eldritch--fae
• My biggest takeaway from watching Angel by merelyspecters
• William Meta by xanderharrisisgay
• i feel like there are a lot of bargain bin spikes out there by moistvonlipwig
• Is Warren Mears in the show Buffy the Vampire slayer an introvert or extrovert by dailybuffy
• essay i don’t have enough time to rewatch the high school seasons to write: by impalementation
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• Conversations with Dead People by Btvs fan
• Buffy as Abuser/Spike as Victim by LeeJones41
• The Anointed one 's death by spikenbuffy
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• Angel and Oedipus by Nina
• Bringing the Angel cast back to Buffy was it feasible ? by BtVS fan
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• Reoccuring characters by davect01
• Discussion of Charisma Carpenter Interview by Use_Her-Name
• Spike s2 and s7 by LilyyZara
• Empty Places by lurkernotacreeper
• I know it's overstated... by Snifflewinks
• Question about the endings of both shows(Spoilers Obviously). by thatguy10095
• Dead Things - probably unpopular opinion by figtoria
• Wiggiest episodes by _emmxy
• What is the coolest shot in the show? by Knicks1986
• A very refreshing relationship by Why_not_What
• Which episode/story arc would you rewrite and why? by nondenomifan
• Seasons 8-12 by killvfly
• Seeing red and who finds out by LilyyZara
• Opinion on season 7 by tikitytok
• Buffy and angels secret conversation by LilyyZara
• The other thing I hate about Dead Man's Party by Garlicknottodaysatan
• Buffy and Spikes relationship was ruined with sex by The810kid
• Does Angel get better? by BlueInFlorida
• Drusilla is the MOST UNDERUSED Buffy character PERIOD. by SarcasticGayBitch
• Spike and Harmony by missag_2490
• Why there was no downfall of Xander by LilyyZara
• BOOM! Buffy Legacy Edition Book One by SpikeRocks
• Oz will forever be the best and my perfect man. by joshpled1
• What season from the tv series would you have scraped in favor of a season from the comic? by shonenhikada
• When does Buffy first find out about Spike in the comics? by Ashes_A
• What’s your favourite season? by LilyyZara
• The Red Flags of Riley Finn by purplemackem
• Season 7 - Faith by Petrova322
• Favourite & Least favourite episode or (episodes) of season 1? by thezepp0
• Is Amy Willow’s Faith? by purplemackem
• Kendra in 2020 by TypicalPsychology6
• A question I’ve been dying to ask by LilyyZara
• I have an issue to put forth... by ava_joyce
• Season 6/7 Giles is the WORST by Caitlink_1990
• Which dream sequence? by TypicalPsychology6
• Does anyone know exactly why SMG didn’t like S6? by IUsedToBeRasAlGhul
• Out of all of Buffy's BF, who do you think Willow liked the most? by shonenhikada
• S5 E10 Xander’s Odd Moment by bad_elyn
• Observations by babyblue01625
• Is it necessary to watch all of the first season? by kristin137
• I got it now. S6E01-02 by Berserker_BG
• Faith/Buffy in season 3 by TypicalPsychology6
• What are some fan theories about why the monks wanted the key for? by Hairsprayisfab
• Show Development by Dm_Me_Pancakes
• On my third re-watch now, just finished Season 6 and JUST realized the symbolism by skies12612
• What’s your opinion on spuffy? by LilyyZara
• Does anyone else prefer not to think of "Angel" as canon? by Elementaryfan
• https://buffy-reddit-feed.dreamwidth.org/2314331.html by matkoba
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• PODCAST: The Complicated Queerness in Buffy the Vampire Slayer by MATT ST. CLAIR
• Fic Search: Post series memory lane by Harvardkid08

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• PODCAST: Charisma Carpenter Interview by Shut Up Evan

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