Thursday, July 24, 2008

[menomegirl.livejournal.com]

Angel: I know what's happening. Count Kurskov - he's punishing you.

Ballerina: He made me. He owns me. And when I dance it is only for him.

Angel: Do you believe that?

Ballerina: It really doesn't matter. I'll dance. I'll wait here. And then I'll dance again. That's all.

Angel: A hundred years - doing the same piece - every night. Is that enough? What about Stephan?

Ballerina: I waited too long. I should have gone when he asked me, should have disappeared, but...I wanted this. This dance, this... I hesitated and...I lost everything that mattered. Now all I do is wait.

Angel: You dance.

Ballerina: There is a section in the first act, during the courtship dance, where my foot slips. My ankle's turned and and I don't quite hold. Every time. He doesn't notice. He doesn't even know ballet that well. But always, at that same moment, I slip. It isn't just the same ballet. It's the same performance. I don't dance. I echo.

From the episode 'Waiting in The Wings'.

Happy Birthday, Summer Glau!


[Fic]
x.Something To Think About by librarygirl22, Giles, Xander, FRT.
x.In The Moment by spikendru, Giles/Drusilla, FRAO.
x.World At My Feet by bringthewonder, Buffy/Angel, PG-13/FRT.
x.Regrets...I've Had A Few by spikendru, Giles, PG/FRT.


[Ficlets and Drabbles]
x.Finally Somebody by starryseed, Faith, PG-13/FRT.
x.Sometimes by dark_amia, Spike/Angel, PG/FRT.
x.Pretenses by starryseed, Lilah/Wesley, PG-13/FRT.
x.Aftermath by nwhepcat, Dawn, G.
x.Any Place, Any Time by turtle_goose, Buffy/Angel, G/FRT.
x.The Squad by deird1, Watcher's Council, G.
x.Missing Memories by kudagirl, Dawn, G.


[Fic Updates]
x.By Erie's shore Part 11 by tessarin, Faith/Xander, Giles, Willow, Ensemble, FRT.
x.The Stray Part 15 by rngrdead, Spike/Xander, NC-17/FRM.
x.Nothing the Same, Book 3 Chapter 7 by orchidluv, Spike/Xander, FRT/FRM.
x.Quand le ciel nous tombe sur la tête (Nothing Left to Lose) 2/3 by soft_princess, Giles/Xander, FRM.
x.Forced Part 6c by xanzpet, Xander/Anya/Graham, FRM.
x.The Vampire Voyeur Chapter 4 by velvetwhip, Angel/Willow/Xander, NC-17/FRAO.


[Icons/Graphics/Vids]
x.18 Jossverse icons by ctofine.
x.Fanvid: What He's Made Of by librarygirl22, Giles, G.
x.22 Btvs icons by iconifer.
x.Fanvid: All That I'm Living For by librarygirl22, Giles, G.
x.Fanvid: Judgement Day by librarygirl22, Giles.
x.Fanvid: Hero by librarygirl22, Giles, G.
x.Btvs/Ats icons by angelus2hot.
x.Fanart: Relationship of Hurt by silver_galaxy, Spike/Buffy, PG/FRT.
x.9 Btvs icons by xtine005.
x.30 Btvs/Ats icons by mouthfullofdust.
x.Fanart: Giles philosophy by rua1412, Buffy, Willow, Xander.
x.Fanart/Meta/Chart: Submitted for your consideration: Evolution of a pairing by tiptoe39.


[Communities]
x.oxoniensis posts a notice that it's Porn Battle time again.
x.rwsawards is now accepting nominations for round one of the Running With Scissors awards.
x.Congratulations to sunnyd_lite for writing 104 stories in 106 weeks. That's an awesome acheivement.


[News/Discussion/Meta/More]
x.'Robot Chicken: Star Wars' Sequel Is In the Works. *outside link*
x.Meta: A brief note on reviewing (fanfic) by p_zeitgeist.
x.Nicholas Brendon's play extended through Aug. 3. *outside link*
x.Coming in November: New Region 4 DVD versions for "Buffy" and "Angel". *outside link*
x.Review: Deconstructing Dr. Horrible by karjack.
x.Questions/Answers: Who belongs in what group? by erin_starlight and Who is a Scoobie, Who is a Member of AI? by woman_of_.
x.'Splitting Hairs', starring Felicia Day, is now online. *outside link*
x.Dr. Horrible, Sartre, and why I'm not surprised by resolute.
x.FanLib.com to close next month. If you have Buffy/Angel/Firefly fanfics on that site, you might want to store them elsewhere. *outside link*