su_herald | The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, August 1

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WILLOW: What are Kyle and his buds doing with Lance?
XANDER: Oh, playing with him as a cat plays with a mouse.
BUFFY: What is it with those guys?
WILLOW: They're obnoxious. Professionally.
XANDER: Well, every school has 'em. So, you start a new school, you get your desks, some blackboards, and some mean kids.

~~"The Pack," Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV), S1E6~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

"Mask" (Faith/Buffy; NR) by belivaird_st
"Family Matters" (BtVS/AtS; Giles/Adult Cordy, Original Slayer; FRT) by gaiarheahera
"Burnt Out" (Faith/Buffy; NR) by RavenclawSlayer
"Glass" (Buffy/Spike, Spike/Drusilla, Giles; FRT) by MissLuxe
"Independent 34: By the Rose-wreath'd Gate" (Giles/OFC; FRT) by Aadler
"Awake, Dear Heart, Awake" (Slight AU; Spike/Buffy, Willow, William, OC; FRT) by sandy_s

"Where in the World Was Clint Barton?" (BtVS/AvengersMCU; Clint, Giles; FRT) by beri_fanfic
"Cell Phone? Keys?" (BtVS/H5-0; Buffy, Danny; FRT) by polgara_5
"Early Morning Case" (BtVS/Castle; Beckett, Ryan, Esposito, Castle, Montgomery, Xander, Giles; FRT) by indraleigh

"Finding Her Father" (BtVS/A-Team; Buffy-centric; FRT) by Wild
"Taking Chances" (BtVS/NCIS; Buffy-centric; FRT) by MirroredIllusions
"Hold On" (BtVS/Tin Man; Rona-centric; FRT) by Vashti

[Chaptered Fiction]

Here Be Dragons, Chapters 1-10 (Giles/Adult Buffy, Willow, Xander, Dawn, OC; FRMA) by littleotter73 COMPLETE!
The World’s Saddest Sleepover, Chapters 1-2 (Jenny/Giles, Buffy, Willow, Cordelia/Xander; FRT) by catch_yerself_on COMPLETE!
Queer Eye For the Undead Guy, Chapter 1/? (BtVS/QE2; Buffy/Spike, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk; FRT) by Ajmilone
Snippets of a Day, Chapter 1/? (BtVS/Multi-fandom; Buffy, Willow, Prof Walsh; FRT) by ScrollPerfecter

Well, Giles, Buckle Up, Chapter 5/? (Willow-centric; NR) by ILLYRIAN

Railroad Ghost scene from Yin Iron, Chapter 1/? (BtVS/Untamed; Giles, Buffy, Willow, Xander, Jesse, Wen Ning; FRT) by dragonyphoenix in summer_of_giles
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Shadowed Suspicion, Chapter 170/? (BtVS AU/Jojo's Bizarre Adventure; Jotaro, Buffy, Shizuka, Josie, Giorno, Severin, Willow, Josuke, ; FRT) by madimpossibledreamer
Hers, Preview for "No Angel" (3/?) - (Giles, Buffy; FRT) by Quaggy in summer_of_giles
Sticky Fingers, Chapter 2/2 (Buffy, Giles, Willow, Xander, Principal Flutie; FRT) by il_mio_capitano COMPLETE!
And I Still Do (Love You), Chapter 8/? (Buffy/Spike, Glory, Ben, The First Evil, Joyce, Ensemble; FRM-FRMA) by slaymesoftly

Do Not Read This Journal: Musings of a Vampire on Life, Love, and (Un)Living on a Hellmouth, "Manners" (102/?) - (Buffy/Spike; FRMA) by IvoryPetals
Do Not Read This Journal: Musings of a Vampire on Life, Love, and (Un)Living on a Hellmouth, "Narcotic" (103/?) - (Buffy/Spike; FRMA) by IvoryPetals
Do Not Read This Journal: Musings of a Vampire on Life, Love, and (Un)Living on a Hellmouth, "Better" (104/?) - (Buffy/Spike; FRMA) by IvoryPetals
Do Not Read This Journal: Musings of a Vampire on Life, Love, and (Un)Living on a Hellmouth, "Used" (105/?) - (Buffy/Spike; FRMA) by IvoryPetals
Do Not Read This Journal: Musings of a Vampire on Life, Love, and (Un)Living on a Hellmouth, "Magic Words" (106/?) - (Buffy/Spike; FRMA) by IvoryPetals
Mosaic Broken Hearts, Chapter 20/? (Buffy/Spike, Anya, Dawn, Giles, Tara, Willow, Xander; FRMA) by kennedynoelle
Justice for Spike, An Unexpected Guest (5/?) (Buffy/Spike, William, Halfrek, Ensemble; FRMA) by Ajmilone
Princess Buffy's Choice, Chapter 14/? (BtVS AU; Buffy/Spike, et al.; FRT) by zarryspolo
Stupid Thing, "I Did A Stupid Thing Last Night" (2/?) - (Buffy/Spike; FRMA) by EmeraldFire
Stupid Thing, "This One Goes Out To the One I Love" - (Buffy/Spike; FRMA) by EmeraldFire
Civilized Monster, "Care to dance?" (37/37) (Buffy/Spike, et al.; FRMA) by Axell COMPLETE!
Safe, Chapter 29/? (Alt. Canon; Buffy/Spike, Angel, Dawn, Giles, Willow, Xander, Ensemble; FRMA) by Dusty
Dances in the Dark, Beneath You, Part 1 (8/?) - (Buffy/Spike; FRMA) by DarkEternity96
May You Ever Return, Chapter 1/? (Drusilla, Spike; FRM) by Cosmic Tuesdays

Sisters of Midnight, Chapter 1/? (BtVS AU; Angel, Buffy, Faith, Spike; FRT) by Louise24601
A l'épreuve du temps (Standing the Test of Time), Chapters 1-29/? (Buffy/Spike, Dawn, Willow; FRT) by pommedapi (In French; Chrome offers translation)
In a Corner of My Soul, Chapters 1-192/? (BtVS AU; Buffy, Ethan, Giles, Willow; FRT) by DragonyPhoenix
Three Steps at a Time, Chapters 1-12/? (Buffy/Spike; FRT) by Slayerette16

Lucifer and Dawn, Part 11, "You’re Not Human" (BtVS/Lucifer; Lucifer, Amenadiel, Chloe, Dawn, et al.; FRT) by hermione2be
Lucifer and Dawn, Part 12, "Dorian Gray" (BtVS/Lucifer; Amenadiel, Dawn, Maze, Trixie, Phantom Dennis, Dan, Chloe; FRT) by hermione2be

The Mirror Never Lies, Chapters 1-6/? (BtVS, AtS; S1 BtVS/S7 BtVS; some AU; FRM) by Greywizard
Transmitting, Chapters 1-6/? (BtVS/LoTR; Dawn-centric; FRM) by curiouslywombat
Seeing Clearly, Chapters 1-135/? (BtVS/Multi-fandom; Dawn-centric; FRT) by JoeB
Welding a Family, Chapters 1-14/? (BtVS/Iron Man; Willow-centric; FRT) by lateVMlover
Time Is Not Linear, Chapter 1/? (BtVS/Who/TW; Joyce-centric; FRM) by acs
Summers on the Hellmouth, "Making the Break" (1/?) - (BtVS/SG-1; Buffy-centered) by mmooch
Summers on the Hellmouth, "Settling into Sunnydale" (2/?) - (BtVS/SG-1; Buffy-centered) by mmooch

Rating Info

Fiction Rating Key Here
"NR" = "Not Rated"
Authors' given ratings usually trusted, but "general audiences" and "K" or "K+" are increased to "FRT" because of original BtVS/AtS series' ratings. Occasional stronger ratings given when chance glances show they're needed. The "F-bomb" requires FRMA, no matter how it's used. Graphic depictions of violence and/or child sexual abuse deferred to next day's editor for private life reasons. Thanks for understanding. :-)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Photo Art: 2 solo Giles arts by emmatheslayer in summer_of_giles

Captioned Photo: Late 1990s Nostalgic Bliss (Lisa Loeb & James Marsters on rollercoaster) by gimmepizzas in Buffy Rules
Still: Always loved the fondness between Giles and Willow (Tony and Aly between takes) by Clafouti8 in Buffy Rules
Photo: Amused because I found a (kids') book about a dog named Buffy...then realized it's basically the plot of "Checkpoint"! by Garlicknottodaysatan in Buffy Rules
Captioned Still: For my Melbourne, Australia, BtVS fans...S3E9 "The Wish" (Orders for Cordelia) by kwatsford in Buffy Rules

VIDEO: Buffy - Interview with the Cast (2001-2003) SPOILERS! by SunnydaleArchives
VIDEO: Videos That Don't Suck presented by Buffy Cast (part one) (Just the in-between goofiness) by IMissBuffy
VIDEO: Videos That Don't Suck presented by Buffy Cast (part two) (Just the in-between goofiness) by IMissBuffy

[Reviews & Recaps]

Rewatch at possibly a bad time MAJOR SPOILERS/NSFW (AL) by Gem_Knight in Buffy Rules
That Buffy/Spike scene in "Dead Things" (S3-4, 6 SPOILERS) by roh_n in Buffy Rules
Stream of conscious watch thoughts, comments, questions by bev9489 in Buffy Rules
S5E9 "Listening to Fear" by diegzs in Buffy Rules
Doing my rewatch. S2 Innocence: I forgot how powerful this (ep) is by Midgetalien in Buffy Rules

VIDEO: Buffy | Reaction | 5x22 | The Gift | We Watch Whedon by FAN THEORY TV from dark_hijinx in Buffy Rules
VIDEO: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - 7x03 "Same Time, Same Place" Reaction (ANGEL SPOILERS) by Liam Duke from dark_hijinx in Buffy Rules
VIDEO: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 13 "Surprise" REACTION! by failwhale34 from dark_hijinx in Buffy Rules
VIDEO: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reactions (Full Series) by After Show Reactions from dark_hijinx in Buffy Rules
VIDEO: Angel Reactions (Full Series) by After Show Reactions from dark_hijinx in Buffy Rules
VIDEO: Family • S05E06 • TPN's Buffy Guide by Passion of the Nerd from dark_hijinx in Buffy Rules
VIDEO: "Say, you all didn't happen to do a bunch o' drugs, didja?" (S3E16 fun) by Red Devil

PODCAST: Myth Taken Episode 36: "Go Fish" by newworldwitchery (Cory & Laine)

[Recs]

More Links Than A Bag Of Sausages, Aug 1 recs by petzipellepingo
More Links Than A Bag Of Sausages, Aug 2 recs by petzipellepingo

[Community Announcements]

Keep watching for more test links to join the BB Kast Test Watch Parties! (This one started at 10:00 p.m. EDT, 1 Aug 2020) OP: Buffy Summers, Spanky

Summer of Giles 2020 is now closed by il_mio_capitano in summer-of-giles
Round 117 (Flashback): Crossovers/Fusions by runpunkrun in fancake

[Fandom Discussions]

In "Hero," should Doyle have...(CLICK HERE FOR MAJOR SPOILERS) by Buffy Summers
Was Angel too hard on Lindsey? (AtS S1-5 SPOILERS) by burrunjor
Was Kate too hard on Angel? by Buffy Summers
New Willow series "going great" by Spanky

(OMWF) Finale Appreciation ( MAJOR SPOILERS) by EvelynPinkman in Buffy Rules
Any of you (have BtVS) tattoos? by Kind-Present1990s in Buffy Rules
Quick Question MAJOR S3 SPOILERS! by BitterGayManatee in Buffy Rules
What's the point of the vamp face? by Waarm in Buffy Rules
The Butterfly Effect (TRIGGER/SPOILER ["Earshot"]) by Buffy__ in Buffy Rules