The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, February 2 – Thursday, February 3

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OLAF: Bah! I've told you a thousand times; I have no interest in this Rannveig. Her hips are large and load bearing, like a Baltic woman. Your hips are narrow, like a Baltic woman from a slightly more arid region.

~~Selfless~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Caught (Xander/Cordelia, Willow, PG) by badly_knitted
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• Revelations (Spike/Buffy, T) by MissLuci
• The Campbell Affair (crossover with "Blake and Mortimer", Joyce, not rated) by Vidicon666
• Like Old Times (Angel/Spike/Buffy, E) by MillenialCryBaby
• Shopworn (crossover with Firestarter by Stephen King, Joyce, not rated) by Vidicon666
• Dream Walk (Spike/Buffy, G) by violettathepiratequeen
• Permission (to stay) (Lilah/Wesley, M) by GothamstreetCat

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Bloody Petals: The Status is Quo (fusion with Yakuza, Cordelia, Xander, Andrew, T) by madimpossibledreamer
• To Sleep, Perchance to Dream, Chapter 3 (Spike/Buffy, R) by slaymesoftly
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• Love Life's Gift, Part 1-2 (Spike/Buffy, T) by MissLuci
• Breathe Your Name, Chapter 1 (Angel/Buffy, Lindsey/Buffy, M) by Janis70
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• All But One, Chapter 11 (Spike/Buffy, Adult Only) by Jws1993
• At Your Service, Chapter 17-20 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Grief Counseling
• The Fairytale, Chapter 7 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Dusty
• Heroes, Hexes, and Hijinks, Chapter 8 (Spike/Buffy, R) by JaneRemmington
• i called you, a moment of weakness, Chapter 5 (Spike/Buffy, PG-13) by snipssw
• Only Time Will Tell, Chapter 3-6 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Grief Counseling
• Rewind Love, Chapter 4 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Blade Redwind
• Seven, Chapter 12 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Holly
• Somewhere Begins Again, Chapter 7 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by alittlemoretime
• To Sleep, Perchance to Dream, Chapter 3 (Spike/Buffy, R) by slaymesoftly
• You Learn, Chapter 20 (Spike/Buffy, Adult Only) by bramcrackers
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• Darkest Before the Dawn, Chapter 41 (crossover with Lord of the Rings, Buffy, FR15) by Luna
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• Scattered Echoes: Second Generation, Chapter 3 (Spike/Buffy, M) by Myrabeth

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: lazy mornings am i right (Spike/Angel, worksafe) by frankierose
• Artwork: What's scarier than a vampire who wants to kill you? (Darla, worksafe) by recorriendoporahi
• Artwork: a paint study of Darla (worksafe) by recorriendoporahi
• Gifs: Ruin and Rising (Buffy, worksafe) by scullys
• Artwork: Dru doodles (worksafe) by sunnyhellcalifornia
• Artwork: Buffy (worksafe) by honeyvamp
• Artwork: The Hero of Three Faces (crossover with Doctor Who, First Evil, worksafe) by Paulc Gadzikowski
• Artwork: Tara (worksafe) by skunk-punk-66
• Sims: 1630 Revello Drive (worksafe) by emailmy-heart
• Artwork: Spike (worksafe) by irkallanprince
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• Digital painting: Class Protector (Buffy, worksafe) by savory_muffins
• Video: You Belong With Me (Spike/Buffy) by tallymarkss

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• I recently finished watching BtVS season 1 for the first time by eldweena
• Part of the problem with Whedon’s post-Buffy work... by comradesummers
• Hush by starsandmoongay
• Blind Date (ATS 1.21) by buffster
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• BOOM! Angel #1 of 8 (spoilers) (cont'd) by Priceless, American Aurora
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• Controversial Opinion: Spin the Bottle is not a copy of Tabula Rasa by DarkstarX84
• I am grateful for this show by VirtualSun2
• What underrated line delivery do you think deserves more attention? by Prodigal_Son22
• Poll: Agree or disagree - The S6 finale, Grave, is the worst season finale by InfiniteMedhiLove
• The [AtS] theme song slaps so damn hard... by LunchThreatener
• I just finished watching Angel for the first time by pick1e-rick
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• PODCAST: Buffy Boys 144 - Chosen (S07E22)
• PODCAST: Buffering the Vampire Slayer: 7.06 Him
• PODCAST: Myth Taken: Season 4, Episode 7: The Initiative
• PODCAST: Pop Culture Role Call: Ocean's 666 - Angel S01E21 - Blind Date

[Recs / In Search Of]

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• Fic search: bulldogmo is looking for two Xander stories, one a “Charmed” crossover, the other called “Forced” (?), by the same author
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• Video "Willow Rosenberg Wants Control" by The Turnout recced by girl4music
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• Various fanfiction recommendations by Klaus Kartoffel, bespangeled
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• Favorite "Once More, With Feeling" reaction videos recced by PFTETOwerewolves, Leon-Bloxham

[Community Announcements]

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• Buffyverse Prompts: a new prompt meme challenge for finding and submitting BtVS/AtS themed fic prompts

[Fandom Discussions]

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• Spike has Owenosity by confusedguytoo
• Favorite main character: Anya by ex-vengeancedemon
• Our first textual evidence that demons can love (Moloch) by no-soul-required
• [Willow/Giles] by no-soul-required, girl4music, resurrecteddestiheller
• [I want to see a fanfic where the Scoobies are psychically, mystically connected] by confusedguytoo
• Angel getting a prophecy about his death, compared to Buffy getting a prophecy about hers by oveliagirlhaditright
• [Season 4 AU: Willow, Xander and Spike all being roommates] by disco-tea
• Angel really loses everyone he cares about by oveliagirlhaditright
• [I just got super mopey about this Bangel scene] by oveliagirlhaditright
• thinking abt the buffy going to college early episodes again by july-19th-club
• The Buffy fandom is more palatable here on Tumblr than on Twitter by rosewinesadversary
• Spike’s and Willow’s dynamic by langernameohnebedeutung
• Favorite main character: Willow by theharshlightofday, girl4music
• Favorite Buffy outfits by foolforbuffy
• Ship meme (anti Buffy/Giles) by julianazyalenskys
• i just can’t believe there are people who think spike is a cishet man by buffysummerslesbian
• Favorite Buffy outfits by loopholesinmydreams
• Favorite supporting character: Cordelia by theharshlightofday
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• Sire/Childe bond by Stoney, flow
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• Where did Buffy get communion wafers from? by Tuxedo_Mark
• Is there anything new you’ve noticed about the show/characters in your rewatch? by blueapricot10
• Given the choice would you prefer Wes or Doyle? by PFTETOwerewolves
• Every Character's Biggest Mistake? by Straight_Chocolate89
• Ranking each season by their big bads by D_B_4986
• Which name sounds more menacing to you: "William the bloody" or "Spike"? by shonenhikada
• What if Kate Lockley didn’t exit the series and still adapted Justine Cooper’s role? by DoyleIsAHero
• So how did Buffy not see Riley’s bite marks already? by cesclaa

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• An update from writer/producer Monica Owusu-Breen on the Buffy reboot by Slayerfest '98
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• Quiz: Who said these 30 "Angel" quotes? by Greer Riddell, January Media

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