The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, January 31

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JOYCE: Well, there are some things I'd be happy to see you share. Like the slaying. I mean, two of you fighting is safer than one, right?
BUFFY: I guess.
JOYCE: Unless, I mean, you heard her. She loves the slaying. Couldn't she take over for you?
BUFFY: Mom, no one can take over for me.
JOYCE: But you're going to college next year. I think it would be...
BUFFY: Mom, the only way you get a new Slayer is when the old Slayer dies.
JOYCE: Then that means you... When did you die? You never told me you died!
BUFFY: It was just for a few minutes.

~~BtVS 3x03 “Faith, Hope, & Trick”~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Heartless (Buffy, Angel, PG) by badly_knitted
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• Healing Touch (Buffy/Giles, not rated) by ShyRomantic
• This Is My Apocalypse (Willow/Pansy Parkinson, Harry Potter xover, E) by SnarkyGranger1
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• It’s always going to be you (Gilex/reader, not rated) by specialagentlokitty
• The Burden of Fathers and Sons (Angel, Wesley, not rated) by naoa-ao3
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• Walking With Ghosts (Buffy/Spike, G) by violettathepiratequeen
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• Walking With Ghosts (Buffy/Spike, G) by violettathepiratequeen

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Blasphemy, Chapter 3/? (Buffy/Spike, T) by wickedrum
• One Big Happy-ish Family, Chapter 4/? (Connor, Angel, Queer as Folk xover, T) by LolaRD
• Staying Afloat, Chapter 3/? (Willow/Oz, T) by dwinchester
• The Master and her Court, Chapter 2/? (Buffy/Angel/Darla/Drusilla/Spike, Explicit) by TheClowniestLivInExistence
• Comic - In Your Shadow, Chapters 5-6 Complete! (Spike/Xander, T) by genericaces
• [French language] Les deux Phénix, Chapter 9/? (Buffy/Faith, M) by FridayQueen
• Spike's Price, Chapter 4/? (Buffy/Spike, G) by Jdharblood
• Her Old Fashioned Boy, Chapter 21/? (Giles/Jenny, T) by Bobbie23
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• Worship the Rain, Chapter 1 (Angel/Cordelia, T) by Cosmic Alice
• Burden of Time, Chapter 59 (Xander, M) by Jennifer Schumacher
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• Unborn, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Lizzie Queen of Meigas
• Early One Morning, Chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by all choseny
• Love Lives Here, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Passion4Spike
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• Old Fashioned Romance, Chapter 6 (Xander/Steve Rogers, Marvel xover, FR21) by calikocat
• Back to the Light, Chapter 6 (Buffy, Torchwood/Doctor Who xover, FR18) by MountainKing
• Healing After Heaven, Chapter 19 (Buffy, Highlander xover, FR13) by Kate
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• A Breath is But a Soundless Whisper, Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, 18+) by Blackoberst
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• Coming Through, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by hulettwyo
• It's Easy Time, Until It's Not, Chapter 21 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by hulettwyo
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• Massacre at Carabon Hill, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, M) by myrabeth
• Stomping on butterflies, Chapters 8-9 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Blackoberst

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: they saw you from across the bar and liked your vibe (Spike/Drusilla, worksafe) by genericaces
• Artwork: buffy the vampire slayer my little pony au (worksafe) by wiltinn
• Artwork: “You better not tell anyone about this Spike!” (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by ice-fire-art
• Artwork: Owen and Buffy at The Bronze, painted for Previously On… Buffy the Vampire Slayer. (worksafe) by ghostrabbit87
• Artwork: I mean we all saw this coming right (Spike, worksafe) by doctormage
• Artwork: [Spike] (worksafe) by alessandra-estrella
• Artwork: Spike But A Butch (worksafe) by transmasc-taub
• Artwork: Willow Moment (worksafe) by squibkin
• Artwork: Sarah Michelle Gellar (worksafe) by sofya-creations
• Meme: sprusilla + textposts (worksafe) by lunar-beauty
• Meme: Spuffy + these tiktok comments (worksafe) by mcgnagallsarmy
• Icons: Angel — S01E01, S01E02, S01E03 (1999) (worksafe) by slashericons
• Moodboard: buffy x willow (worksafe) by purgeshubble
• Lockscreens: Faith Lehane Lockscreens (worksafe) by myriaeden

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• Day 30: Favorite Season Finale: Season 2, Episodes 21 & 22: “Becoming” by k0nstantly-tragic

[Recs & In Search Of]

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• Smutty Sunday: Angel x Drusilla x Spike fic rec recced by februaryfangfest
• The Hunter and the Slayer by pherryt [Buffy, Dean Winchester, Supernatural xover, T] recced by genuaryficrecs

[Fandom Discussions]

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• Angel/Spike for the shipping game by raelis1
• The way people will hop into my mentions to attack Spuffy fans with reminders of Seeing Red tell me two things... by elysianholly
• Re: BtVS “The Replacement” S5E03 aka the Toth episode by lierdumoa
• I think a lot of people don’t know how to handle a show growing up along with them. by all-hail-the-water-god
• Trigger Warning - Rewatching season 4 of Buffy and I’m at the arc where Buffy and Faith switch bodies... by kat–writes
• Buffyverse Ship Tag Game by spangelmybeloved
• Having thoughts about Jesse. by ammoniteflesh
• Spuffy [for the shipping game] by raelis1
• i love buffy the vampire slayer aus, but when authors make the slayer male, its kinda not lit by magneto-manifesto
• Everyone in season 6 is making bad choices except for Anya, and I love it by marilyn-not-monroe
• [Meta about BtVS, characters, and ships] by littleredruns
• [Tribute to actor Hinton Battle and his performance as Sweet in OMWF] by xxgothchatonxx
• riley leaving the decision about spike’s chip in buffy’s hands is so important to me by arthursdent
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• Could Buffy maybe have possibly died a third time including when she was shot by Warren? by Kristine, multiple posters
• Sweet actor Hinton Battle dies by nightshade, multiple posters
• What If: Billy's gift did work on Angel? by nightshade, multiple posters
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• I think Faith is partly well loved because of her relationships to others by Novel_Comparison7735
• Sounds silly but does anyone get nightmares after watching? by cozyforestfairy
• The most unrealistic thing in all of Buffy. by Reviewingremy, multiple posters
• What are some small gripes/funny things you've noticed that don't ruin the shows for you? by jumpingjellyf1sh
• Anything in Buffy: The Buffy Vampire Slayer and/or Angel You Think Could've Been Utilized More? by Big-Restaurant-2766, multiple posters
• If you had to choose one, which of these major episodes from S2 deserves the most praise? Innocence, Passion, or Becoming, part two by InfiniteMehdiLove

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