The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Friday, January 5

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WILLOW: Faith, wait. I want to talk to you.
FAITH: Oh yeah? Give me the speech again, please. Faith, we're still your friends. We can help you. It's not too late.
WILLOW: It's way too late. You know, it didn't have to be this way. But you made your choice. I know you had a tough life. I know that some people think you had a lot of bad breaks. Well, boo hoo! Poor you. You know, you had a lot more in your life than some people. I mean, you had friends in your life like Buffy. Now you have no one. You were a Slayer and now you're nothing. You're just a big selfish, worthless waste.
(Faith punches Willow in the jaw and she falls to the ground.)
FAITH: You hurt me, I hurt you. I'm just a little more efficient.
(Willow climbs back to her feet.)
WILLOW: Aw, here I just thought you didn't have a come-back.
FAITH: You're begging for some deep pain.
WILLOW: I'm not afraid of you.

~~Choices~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Buffyverse Flashfiction updated by NotASlayer (Buffy, Olaf, not rated)
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• Or You Could Come Upstairs by CoffeeHunt (Joyce/Spike, E)
• the sun shines different on me these days by Melacka (Buffy/Faith, M)
• Patched Up by MadeInGold (Angel, Joyce, G)
• Divergent by TheOriginalLovelace (Buffy/Faith, T)
• Rethinking Labs by Leata (Spike/Fred, E)
• i want a fist around my throat by Anonymous (Buffy/Faith, E)
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• [Small Snippet from new work] by blazinwolve (Faith/OC, not rated)
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• First Date by acb6293 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Weekly Drabbles #65 — Midnight Snacks by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, R)
• Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Shadowed Suspicion - Ch. 407 by madimpossibledreamer (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure xover, T)
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• I'm Only Your Darkness - Ch. 18 by Karnstein99 (Buffy/Faith, E) Complete!
• Fuel’s Aflame - Ch. 20 by wickedrum (Buffy/Spike, not rated) Complete!
• Daily Drabble #1: Enter the Darkness (Kendra/Riley) by MadeInGold (Kendra/Riley, G)
• Some Time in Between the First Time and the ... - Ch. 1 by useALLthewords3437 (Buffy/Spike, E)
• They Know Exactly What We're Here For - Ch. 2 by MadeInGold (Angel/Riley/Spike, Buffy/Willow, E)
• Under the Water - Ch. 18 by dwinchester (Willow/Oz, M)
• equal and opposite reactions - Ch. 2 by CallMeVampy (Giles/Jenny, M)
• He Slays Monsters - Ch. 10 by BeatriceEveryTuesday (Buffy/Faith, E)
• Say what you mean - Ch. 3 by Tellhulla (Faith/Tara, T)
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• Home Sweet Home - Ch. 8 by Desicat (Buffy/Spike, PG) Complete!
• What If Love Was Enough? - Ch. 3 by Spikelover4ever (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Three Little Words - Ch. 3 by Maxineeden (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)
• A Waxy Gent Chuckled Over My Fab Jazzy Quips - Ch. 5 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• Pack My Box with Five Dozen Liquor Jugs - Ch. 5 by honeygirl51885 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Truth Hurts - Ch. 3 by Geliot99 (Buffy/Spike, R)
• Goodbye to Everything That I Knew - Ch. 15 by fortes775 (Buffy/Spike, R)
• The Neighbor's Point of View - Ch. 74 by the_big_bad (Buffy/Spike, PG)
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• cause when you have more, you have less to lose by luxaII (Cordelia, Buffy, Heathers movie xover, FR15)
• The joining of souls - Ch. 12 by delfine (Buffy, Lord of the Rings xover, FR13)
• The Key To Being Buffy - Ch. 7 by BlueZeroZeroOne (Buffy, Dawn, Stargate xover, FR18)
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• A Waxy Gent Chuckled Over My Fab Jazzy Quips - Ch. 5 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• Pack My Box with Five Dozen Liquor Jugs - Ch. 5 by honeygirl51885 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Manip: SuSuSunnydale, here's to the fools who love by loveisntbrains_ (Buffy/Spike, worksafe-ish making out)
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• Manip: SuSuSunnydale, here's to the fools who love - Ch. 6 by loveisntbrains (Buffy/Spike, worksafe-ish making out)
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• Artwork: what do you mean cordy isnt the main character by harpaleon (Cordelia, worksafe)
• Artwork: ... they're either traveling undercover or going grocery shopping lol by genericaces (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)
• Artwork: This is a digitally coloured version of a traditional drawing... by ashmaenas (Spike, worksafe)
• Meme: btvs + tumblr text posts by teatimewithgiles (Buffy, Scoobies, Giles, Joyce, Dawn, Spike, Angel, Jenny, worksafe)
• Gifset: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan and David Boreanaz dancing [TV ad] by andremichaux (worksafe)
• Gifset: "You're free now. No longer encumbered with the secret shame of our relationship..." by sulietsexual (Wesley/Lilah, NSFW ish)

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• Buffy Rewatch Discussion Thread #1 [Prophecy Girl review] by Joan the Vampire Slayer
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• Finishing Buffy S8 and Starting Angel&Faith [comics review with spoilers] by absolutely-wretched

[Recs & In Search Of]

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• ISO: thepunkmuppet seeks: i am once again thinking about a buffy and spike body swap episode [fics]

[Community Announcements]

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• Elysian Fields: 2023 Year in Review

[Fandom Discussions]

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• I really wish the show had brought up Merrick more... by comradesummers
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• How Would You Write Spike's Story On The Show? updated by NoShip
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• Buffy fans are awesome by Sudden-Star-7190
• Child Vampires by QualifiedApathetic
• Angel in season 7 Buffy [travel time to get from LA to Sunnydale] by depthlikeshallowness
• Just finished BtVS and a bit confused [about Spike and ATS] by Son114
• Why did Buffy's identity as the Slayer have to be secret? by loki2002
• She’s so real for that. [praise for Anya] by eli454
• What's Willow's most in character quote? by ImAViewNotPretty
• How do you think Ryan from “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” would do as a vampire? by AndrewHeard
• Connor and his mommy issues by brewerycast
• There’s an Angel reddit?!? [ATS favorite episode] by Myrtle1119
• Can we say that there is a bit of Albert Camus' philosophy in "Epiphany"? [ATS 2x16] by JellyfishDry9464
• Why Cordy and Angel are better than Buffy and Angel... Hear me out! by m0wgliiiiiii

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