Wednesday, December 28, and Thursday, December 29, 2011

[emelye_miller]

Cordelia: I mean, they promised me they'd take me to St. Croix, and then they just decide to go to Tuscany. Art and buildings? I was totally beachless for a month and a half. No one has suffered like I have. Of course I think that that kind of adversity builds character. Well, then I thought, I already have a lot of character. Is it possible to have too much character?

~~When She Was Bad~~

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[Stand-alones, Ficlets and Drabbles]

• History Repeats Itself? by snogged for noel_of_spike, Angel/Spike, R.
• Ever by snowpuppies in winter_of_faith, Faith, PG-13.
• Shiver by snogged for noel_of_spike, Spike/Tara, PG-13.
• Peppermint Stick by snogged for noel_of_spike, Lindsey/Spike, PG-13.
• Christmas Through The Seasons by slaymesoftly for noel_of_spike, Buffy/Spike, PG.
• Oh Jesus, Oh God, They’re Screwed by ladyoneill in btvs_santa, Buffy/Spike, NC-17.
• Life Stage by readerjane in sb_fag_ends, Angelus, Buffy, Giles, Spike, PG.
• Nothing To Dread by rebcake in noel_of_spike, Drusilla/Spike, NC-17.

[Chaptered Fic Updates]

• Career Advancement: Liquidation, Chapter Twelve by riani1, Spike/Xander, PG-13.
• Toys, Chapter Twenty-Eight by lit_gal, Angel/Lindsey, Spike/Xander, NC-17.
• Dust, Chapter Thirty-One by knifeedgefic, Buffy/Spike, NC-17.
• Memories Are Made Of This, Chapter Five by slaymesoftly in fantas_magoria, Buffy/Spike, PG.

[Icons, Graphics, Wallpapers and Vids]

• A Wolfram and Hart Christmas Card by sueworld2003 for noel_of_spike.
• Ghost of Christmas Past by sueworld2003 for noel_of_spike.
• Play by sueworld2003 for noel_of_spike. *NSFW*
• On The Road For Christmas by sueworld2003 for noel_of_spike.
• Well? by sueworld2003 for noel_of_spike.
• Bunny by sueworld2003 for noel_of_spike. *NSFW*
• Toys by sueworld2003 for noel_of_spike. *NSFW*
• Someone To Look Over You by sueworld2003 for noel_of_spike.
• Ten BTVS Icons by debris4spike for round 5 of angelbtvs_theme.
• Ten Icons by xlivvielockex for round 5 of angelbtvs_theme.
• Twenty BTVS Icons by arina_summer for btvs_santa.

[Community Updates]

• The Origin challenge at btvsats_guys ends Friday.

[Fandom Essays and Discussion

• A rant on behalf of the misunderstood slayer from penny_lane_42.
• Review of BTVS S2:E9, What’s My Line Pt. 1 from harsens_rob.
• Review of Angel & Faith #5 by kairosimperfect.
• Spike The Racist, commentary from ms_scarletibis.
• Expectations, Fears, and Perceptions: Buffy and Riley in S5, by gabrielleabelle.

[News of the World]

• Cover for Buffy 9.8, via Tom Lenk.
• Mark Watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer, S01E12 “Prophecy Girl”.
• Mark Watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer, S02E01 “When She Was Bad”.
• Buffy Season 9 Among the Top 100 comics of 2011. CBR ranks the series at #72.
• Interview with Charisma Carpenter.
• Buffy 9.4 Slayalive Q&A with Georges Jeanty.