Monday, September 13, 2010

[menomegirl.livejournal.com]

Kate: Hello everybody. Welcome to the end of an era. Now the old man would *like* us to believe that he couldn't care less about all this attention and free booze. But I know him better than that. He put a lot of years in on the job, and he made a difference in a lot of lives. And now it's over. That's a huge deal, no matter what he says. In fact I'm not really sure if he knows what he's going to do with himself. He forgot how to be anything but a cop a long time ago. And maybe, - maybe that's why I became a cop too. After mom died, you stopped, you know? It was like you couldn't stand the sight of me. Her face, her eyes looking up at you. But big girls don't cry, right? You said, gone's gone, and there is no use wallowing. Worms and dirt and nothing, forever. Not one word about a better place. You couldn't even tell a scared little girl a beautiful lie. God, I wanted to drink with you. I wanted you to laugh with me just once, the way you laughed with Jimmy here, or Frank.

Trevor Lockley: What the hell did they do to her in that class?

Kate: My best friend Joanne, her mom was soft, and she smelled like macaroni and cheese, and she'd pick me up on her lap and she would rock me. She said that she wanted to keep me to herself. She said that I was good and sweet. Everybody said I was. Do you realize that you’ve never told me that I'm pretty? Not once in my life?

From the episode "Sense and Sensitivity".

[Fic]
x.The Boy Is My God by skargasm, Spike/Xander, R.
x.Bloody Awful Poetry Redux by brutti_ma_buoni, Giles, Tara, Anya, Buffy, Willow, Xander, PG-13.


[Ficlets and Drabbles]
x.It Never Showers But It Pours by shapinglight, Buffy/Spike.
x.On the Cover of the Rolling Stone by hezio2, Buffy, Xander.
x.Dawn Patrol by readerjane, Xander, Dawn.
x.Bismillah by soundingsea, OC slayer.
x.Fond Thoughts by 0_ruthless_0, Giles/Ethan.
x.Mercy by duh_i_read, Angelus/Drusilla, R.
x.The Crazy Cupcake Girl by staringiscaring, Willow.
x.Complicated by ares132006, Buffy/Angel.
x.If Spike Had His Way… by forsaken2003, Spike/Xander, R.
x.That Day by ouronlylight, Xander/Anya.
x.Double drabble: Scent/Sight by brutti_ma_buoni, Willow/Oz.
x.Painkiller by velvetwhip, Willow/Riley.
x.Film by il_mio_capitano, Giles, Xander.
x.Deep Into The Well by deird1, Illyria. (dreamwidth link)



[Fic Updates]
x.West of the Moon, East of the Sun Chapter 59 by knifeedgefic, Buffy/Spike, FRM.
x.The Cost of Butterfly Kisses Part 32 by lit_gal, Spike/Xander, R.
x.Came Home To You (Be There For Me) a Boston'verse fic by leni_ba, Buffy/Angel, PG-13.


[Icons/Graphics/Vids]
x.50 Btvs icons by isis2015.
x.Welcome to the Hellmouth and The Harvest icons by 3xcereal.
x.20 Btvs icons by longerthanwedo.
x.Fanart: Harmony and Oz wallpapers by amyxaphania.
x.20 Whedonverse icons by hollowinsidex.
x.Icons: Beer Bad & Room with a View by undrheavenskies.
x.Fanvid: My Boy Builds Coffins by yhlee, Connor, ensemble.


[Communities]
x.This week's challenge at open_on_sunday is "Film".
x.Sign ups are open for the second xover_exchange, a multifandom crossover fic exchange. Buffy/Angel is one of the official fandoms and they would love to have more Buffy authors signed up.
x.Sign ups are open at seasonal_spuffy. Please read the sign up instructions carefully, as they are slightly different from usual.
x.The episodes in focus this week at fantas_magoria are "Wild at Heart" and "Sense and Sensitivity". (You still have a week's grace if you're late posting for "Beer Bad" or "Rm w/a Vu".)
x.ATS Rewatch: "A New World" at btvsfans.
x.Sign-ups are open for this year's iwry_marathon.


[News/Discussion/More]
x.An interesting Bill/Edward/Angel comparison from salon.com. *outside link*
x.harsens_rob reviews "Out of Sight, Out of Mind".
x.30 Days of Buffy, day 12 by samsom. Subject: Least Favorite Episode.
x.yourlibrarian wonders how can a Mary Sue/Gary Stu be made popular?
x.2maggie2 posts Notes on Buffy 1.07: Angel.
x.Over at buffyquestions, staringiscaring would like to know How do you feel ME handled financial issues in the Jossverse?
x.Via whedonesque: Blogging on Angel: "I Heart Wesley W-P". *outside link*
x.Get Tim Minear's new pilot episode "First Terriers" for free on iTunes! *outside link*