The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, January 14

[fancyflautist]

Riley: What can you tell me about Dracula?
Spike: Dracula? Poncy bugger owes me eleven pounds, for one thing.

~~Buffy vs. Dracula~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• More Trouble (Buffy, Drusilla, PG) by badly_knitted
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• A Hundred Years of Spike (Buffy/Spike, M) by voidslayerworks98
• Desperation (Spike/Fred, E) by Kittenwritings

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Of Blood and Pleasure, Chapter 60 (Spike/OC, E) by ScreamingTomcat
• Red Xandra: Season Two, Chapter 44 (Ensemble, T) by Kickaha
• Hearts a Mess, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, E) by splendidchapette
• Sweet Lemeney, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Giles, G) by Nixiet
• I Love You (and The Horizon Hides You in Vain), Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, M) by ConcernedReader
• Second Breakfast and Second Chances, Chapter 8 (Crossover with The Hobbit, NR) by Spiritraven24
• Blossom in Blood, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, E) by desicat
• Buffy's God-sisters Book 3, Chapter 56 (Multiple crossings, T) by MotherOfDragons20
• Gather Rosebuds While Ye May, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, E) by cawthraven
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• The Scourge and the Slayer, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Lizzie Queen of Meigas
• Gonna Lose the Chains, Baby?, Chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by RealtaCorcra
• Written in the Stars, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by RavenLove12
• Playing With Fire, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, G) by stellugh
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• Hardships Make the Heart Fonder, Chapter 3 (Crossover with Diagnosis Murder, FR15) by calikocat
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• Rewoven, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, R) by EnchantedWillow
• Once They Were Friends, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Grief Counseling

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Gifset:7x04 - "Help" by toxicphangirl15
• Gifset:Buffy Summers + Outfits (39/∞) by clarkgriffon
• Gifset:Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 4.20 // Ted Lasso, 1.09 by andremichaux
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• Video: Buffy - What If...? | Fan Made Trailer [4K] by Trevor Carlee
• Video: Buffy What If Trailer - Breakdown by the Animator by Trevor Carlee

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• we get Buffy CROSSOVERS? * FIRST TIME WATCHING * REACTION and Commentary by Ashleigh Burton
• VAMPIRES!! | Buffy The Vampire Slayer 1x01: Welcome to the Hellmouth *FIRST* time watch REACTION by 2 Girls 1 Episode
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reaction | S4E14 | Goodbye, Iowa by Wacky Uncles React
• Reacting/watching: Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1 Ep. 2: The Harvest by Danny Estrada
• Buffy The Vampire Slayer 7x10 'Bring on the Night' REACTION by George Alexander

[Recs & In Search Of]

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• I Am For You by riverchic1998 recced by fatalfaeri
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• Buffy podcasts recced by multiple authors
• Share your fav video edits (BTVS & AtS) recced by multiple authors
• Looking for TV Rips of Buffy that were available back in the 2000s by Jaydarealone

[Community Announcements]

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• James Marsters to Attend For the Love of Fantasy Prague 23-24 May 2026 | @monopolyevents1 by dontkillspike
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• SIGN UPS CLOSE ON JANUARY 15TH! by buffyfanzine
• Tomorrow is the last day of sign ups for February Fangfest! by februaryfangfest
• [Reach out if you haven't receieved a discord invitation!] by buffyfanzine

[Fandom Discussions]

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• [On the Scooby dynamic over time] by thefivebyfivecrow
• [Tara's importance] by the-girl-in-the-high-castle
• so many thoughts regarding cordy by automatonwithautonomy
• Another thing I liked about “The Zeppo” by fiercestpurpose
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• Spike potentially coming back [and debunking] by multiple authors
• Willow and Kennedy Spin Off by multiple authors
• Watch order after Season 5 / angel Season 2? by multiple authors
• Jokes that went completely over your head as a kid but now you get. by multiple authors
• One of the coldest lines in buffy imo by multiple authors
• Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not? by multiple authors
• The Prom by multiple authors
• I wish they had a levity episode in S5 where Gunns’ lawyering Magic transfers to Dru by multiple authors
• First thought after seeing Wesley in Angel season 1 by multiple authors
• Angel's "Buffy" Smile by multiple authors
• The Girl in Question by multiple authors
• (First Time Viewer) Hell's Bells by multiple authors
• We’ve done Funny, we’ve done sad, now it’s kick (pun intended) it up a notch, what’s your favorite “Damn that’s Bad ass moment.” (Buffyverse) by multiple authors
• Scene so cool they kept in the opening for 4 seasons. What is your favourite scene that the show used for the intro? by multiple authors
• What are your hopes for the character of Nova? by multiple authors
• Vengeance Demons by multiple authors
• What Scene made you say. “WHAT the hellmouth!” (What were they thinking) (Buffyverse included) by multiple authors
• Still can't include The Body episode in my rewatching.... by multiple authors
• I was so sad when they removed this shot from the opening. What is your favourite scene the show used for the intro? by multiple authors

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• Podcast: Sarah Michelle Gellar on Buffy, Beauty, and Being the Ultimate ’90s It Girl by Gloss Angeles

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