The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, March 30th

[thenewbuzwuzz]

WALSH: She's very self-reliant, very independent--
GILES: Exactly!
WALSH: --which is not always a good thing. I think it can be unhealthy to take on adult roles too early. What I suspect I'm seeing is a reaction to the absence of a male role model.
GILES: (squinting) Absence?

~~A New Man~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• a basket of posies by guin_ramble (Buffy/Giles, G)
• Stupid Cupid (Stop Picking On Me!) by unendingwanderlust (Buffy/Giles, Explicit)
• thrill of knowing by guin_ramble (Buffy/Giles, M)
• Ancestral Home by Dynapink (Buffy/Giles, T)
• Electric by zombiesam (Buffy/Giles, Explicit)
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• A Buffy/Faith ficlet (Buffy’s heart always hurt when the dreams were soft...) by btvs3x21 (not rated)
• I'm here if you need oral support by desicat-writer, with follow-up by boopsterliv (Buffy/Spike, not rated, sexual references)

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• One Fine Day - Chapter 1-4 (COMPLETE!) by The_Crazy_Knight (Buffy/Giles, Explicit)
• The Burden Of Knowledge - Chapter 1-4 (COMPLETE!) by KatyAmberAuthor (Buffy/Giles, Mature)
• If I Was Your Watcher - Chapter 1-2 (COMPLETE!) by Cosmic__Cowgirl (Buffy/Giles, Explicit)
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• Tourniquet, Ch. 7 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Burn, Ch. 14-15 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• Hell Hath No Fury, Ch. 11 by the_big_bad (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• Visiting Limbo, Ch. 12-13 by Soulburnt (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Intertwined, Ch. 8 by BloodyThorn (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• who could ever leave me, darling? but who could stay? (you could stay) Ch. 17 by MillennialCryBaby (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Just a Taste, Ch. 6 by The Danish Bird (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• One Loop at a Time, Ch. 3 by hydranjenna (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Stolen Moments, Ch. 15 by flootzavut (Buffy/Spike, G)
• Picture You, Ch. 30 by scratchmeout (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
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• With Sprinkles, Ch. 46 by dogbertcarroll (anime crossover, Xander, FR15)
• Xanderpocalypse, Ch. 12 by AxelBlade (crossover with Harry Potter and X-Men, FR15)
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• Calling Home, Ch. 28-31 (COMPLETE!) by Chelle (Buffy/Spike, R)
• Queen of Everything, Ch. 24-29 by Dusty (Buffy/Spike, R)
• Forgotten but Not Gone, Ch. 26-31 (COMPLETE!) by Rea (Buffy/Spike, R)
• spike and the stakes, Ch. 22-30 by jewelram (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• Stolen Moments, Ch. 23-31 (COMPLETE!) by flootzavut (Buffy/Spike, G)
• Reply Hazy, Try Again, Ch. 21-30 by Alyot (Buffy/Spike, R)
• This Is Me Trying, Ch. 13-31 (COMPLETE!) by Kenijo (Buffy/Spike, R)
• Orotundity, Ch. 10-11 by Behind Blue Eyes (Buffy/Spike, R)
• Whose Wedding Is It Anyway? Ch. 27-28 by Gabby (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• The Nanny, Ch. 30 by scratchmeout (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Wet and Soapy, Ch. 30 by Lilacsandorangeblossoms (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• The color of Love, Chapter 30 by Lilacsandorangeblossoms (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• Gone With the Wheel, Chapter 30 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• A Match Made by Science, Chapter 30 by Harlow Turner (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Spike's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month, Chapter 30 (Buffy/Spike, R)
• Rebooted, Chapter 30 by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• A vidlet with Brazilian funk by call-me-loneliness (Buffy/Spike)
• Gifs: TILLOW + text posts by clarkgriffon (Willow/Tara, some NSFW text, death)
• Comic: Mission failed! by djmanemihi (Spike & Dawn, some NSFW text)
• A smiling Spike by 0-pepites-0 (worksafe)
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• 3 banners: Drusilla, Buffy, Faith by RachM (worksafe)
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• A drawing of Willow by imdevilone (Dark Willow, worksafe)

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• More Buffy rewatch thoughts: “Superstar” and “Where the Wild Things Are” by disquietiswhatitis
• there’s no playing around. this isn’t a nice easy season one - by zahlibeth
• I’m not a huge fan of BtVS 1x04 “Teacher’s Pet”... It does, however, pull a neat narrative trick - by fiercestpurpose
• Buffy Slays: Season 1, Episode 12, “Prophecy Girl.” by violettathepiratequeen
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• Giles and Snyder by Smart_Abalone_9912
• The genius of “Help” (Season 7, Episode 4) by nachoquest
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• Angel 2.1 - Judgement by Buffy the Vampire Straya

[Recs & In Search Of]

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• Where are the best places to get Buffy merchandise? asked by FarahZiva27

[Fandom Discussions]

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• watching btvs 3.18 where buffy gets telepathic powers. noticing... faith induced gay thoughts by just-about-nothing
• The Poster on the Rotten Wall [Walsh is not wrong about metaphor] by jeremy-ken-anderson
• stray mutt xander harris (he’s buffy and willow’s DOG) by camellcat
• look, I know that realistically most people would not see different behavior and immediately assume body switching... by femmedefandom
• if buffy got spike a dog collar by mouseplaid
• dreamt we were watching (but somehow as in we were in the room with) a buffy ep by earhartsease [weed mention]
• trying to portray Riley as a good guy for punching Parker... doesn’t work by femmedefandom
• [It's refreshing that Buffy] does not really want to be a mother by neyafromfrance95
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• Did the Scoobies ever manage to mend their bonds? by Astolphe
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• Screenshots and discussion: Lorne is the Giles of Angel when it comes to getting knocked out - by KneeHighMischief and others
• She [Tara] respectfully told Anya to fuck off 🤭 by PristineSituation498
• Buffy and Angel: would they have worked after Angel season 5? by FoxIndependent4310 and others
• Rewatched "Villains" tonight and [Warren's death] only makes me sad... by Big-Restaurant-2766
• Was Jasmine actually evil? by loki2002
• Where can I find clothes like the later seasons? by Fair-Ad-9396
• Love Faith in season 7 by Acceptable-Kiwi-9251
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• Video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer shows how to move on from a toxic creator by Council of Geeks

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