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BUFFY: And the joke is... he loved me. I mean, in his own sick, soulless way, he really did care for me. But I-I didn't want to be loved.
HOLDEN: Didn't you?
BUFFY: I have all this power. I didn't ask for it. I don't deserve it. It's like... I wanted to be punished. I wanted to hurt like I thought I deserved. I sorta think? You know, this is, um, complicated. If you'd rather just fight...
HOLDEN: Tell me.
BUFFY: I feel like I'm worse than anyone. Honestly, I'm beneath them. My friends, my boyfriends. I feel like I'm not worthy of their love. 'Cause even though they love me, it doesn't mean anything 'cause their opinions don't matter. They don't know. They haven't been through what I've been through. They're not the slayer. I am. Sometimes I feel - this is awful - I feel like I'm better than them. Superior.
HOLDEN: Until you can't win. And I thought I was diabolical - or, at least I plan to be. You do have a superiority complex. And you've got an inferiority complex about it. (laughs) Kudos.
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HOLDEN: Didn't you?
BUFFY: I have all this power. I didn't ask for it. I don't deserve it. It's like... I wanted to be punished. I wanted to hurt like I thought I deserved. I sorta think? You know, this is, um, complicated. If you'd rather just fight...
HOLDEN: Tell me.
BUFFY: I feel like I'm worse than anyone. Honestly, I'm beneath them. My friends, my boyfriends. I feel like I'm not worthy of their love. 'Cause even though they love me, it doesn't mean anything 'cause their opinions don't matter. They don't know. They haven't been through what I've been through. They're not the slayer. I am. Sometimes I feel - this is awful - I feel like I'm better than them. Superior.
HOLDEN: Until you can't win. And I thought I was diabolical - or, at least I plan to be. You do have a superiority complex. And you've got an inferiority complex about it. (laughs) Kudos.
~~Conversations With Dead People ~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
- Visiting (Xander/Spike, general audiences) by sparrow2000
- Rebirth (Xander/Dawn, Mature) by mabus101
- Die Knowing Your Life Was My Life's Best Part (Angel/Cordelia, general audiences) by GeckoGirl89
- The Beating Heart of Love (Angel/Cordelia, Mature) by GeckoGirl89
- Help Through the Headache (Angel/Cordelia, general audiences) by GeckoGirl89
- Stay With Me (Buffy/Kendra, general audiences) by rosecake
- take me home and let me use you (Faith/Buffy, Explicit) by evildevilgirl02
- Christmas Pot of Gold (Giles/Xander, not rated) by Lianne
- Time to Say Goodbye (Giles, Dawn, general audiences) by Lianne
- Teetering on the Edge (Wes/Ethan, Explicit) by Lianne
- Bed Mice (Spike/Xander, Mature) by OtherCat
- Is This Seat Taken? (Spike, general audiences) by kimmyjarl
- Exchange (Lindsey/Angel, Mature) by OtherCat
- Happy Ending (Xander, teen and up) by kimmyjarl
- Grapheme (Angel/Cordelia, general audiences) by zarahjoyce
- Ten Faith/Amy Drabbles (not rated) by alkenifanfiction
- Ringing In The New Year (Ensemble, K+) by FineyMcFine
- Quite a Ride (Faith, Buffy, T) by Poetic Life
[Chaptered Fiction]
- These Endless Days (Are Finally Ending in a Blaze) (CHAPTER 2) (Riley, crossover with Avengers, MCU, Mature) by Pollydoodles
- The Spaces in Between (Pt. 11) (Buffy, Angel, not rated) by dingoes8myrp
- Making It To Maybe (CHAPTER 3) (Spike/Buffy, M) by USERNAsweetprincipaleME
- Of Loves and Heroes (CHAPTER 3) (Angel, Cordelia, Doyle, T) by Black Canary719
[Images, Audio & Video]
- Artwork:B/A and B/R wallpapers (SFW) by blondebitz
- Artwork: Spuffy icons from OMWF (SFW) by buffyannesxmmers
- Artwork: Buffy in S1 sketch (SFW) by novahdraws
- Artwork: Buffy and Spike (SFW) by lonerravenclaw
- Video: Closer BuffyxAngel (not rated ) by cordeliachace
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- Five favorite (mostly) angsty shorts of 2016 by rbfvid
- Five terrific femslash rare pair fics by punch_kicker15
- Femslash recs by kidmarathon
- Top Five 2016 Gen Fics by lusciousxander
- Five Giles-shorts drabbles plus one Gilesy one-shot by feliciacraft
- Some awesome fanwork creators feliciacraft
- Spuffy happy places by thenewbuzwuzz
[Community Announcements]
- Bad Valentines challenge at elysian-archive
- [Poll] buffy_genfic Round 8 at buffy-genfic
[Fandom Discussions]
- Was Joyce a bad mother? Discussion hosted by feliciacraft
- Snarksquad was anti-Spike Discussion hosted by rorysummersblog
- Relatively unpopulat BtVS episodes I love by rorysummersblog
- Top 5 Jenny scenes and top 5 what might have beens by dreadfulcalendarwoman
- Positions of S6 episodes discussion hosted by rahirah
- BtVS if it were set now (aka "Modern AU) by hcconn
- Things I would change about BtVS by wildehacked
- Five Things I'd Change in BtVS by alkenifanfiction
- Five Ways I Might Have Changes BtVS by rorysummersblog
[Elsewhere on the Web]
- Blackgirlnerds: The parallel lives of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Olivia Pope. by Shannon McKinley
- After a two-year absence there will be a 2018 BtVS CalendarUniverse Publishing will be bringing out a "20 Years of Slaying" calendar for 2018.