The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Tuesday, September 3rd

[burnhername]

FAITH: Think it's gonna rain?
MAYOR: Nonsense. It's a beautiful day. Now eat your sandwich.
FAITH: I dunno. It just always seems like it starts raining about now.
MAYOR: You're too young and too pretty a girl to start wearing worry lines on your face. Oh, hey. (Picks small snake off blanket)
MAYOR to snake: Hey there, little fella. I dunno where you belong, but it's not here with us. (Chuckles) There you go. (Puts the snake back in the soil.)
MAYOR to Faith: Y'see, there's nothing gonna spoil our time together. Who wants cheesecake? (Chuckles and turns to the picnic basket)

~~This Year's Girl~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Worthy of Her Choosing by apachefirecat (Buffy/Spike, Dawn, PG)
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• I'm My Type by MadeInGold_AfterDark (MadeInGold) (Angel/Angelus, E)
• Happy Halloween! Buffy vs Dahmer by lucifer23 (Buffy/Giles, other pairings, E)
• WIRED DESIRES by KNZ1 (Willow, Buffy, E)
• Betting Pool by arcanedreamer (Andrew, Cordelia, Xander, T)
• I just want your extra time and your... by Skyson (Buffy/Giles, T)

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Chapter 31: The Empty Sheath by madimpossibledreamer (Buffy, Xander, T)
• Betting Pool - ch. 1 by madimpossibledreamer (Buffy, Yakuza AU, T)
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• Champion Of War - ch. 1 by desicat (Buffy/Spike, Buffy/Ares, Xena xover, E)
• Patrol - ch. 1-4 by MeTheMermaid (Buffy/Angel, Willow/Tara, Willow/Oz, E)
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• A Taste of Buffy - ch. 1 by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• A Champion is More Than the Amulet - ch. 1 by acb6293 (Buffy/Spike, R)
• Linchpin - ch. 3 by hulettwyo (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)
• Because the Night - ch. 7 by CheekyKitten (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• The Neighbor's Point of View - ch. 127 by the_big_bad (Buffy/Spike, PG)
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• Champion Of War - ch. 1 by Desicat (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• A Taste of Buffy - ch. 1-3 by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• A Champion is More Than the Amulet - ch. 1 by Acb6293 (Buffy/Spike, R)
• Birds of a Feather - ch. 4 by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Linchpin - ch. 3 by hulettwyo (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)
• Spiked - ch. 20 by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: [FANART] For a Good Time by girlpire (Angel/Spike, very NSFW)
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• Artwork: Soft spot This one is getting quite popular so I'm going to make some prints. by snottiesnot (Spike, worksafe)
• Artwork: scoobies + a little spike i left in my little sister's sketchbook >:) by loopnoid (Buffy, Willow, Xander, Spike, worksafe)
• Gifset: buffy & angel + season one by ptieuca (Buffy/Angel, worksafe)
• Gifset: buffy & angel + season two part two by ptieuca (Buffy/Angel, worksafe)
• Gifset: buffy & angel + season three by ptieuca (Buffy/Angel, worksafe)
• Gifset: countdown to iwry 2024 — iwry2023 reader's choice fic: in my veins by taaroko rec and gifset by iwillrememberyoumarathon (Buffy/Angel, worksafe)
• Gifset: Top 5 Faith Lehane Dream Scenes (As Voted By Our Followers) #05. "This Year's Girl" 4.15 - Picnic with The Mayor by elizadushkudaily (Faith, The Mayor, Buffy, worksafe)
• Gifset: BUFFY SUMMERS IN ENEMIES may i say something? psych! by detectivedawnsummers (Buffy, worksafe)
• Gifset: ENEMIES what are you gonna do, b? kill me? you become me. by detectivedawnsummers (Buffy, Faith, Giles, Angel, worksafe)
• Gifset: 3.14 || 3.15 || 6.13 by detectivedawnsummers (Buffy/Faith, Buffy/Spike, worksafe)
• Gifset: "With the Voice of a Girl Who Still Hasn’t Learned" by Devics [fanvid] by andremichaux (Willow, worksafe)
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• Fanvid: Buffy & Angel - Love Song's Ain't for Us (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) by TheOverLookedOne (Buffy/Angel)

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• Some Thoughts on Nightmares (1x10) [with commentary in the tags] by theoverlookedoneedits1997

[Recs & In Search Of]

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• Fic rec: in my veins [Buffy/Angel, T] by taaroko recced by iwillrememberyoumarathon
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• ISO: vamp-willow seeks feedback for future academic-type Seeing Red video essay

[Community Announcements]

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• Tuesday Prompts: Platonic Relationships by comment_fic

[Fandom Discussions]

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• [meta on souls and Spike and Harmony] by juniperhillpatient
• I am obsessed w Giles/Willow and Buffy/Jenny being direct mirrors of each other and yet they all refuse to accept it. by duckwnoeyes
• straight up Willow getting mega-scorned for doing some shit that would've gotten Warren ... by sewerfight
• Warren/Willow consent issues parallels by sewerfight
• Meme: buffy text posts pt. 2! these are so fun to make :)) by youhavethesun
• Meme: buffy text posts pt. 3! the first one is my fav actually :) by youhavethesun
• Meme: [Anya] by kalmiopsis
• Meme: [Fuffy] by rhaesarias
• Meme: [Faith] by paperpuzzles
• Meme: [Buffy] by paperpuzzles
• she says she doesn’t love him lier she’s just too proud to admit it... by mewmewgirl102
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• Discussion of 6.13 "Dead Things" updated by TamsinValencia, Mr Trick, and NoShip
• Buffy rewatch podcast with Juliet Landau updated by Mr Trick
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• Angel in Band Candy by Priceless and others
• Was Haunted Prologue ever reprinted? [Buffy comics] by Brideofcthulhu and Stoney
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• POLL: Who should Buffy have met from Angel? by foreseethefuture
• [discussion of] James Marsters’ interview with Michael Rosenbaum [BTS of Seeing Red] by authenticriver
• This scene/storyline [Anya and Spike] by No-Jaguar8044
• What do you think Buffy would’ve heard had Faith been in the episode “Earshot”? by rites0fpassage
• That's sort of a dark interpretation [Spike soul talk] by yeahitsme9
• I saw the TV Glow [connections to BTVS] by Yogabeauty31
• Buffy forums and chat back in the day. by fleshTH
• Watching the unaired pilot, and finding a lot of little moments I wished they had kept... by KokiriFaerie
• How would you rewrite a 8th season of Buffy? by chemeli888
• Favorite Buffy Reactors? by Jealous_Outside_3495

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• INTERVIEW: [video] JAMES MARSTERS: Path to Self Acceptance, His Darkest Day on Buffy & His Dragon Ball Apology by Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum
• PUBLICATION: The 100 Best TV Episodes of All Time [BTVS at #22 with The Body] by Rolling Stone
• James Marsters Animated Series CURSES! renewed for a second season via dontkillspike

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, September 4th

[burnhername]

Faith's opponent is back up, and she spins around once and does a side kick, getting him in the stomach. The kick forces him back, and he knocks his head hard into a low pipe behind him.
[Next] Faith's assailant punches her in the face, but she isn't fazed in the least. She blocks two punches with her forearms and then backhand punches him in the face.
FAITH: My dead mother hits harder than that!
She throws him onto a couple of sheets of drywall laid across two sawhorses. They break instantly under his weight.
She runs up to him, grabs his sweater and punches him in the face. She doesn't stop, and keeps on punching him in the face, whaling on him.

~~Faith, Hope and Trick~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• BtVS Double Drabble: Not Fair! by badly_knitted (Cordelia, Buffy, PG)
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• Weekly Drabbles #167 — Etiquette by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, Dawn, PG-13)
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• A Champion is More Than an Amulet by Acb6293 (Buffy/Spike, M)
• Dawns says Choose Spike by DanaNick82 (Buffy/Spike, Xander/Dawn, T)
• Kissing Strangers by Skyson (Buffy/Giles, M)
• Late Night in the Lab by MadeInGold (Fred, Wesley, G)
• Notable Findings by fatalfae (Maggie, Willow, E)
• A Good Last Meal by TheClowniestLivInExistence (Buffy/Angelus, T)
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• BTVS/SPN: Reindeer by honeystories (Buffy/Dean, Supernatural xover, not rated)
• “Times being what they are - Dark, and getting darker all the time.” by hiddenbysuccubi (Buffy/Spike, not rated)
• For the 3 words + character/pairing ask: Blood Past Bronze by explosionshark (Buffy/Faith, not rated)
• Fuffy + keepsake + tension + quiet by coraniaid (Buffy/Faith, not rated)
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• Catch My Fall by Rea (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• What the Drabble? Vol. 2 - ch. 67 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• After Life - ch. 1 by Alwaysandforevermylove (Buffy/Faith, E)
• Book Stew! - ch. 1 by MGAllan (Michael/Lance, [characters Gingerbread and The Pack] G)
• A Ripple In Time - ch. 1-23 by CheekyKitten (Buffy/Spike, E)
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• A Taste of Buffy - ch. 2-3 by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Into his mind - ch. 2 by rossshin (Buffy/Spike, G)
• Slayer's Soulmate - ch. 3 by vampirische liebe (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Saving You - ch. 11 by Spikelover4ever (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• The Watcher - ch. 29 by In Mortal (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Let's Casually Change the Timeline - ch. 3 by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
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• The Trickster’s Shadow - ch. 1-2 by LoneFrog (Xander, Marvel Thor xover, FR15)
• Wolves in the Sky - ch. 3 by calikocat (Xander, Airwolf xover, FR15)
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• A Sword in the Man - ch. 1 by Desicat (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• A Taste of Buffy - ch. 2-3 by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Quest for Glory - ch. 2 by Geliot99, Claire (Buffy/Spike, R)
• Let's Casually Change the Timeline by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• The Watcher - ch. 29 by In Mortal (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• To All We Guard - ch. 23 by simmony (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: little commission piece I did by tubesock86 (Spike, worksafe)
• Artwork: OH boi..where do i even start with this one? my bloody teenhood life. by sanzosin (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)
• Artwork: I couldn't stop drawing a certain somebody after finishing Buffy by hippano (Spike, worksafe)
• Artwork: End of summer Spuffy by isevery0nehereverystoned (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)
• Manip / Wallpaper: I'm dating a swimmer... by revello-drive-1630 (Xander, mildly NSFW)
• Gifset: Buffy Meme: [2/6 Relationships] Buffy/Spike by lovebvffys (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)
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• Artwork: I follow you by sanzosin (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• My take each season’s overarching emotional themes on Buffy the Vampire Slayer by toomanylizzes
• I've just finished the first season of buffy the vimpire slayer for the first time. by thecryofmadness
• [Buffy/Spike thoughts about S5 and S6 with more in tags] by nicollekidman
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• Just finished a Buffy rewatch. Thoughts on season 7 - how would you have wanted it to end? by uarmywildflower
• Phoenix Rising makeup collab review! by Nervous-Salad6066
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• PODCAST: Episode 72: Parting Gifts by Gym Was Cancelled: A Buffy Podcast

[Recs & In Search Of]

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• ISO: the-golden-dragoness [new watcher only on S1] seeks more Buffy mutuals

[Fandom Discussions]

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• POLL: Vampire Media Guys Redemption Round: Choose one of the Eliminated Characters [Oz] by vampirewrestlinglover
• Meme: [Willow] by paperpuzzles
• [pro Xander Harris] by paarthursass
• season six spuffy is also nuts bc spike is clearly like. please just tell me i’m good... [with more in tags] by nicollekidman
• scoobies and dawn [versus Spike in S5] by nicollekidman
• i'm so sorry you guys got fooled by the fuzzy sweaters but willow was evil from day 1 by missjessefantastico
• I’m not really a RobinFaith shipper [but] Robin really did match her freak... by fictiongods
• Personally, if I was gonna do a Buffy Spin-Off, I'd love to see one about younger Giles. by chaoticneutraldisasterqueer
• Spike should have been in way more episodes of the early seasons of Angel. by aphony-cree
• you guys do know that buffy was being intensely sexually harassed by Spike... by suncaptor
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• Buffy dolls [Library playset + multiple figures] by SelinaKyleYoureFired
• POLL: Episode Ranking: Part 3 [voting begins for S1 underrated ep] by Past-Throat-6788
• POLL: Series Episodes Ranking [ATS Best and Worst selected, now vote on the Hidden Gem of S1] by dcgraca
• [discussion of Buffy processing events in Seeing Red, including the comics] by mskisskissbang
• Favorite Buffy reference in other shows/ books/ music or movies? by 2-TheStarsWhoListen
• Faith and Mayor Wilkins' relationship by SirJibbly
• Do you consider Cordelia part of the pack? [one of the Scoobies] by Fair-Ad-9396
• [discussion of a BTVS tattoo with references to many characters] by RoseWhispers06
• We really need a Ripper prequel by Astridafied
• Printing the unreleased Angel RPG book Encyclopedia Demonica by irishhawk
• Is Xander based on Joss Whedon by anthonycaruana
• [discussion of] Buffy's POV in 4x16 by classified12345

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• PHOTOS: "Happy Birthday @ClareKramer! I hope you have a magnificent day!" [Spike and Glory photos] via dontkillspike
• VIDEO CLIP: James Marsters talking about how filming [the Seeing Red scene from his Rosenbaum interview] via pearly--rose

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