su_herald | Sep. 3rd, 2020

XANDER: Time for the Spring Poking already?
BUFFY: Just making sure there're no more Evil Trio cameras. Or Evil Uno.
XANDER: The sinister yet addictive card game?

~~Seeing Red~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

School Haunting (Scoobies, PG) by badly_knitted

Never Truly Gone (Willow/Tara, T) by Bl4ckHunter

[Chaptered Fiction]

Pictures of You, Chapter 65 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by kats_meow
Speranta Lumii, Chapter 63 (Spike/Buffy, PG-13) by Irishrose
Death Wish, Chapter 23 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Sigyn
Promise Me, Chapter 24 (Spike/Buffy, PG-13) by Lucky_19
He's Not My Boyfriend, Chapter 3 (Spike/Buffy, PG-13) by DarkEternity96
Kindred, Chapter 33 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by sweetprincipale

A Wayward Youth, Chapter 3 (crossover with "Supernatural" and "Herbie, The Love Bug", Xander, FR13) by calikocat

Echoes of Beljoxa, Chapter 5 (Spike/Buffy, M) by myrabeth

[Images, Audio & Video]

Episode poster: Fear, Itself (worksafe) by swallowedshark
Photo: First time painting a jacket. Decided to give it a Buffy theme (Buffy, worksafe) by RorshaquilleONeal

[Reviews & Recaps]

Discussion of AtS 2.20 "Over the Rainbow" (cont'd) by Mr Trick
Discussion of AtS 2.19 "Belonging" (cont'd) by Mr Trick
Discussion of AtS 2.11 "Redefinition" by Mr Trick

Boom! Studios Buffy #17 by DemonDogstar

PODCAST: Chosen – Buffy The Vampire Slayer Watch Through: Potential/Calvalry and The Killer in Me/Salvage
PODCAST: Buffy Boys 082 - When Spike gets mixed up in it (S05E04 Out of My Mind)

[ISO/Recs]

Rec: Xander/Dawn fic "In the Bleak Midwinter" by Annakovsky recced by Priceless

Rec: James Marsters interview on the podcast "Inside of You" by Michael Rosenbaum recced by flow
Recs/reviews: Reacting to Reactions! (cont'd) by Stoney, flow (about YouTube reactions to BtVS season 2 episodes)

ISO: Luvit seeks several Spuffy stories: Buffy and Spike did have sex during the Will Be Done spell, Swept into an alternate dimension. Almost medieval. Whole team+Spike-Giles, AU AH, Spike is Buffy's kidnapper/abductor, Buffy ritualistically fights Spike to get rid of his claim
ISO: layman8569 seeks a copy of Spuffy coffee-shop AU "Beyond the Sea" by Sunalso

[Fandom Discussions]

Re: Give me reasons to love s2 by impalementation
The reason I don’t ship Damon/Elena even though I DO ship Buffy/Spike by buffster

Buffy's resurrection by brian5mbv
Funniest/stupidest villain death by Willdon231
Confirmed Dates in the Buffyverse by neverbeentooclever
David Boreanaz's acting as Angelus by Passion211089

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

Con: James Marsters, Julie Benz, Juliet Landau, Mercedes McNab, and Charisma Carpenter are planning to be at Wales Comic Con, April 2021

The Sunnydale Herald is currently looking for a few more good editors! Contributing to The Herald is a great way to get your Buffyverse on! For more information, send us an ask (on Tumblr) or send a message (on Livejournal or Dreamwidth) to rahirah. (See our profile page.)

Government M(e)n: It was an experiment. The Initiative represented the Government's interests in not only controlling the otherworldly menace, but harnessing its power for our own military purposes. The considered opinion of this counsel is that this experiment has failed....It was only through the actions of the deserter and a group of civilian insurrectionists that...our losses were not total. I trust the irony of that is not lost on any of us. Maggie Walsh's vision...was brilliant, but ultimately unsupportable. The demons cannot be harnessed, cannot be controlled....It is therefore our recommendation that this project be terminated and all records concerning it expunged. Our soldiers'll be debriefed. Standard confidentiality clause. We will monitor the civilians and usual measures prepared should they try to go public.

~~"Primeval," S4E21, Buffy the Vampire Slayer~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

"Glasses and Debts" (Ethan, Giles; FRT) by Diary
"Sleight of Hand & Twist of Fate" (AU; BtVS/AtS; Spike/Buffy, Dawn, Willow, Xander, Cordelia, Angel, Faith, Giles, Gunn, Fred, Wes, Lorne, William; FRT) by derekmaliknurse
"Rock the Cradle" (Buffy/Spike; FRMA) by MissLuci NOT A BABY FIC

"Crash Two or Three Times (Learn from Your Mistakes)" (Tara/Willow; FRT) by potidaea

[Chaptered Fiction]

The Season of Grace Coming out of the Void, Chapters 1-2/4 (Alt-canon fix-it; Angel/Buffy, Oracles, Giles, Willow, Xander; FRMA) by calenlily
Seeing Red, Chapter 1/4 (BtVS/HP/LOTR/GOT, et al.; NR) by LadyJesus

Living Arrangements (Arrangements II), "DAY 21 AH" (7/?) - (Buffy/Spike, et al.; FRM) by ChryshCn
Promise Me, "Epilogue: I'll Walk with You, My Love" (25/25) - (Buffy/Spike, et al.; FRT) by Lucky_19 COMPLETE!

And the Wind Began to Howl, Chapters 1-19/? (Giles/OFC, all Scooby Gang; FRT) by PhantombMoll

Crack-R-Us, "Hide and Seek" (3/?) - (BtVS/Smallville/Southern Vampire Mysteries; Buffy-centric; FRMA) by Deesse
Star Wars and Buffy Are Non-mixy, Chapters 1-202/? (BtVS/SW; Buffy, Andrew, et al.; FRM) by Sharie
Death Is but the Next Great Adventure, Chapter 1/? (BtVS/HP AU; Buffy-centric; FRM) by Sharie
XANDER LAVELLE WIZARD, Chapters 1-5/? (BtVS/HP; Xander-centric; FRMA) by Oddshot
A Not Quite Perfect Fit, Chapters 1-8/8 (BtVS/Other; FRT) by Manchester COMPLETE!
Teen Slayer: Welcome to the Nemetom, Chapters 1-51/? (BtVS/Teen Wolf; Buffy-centric; FRM) by Kittykitkat
Seeing Clearly, Chapters 1-142/? (Multi-fandom; Buffy, Dawn, et al.; FRT) by JoeB
Little Harmonic Labyrinth, Chapters 1-7/? (BtVS/AtS/ST:Voyager; Buffy, Illyria, et al.; FRT) by EnergyBeing

The Sound of Her Voice, "Underfunded" (5/?) - (Spike/Buffy; ) by myrabethfanfic

Rating Info

Fiction Rating Key Here
"NR" = "Not Rated"
Authors' given ratings usually trusted, but "general audiences" and "K" or "K+" are increased to "FRT" because of original BtVS/AtS series' ratings. Occasional stronger ratings given when chance glances show they're needed. The "F-bomb" requires FRMA, no matter how it's used. Graphic depictions of violence and/or child sexual abuse deferred to next day's editor for private life reasons. Thanks for understanding. :-)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: She's a bada**, don't you think so? (Buffy in Top 7 Strong Fem Chars) shared by Soft_Plastic2808 in Buffy Rules
Photo: Tony Head's going away party (SMG also pictured; WORKSAFE) by PurePotential6 in Buffy Rules
Humor: That’s one way to get an invite (Vamp humor) by BeBa420 in Buffy Rules
Craft Photo: As people really liked my coffin pin board.... (Buffy's grave marker pin board) by LeatwerpennCAD in Buffy Rules
Video: Those Cordelia moments gotta love em by deductivesherlock in Buffy Rules

Artwork: 6 Headers, 6 Icons (Buffy/Angel; WORKSAFE) by misstaramaclay

Video: Knock-knock joke from Buffy (Scooby Gang, Giles, Buffybot) by Drew Garske

Still: James Marsters, Ryan Sands, and Kevin Weisman promo for Marvel's Runaways (WORKSAFE) tweeted by jamie_marsters
Document: Dragon Con Quick-start Guide (Check Classics Schedule to catch reshowing of James Marsters panels now thru Sep 7 2020!) (PDF) tweeted by jamie_marsters
Podcast: 116 RVS: Dagney Kerr (college roommate Kathy) by ReVisiting Sunnydale
Artwork: Just in time for Halloween my little ghouls and ghosts! (Spike sketch) by @PatrickBallest on Twitter

[Reviews & Recaps]

Doing a rewatch, trying to rank the scariest demons by ohheyitskt in Buffy Rules
Anthony Stewart Head appreciation post by Willdon231 in Buffy Rules
Watching "Surprise" for the zillionth time and having my heart broken again like the masochist I am by AmeliaPond_T4R4 in Buffy Rules
SMG was 19 playing 16 when the show began--a lot better than most teen dramas.... by KevTravels in Buffy Rules
The Body by IceCreamToiletPaper in Buffy Rules
Alright, I finished the show (BtVS) by Ohm_B in Buffy Rules
Nightmares Season 1 episode by Willdon231 in Buffy Rules
Tara and Willow couldn't be bothered to get jobs if they were planning on bringing Buffy back? by Willdon231 in Buffy Rules
Cordelia by deductivesherlock in Buffy Rules
My God, Willow in S6! by Willdon231 in Buffy Rules

VIDEO: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1 Episode 12: "Prophecy Girl" (RECAP/REVIEW) by JustDaggers

PODCAST: "First Date"/"Get It Done" by btvsmmpnetwork
PODCAST: 127. "The Gift" (S5.22) by Lani Diane Rich, Noelle LaCroix
PODCAST: "Beauty and the Beasts," S3 E4 by Buffy and the Art of Story (Lisa M. Lilly)

[ISO/Recs]