su_herald | The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, August 8

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DOYLE: ....I’m just saying he’s projecting a certain kind of image, and asking for money isn’t part of it. He’s sensitive about that.
CORDY (getting up): Oh, here he comes. Okay, we’re going to stand up to him.
DOYLE (standing up): Yup, we’re standing up.
CORDY: Just as soon as he’s had his coffee.
DOYLE: Right.
ANGEL: Morning.
DOYLE and CORDY: Morning.
(ANGEL pours himself a cup of coffee, drinks, makes a face)
ANGEL: What is this?
CORDY: Last week's coffee. Think of it as Espresso.
ANGEL: I think my esophagus is melting.

~~"I Fall to Pieces," Angel (TV), S1E4~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

"Love and Vampires" (BtVS/SPN/Teen Wolf[TV]; Derek/Stiles, Lydia Martin/Willow, Spike/Sam Winchester, Sheriff Stilinski, Chris Argent, Dean Winchester; FRT) by Astus for Fandom Cares

"Day 7 - Metal and Time" (BtVS/DW/SG-1; Joyce, Romana; FRM) by acswatwst
"Dawn's Arrival – Metropolis" (BtVS/Superman[DC Comics]; Buffy, Dawn, Clark; FRT) by beri_fanfic
"Trees, Rain, and a Settlement" (BtVS/SG-1/Sentinel; Jack, Daniel, Giles; FRT) by indraleigh

[Chaptered Fiction]

When All You've Got Is Hurt, "Is It Getting Better?" (9/?) (Buffy/Spike, Dawn, OC; FRMA; TRIGGER WARNINGS) by Twinkles
Mosaic Broken Hearts, Chapter 21/? (Buffy/Spike, Anya, Dawn, Giles, Tara, Willow, Xander; FRMA) by kennedynoelle
Sweeter El Paso, Texas, "Blackmail and Venues and Flowers, Oh My!" (3/?) (Buffy/Spike, Amy, Andrew, Anya, April, Gunn, Cordy, Dawn, Faith, Fred, Giles, Jenny, Jonathan, Joyce, Lilah, Lorne, Oz, Sam Lawson, Tara, Vi, Wes; FRM) by rkm
Living Arrangements, "Day 5 AH" (3/?) (Canon AU; Buffy/Spike, Cordelia, Dawn, Giles, Halfrek, Tara, Wesley, Willow, Xander; FRT) by ChryshCn
More Than A Crush, "Love is Your Gift" (21/?) (Buffy/Spike, Anya, Ben, Dawn, Giles, Glory, Joyce, Tara, Willow, Xander Ensemble; FRMA) by all_choseny

Retoldverse, "Complicated" (2/?) (Xander, Spike; FRT) by yvochrali
Retoldverse, "Dawn's Journal" (3/?) (Dawn-centric; FRT) by yvochrali

Fonzie vs. Buffy, or Fonzie and Buffy, Final Chapter (BtVS/Happy Days; Buffy, Fonzie, et al.; FRT) by Wild
A Redhead in the Impala, "This Was an Accident?" (3/?) (BtVS/AtS/SPN; Sam, Dean, Willow, et al.; FRT) by hermione2be
The Mountain Seems No More A Soulless Thing, Chapters 1-7/? (BtVS/SG-1; Buffy-centric; FRM) by Hermionetobe
2020 LJ's Twisted Shorts August F-a-D, "The Ted Divergence" (No. 2) (BtVS/post-Three's Company AU; Buffy, Joyce, Ted, Xander, Willow, et al.; FRT) 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]

Artwork: ("The Harsh Light of Day" mockup) by swallowedshark in Buffy Rules
Photo: My linguistics textbook using Buffy as an example! (Link to Imgur in upper right) by malwaare in
Artwork: Spent a sunny afternoon sketching everyone's favourite morally ambiguous lawyer (Lindsey McDonald) by absynthi in Angel Rules
Photo: Birthday present from my hubby! (Razorbacks fan shirt) by Cddarnell in Buffy Rules

Video: (James Marsters thank you, James Marsters News+ turns 20!) by jamie_marsters on Twitter

[Reviews & Recaps]

Buffy season 12 by Christos Gage, Joss Whedon, and Georges Jeanty by this-wandering-mind

VIDEO/ARTICLE LINK: by EW's Samantha Highfill (Shared by jamie_marsters) on Twitter
PODCAST: Showtime/Soulless by Chosen, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Watch-through

[Recs]