The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Tuesday, May 23

[rahirah]

Buffy: Hey, speaking of 'wow' potential, there's Oz over there. What are we thinking, any sparkage?
Willow: (smiles) He's nice. Hey, I like his hands.
Buffy: Mm. A fixation on insignificant detail is a definite crush sign.
Willow: Oh, I don't know, though. I mean, he is a senior.
Buffy: (stops) You think he's too old 'cause he's a senior? Please. My boyfriend had a bicentennial.
Willow: That's true. (unsure) Uh... I guess... I just...
Buffy: You can't spend the rest of your life waiting for Xander to wake up and smell the hottie. Make a move. Do the talking thing.
Willow: Well, what if the talking thing becomes the awkward-silence thing?
Buffy: Well, you won't know until you try.

~~Buffy Episode #25: "Surprise" ~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Great Scott! (Xander, G, multiple xovers) by madimpossibledreamer
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• Fuffy WIP I (Buffy/Faith, unrated) by audelia-bly
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• Our Gentle Sin (Buffy/Spike, E) by ClowniestLivEver

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• So Court Me Maybe Ch. 1-4/10 (Buffy/Spike, E) by cosplayermadness
• Cause I'm Beggin' Ch, 1 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Ifeelittoo21
• Tua Maxima Culpa (Ensemble, M) by Coldest_Fire
• Back Through the Woods Ch, 12 (Buffy/Spike, T) by desicat
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• Toil and Trouble part 2 () by prose-for-hire
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• Chain of Ascension CH. 70 (Xander, Ensemble, M) by GraeFoxx
• Mother Dear (Buffy, M) by HyperCosmo
• The First Apocalypse (Book Three of the Reunion Trilogy Ch. 11 (Ensemble, M) by MCorey1317
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• love, we're going home now, Chapter 1-2 (Buffy/Spike, E) by mcgnagallsarmy
• Sacrifices, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, T) by NightlyEvilTM
• Sineya Rambles, Chapter 6-8 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Desicat
• Back Through The Woods, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Desicat
• Frosty, Chapter 11-15 (Buffy/Spike, E) by ClowniestLivEver
• The DeSoto, Chapter 11-15 (Buffy/Spike, M) by ClowniestLivEver
• Presumably Dead Arm, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, E) by tragic
• something wretched, something precious, Chapter 6-15 (Buffy/Spike, M) by LittleTayy
• We're Going to be Friends, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, M) by scratchmeout
• Sparks, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Dusty
• Bring Him Home, Chapter 21 (Buffy/Spike, M) by acb6293
• The Neighbor's Point of View, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, T) by the_big_bad
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• Amateur Night, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, E) by LJ94
• I'm Fine, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Grief Counseling
• stay with me (just a little longer), Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, T) by womanaction
• Mother Dear, Chapter 1-2 (Buffy/Spike, E) by CalamityJaneDoe
• The Mystery Of..., Chapter 1-2 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Julikobold
• Those 2 again, Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, G) by Julikobold
• I'm Fine, Chapter 14 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Grief Counseling
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• The Friends We Made Along The Way Ch. 7 (Xander, DCU xover) by jarinmyheartinmyjar
• Xander Harris and the Little Pink Pill Ch.2 (Xander/Cordelia, E) by KyliaQuilor

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork:SCOOBIES!!!!!!!! () by wolfstrong

[Fandom Discussions]

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• Anya understands self sacrifice as much as Buffy does by girl4music
• Watched the remastered Once More With Feeling by aphony-cree
• All the people complaining that Willow and Tara lived in Buffy’s house while she was dead by tuiyla
• Maybe it is a copout to say the real Big Bad of Buffy season 6 is “life” and the difficulties that come with it, but maybe it’s also just accurate by tuiyla
• the moment where spike was going to kill Buffy and sees her crying by nestaenthusiast
• AU that lives in my head based on a prompt in the Sandman discord where Hob is Giles by 10moonymhrivertam, softest-punk
• I read Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Lost Summer. by lilyginnyblackv2
• What I think of every time a Spike fan calls Angel a “dirty old man” for being in love with and sexually attracted to Buffy when she was a teenager by hero-adjacent
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• Miss Anya by _a_witch_
• Buffy's Brother by Mika95
• Underrated Buffy Episodes by cascadingtundra
• I feel Chris (Some Assembly Required) missed a trick with Willow, as he's clearly her type. by anothername1145
• Blink-and-you-miss-them jokes that you love? by whatisscoobydone
• I would skip the entire season 4 if it wasn't for Spike by dismustbetheplace
• Did Faith ever experience the 'Tento di Cruciamentum'? by True_Ipsissimus
• Anyone here who shipped Riley and Buffy? by Buffvamporigfan
• Ok I’m gonna start a rewatch by gilkrave
• Finally finishing Buffy. Willow and Potential Slayer question by xxpired_milk
• Ugh, Kate by ImpressivePackage000
• Season 4 Native American Episode hasn’t aged well by franlcie
• started another rewatch of btvs and god, xander is so immature (small rant, no offense intended) by GayDHD_
• buffy and giles have such great chemistry <3 by GayDHD_
• Giles' character by GreatGodInpw
• American vampire villains more integrated into society such as Sunday and Harmony by rationalsilence
• I want to know if there are any sexual assault episodes by lianagolucky
• spike & buffy by Comfortable-One3228
• God, that was heart wrenching. Possibly in the top five saddest scenes in the franchise by Mavakor
• The writers were very lucky in the early seasons with spike by FullyStacked92
• So, about I Fall to Pieces (1x04) by daazmu
• The ghosts in Lesson 7x01 by allslayallthetime
• How would you envision Buffy Summers now? by Excellent-Durian-509
• Ranking Buffy's Boyfriends: Who's Really The Best For The Buff-ster? by kipcarson37

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• PUBLICATION: Buffy’s James Marsters: “I would have killed Spike off in a heartbeat” by Louise Griffin, RadioTimes.com
• PUBLICATION: Why The Original, Unaired 'Buffy' Pilot Almost Ruined The Show by Digg
• PUBLICATION: Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Worst Villain is Back – And on a Hellish Mission by CBR
• PUBLICATION: Buffy The Vampire Slayer's Successor is Officially Taking Over in Boom! Studios by GeekTyrant

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