The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, July 7 - Thursday, July 8

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WESLEY The dreams of slayers are usually just that—dreams. But Dana's mental instability may be making them seem more real.
ANDREW My hypothesis exactly, Pryce. (takes a small red notebook out of his breast pocket) I see Mr. Giles may have been wrong about you. (nods, writes in his notebook)
SPIKE Explains why that skirt was yappin' at me in Chinese. Must've thought she was the slayer I took out back in the Boxer Rebellion.
ANGEL You mean the slayer you murdered.
SPIKE Well, I didn't have a soul back then, did I?

~~Damage~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Unreasonable (Buffy, G) by badly-knitted
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• Might Have Beens (Yakuza AU, Xander, Larry, T) by madimpossibledreamer
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• To Live in the World (Faith/Buffy, M) by IvorySteel92
• Pieced Together by Love (crossover with Lord of the Rings, Buffy/Legolas, not rated) by Aragorn_II_Elessar
• Come Tomorrow (Giles/Buffy, T) by Skyson
• five stages (Angel/Spike, Spike/Connor, M) by would_you_like_some_angst_with_that
• Red Flower Blooming (The No Limits Remix) (Angel/Buffy, E) by calenlily
• He, Him or It (Xander/Spike, G) by Cassatt
• You're The Drug That I'm Addicted To And I Want You So Bad (Fred/Gunn, T) by TanithClaraComet_BillPip
• Same Old Song, Like an Echo (Willow/Tara, T) by TanithClaraComet_BillPip
• Numb (Wesley, G, some violence) by Byzantiumo
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• A short scene from Chapter 8 of Near to The Wild Heart (Spike/Buffy, not rated - worksafe) by thesunsetsandsheappears

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Power. I have it, They don't., Chapter 1 (Angel/Buffy, M) by NicHawkins
• Bonded, Chapter 1 (Giles/Willow, E) by RoselynnThornwood
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• Pictures of You, Chapter 74 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by kats_meow
• Young at Heart, Chapter 1 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by honeygirl51885
• The Blue Eye of the Storm, Chapter 19 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by MaggieLaFey
• Daughter of Aurelius, Chapter 31 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Loup Noir
• Innocence, Chapter 4 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by EllieRose101
• Choices, Chapter 12 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by lafillesauvage
• Chaos Bomb, Chapter 1 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by bewildered
• Across Ages, Chapter 2 (Spike/Buffy, R) by Isabeau
• Meet Me at Midnight, Chapter 22 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Dusty
• Peaches & Cream, Chapter 13 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by MissLuci
• How it started, Chapter 1 (Spike/Buffy, PG) by relurker
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• Antithesis, Chapter 19 (crossover with Star Wars, Buffy, FR15) by SweetChi
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• Echoes of Beljoxa, Chapter 25 (Spike/Buffy, M) by myrabeth

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: Xander and Buffy in Seeing Red (worksafe) by snakeliciousbaby
• Artwork: a Xena and Buffy design (worksafe) by aphroditexwp
• Artwork: Xander and Buffy with hospital bracelets (worksafe) by snakeliciousbaby
• Artwork: a digital painting of Buffy in Welcome to the Hellmouth (worksafe) by artbydanielletmurray
• Dolls: Wee Willow and Tiny Tara going to the forest to do some spells (worksafe) by sonnetnumber23
• Gifs: Buffy Summers – season 5 (worksafe) by spuffygifs
• Artwork: covers for for Buffy the Vampire Slayer #27 and #28 (worksafe) by nine-thirty (Sam Beck)
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• Video: Center of Attention (Buffy/Spike) by moonheartx
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• Artwork: Faith, Hope & Trick (mild nudity) by tmcarlee
• Artwork: a night scene with Buffy in a cemetery (worksafe) by Squeesquee92
• Artwork: Buffy character design (worksafe) by blackbird-b
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• Artwork: Buffy and Angella from She-Ra (worksafe) by huntervisa (seireiyuart)

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• About that preview.... [Boom! comics] by ifeveristoday
• Thoughts on comics oneshot "Tea Time" by dreadfulcalendarwoman and anon
• Not to rag on s7 again... by emmathompsonegot
• Reptile Boy, Lie to Me, The Dark Age, Ted, Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered by becomingbuffypodcast
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• Discussion of AtS 3.09 "Lullaby" continued by Stake fodder
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• S7 Rewatch: The Killer in Me (cont'd) by Tiny Tabby, Stoney
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• What's your favorite "Angel" episode? hosted by Lachiebrahz
• Buffy Tea Time one-shot comic was amazing! by WinVegetable3843 and others
• [Critical] Thoughts on the Buffy Comics Reboot by KaBatching and others
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• PODCAST: Buffy Boys 118 - In the Chaos of Emotions (S06E18 Entropy)
• PODCAST: Buffering the Vampire Slayer 6.17 Normal Again

[Recs / In Search Of]

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• Fic search: Xander is the Grandson of Hades requested by isebas
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• Video essay "unsung heroes like Tara Maclay" by Elle Summers recced by girl4music
• Origin Stories [a vid by Gianduja Kiss about Slayers of colour]: this week's featured article at Fanlore
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• Reacting to Reactions! BtVS S3 (cont'd) by TimeTravellingBunny, Stoney
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• Fic search: Faith was working for the mayor because Xander and [either Giles or Wesley?] asked her to requested by ElectriCloakedHunter

[Community Announcements]

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• 2021 August Fic-A-Day Challenge - Rules Post at twistedshorts
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• This thread is the place where you can ask for specific recommendations at BuffyForums
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• The 2021 August Fic-A-Day Challenge will be upon us soon at Twisting the Hellmouth

[Fandom Discussions]

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• [Hot takes on the Wesley-Fred-Gunn love triangle] by vamp1rate, sunnydalebimbo
• [Wesley and his ships in AtS s3 and s4 (i Do Not Like It)] by vamp1rate, sunnydalebimbo
• [Can't stop thinking about how constantly Angel got thrashed on BtVS] by sunnydalebimbo
• [BtVS broke the "I will always find you" trope] by oveliagirlhaditright
• jenny and giles are genuinely SLEPT ON. there is so much insanely cool stuff going on... by dreadfulcalendarwoman
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer looked so much better on 4:3 CRT TVs by kristos-nikos
• The parallels between Giles and Willow by becomingbuffypodcast
• Re: if you got hired at wolfram and hart what’re yr top ways to bully angel by sunnydalebimbo
• Re: How come Giles never got arrested and charged with Jenny's murder? by melonsmessymusings
• I’ve done the math and Buffy could (just barely) financially afford to take care of the Scoobies and the Potentials in s7 by millenialslayer
• [My one issue with Bangel is that Angel never chooses Buffy] by oveliagirlhaditright
• [The reason Bangel are perfect for each other is also the reason they can never be together] by oveliagirlhaditright
• I get why Passion of the Nerd gets so frustrated with Into the Woods [Riley] by oveliagirlhaditright
• Xena & Gabrielle/Willow & Tara - Stargazing & Teaching Constellations by girl4music
• Giles and Spike are both very much trying to be what the other was by sunnydalebimbo
• [People who love Spike, how do you deal with season 6 and Seeing Red?] by mystuffdumpster and others
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• [Why was *Wesley* ever sent to Sunnydale?] by r2dh2
• Underrated Spuffy moments by Nearwild
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• Season 10 Library Editions sold for insane prices - a thread by flow
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• Favourite "Angel" character? hosted by Hood96Baby
• What are your favorite moments of love in BtVS? hosted by PsychologicalFilm130
• Can people share stories of their first time with Buffy and when they went: “OMG! I’m hooked!” by Excellent-Durian-509 and others
• Anyone else really like Jenny Calendar? by Dimelaverdadporfa and others
• How different would things be if Angel stayed dead after Season 2? by precita and others
• [Lampshading Angel's relationships in "Guise will be Guise"] by oliversurpless and others
• So why do you think Giles still thought little of Wes after all this time? by LightBlueSky55
• The high school era of Buffy is only 56 episodes out of a 144 ep show by precita and others
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• The Buffy Movie Post [lore differences between the movie and the series] by dragonsandwhimsy
• PODCAST: Buffering the Vampire Slayer 0.37 Normalizing Harmful Shit, Again: Talking Mental Health + Pop Culture

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• James Marsters to Attend FAN EXPO Denver October 29-31 via dontkillspike
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• Want to know where James Marsters will be in 2021? Then check out this handy pic! by jamie_marsters

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