The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Friday, December 20th

[double_dutchess]

Angel: When was the last time you put on your skates?
Buffy: (inhales) About a couple of hundred demons ago.
Angel: (steps close to her) There's a rink out past Route 17, it's... closed on Tuesdays.
Buffy: (looks up at him) Tomorrow's Tuesday.
Angel: I know.

~~What's My Line? Part 1~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Pledge Week by Nymue (Buffy/Angel, not rated)
• Redux by Nymue (Buffy/Angelus, not rated)
• Waiting For The Sun by badly_knitted (Buffy/Angel, T)
• Buffy The Man "Eater" by InflatedSausage (Buffy/multiple characters, E)
• One Blade Too Many by GilhappyGirl (Buffy, Blade crossover, M)
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• Backstage 49: So Sad the Song by Aadler (Xander/Cordelia, T)
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• I'm pine-ing for you by TheAcidQueen (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
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• Twas the Fright Before Christmas by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, R)
• A Merry (and Magical) Christmas by Gabby (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
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• December Snow by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, T)

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Hold on to Me (‘Cause I’m a Little Unsteady), Chapter 4 by Viwiel (Buffy, From Dusk Till Dawn crossover, G)
• Horrorshow, Chapter 31 by Higgystar, vampbrat (Angel/Spike/Wesley, E)
• Greatest Love Story - Prelude, Chapter 11 by FalseGinger (Angel/Spike, M)
• Firebell in the Night: Chapter 73 by TheLightdancer (Ensemble, E)
• The Prophecy, Chapter 8 by bookxish (Buffy/Angel, E)
• The Queen's daughter, Chapter 67 by Dragonprincess19961 (Buffy/Faith, Cordelia, Once Upon A Time crossover, not rated)
• The Buffy Chronicles: Life After Sunnydale, Chapter 13 by sweetmelodykiss (Buffy/Spike, E)
• Smoke and Leather, Chapter 22 by EagleAlwaysFliesAlone (Spike/OC, M)
• Taquitos Under the Mistletoe, Chapter 4 by QuillBard (Buffy/Faith, M)
• A Slayer in the Senate, Chapter 10 by storiwr (Buffy/Faith, E)
• Tell me, what do you see? Chapter 3 by KatyAmberAuthor (Buffy/Giles, E)
• Wobots of Warren, Chapters 1-15 (complete!) by Hoomanbeans (Frednymph) (Willow/Tara, M)
• The Second, Chapters 1-50 (complete!) by Hoomanbeans (Frednymph) (Ensemble, M)
• Attack Of The Wigs, Chapters 1-24 (complete!) by Hoomanbeans (Frednymph) (Willow/Tara, M)
• Half And Half Girl, Chapter 1 by Hoomanbeans (Frednymph) (Angel/Cordelia, M)
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• Comin’ to Town, Chapter 6 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: Villainous Bonding by GarsCrucible (Andrew/Warren, NOT worksafe)
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• Artwork: Buffy and Faith by internetcowboi (worksafe)
• Artwork/crafts: embroidered Spike by isevery0nehereverystoned (worksafe)
• Artwork: …Live, for me.” Buffy portrait and quote from Season 5, "The Gift" by PetriDish Baby Designs (worksafe)
• Artwork: Angel/Spike by MamaBewear (worksafe)
• Artwork: Angel/Cordelia by plausible-possible-perhaps (worksafe)
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• Crafts: Making baubles for my Buffy Christmas tree by Moshikamboshi
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• Fanvid: BTVS - Hurt by Rita
• Fanvid: Buffy and Spike || Criminal by Angel
• Fanvid: Buffy & Riley | Biley BTVS Edit by Olivia S
• Fanvid: Spike & Buffy - The Kill by William Pratt
• Fanvid: Buffy and Spike 6x09 Smashed (my edit) by may
• Fanvid: Spike & Buffy - I just want you to know who I am (Iris) by William Pratt
• Fanvid: Spike + Buffy - Ma meilleure ennemie by Faith Victoria
• Fanvid: Buffy and Angel - Goodbye by Rita
• Fanvid: Buffy and Spike - Wildest Dreams by juliaroxs241
• Fanvid: Faith and Buffy - Hot and Heavy by Elsie
• Fanvid: Bitty Buffy | The Man by Willow (Dawn)
• Fanvid: Buffy and Angel - All You Had to Do Was Stay by juliaroxs241
• Vidlet: Headlock!!! by Jaxxo (Buffy)
• Video: CORDELIA’s BEST MOMENTS by Buffy's Hellmouth Collection
• Video: The Adventures of Taylor Swift and Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Tania Israel
• Video: Buffy/Spike photoshoot! (CW: fake choking.) by La Lionne Cosplay

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• Video: The Twisted Buffy Guide 2x13: Surprise by Twisted View
• Video: Chosen-Slayer Sunday by Jane Talks Buffy
• Podcast video: Buffy's Angels: Selfless by The Franchise: A Film Podcast
• Podcast video: Buffy's Angels: The House Always Wins by The Franchise: A Film Podcast
• Podcast video: Buffy S03E10 "Amends" Review by LGRN - Entertainment
• Podcast: S4E17: Superstar by One Girl in All the World
• Podcast: 38: “The Freshman” (BTVS S4E1) by Penny Lennox
• Podcast: Once More, With Spoilers: 1.04 Teacher's Pet | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast by Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure
• Podcast: S7 E17 Lies My Parents Told Me (Buffy and the Art of Story Podcast) by Lisa M. Lilly

[Recs]

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• Fic rec: better than being a hero (Buffy & Dawn, T) by Hecate recced by Priceless
• Fic rec: It Goes So Fast (Buffy & Dawn, M) by Hecate recced by Priceless
• Fic rec: we ain't kids no more (Buffy, T) by thecarlysutra recced by Priceless

[Community Announcements]

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• if you are on tumblr dot com rn in 2024 and around 2001-2003ish you were on a message board called shippers united hit me the fuck up by holidayslinger

[Fandom Discussions]

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• In the comics Angel LITERALLY SAYS that Connor is his true love and yet - AND YET!!! the show did nothing with that? by calliopeos
• for how much buffy loves to claim that spike can’t love she sure likes to use drusilla against him 🤨 [more discussion in tags and notes]] by camellcat
• do people actually care about harmony? by camellcat
• [What if the Tento di Cruciamentum doesn't exist?] by coraniaid
• [Joyce "not being cool with" witchcraft / being homophobic] by coraniaid
• Would Warren and Jonathan have been nicer to Andrew if they knew he was really gay? [poll] by femslashspuffy Lol no No, but the bullying wouldnt be about... – @femslashspuffy on Tumblr
• [Angel saying] to Buffy in Halloween that he hated the noblewomen of his period by targaryenvampireslayer
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• BOOM! Studios Has Let The Rights To The Buffyverse & Firefly Universe Go continued by multiple posters
• Sarah Michelle Gellar Now More Open To Returing As Buffy In A Revival After 'Dexter continued by multiple posters
• Sharing Christmas with which characters...? by Stoney
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• The Senior Partners by Prior-Assumption-245
• One Blatant Mistake [in BtvS S5] by RabbiRaccoon
• How did Ethan know about 314? by Specialist-Law-3951
• You know you’re getting older when you’re rewatching the show for millionth time and Giles is starting to look a snack by Pitiful-Talk-7798
• Buffy get a cookie by draconetzah
• Which episode contains the most 90s-00s cheese? by Personal_Reward_60
• Amends' is pretty dark until it becomes one of my favourite Christmas episodes of a show by sKullsHavezzz
• not the way I play it' -Oz. Which interpretation do you subscribe to? by mbene913
• The funniest monster scowl yet by AggressiveBuddy6703
• Any S3 and S7 episodes you wish Faith had been included in? by RafRide
• Angel "Happy anniversary" controversial opinion by snowblind2022
• Why does Buffy have host? 😂 by Ideal_Despair
• If they’d been in Sunnydale for the events of OMWF, what kind have song do you think these characters would sing? by themug_wump
• Buffy Runway on Drag Race Canada! by TVTweets
• Insufferable Character by februarysbrigid
• Regarding Willow and Tara’s relationship… by Kat-Attack-52
• What's something a Buffyverse character did that was bad or morally wrong that you agreed with and were cheering them on? by PristineSituation498
• Innocent victim of the day [Ampata] by user12072004
• Yesterday I have been introduced to Faith 😎🧡 Am I in for a treat? by eggvention
• Poor Dorris! by Bekah-holt
• I'd like to see an adaptation of Fray rather than a Buffy reboot by PlaneAutomatic4965
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• Video: 10 Things About Buffy the Vampire Slayer That Make No Sense by Veneto
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• The Burden of Being the Chosen One by Keely Todd

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, December 21

[veronyxk84]

FRED: Are you okay?
LORNE: I was feeling seasick when we were still on dry land. Do I look greener than usual?
FRED: A little.

~~AtS 3x12 “Provider”~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Dead to Rights (Faith, Dexter, T) by Aadler
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• Role-Playing (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by veronyxk84
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• A Kiss to Build a Dream On (Buffy/Giles, M) by LonesomeSundown
• Material Pleasures (Illyria/Wesley, E) by purple_mechanicalpencils
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• Chained Up for Christmas (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Maxine Eden, ClowniestLivEver
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• Gifts from the (Undead) Heart (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Grief Counseling
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• Uncommon Scenery (Buffy/Spike, T) by veronyxk84

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• The Greatest Gift: A Fuffy Christmas Carol, Chapter 1/4 (Buffy/Faith, G) by user1013
• Return Of The Soulless Vampire, Chapters 1-50/50 (Buffy/Spike, Willow/Tara, Xander/Anya, M) COMPLETE! by Hoomanbeans (Frednymph)
• The Queen's daughter, Chapter 68/? (Buffy/Faith, Cordelia, OUAT xover, not rated) by Dragonprincess19961
• I Love You (and The Horizon Hides You in Vain), Chapter 3/? (Buffy & Dawn, Buffy/Spike, canon ships, M) by ConcernedReader
• A Slayer in the Senate, Chapter 11/12 (Buffy/Faith, Buffy/Tara, E) by storiwr
• Half And Half Girl, Chapters 2-27/27 COMPLETE! (Angel/Cordelia, Fred/Wesley, M) by Hoomanbeans (Frednymph)
• Where are you?, Chapter 2/16 (Buffy/Riley, Xander/Anya, T) by RotBlau
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• Whiplash, Chapter 16 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Ninereeds
• Open Your Heart & Close Your Eyes, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325
• Rude Awakenings, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325
• Take Me to Prom, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Spikelover4ever
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• Some You Lose, Chapter 22 (Buffy, Stargate xover, FR13) by lyapunov
• Out of Time: 1942, Chapter 61 (Buffy/Tom Riddle, Harry Potter xover, FR18) by Jonayla
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• Agape, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Lilacsandorangeblossoms
• The Science of Being Yours, Chapters 9-12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Maxine Eden, ClowniestLivEver
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• Indecent Proposal, Chapter 27 (Buffy/William/Xander, Adults Only) by harrisxander2

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Gifset: ANGEL THE SERIES | 1.19 “Sanctuary” requested by juanabaloo (Faith, Angel, worksafe) by elizadushkudaily
• Artwork: Probably not gonna finish these in time so have a couple of festive Faith wips (worksafe) by sideartblog999
• Artwork: [Drawings of Buffy Summers] (worksafe) by psicheanima
• Gifset: Every Tara look: S5E13 Blood Ties (worksafe) by lovebvffys
• Artwork: 5 Seconds (Buffy, Faith, worksafe) by takenabackbytuesdays
• Gifset: - hymn to virgil hozier (Buffy/Spike with lyrics overlay, worksafe) by theveryunlikelywonderland
• Artwork: Just Spuffy enjoying their winter weekend and trying not to catch another apocalypse (worksafe) by flyora
• Gif: I don’t need a guy right now. I need me. I need to get comfortable being alone with… Buffy (worksafe) by buffysource, andremichaux
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• Manip: Hustler (Buffy/Spike, G) by honeygirl51885
• Manips: Snapshots From My Idiot, Chapters 1-3 COMPLETE! (Buffy/Spike, G) by cd85
• Manip: Chasing Away Insanity (Buffy/Spike, G) by honeygirl51885
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• Artwork: [FANART] Fuck, Marry, Kill, Trio Edition (Warren, Andrew, Jonathan, T) by GarsCrucible

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• PODCAST: Season 4 Recap by Investigating Angel
• PODCAST: A Love Like Troy and Gabriela (S5E11) by It Stakes Two

[In Search Of]

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• ISO: Can anyone please link that great meta on the Buffy episode “Who Are You” that talks about the Faith and Buffy fight? requested by thewarlocknerd

[Fandom Discussions]

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• If ATS never happened… by annarowyn
• Since I was little kid, I always imagine there’s spinoff about well adjusted Connor after Angel tv show by kingsaint
• “Drive My Soul” by LIGHTS is so Spuffy coded by lilyginnyblackv2
• doing a BTVS 3x10 Amends rewatch for the holidays. and damn if the (unintentional?) Fuffy isn’t hilarious by juanabaloo
• The conversation between Buffy and Angel in Gingerbread always struck me as so poignant by initiumseries
• [anon ask] Do you have any cents on the idea that the narrative let's angel get off easier than spike for his Angelus crimes and its a cop out that angel and Angelus are considered separate people? answered by firelxdykatara
• sometimes I think about dawn being like. she IS it takes a village child by camellcat
• we really do not talk enough about how just a TASTE of buffy’s blood snaps spike out of the first’s mind control by raisedbythetv89
• Spike is so funny, it never even occurred to him to angst about being in a vampire/human relationship by messedupdoilies
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• The Conflicts of BTVS continued by hoponlilmama
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• If Liam's father saw Angel would he be proud of him? by The Whirlwind, multiple posters
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• Angel and Darla - Reprise by jogaforacont
• Lack of Merch by Better-Mud2595
• Buffy's Baby Bangs: A Christmas Essay by _ineffective_
• Ever notice buffy wears white when she fight the big bad by Silver_Storm_1
• Why didn’t the Watchers send someone to capture or kill Faith whilst she was in a coma? by Scopeburger
• Christmas Buffy by TwistedLogic81
• Holden is one of the best short lived characters by beans_the_fruit182
• What's the difference between the Willow & Buffy dynamic and the Xander & Buffy dynamic (excluding his unrequited crush on her) by Cailly_Brard7
• Why do you think a good portion of the audience struggles to connect with some of these Buffy characters? by PristineSituation498
• Which are your favorite lines from the show....that you've actually used in your day-to-day life? by Jdobbs626
• Buffy and D&D crossover by starbucksmetalhead
• Catherine Madison (S1E3) was a really cool villain by TheSekretGarden

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• PODCAST-Interviews: An Oral History of Buffy's "Hush": A 25th Anniversary Special by Slayerfest 98
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• CONVENTION: James Marsters to Attend Comic Con France 12-13 April 2025 by dontkillspike
• CONVENTION: James Marsters Upcoming Events by dontkillspike
• PUBLICATION: Buffy the Vampire Slayer's 10 Most Insidious Villains, Ranked by CBR.com

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