The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Tuesday, January 7

[rahirah]

Dawn: I've only been alive for six months, huh?
Joyce: Honey, you've been alive a lot longer than that to us.
Dawn: You don't know that! You don't know anything. I'm, I'm just a key, right? Everything about me is made up.
Buffy: Dawn ... Mom and I know what we feel. I know I care about you. I know that I worry about you-
Dawn: You worry about me because you have to. I'm your job. Protect the key, right?
Buffy: I worry because my sister is cutting herself!
Dawn: Yeah? How do you know? Maybe this is just another fake memory from my fake family.
Joyce: Sweetheart-
Dawn: Get out.
Buffy: Dawn...
Dawn: Get out, get out, get out!

~~Buffy Season 5 Episode #91: "Blood Ties"~~

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[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Queen of Hearts Ch. 4/7 (Cordelia/Willow, unrated) by Murderpart1
• The Buffy Chronicles: Life After Sunnydale Ch. 19 (Buffy/Spike, E) by sweetmelodykiss
• The Evil that Men Do: Ch. 12/12 (COMPLETE) (Willow/Tara, Willow/Kennedy, E) by VladimirHarkonnen (TheLightdancer)
• Forged in shadows Ch. 18/26 (Angel/Lindsey, E) by CloudSeeker
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• Ripples, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, T) by violettathepiratequeen
• The Big Bad...Poodle?, Chapter 6-7 (Buffy/Spike, M) by EnchantedWillow
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• The Yellowstone: A Safe Harbor Ch. 13 (Buffy, T, Yellowstone xover) by Buffyworldbuilder

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Video: Stop Motion Buffy Intro () by josephsbrett
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• Artwork:he’s just a good listener is all () by yarboyandy
• Artwork:Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter) () by spookyrabbit87
• Artwork:Drusilla & Spike () by sadgollum-blog
• Artwork:Faith () by sideartblog999
• Artwork:Buffy & Faith () by lambert-simnel
• Artwork:Connor () by artsying-ifer

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• Might be my second favorite season | Season 5 in review by The_Fullmetal_Titan
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• PODCAST: BTVS 609 - Smashed by Another Buffy Podcast
• PODCAST: ANGEL 1.7 - The Bachelor Party by Buffy the Vampire Straya
• PODCAST: Episode 133: Seeing Red by Mythtaken
• PODCAST: Episode 134: Villains by Mythtaken

[Community Announcements]

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• Tuesday Prompt: Objects by comment_fic
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• We are celebrating the start to a new year with new features. by elysianfieldsarchive

[Fandom Discussions]

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• ok I’m only on season 5 but can someone explain to me how Xander is the universally hated one by sunny-rants
• what did you think of the buffy musical episode by theloopus
• Given how obviously unintentional it all is, it’s very funny that we see Willow dealing with a serious break-up twice on the show by coraniaid
• I remember losing my mind seeing the first kiss between Buffy and Spike and it is still perfect all these years later. by autumnknight
• Normal person: I had a sex dream about someone by darktragedyharmony
• Let’s all be fr now if Joyce could’ve chosen a son in law out of all buffy’s options it would’ve been spike by darktragedyharmony
• I once saw a quote that said the idea for Buffy came from subverting the horror movie trope of ‘woman is attacked in dark alley’ by pearlofthewoods
• I bloody love the relationship between Wesley and Giles. by sadmountaingoat
• Smutty Sunday Recs by februaryfangfest
• The “subtle foreshadowing” for dawn by darktragedyharmony
• I’m posting about Xander a lot by snakey-sorrow
• Actually re: Faith meeting Wood and immediately starting to talk about Buffy by explosionshark
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• Most cringey scenes ever in BTVS? by Multiple Authors
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• Does the Hellmouth encourage violent behavior in Sunnydale in non-demons? by American Aurora
• Buffy/Faith by FallenAngel00
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• It’s not perfect but I think I got pretty close. by AnyReasonWhy
• Femme Fatale by Trixieswizzle
• Life Serial question by Tuxedo_Mark
• One of the best lines in the show by jdpm1991
• finished s2 and made some “buffy characters as reductress headlines” memes by daisie_darlin
• I have no words for this… | “The Body” S5 E16 by The_Fullmetal_Titan
• In a museum in Seattle by HolocronSurvivor80
• Why didn’t they give Dawn friends? by Toya1988
• Why the Riley hate? by Miguelify64
• The Body by Pitiful-Talk-7798
• Any Buffy crafts here? by Cortzee
• s6e17 Normal Again messes with my head by mydogislife_
• Spike by
• Scooby gang should have kept BuffyBot by Hot_Assignment4150
• I F**cking HATE Connor by Hellmouthgaurdian
• Spike vs Angel by Top_Detective_346
• Buffy’s earrings S7 E15 by panikyfeel
• Why do people still bury their dead in Sunnydale? by samof1994
• could they ever be serious? by thunpnz
• What if: Jenny Calendar survived? by conquermaster35
• What's the cringiest or most embarrassing scene in BTVS or ATS? by direinde
• Where Exactly is Sunnydale? by Traditional-Sort2385
• What do you think everyone’s middle names are? by AntRose104
• Angel Rewatch Ascendency by ATH3NA01
• Do you agree that Spike and Angel are the Hottest Male Vampires of All Time and Why? by Amber_Flowers_133

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• PUBLICATION: All 12 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Season 1 Episodes, Ranked by Collider
• PUBLICATION: How Buffy The Vampire Slayer Star Ruined Your Favorite Romantic Scenes by Giant Freaking Robot
• PUBLICATION: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Houses Some Awful Characters, But It Quietly Redeemed Its Most-Hated Character by Screen Rant

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