su_herald | Dec. 26th, 2021

SPIKE: When is a door not a door? When it's not soddin'-well there.
ANGEL: Right there. (looks at a large tree) You wanna bet that's the entrance to the Deeper Well?
SPIKE: Either that, or Christmasland.
(Angel doesn't get it)
SPIKE: Do you ever have any fun?

~~A Hole in the World~~

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it!

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Christmas Ornament (Xander/Spike, PG) by Forsaken2003

Make the Seconds Count (Buffy (movie)/Pike, T) by Anonymous
ride these waves of doubt (Buffy (movie)/Pike, not rated) by Anonymous
Something Real (Buffy (movie)/Pike, T) by Anonymous
The Universal Language is Love, Chapters 1-2 (complete) (Giles/Jenny) by RachaelJurassic
Special Isn't a Day (Willow/Tara, M) by onebuttoneye
All I Want For Christmas Is You (Willow/Tara, T) by Bl4ckHunter
Christmas Gift (Buffy/Faith, E) by Echo126
Jenny Calender and the Missing Harddrive (Giles/Jenny, G) by Mouselafay
Demon Miracle Workers (Spike, G) by angelvs
noel arriving (Giles/Jenny, G) by The_Eclectic_Bookworm
all i wanted (Buffy/Faith, G) by dryadfiona
Anchor (Giles/Jenny, G) by HawesMontague

Twice Upon A December (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by violettathepiratequeen
Having a Coke With You (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by resignedlybeneaththesky
Dionysos, Apollo, and the Slayer (The Great Debate) (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Touchstoneaf
Stake Me Home for Christmas (Buffy/Spike, PG) by the_big_bad
Passenger (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Blackmysteria

Lady Luck is Gonna Get Me Killed (Xander, The Witcher/Netflix’s Arcane/Street Fighter crossover, FR21) by ShadowMaster

[Chaptered Fiction]

Mistletoe and Auld Lang Syne, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Giles, T) by Dynapink
Distance and Perspective, Chapter 1 (Scoobies, T) by Trace_Coburn

Souls Unbound, Chapter 44 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by Touchstoneaf
Come Back to Me, Chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by honeygirl51885

Learning to Deceive, Chapter 42 (Willow, Harry Potter crossover, FR18) by WeyrWolfen
Dungeon Designs and House Keeping, Chapter 28 (Tara, Myths & Legends crossover, FR18) by MistofRainbows
Slayers and Trollhunters, Chapter 39 (Scoobies, Trollhunters crossover, FR15) by Starfox
Time and Again, Chapter 4 (Xander, Xena & Hercules crossover, FR18) by calikocat

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: Two Slayers (Buffy & Faith) (worksafe) by Anonymous
Artwork: J'ai le démon de toi (Buffy/Faith, worksafe) by MalvyDaina

Artwork: Tattood Spike (worksafe) by rebelprintinganddrawing
Artwork: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) (worksafe) by sofya-creations
Artwork: Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer custom sketch cover (worksafe) by wickedlehane

Artwork: Embroidered Scoobies bookmark (worksafe) by ccubed4's husband
Arwork: The Scoobies in the library (worksafe) by tiny-n-mighty
Manip: I sleigh (worksafe) by SmurfSmeg

Fanvid: Spike x Buffy | love is a war; you were my soldier by BeautifulXDreamer94
Fanvid: Buffy & Angel | When you were young by QueenVampireSlayer
Fanvid: buffy and angel - the night we met by violetmoon
Fanvid: 🧛‍♂️ANGEL❤BUFFY👱‍♀️ TRIBUTE! by XoMissNinaXo
Fanvid: Buffy the vampire slayer | Unsteady by anomalykru

[Reviews & Recaps]

Video: Buffy The Vampire Slayer (7 Seasons Spoiler Review Talk) - Christmas Special by The Ruby Tuesday

[Recs]

Favorite Holiday fan fics recced by multiple authors

[Fandom Discussions]

Spike is so bad at being evil that ... by disco-tea
The emotional stakes of Becoming 1 & 2 by initiumseries
The fact that there was no “all knowing expert” on BTVS by spuffybot
Can we talk about how Drusilla was so pure and good by the-nada-thing
Anyone else have a show or movie they associate with Christmas by writeouswriter

Angel/Spike in A Hole in the World - a cute tribute to The Nightmare Before Christmas by American Aurora
The Christmas celebration in The Body by American Aurora
A 1998 Buffy Christmas Commercial before Amends - Your Chance to Be on Buffy! by American Aurora

How big was Sunnydale? by GraeFoxx_
Why do you think [Spike] insisted so much on buffy telling her friends about their situationship? by a_witch_

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

Podcast: Interview with Harry Groener by Beer with Buffy

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HOLDEN So, you meet someone, you form a bond...
BUFFY But it never lasts.
HOLDEN Do you mean in all relationships, or just yours?
BUFFY My parents weren't exactly the paragon of stay-togetherey-ness. Maybe that's part of it. I think there're people out there who'd make it. I just... target the impossible ones... with deadly accuracy.
HOLDEN You think you do that on purpose? Maybe you're trying to protect yourself?
BUFFY Protecting myself? From heartbreak, misery, sexual violence, and possible death? Not so much.
HOLDEN From committing.
BUFFY (sits up) I commit. I'm committed. I'm a committee.

~~Conversations with Dead People~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]