The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, February 13th

[double_dutchess]

BUFFY: You wanna take Tara out of here against her will? You gotta come through me.
DAWN: And me!
Tara smiles. Dawn walks up to stand beside Buffy. They both give Mr. Maclay the same steely glare.
MR. MACLAY: Is this a joke? (steps down one of the stairs) I'm not gonna be threatened by two little girls.
DAWN: You don't wanna mess with us.
BUFFY: She's a hair-puller.
Giles walks up behind them.
GILES: And ... (puts on his glasses) you're not just dealing with, uh, two little girls.
Tara smiles even more.
XANDER: You're dealing with all of us.
SPIKE: 'Cept me.
XANDER: 'Cept Spike.
SPIKE: I don't care what happens.
MR. MACLAY: This is insane. You people have no right to interfere with Tara's affairs. *We* ... are her blood kin! Who the hell are you?
Shot of Giles, Dawn, Buffy, Willow, Tara, Xander, and Anya all standing together in a group, with Spike in the background.
BUFFY: We're family.

~~Family~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• "Fuck Joss Whedon": a found poem of AO3 tags (T) by thenewbuzwuzz
• In Your Lifetime (Xander/Spike, M) by skargasm
• At The Subterranean Vampire Cabaret (Xander, Priest (2011) crossover, T) by ProwlingThunder
• Sisterstill (Wesley/Fred, Wesley/Illyria, T) by EgoDominusTuus
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• Natural Attraction (Angel x vamp!reader, not rated) by prose-for-hire

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• And I Still Do (Love You), Chapter 34 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Slaymesoftly
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• The Way She Moves (Like She's Clawing Her Way Out), Chapter 1 of 2 (Giles/Faith, M) by stereokem
• Ghost in my Home, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Faith, M) by RedWolfBlack
• Special Deliveries, Chapter 2 (Faith/Kara Danvers, Supergirl crossover, T) by AcathlaSolace
• A New Compadre, Chapter 1 (Giles/OC, M) by Ali3ghouse
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• Confessions We Won’t Admit | pt.2 (Xander/reader, not rated) by beauenfer
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• And I Still Do (Love You), Chapter 34 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Slaymesoftly
• Pretty Petals, Chapter 28 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Dusty
• Mortal Allies Series, Episode 4: My Turn, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Passion4Spike
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• Run, Buffy, Run, Chapter 36 (Xander, Buffy, Faith, multiple crossovers, FR18) by cmdruhura
• Working for the Weekend, Chapter 8 (Ensemble, non-crossover, FR15) by dogbertcarroll
• The Burbank Wedding, Chapter 26 (Caridad the Slayer, Chuck crossover, FR18) by Starfox
• The One Eyed Carpenter and the Moon Maid, Chapter 10 (Xander, surprise crossover, FR13) by JoeB
• One Wayward Alpha, Chapter 3 (Xander/Dean Winchester, Supernatural crossover, FR15) by calikocat

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: Riley/Spike Valentine art (worksafe) by emmatheslayer
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• Artwork: Still love Spike Dawn friendship….. (Spike, Dawn, worksafe) by crabuncle
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• Artwork: Redemption-seeking Faith and other banners (worksafe) by WhatdBuffyDo
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• Artwork process video: Memo No. 16 DRAWING BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | D Akawntant PH by D Akawntant PH
• Video: Lego Buffy the Vampire Slayer custom minifigures! by Anna's Bricks
• Video: The Best Of Anya Jenkins - Buffy The Vampire Slayer by extremelycosmic
• Video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lost and Found and other pre-S8 Buffy comics by ash England movie edits
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• Artwork: BtVS cartoon (Willow, Xander, worksafe) by The Hero of Three Faces

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• Thoughts from my Buffy rewatch 5x17, and 5x18 by yesitsterriblysimple
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• BtVS rewatch: SEASON 7 continued by debbicles
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• Video: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 3 "Graduation Day" FINALE REACTION! by failwhale34
• Video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - 7x19 "Empty Places" Reaction by Liam Duke

[Community Announcements]

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• 2021 Artistic April Challenge Month at Elysian Fields
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• March Meta Matters Challenge by yourlibrarian
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• Artwork offer: Would anyone mind if/want me to make a Spuffy and an Bangel art piece for Valentine's Day? by themidnightwitch44

[Fandom Discussions]

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• Three quippy little posts in a trench coat, with footnotes by thenewbuzwuzz
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• Three quippy little posts in a trench coat, with footnotes by thenewbuzwuzz
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• It's okay to still love Buffy even if Whedon is a prick by your-embrace-like-a-coffin
• I've been thinking about the Joss Whedon stuff all week by thehummingbirdsound
• As I continue to read the things that came out about Joss I think about this fic a lot by forwardwithoutseeing
• Bad people can still be great writers by krakkenchaos
• If I reblog any Joss Whedon content in the future I am not condoning his awful behavior in any way by empress-of-snark
• People acting like Joss Whedon being a horrible person is somehow new? by octopisunsets
• The allegations against Joss Whedon seem overstated to me by buffysummersvampireslayer
• My thoughts on the Joss Whedon problem by refillablebutanetorch
• The shows Buffy and Angel taught me about certain aspects of being a feminist by thatquietsong
• The scene between Willow and Spike in Lovers Walk by shannen-writes
• Hello friends let's talk about Representation by sid471
• Giles is my favourite character by calamitys-child
• Have you ever had a show that you watched literally every day for a long time and then suddenly can’t watch it anymore because you made yourself sick of it? by captainimfangirling
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• Buffy Cast Talks About Whedon by nightshade
• Dangerous: A deeper analysis by Spanky
• Favourite movies starring Buffy/Angel cast? by nightshade
• Mom-guilt after Gingerbread by thrasherpix
• Twelve Tips to improve your fanfic writing - do you agree? by Myheadsgonenumb
• What if Xander had been gay instead of Willow?by wolfpuppy
• Change one thing about season 1 continued by wolfpuppy and Buffycouplegoal
• The Lost Slayer continued by wolfpuppy
• Xander Harris and Sex continued by wolfpuppy
• The rebooted Buffy comic is trying to redeem Xander continued by wolfpuppy and thrasherpix
• Who will Xander spend eternity with in the afterlife: Dawn or Anya? continued by wolfpuppy
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• Charisma Carpenter recounts stories of verbal abuse and harassment by Joss Whedon continued by vampmogs and others
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• u/irlharvey's Joss Whedon "Out of the Loop" Masterpost by irlharvey
• Buffy fandom response first time round by zanybelle
• How did you feel your first time watching the Gift? by werewilf
• Some perspective, and 3 takeaways, from Jossmess 2021 by daroj
• Can we give the actors a bit of a break? by LorneLorneLorne
• James answers question about "that song" by Willow_Treex
• I just started watching Buffy again and was gonna watch Angel after; now I can't watch it by Methtty
• Buffy star Emma Caulfield reflects on filming Anya's "fruit punch" scene by ktoanyone
• Where do we go from here? by otherpeoplesthunder
• Quotable Queen C by HummusOffensive
• Cecil Hotel [= Hyperion?] by ThePurpleLurple
• Giles discovering Jenny’s body is one of the greatest scenes in television history by LunchThreatener
• Why don't the Scoobies use holy water supersoakers? by Animedjinn
• I hate Dead Man's Party by hypessv
• Tara vs Oz by SpuffyBookTimeLord
• Wow, ok this one really hurt... by loopkill
• Listen up I can solve this entire debate about who is the most underused and underappreciated character [Clem] by ShazrahKiller
• Just a random thought while rewatching [Mr. Trick] by lequietviolet
• What do you think Buffy & Angel would be like if social media and such was a thing then? by TypicalPsychology6

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• Publications: It's Well Past Time to Rethink 'Auteur Theory' and the Way Actresses Are Treated by Courtney Enlow, Gizmodo

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