The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, June 3rd - Monday, June 4th

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Joyce: (trying to make sense of it) It's because you didn't have a strong father figure, isn't it?
Buffy: It's just fate, Mom. I'm the Slayer. Accept it.

~~Becoming~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Love's Cost by Jackdaw816 (Buffy/Spike, past Spike/Drusilla, T)
• Lessons In Self Love by zombiesam (Buffy/Giles, Explicit)
• The Powers that Were Not by eevol76vamp (AtS ensemble, Desdemona, Whistler, Betta George, not rated, violence warning)
• Five Things that Never Happened to Betta George by eevol76vamp (Torchwood crossover, Betta George, not rated, warnings for violence and death)
• Snow Day by Nicholas_Oliver (Andrew/Jonathan, G)
• empty rooms in an empty house by belledamn (Giles/Jenny, Giles & Buffy, not rated)
• Fix Me Right by MadeInGold_AfterDark (Buffy/Maggie Walsh, Explicit, non-con warning)
• Un trou noir dans le coeur by Nelja (Willow/Tara, T, in French)
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• Ascent by ClowniestLivEver, Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Hearts In The Fog by Spikelover4ever (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• That One Time by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
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• Like the Sands of Time by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• Memorial Day by myrabeth (Buffy/Spike, PG)
• Aglow by Dusty (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Release (Pt. 1 of The Experiment series) by madeingold (Angel/Maggie Walsh, NC-17)
• Followup Tests (Pt. 2 of The Experiment series) by madeingold (Angel/Maggie Walsh, NC-17)
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• Masters & Minions 4: Dies Irae - Chapter 1-8 (COMPLETE!) by MedeaBtVS (Angelus/Willow/Spike, Explicit with multiple warnings)
• Party At Mosaic - Chapter 1-2 (COMPLETE!) by eevol76vamp (Spike, Beck, Betta George, Jeremy, not rated, graphic violence warning)
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• Apocalypse, Again? Chapter 1-34 (COMPLETE!) by RevelloDrive1630 (Buffy/Spike, Angel, Wesley, T)
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• Green Eyed Monster, Ch. 10 (COMPLETE!) by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• A Ripple In Time, Ch. 43-44 (COMPLETE!) by CheekyKitten (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Love Bites But So Do I, Ch. 8 (COMPLETE!) by CheekyKitten (Buffy/Spike, )

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Sketches: observational studies by artsying-ifer (Gunn, Drusilla, Cordelia, Wesley, Harmony, Lilah, Lindsey, Anya, Fred, Buffy, Faith, worksafe)
• More of the shoulder angel/demon thing by aa-arttss (Faith, Kendra, worksafe)
• Fanvid: I Want U by ladyofthelakes (Willow/Tara)
• A sketch of Giles and Willow by mistyintherivers (worksafe)
• Screenshots captioned with text posts by ofteaandsparrows (Buffy Summers, worksafe)
• Screenshots captioned with text posts by ofteaandsparrows (Anya, Spike, worksafe)
• Screenshots captioned with text posts by ofteaandsparrows (Spike, Buffy/Spike, mild nudity)
• spike + textposts: 🌈 edition by spikespeaches (probably worksafe)
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• Drawing: A surfer's dream by JSBirsa (Spike, G, some nudity)
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• Manip: Pillow Talk by all choseny (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
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• Happy Pride month to those who celebrate by sophie_4187 (Lorne, worksafe)
• A BtVS wallpaper by Sammaelus (worksafe)
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• Podfic: ChokolatteJedi's story Remember the Name read by pieces0fstars (Dawn & Buffy, G, character death warning)

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• Examples of oddly-structured exposition? by Tuxedo_Mark
• Finale Anya vs. Wesley by Elphaba_92
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• Podcast: Investigating Angel’s episode of “Forgiving” (3.17 of AtS)

[Recs & In Search Of]

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• mermaiidbitch seeks fanvid recs: any fan edits of Buffy and Angel ending up together?

[Community Announcements]

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• Seasonal Spuffy Spring 2024 Index Post
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• Reduced Summer of Giles 2024 will run from 17th July 2024 until 1st August at summer_of_giles

[Fandom Discussions]

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• How does Sunnydale do Pride parades? by aphony-cree, lunacornfan2k24
• [Reasons why Angel only appears for one scene in Season 2’s Ted] by coraniaid
• Rewatching “Something Blue” and remembered how fucking much I love this exchange by ravelqueen
• I so so wish the Ben/Glory connection had been explored more... by reality-schmality
• Once again… poor Dawn. In Conversations with Dead People... by reality-schmality
• I wish the slayer before Buffy haunted the narrative the same way that... [comparisons to other shows] by hersterical
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• Riley lights up Season 4 (cont'd) by xxstaindrosesxx and others
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• Dawn, Faith and Tara looked more like sisters than Buffy and Dawn do by jdpm1991
• If you had the chance to change one major plot point from Buffy, what would you choose? by Asherware
• If Buffy lasted more than 7 seasons? by matt-89
• Party like it's 1999. What character are you grabbing and what are you guys doing? by sushibananawater
• How would you change season 3 if it was the final season? hosted by Waarm
• What scene or storyline did you find sad or moving, even though it probably wasn't intended to be that upsetting? by foreseethefuture
• Philosophy of Buffy help (a question about forgiveness) by threefeetoffun and others
• Oz calling Angel too Pale is ironic. by MDJokerQueen
• S7 Alteration(s) by johnnyorac
• Adam’s Minion in Superstar by Enough-Pen644

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• I attended San Francisco's Sunnydale Prom event! by hotpinkroadbike
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• James Marsters to Attend Comic Con Holland 12-13 October 2024 - via jamie_marsters

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