The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, August 30

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WILLOW: Something evil crashed to earth in this and then broke out and ... slithered away to do badness.
GILES: In all fairness, we don't really know about the slithered part.
ANYA: Oh, no. I'm sure it frisked about like a fluffy lamb.

~~BtVS 5x09 — Listening to Fear~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Take Me As I Am (Pt. 5) (Joyce/Angel, M) by madeingold
• Double Drabble: Falling Apart (Buffy, Angel/Angelus, PG) by badly_knitted
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• Tom F'ing Bombadil (Buffy, not rated, LotR/Hobbit xover) by Liloldme

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Among the Echoes, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Dutchess Did It
• The Plunge, Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Harlow Turner
• The Nips!, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Desicat
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• Summers on the Hellmouth, Chapter 21 (Buffy, Stargate xover, FR13) by mmooch
• Supporting Natasha Romanoff (And Iron Man too), Chapter 45 (Willow/Natasha Romanoff, Marvel crossover, FR18) by NobodyAtAll
• August Fic-A-Day 2023, Chapter 30 (Buffy, FR13, Harry Potter xover) by LadyWinterlight
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• Part of the Family, Chapter 16 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Harlow Turner
• I Do!, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Dusty
• Blood and Black Lace, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, R) by SlayrGrl
• The Alphabet of Spuffy, Chapter 29 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by VeroNyxK84
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• The Other Side of the Door, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, M) by myrabeth

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: Faith my best friend Faith my silly rabbit my poor little meow meow my idiot chief in command (worksafe) by bugaboooooooooo
• Artwork: sneaking late night shots in s7 (Spuffy, worksafe) by sundayroadkill
• Artwork: Slow dancing under the moon and stars (Spuffy, worksafe) by sanshofox
• Artwork: Hey. You there. (Illyria, worksafe) by fallinginaforrest
• Artwork: Me beebs beebin’ (Spuffy, worksafe) by isevery0nehereverystoned
• Artwork: Drusilla kills Kendra, from Buffy. Watercolour on paper. (worksafe) by ghostrabbit87
• Artwork: Sometimes “The Big Bad” is just a babygirl male-wife who gets chained to bathtubs (Spike, worksafe) by keelifallen
• Artwork: This is Darla and the stray she found on the side of the road (worksafe) by madeleinelovescolours
• Artwork: I’ve rewatched buffy over 4 times and I still can’t get over them (Spuffy, worksafe) by pocketsizedann
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• Art: BTVS 513. Blood Ties (CW: Self Harm) by tmcarlee

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• We’re gonna start rewatching season three of Buffy tonight by andhumanslovedstories
• About “Reptile Boy” and Giles's role by the-elusive-soleil
• I Only Have Eyes For You isn’t a perfect episode by coraniaid
• The Buffy Re-watch: S2E7 (part 2) by jvstheworld
• The Buffy Re-Watch: S2E8 (part 1) by jvstheworld
• The Buffy Re-watch: S2E8 (part 2) by jvstheworld

[Recs]

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• Fic rec: Cordy/Angel ‘Undercover as a Couple’ recced by cangelgifs

[Fandom Discussions]

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• I love a lot of the BtVS f/f pairings for Buffy, but one I don’t feel like I talk about enough (Cordelia/Buffy) by spangelmybeloved
• I’m still not over the fact that Willow was living rent free in Buffy’s house by mariepv
• Observation about the difference between canon and fanon: Angel / Angelus in I Only Have Eyes For You by coraniaid
• Time for some random late night thought dumps on my recent insane Buffy/Oz fascination. by gh-0-stcup
• Whedon decided Boreanaz could carry a spin-off show in large part thanks to his performances as Angelus by coraniaid
• Healthy codependency by girl4music
• I have to talk a little bit about Cousin Beth portrayed by Amy Adams by girl4music
• You’ve also got to love the blatant connection between witchcraft and lesbianism by girl4music
• “She can’t even see Spike” by girl4music
• Look what they did to Charles Gunn! by look-how-they-massacred-them
• About the Key plotline: the line “the monks made her out of me” is suddenly really interesting by thepunkmuppet
• there actually is something to angel and buffy in season 3 by brymnxt2jhnnycsh
• in my three year old mind, these were the most prominent episodes to the point that i remembered them all the way until i did a rewatch by caliburn-the-sword
• The fact that the trio is playing DnD when Warren suggests they “become supervillains” is really telling by still-nix-d-goffic
• three episodes of buffy that I just cannot really watch properly for different reasons by variousqueerthings
• In the universe where fuffy happens sometime after btvs by hersterical
• I’d like to think this was Buffy’s fated death by still-nix-d-goffic
• I believe an evil person or entity can change based on the environment they are in. And I don’t think the “soul” has anything to do with it. by girl4music
• the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them (Illyria) by stellernorth
• We all get that Oz was raped, right? by gh-0-stcup
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• Classic Buffy available on Hulu! (differences between SD and HD versions) by TheMaster666
• The Season of the Many Love Triangles by thetopher
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• Redefinition - Inner Monologue by Priceless
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• Spike exposing Riley may have had it selfish intentions but he did the right thing by Buffy, she needed to know. by sushibananawater
• What was The Mayor’s endgame? by stupidhrfmichael
• Watcher & their Slayer. Who'd win? Giles & Buffy (season 7) vs Wesley & Faith (Angel season 4) by Almighty_Push91
• In which season/episode does the Buffy-Spike-thing start? by Mysterious-Lychee98
• Fan Heaven: The moment my heart grows three sizes! by AerieSignal1001
• I would have loved to see Vamp Willow using her hacking skills somehow. by Waarm
• Are the Buffy Season 8 comics/graphic novels worth hunting down? by dmstafford
• What were the funniest episodes of Buffy? by classified12345
• It Still Stings: The Mistreatment of Women on Joss Whedon’s 'Angel' by ssensibility
• Most Hated Character in Buffy The Vampire Slayer Part 2 by Khalesssi_Slayer1
• Most Hated Character On Buffy The Vampire Slayer Part 3 by Khalesssi_Slayer1
• The Most Hated Character From Buffy The Vampire Slayer Part 4 by Khalesssi_Slayer1
• Buffy's Claddagh Ring And Bite Mark by Khalesssi_Slayer1
• Clare Kramer / Glory by electrical_storm83

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• CONVENTION: James Marsters to Attend Comic Con Scotland Aberdeen, 23-24 March 2024 via James Marsters News
• CONVENTION: Juliet Landau will be joining James Marsters at Comic Con Scotland Aberdeen, March 23-24, 2024! via James Marsters News
• PUBLICATION: Channeling Magic and Progression: Willow Rosenberg in Buffy the Vampire Slayer by The Rose Gold Boudoir
• PUBLICATION: It Still Stings: The Mistreatment of Women on Joss Whedon’s Angel by Gillian Bennett / Paste Magazine
• PUBLICATION: Cowboy Versus Outlaw: Buffy and Faith and Good Girl, Bad Girl Tropes by Remarkist Community

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