The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, April 22

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LORNE: Ah, youth. Is there anything more magical? A time of first loves, great discoveries—let's face it: youth is it. It's a national obsession, crazy cats. But somewhere, people all forget what a mess youth is. It's a time of magic, all right, and there's nothing more unreliable or annoying than magic.

~~Spin the Bottle~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Restoration (Spike, Dru, the Judge, G) by badly_knitted
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• ask again later (Faith/Willow, M) by bodytoflame
• Poem: days like this (Tara/Willow, G) by LiraelClayr007
• Quiet (Angel/Spike, G) by VioletArroyo
• Take Two (Giles/Joyce, T) by afteriwake
• What A Kiss Can Do (Angel/Cordelia, G) by afteriwake
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• Poem: william the bloody moves to boston (Spike/OC, worksafe) by GothicBuffy

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• The Love of the Bullied, Chapter 2 (Spike/Xander, R) by Forsaken2003
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• Root Healing Magic for the Solo Practitioner (Slayer Lineage), Chapter 1 (Faith/Tara, M) by wellthen
• it takes a village, Chapter 1 (Jenny & Angel Investigations, G) by The_Eclectic_Bookworm
• Moonlit Nights, Chapter 1 (Spike/Buffy, T) by EllieRose101
• In Dreams, Chapter 1 (Giles/Buffy, E) by TheScholarlyStrumpet
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• Choices, Chapter 1 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by lafillesauvage
• Out of Our Minds, Chapter 12 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by AlloSpoike
• Walking in the Sand, Chapter 9 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Axell
• Broken Bridges, Chapter 27 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Dusty
• Grace, Chapter 3 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Soulburnt
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• Moon child, part 1 (Drusilla, not rated) by Anyanka Bunny Slayer

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: a Clue AU (Scoobies, worksafe) by crabuncle

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• [Thoughts on "Crush"] by kingofsilverandgold
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• Basic Buffy Breakdown: S2E15 Phases by Biff the Temperamental Werewolf
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• Normal Again... good or bad? by darkspook and others
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• Just finished Hell's Bells for the first time by Dvaderstarlord
• 20 Year Rewatch: s03e06, s03e07, s03e08, s03e09 (“Billy”, “Offspring”, “Quickening”, “Lullaby”) by Ohigetjokes
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• PODCAST: Still Pretty 153. Selfless (S7.05)
• PODCAST: Buffy Boys 110 - All Scrap (S06E10 “Wrecked”)

[Recs]

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• Spike, Dru, The Judge ficlet "Restoration" by badly_knitted recced by petzipellepingo

[Fandom Discussions]

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• I think they could have made the Spike- Angel dynamics better [AtS season 5] by gothic-buffy, theridiculouslyme
• My Spuffy feels and why I feel that Spike/Buffy are a much more complete and better suited couple by tinumiel
• Lorne’s bar scenes and narration in Spin the Bottle by merelyspecters, kyliafanfiction
• Meme: the different knee-jerk reactions people have to seeing Anthony Stewart Head by sarahisatotalgeek
• Spike needs glasses by yourfriendlyneighborhoodbimbo, rahirah
• was faith lehane a villain or was she a neglected, abused and misunderstood teenager by faithlehaneapologist
• Re: Is Xander Harris as bad as everyone makes him out to be? by captain-k-jones, kyliafanfiction
• dawn in the earlier seasons would have been so fun by lqvewillow
• Anya’s line “except for bunnies” by themoonstormreblog
• Souled!Spike should have been aesthetically different from regular Spike by yesitsterriblysimple, froxyn, throwthewindowwide
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• Something I don't get in Chosen by 71 Avalon and others
• Titles of episodes in English and other languages: season 5 part 1 by Antho
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• Rare on set SMG interview from As You Were via BtVS fan
• Did Drusilla give Buffy’s dream regarding Jenny Calendar in “Innocence” (B 2.14)? by MikeB
• What is the significance/point of Angel and Buffy sharing dreams in Amends? by MikeB, Stoney
• James Marsters in BtVS S2 is seemingly stronger than David Boreanaz is in BtVS S2-S3? by multiple people
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• Who was Buffy's defining Villain hosted by The810kid
• Joss Whedon does not owe us an apology by Gullible_Risk5990
• Where would Buffy stand on Angelus returning in Angel Season 4 hosted by jdpm1991 in r/buffy
• Where would Buffy stand on Angelus returning in Angel Season 4 hosted by jdpm1991 in r/ANGEL
• Reasons/Reminders why Buffy is still quite a feminist show/character even at this current time by Excellent-Durian-509
• It's so strange how different Season 1 is from the rest of the show [AtS] by precita and others
• The lack of Darla and Spike interactions by jdpm1991 and others
• Buffy had a deeper side before arriving in Sunnydale by Carrierunnaway
• [Re: What show would you cross over with Angel?] by FTWinchester, xisnext, flacogarcons, Eastern_Panda8567
• So did more than half of the potential slayers die in the finale? by precita and others

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