The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, December 11

[burnhername]

Joyce and Buffy are sitting on their porch.
JOYCE: Do you wanna rent a movie tonight?
BUFFY: Sounds like fun.
JOYCE: Just nothing with horror in it. Or romance. Or men.
BUFFY: I guess we're 'Thelma and Louise'ing it again.

~~Ted~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• BtVS Double Drabble: Playing A Part by badly_knitted (Buffy, PG)
• Backstage 49, “So Sad the Song” by aadler (Xander/Cordelia, T)
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• Weekly Drabbles #198 — Unspoken Words by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
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• Pay Her Back by Badwolfwho (Buffy, Faith, T)
• A Christmas with a new begining by boothspookie (Angel/Cordelia, M)
• The Holiday Tie That Binds by spikesgirl58 (Buffy, Giles, Grimm xover, G)
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• Winter's Bite by burntsecrets (Spike/reader, unrated)
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• Under Wraps by amarastoned (Buffy/Spike, R)
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• A Stone's Throw by simmony (Buffy/Spike, R)
• A Cozy Little Christmas by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, R)
• What the Drabble? Vol. 2 - ch. 198 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
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• Hold My Hope by Desicat (Buffy/Spike, 13+)
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• Weird Challenge by veronyxk84 (Buffy/William Pratt, T)

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• The Anatomy of Ruin - ch. 1-2 by cj_is_alright (Giles/Spike, M)
• Trials of Love - ch. 1 by RessaSilvertongue85 (Angel, Connor, T)
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• Words Inside a Shell - ch. 2 by tigerf00d (Spike/reader, tagged NSFW)
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• Ripples - ch. 3 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• Stories of True Love in Capeside - ch. 6 by CheekyKitten (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Lucidity - ch. 14 by Soulburnt (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) COMPLETE!
• The Metamorphosis of Moonlit Shadows: - ch. 3 by SlayrGrl (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Whiplash - ch. 15 by Ninereeds (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
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• Banacek.Alexander. - ch. 22 by xanfu (Xander centric, Banacek xover, FR21)
• Love Can't Fix Us - ch. 7 by calikocat (Xander centric, Herbie and Teen Wolf xover, FR18)
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• Ripples - ch. 3 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: 77 with Xander by yarboyandy (Xander, worksafe)
• Artwork: anyanka 56? by yarboyandy (Anya, worksafe)
• Artwork: [holding hands] by smoochiekissies (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)
• Artwork: Spuffy new year season Made for EF Secret Santa Exchange ❤️‍🔥 by flyora (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)
• Artwork: Two pathetic lovers from spuffy by flyora (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)
• Artwork: Her vampire ❤ by leeechtherapy (Spike, worksafe)
• Artwork: Faith 'accidentally' sending Buffy a thirst selfie... by sideartblog999 (Faith, mildly NSFW)
• Header: Buffy, The Vampire Slayer, S03E10 (1998) by slashericons (Ensemble, worksafe)
• Edit: Red themed Bangel edit. Also maybe slight Bangelus because of the first image used lmao by kishinuma-yoshiki (Buffy/Angel, worksafe)
• Moodboard: aroace dawn summers by courtillyy (worksafe)
• Moodboard: fred x wesley by courtillyy (worksafe)
• Moodboard: it/she genderfae tara maclay by courtillyy (worksafe)
• Moodboard: buffy x tara by courtillyy (worksafe)
• Gifset: charles bukowski, days like razors, nights full of rats by dogmetaphors (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)
• Gifset: Buffy Summers & Faith Lehane in BTVS Season 3 by wicked-chocolatine (Buffy/Faith, worksafe)
• Gifset: It's your world up there. Now go! by spikedaily (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• Review: Buffy comics S9 Buffy and Spike perching on things like cats by xaeyrnofnbe
• Buffy s03e10 Amends really has it all. The baby bangs, Angelus with a moustache, Fuffy... by acorpsecalledcorva
• Angel 5.14 - Smile Time [previously posted on LJ] by rock-and-compass
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• A new beginning | S4 E1 “The Freshman” [new viewer] by The_Fullmetal_Titan
• A quite frankly EPIC conclusion | S3 E21-22 “Graduation Day Parts 1 & 2” by The_Fullmetal_Titan
• Watching empty places for the first time! by MAD1201
• On rewatch of "Dead Man's Party", I have a newfound appreciation for the episode. by funditinthewild
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• PODCAST: Episode 84: The Ring by Gym Was Cancelled: A Buffy Podcast

[Recs & In Search Of]

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• [multiple BTVS and ATS fandom recs - Spuffy and Fanged Four] by apachefirecat

[Community Announcements]

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• Buffy/Giles Discord: Extension of deadline for the next Buffy x Giles writing Event! by thecrazyknight

[Fandom Discussions]

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• POLL: Btvs as Furries [with poll for Giles's animal] by popeisahotsoup
• POLL: Do you think that soulless vampires can experience selfless love? by bufferingsummers
• it's like season 15 and the scooby gang are facing their worst ever monster... [prompt] by earhartsease
• wait wicked au of tillow??? elphie is tara and willow is glinda??? [prompt] by kpchrs
• "Best non scoobies like you and me stay out of their way" [Tara and Dawn] by defectivegembrain
• [post The Body] Buffy needed to suffer financially while Tara and Willow... by forgiveness-in-the-misery
• "You always hurt the one you love, pet." [4 different interpretations of this line] by kpchrs
• [any s7 fuffy fic will tell you that Faith slept in Buffy's basement on a cot...] by fictiongods
• I think Buffy should have sarcastically been able to call someone “poor little vampire baby" at least once by bufferingsummers
• Buffy doesn't think she's better than other people because she's the Slayer... by coraniaid
• do you have thoughts on trans girl xander? answered by mattolicguilt
• The Spike/Harmony sexy role play scene is so interesting... by aphony-cree
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• Deus ex machina [discussing the series finale] by Comfortable_Tale_139
• Willow’s Character Arc by chasingsunset42
• What detail, mannerism or quirk about a character just *bugs* you... ? by MountainFig7244
• What's something... Buffyverse fandom views negatively, but you have mixed feelings or [like it]? by PristineSituation498
• In season 7 they should have drown the Slayer in the bath tub and then revived her, [and then repeat] until they had an army of Slayers. by USDXBS
• Unpopular Opinion: Tara and Willow were groundbreaking TV, but I don't love the characters/relationship. by thatiranianphantom
• Season 7s dreadful British accents [and other accents in other seasons] by i_hate_my_username4
• buffy’s heaven monologue by angelofmeatt
• Does Buffy ever tell Riley she loves him? by StandardPossible9435
• Thoughts on the “Graduation Day” battle with The Mayor? by JB92103
• [what] ONE episode from the whole series ...best depicts the show's essence without spoiling anything? by missjayelle
• Dawn the ASSASSIN! 🥹😭 [her talking to Riley] by EnvironmentOk5610

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