The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, September 28

[veronyxk84]

GILES: That's the flora kua alaya. A native of Paraguay, if my botany serves.
WILLOW: Is there anything you don't know everything about?
GILES: Synchronized swimming. Complete mystery to me.

~~BtVS 7x01 “Lessons”~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Cherry on Top (Buffy, PG-13) by veronyxk84
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• Divine Comedy in the Pool of Lethe (Angel/Darla, E) by CoffeeHunt
• Steamy Pleasure (Buffy/Willow, E) by TacoFett
• not a rosary (Buffy/Faith, T) by watcherless
• Mouthfuls of Thaumaturgy (Spike/Drusilla, E) by SomeKindOfADeviant
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• [Untitled] (Wesley, Spike, not rated) by fevers-and-emeto-oh-my
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• Raising the Stakes (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by cawthraven

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• The More Things Change..., Chapter 1/? (Buffy/Faith, Stargate xover, T) by storiwr
• Be Back Before Dawn, Chapter 1/19 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Blissymbolics
• The Right Swipe, Chapter 10/? (Buffy/Giles, E) by DancingAngel0013
• Supporting Loki (and Thor), Chapter 16/18 (Willow, Buffy, Marvel xover, M) by SomeMeaninglessName
• The Usurper, Chapter 3/4 (Buffy/OMC, Willow/OMC, Cordelia/OMC, E) by CambrianBeckett
• Secrets That We Keep, Chapter 9/? (Ensemble, multiship, M) by NegaCorgi
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• One Girl in All the World, Chapter 44 (Buffy/Faith, T) by Brenna's Urbangirl Projects
• The Adventures Of Cordelia Chase and Xander Lavelle Harris vol.4: New Beginning, Chapter 11 COMPLETE! (Xander, Anya, Cordelia, T) by Lizzy100
• The Adventures Of Cordelia Chase and Xander Lavelle Harris vol.5: New Happenings, Chapter 6 COMPLETE! (Xander, Anya, Cordelia, T) by Lizzy100
• [French Language] Infiltré, Chapter 16 COMPLETE! (Buffy/Spike, T) by MissKitty28
• Soul Mate Magic, Chapter 7 (Giles/OC, M) by EmmaMBlack
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• Stupid Thing, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Misti
• Be Back Before Dawn, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Blissymbolics
• Little Light, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325
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• Supporting Loki (and Thor), Chapter 16 (Willow, Buffy, Marvel xover, M) by NobodyAtAll
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• To All We Guard, Chapter 26 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by simmony
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• 1632 Revello Drive, Chapter 1 by MiaththeRed

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: Collage #179 (Spike/Drusilla, worksafe) by thedecadentraven
• Artwork: [drawing of Joyce and Giles from "Band Candy"] (worksafe) by canciqer
• Artwork: Please please please I want so badly to think that Spike is Billy Idol (Spike, worksafe) by canciqer
• Gifset: Every Tara look: S4E18 Where the Wild Things Are (worksafe) by lovebvffys
• Artwork: Drew buffy black once a bit ago and then I thought about it a lot and now it’s the only way I draw her + summerberg (worksafe) by pzyii
• Gifset: Dawn Summers + Outfits (Season 5) (worksafe) by clarkgriffon
• Gifset: Buffy Meme: [4/8 Episodes] 4x16 Who are you? (worksafe) by lovebvffys
• Artwork: — so much damn confusion before my eyes / ramones, poison heart (Spike, worksafe) by silkspectred
• Artwork: Spike & Buffy no-erase pencil sketch from “Wrecked,” about 40 minutes in the sketchbook (slightly NSFW) by thegothicalice
• Moodboard: Buffy the vampire slayer 1997 – 2003 (worksafe) by la-was-here
• Artwork: Another William Pratt, in a poet shirt (worksafe) by isevery0nehereverystoned
• Artwork: William the Bloody Awful Poet (worksafe) by isevery0nehereverystoned
• Artwork: Pic by me, text by EF and Ao3’s cawthraven aka Stiney (William, Buffy, worksafe) by isevery0nehereverystoned
• Icons: Faith Lehane — Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 7 (worksafe) by nostalgc
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• DIY Buffy Fashion: Fear, Itself Buffy costume (worksafe) by Nocturnal-Nycticebus
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• Video: Sinner (Buffy/Spike, ensemble, M) by SweetPollyOliver
• Video: My Own Dance (Buffy/Spike, ensemble, T) by periru3, Tafadhali

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• PODCAST: Find the Snort (S4E22) by It Stakes Two

[Recs & In Search Of]

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• Coffee by MrsGordo (Buffy/Angel, M) recced by iwillrememberyoumarathon
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• ISO: Can anyone recommend a dress that looks like Buffy’s white dress in Prophecy Girl? requested by Agile-Heron6761
• ISO: Chronological Spike/Angel Flashback FanEdit requested by reyalsyffub

[Community Announcements]

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• [18+ Ropleplay Community] SEEKING MUSES FROM BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER! by tinytownoregonrp

[Fandom Discussions]

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• Honestly Gunn and Fred are lowkey the relationship I’m striving for by april-the-fan-girl
• [reblog thread on 'how does a soul work' meta by trealtox] by ennairea
• The buffy fandom would rather ship buffy x giles than bangel by becomingpart2
• [anon ask] what’s your opinion on willow rosenberg? answered by sulietsexual
• Anyway i’ve finished season 4 of buffy, but i already know more or less what will happen in later seasons [...] And now i swear i can’t even continue with the episodes because i just feel sick every time i think about what buffy has to go through by thecryofmadness
• the cut between anya singing about xander to the present with a sword through her chest in s7 e5 selfless gets me EVERYTIME by canseethebrushstrokes
• i just think the way spuffy flips the script on romcom tropes is so important by slugessence
• willow standing on the rooftop away from the fight observing from a distance and telepathically telling everyone what to do by lesbianmarrow
• i can’t imagine watching the last few episodes of btvs s5 and the last few episodes of angel s2 at the same time by lesbianmarrow
• Can’t believe ppl think that Xander is the worst yet hail Spike when they are literally the same - creator’s pet/self-insert by prudeau
• it’s actually so nuts to me that no one across both shows objects to giving angel the gem of amarra by moistvonlipwig
• I love the amount of effort Spike and Angel put into their hair despite how difficult it would be for them to even know what they looked like by thequeenofsastiel
• [anon ask] How’s it going with Buffy? A strong love/hate relationship already budding? answered by thetriangletattoo
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• To the older ones!! B&A question! continued by ILLYRIAN
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• Dead Things by Trixieswizzle
• Why weren't slayers taught magic? by Grimdotdotdot
• Continuity between I Was Made to Love You and The Body by Tuxedo_Mark
• Slayer Logic? by Jonesybell
• What’s an episode where you love the A-plot and hate the B-plot? by thetizzlewizzleshow
• I don’t understand the complaints about Wesley’s attraction to Fred by DevilManRay
• The show is fabulous at bizarre/shocking/funny cuts from 1 scene to another. Is there a better cut than the one from the end of Anya's song in "Selfless"? by Al_Bee
• What happened to the left over bringers after the first was sealed off? by Pangeasrighthand
• How does the First appear as Warren? by friendofathena
• What perfume do you guys think Buffy/the characters would wear? by user230224
• Differences in the fandom between the early seasons and later? by redskinsguy
• I am i the only person who disliked the trio of nerds? In particular Andrew. by Prudent_Border5060
• What do you think they would’ve done with Cordelia if she stayed on Buffy by DevilManRay
• Asking for advice on how to watch Buffy & Angel by _3lleee

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• PUBLICATION: James Marsters Addresses Returning As Brainiac In Tom Welling & Michael Rosenbaum's Smallville Sequel Show by ScreenRant
• PUBLICATION: ‘Buffy’ Pop-Up Deploys Candy Corn Malort for a True Chicago Nightmare by Eater Chicago
• PUBLICATION: Availability of Spike (Punk) Funko Pop in Europe and US by James Marsters News (on X)

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