The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, May 6

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Gunn: "Fred, a few years ago I would have done in the guy myself. But this? It isn't what we do."

~~Supersymmetry~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• 144 Days: What's My Line Part 1 (Oz/Willow, T) by violettathepiratequeen
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• Headcanon and fic snippet: [Imagine Giles craving proper greasy chippy chips] (Giles x chips, not rated) by melonsmessymusings

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Athena Luthor, Chapter 13 (crossover with Smallville, Clark Kent/Buffy, Buffy&Lex Luthor, not rated) by Hermione2be
• The Blue Eye of the Storm, Chapter 17 (Spike/Buffy, E) by MaggieLaFey
• The Burbank Wedding, Chapter 16 (crossover with Chuck, Caridad/John Casey, T) by Starfox5
• Fully Functional, Chapter 13 (crossover with Terminator and ST:TNG, BtVS s1 ensemble, T) by steeleye
• i feel my temperature rising, Chapter 8 (Spike/Angel, E) by lovelyorbent
• The In-Between, Chapter 12 (Tara/Willow, Scoobies, G) by onebuttoneye
• In Dreams, Chapter 6 (Giles/Buffy, E) by TheScholarlyStrumpet
• Little Harmonic Labyrinth, Chapter 31 (crossover with Star Trek: Voyager, Buffy, Illyria, not rated) by Energybeing
• Mortal Allies Episode 4: My Turn, Chapter 27 (Spike/Buffy, Oz/Willow, ensemble) by Passion4Spike
• Save the Kid, Save the World - Season 2, Chapter 16 (Connor/OC, Angel Investigations, M) by Editor1
• Season 7 Redux, Chapter 24 (Faith/Tara, T) by BuffyBot3000
• Slayer Fight Club, Chapter 2 (Faith/Buffy, M) by TheForgottenMyth
• Things You Can't Come Back From, Chapter 5 (crossover with Stargate Atlantis, Buffy/Ronon Dex, Dawn, Faith, T) by Lady_of_the_Seraphim
• This Year's Boy, Chapter 11 (Xander, Faith, ensemble, M) by Kylia
• What You Do Afterwards: Season Four, Chapter 40 (Cordelia/Doyle, Angel Investigations, M) by myheadsgonenumb
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• This Year's Boy, Chapter 11 (Faith, Xander, T) by KyliaQuilor
• The Eleventh Hour, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Wonder and Ashes
• The Heart of Me, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Angel, T) by butimbroken
• The Past Is Only The Future With The Lights On, Chapter 11 (Buffy/Angel, T) by butimbroken
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• Grace, Chapter 5 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Soulburnt
• Embers, Chapter 1 (Spike/Buffy/Angel, NC-17) by Dusty
• Mortal Allies Series, Episode 4: My Turn, Chapter 27 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Passion4Spike
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• This Year's Boy, Chapter 11 (Faith, Xander, FR18) by KyliaQuilor
• Lorne in Vegas, Chapter 1 (crossover with CSI Las Vegas, Lorne, FR15) by NilesMilsson

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Faith/Buffy comic (NSFW text) by toyhdgehog
• Artwork: heaven help me i didnt see, the devil in your eyes (Angelus x Buffy, worksafe) by crabuncle
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• Vid: The Funeral (Buffy, Scoobies) by WeCanTry
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• Manip: Joyce in Band Candy (worksafe) by PocketGachnar
• Drawing: Spike (worksafe) by onereallytiredgoose
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• Artwork: A caricature of Spike and Drusilla (worksafe) by Andy Radbourne
• Artwork: Yang and Buffy fight a Grimm horde (worksafe) by LeRaphe

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• Yeah Buffy, what are we gonna do now? (on the final two seasons) by chuckcoded
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• Discussion of AtS 1.21 "Blind Date" (continued) by Stake fodder
• Discussion of AtS 1.20 "War Zone" (continued) by Stake fodder, thrasherpix
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• Season 7 rewatch : Potential (continued) by Stoney
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• My favorite episode of Buffy is The Zeppo by multiple people
• 20 Year Rewatch - s04e05 "Supersymmetry" by Ohigetjokes
• You’re Welcome (S5 E12) and other ramblings by Kermdog15
• I've finished the show for the first time. Here's my thoughts on Chosen by AJ_Babe
• Worst crossover? [Sanctuary] hosted by DarkstarX84
• Best crossover? hosted by DarkstarX84
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• PODCAST: Still Pretty 154. Him (S7.06)

[Recs / In Search Of]

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• Buffy and Ford ficlet "Old Friends" by badly_knitted recced by petzipellepingo
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• Fic search: RogueSlayer111 is looking for a Kid!Wesley fanfic set in BtVS s3
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• Spike/Ripper oneshot "caned and drained, harshly profaned” by lovelyorbent recced by flow
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• Fic search: OtherwiseFortune4 is looking for a Kid!Wesley fanfic set in BtVS s3

[Community Announcements]

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• Who is interested in a Cangel group chat on Discord? by chasecordelias
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• A Tara-themed Banner Battle on Buffy-Boards, deadline: May 15th

[Fandom Discussions]

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• Joss Whedon and the Coerced Hero by madimpossibledreamer
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• What Giles went through emotionally during Graduation Day by melonsmessymusings
• The perception of the earlier seasons as “less dark” by my-personal-multiverse
• Snyder probably knew Buffy was the slayer by zunavalkyrie
• Buffy Summers and Dean Winchester... have such similar story points by deanwasalwaysbi, zorelle
• Okay I actually love certain Spander or spander leaning fics by gothic-buffy
• I find Riley’s arc in S4 pretty interesting by gothic-buffy
• [How did Angel not see Spike passed out on his lawn in Lover’s Walk?] by yourfriendlyneighborhoodbimbo
• Dawn definitely asked to paint Spike’s nails by yourfriendlyneighborhoodbimbo
• Like half of Xander and Spike’s interactions read like closeted bisexual Xander by yourfriendlyneighborhoodbimbo
• Since it’s established that the Fanged Four were a huge deal, and knowing historians... by yourfriendlyneighborhoodbimbo
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• What does Fred bring to the team? (continued) by Kendar, AstridDante
• Riley's Age and Buffy (continued) by Kendar, whatdBuffyDo
• Re: Say something nice about Eve [AtS] (continued) by Kendar
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• Whedon wanted a black actress to play Cordelia by American Aurora and others
• Spike’s poem in Not Fade Away by American Aurora and others
• The Tree Scene in AYW? (continued) by debbicles, HardlyThere
• Spike’s soul: character necessity or writer necessity? (continued) by flow and others
• Best Fang Gang Member : Fred or Gunn? (continued) by PuckRobin
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• Becoming - Part 1 and Fallen (1998) by knottedude
• What was the most shocking plot twist of both Angel & Buffy? by Dism4l
• Do you think Spike’s mother resented him when she was a human? by NotTheEnsemble
• Time taken to turn after being sired by Reignbeaus and others
• Who understands Angel the best? hosted by jdpm1991
• Was Wesley always planned to be part of the show or did he just replace Doyle? hosted by brunson862

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• Quiz: Which AtS character are you? by saltinthewounds
• PUBLICATION: It’s Not Easy Being Green: Angel’s Fabulous Yet Undervalued Lorne by Robin Moon (25YL)

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