The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, February 16th

[double_dutchess]

BUFFY: I'm beyond tired. I'm beyond scared. I'm standing on the mouth of hell, and it is gonna swallow me whole. And it'll choke on me. We're not ready? They're not ready. They think we're gonna wait for the end to come like we always do. I'm done waiting. They want an apocalypse? Oh, we'll give 'em one. Anyone else who wants to run, do it now. 'Cause we just became an army. We just declared war. From now on, we won't just face our worst fears, we will seek them out. We will find them, and cut out their hearts one by one, until The First shows itself for what it really is. And I'll kill it myself. There is only one thing on this earth more powerful than evil, and that's us. Any questions?

~~Bring on the Night~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Embrace the Gray by veronyxk84 (Buffy, PG-13)
• Undoing by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, R)
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• SunnyDale Or Smallville-Not So Different After All by LLN3dseestheLight (Xander, Smallville crossover, T)
• Under the Sea by ShellieB (Angel, T)
• White Satin Sheets by ShellieB (Xander/Spike, E)
• Stargate Family Outing by mwimer (Faith, Stargate crossover, not rated)
• Mr. Snuggles by ShellieB (Harmony/Spike, Xander/Spike, M)
• Miserable by ShellieB (Xander & Spike, T)
• Not Too Happily Ever After by ShellieB (Xander/Spike, E)
• The Giles Thing VI: Never at My Best in the Mornings by drsquidlove (Giles/Xander, M)
• Until it Starts to Sting by hpg (Spike/OC, T)
• The Giles Thing VII: Starting to Make a Habit of This by drsquidlove (Giles/Xander, M)
• The Guilty One's Remorse by OveliaGirlHaditRight (Angel & Faith, G)

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• A Reincarnation in Sunnydale, Chapter 64 by DracoRim98 (Buffy/Angel, M)
• Do you even go here? (no, i just have a lot of feelings), Chapter 10 by nessie_lives (Ensemble, Baldur's Gate crossover, T)
• Horrorshow, Chapter 33 by Higgystar, vampbrat (Angel/Spike/Wesley, E)
• the face of someone (i don't know), Chapter 7 (complete!) by guin_ramble, zombiesam (Buffy/Giles, E)
• Double Date, Chapter 12 by Rippertish (Buffy/Giles, E)
• Ghosts of Sunnydale, Chapter 8 by VThinksOn (Buffy/Spike, M)
• On the Run, Chapter 10 by zinjadu (Buffy/Spike, T)
• The Buffy Chronicles: Life After Sunnydale, Chapter 33 by sweetmelodykiss (Buffy/Spike, Ensemble, E)
• no one loves the light like a (wretched creature), Chapter 7 by SaintMarySunshine (Buffy/Spike, E)
• A Sense of Self-Preservation, Chapter 11 by whoser88 (Buffy/Giles, T)
• Nobody Escapes, Chapter 5 by batcauldron (Buffy & Dawn, M)
• Rubber Ducky, Chapters 1-2 (complete!) by ShellieB (Xander/Spike, E)
• Chasing Contradiction, Chapter 1 by Programmable_Boy (Drusilla & Spike, T)
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• Her Happy Day, Chapter 5 by Kanita (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• Dusk Rising, Chapter 46 by HappyWhenItRains (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Kiss Me Twice, Chapter 3 by Geliot99 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Animal I Have Become, Chapter 11 by CheekyKitten (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• The Metamorphosis of Moonlit Shadows, Chapter 8 by SlayrGrl (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Open Your Heart & Close Your Eyes, Chapter 13 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Shadows of Time, Chapter 5 by Naenae000 (Buffy/Spike, R)
• A Stroke of Bad Loop, Chapter 5 by Tikiriaaa (Buffy/Spike, 5)
• Forsaken By Magic, Chapter 2 by babylove969 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Where the Story Ends, Chapter 1 by Willow25 (Buffy/Spike, R)
• The Dead Girl and the Vampire, Chapter 1 by cawthraven (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• Her Secret Keeper Chapter 1 by EllieRose101 (Buffy/Spike, R)
• Something I Can Never Have, Chapter 1 by HappyWhenItRains (Buffy/Spike, R)
• Burn, Chapter 1 by Holly (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
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• Out of Time: 1942, Chapter 63 by Jonayla (Buffy, Harry Potter crossover, FR18)
• Aim High, Chapter 11 by Buffyworldbuilder (Buffy, Stargate crossover, FR13)
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• What the Drabble? Vol. 3, Chapters 14-15 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• Overture, Chapter 9 by simmony (Buffy/Spike, R)
• Omens and Apocalypses, Chapter 1 by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, R)

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: Will You Hold Me Under The Water? by MamaBewear (Darla/Drusilla, M)

• Artwork: New hands, new throat, new living tissue by mihnpin (Buffy, worksafe)
• Artwork: Valentine's Day ❤️🕯 by o-cm-draw-o (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)
• Artwork: Fuffy in the bath by sideartblog999 (worksafe)
• Artwork: boom! comics spike and his many outfits throughout the multiverse by xaeyrnofnbe (worksafe)
• Gifset: Buffy Summers + Outfits (6/∞) by clarkgriffon (worksafe)
• Photo edit: Why did Orpheus turn around? by sunnydalelibrarian (Giles, Angel, Xander, Oz, Spike, worksafe)
• Vidlet: Spuffy x We Hug Now by Sydney Rose by crossedmythoughtlessheart

• Fanvid: BTVS | Buffy Summers | HOTTGO ( Chappell Roan ) by Buffeh
• Fanvid: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 7 Opening Credits (Charmed Style) by Rotten Lemonade
• Fanvid: titanium → multi-females by skinnyloveprodz (including Buffy)
• Vidlet: (I don't want to die) Buffy the vampire slayer buffy sammers & supernatural Dean Winchester by Mew kuson
• Vidlet: Jenny Calendar | Breakin’ Dishes by Taras_Willowverse
• Video: 13 times Angel the series mentions BTVS by Love Bites

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• Video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Highest Point | BtVS Season 3 Review by masterplusmargarita
• Video: Unnecessarily thorough Deep Dive into Buffy the Vampire Slayer (pt.1) by Lisa Fevral
• Video: We finished Buffy S4 and Angel S1 on Patreon! by The Buff Summer
• Video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4: Episode 14 - Goodbye Iowa by The Cheshire Kiwi

[Community Announcements]

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• Hellmouth Con '25 by Hellmouthgaurdian

[Fandom Discussions]

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• The two slayers thing would have been really funny if instead of doing crazy season 7 apocalypse magic the Watcher Council just started doing Flatliners shit by klarioncall
• the absolute gutter garbage selfish ass “friends” [Willow and Xander] turned out to be to Buffy by raisedbythetv89
• vampire spike who loves like a cat by selkiemaidenfae
• What are Willow and Xander? [Actual friends] by thornfield13713
• Points to Mr Trick for style by thornfield13713
• The cheating storyline [Xander/Willow] by thornfield13713
• Why the fuck is Willow canvassing for Cordelia? by thornfield13713
• we are just getting more and more evidence that ‘vampires can’t love without souls’ is an obvious lie propagated by the Watcher’s Council by thornfield13713
• Giles helping Buffy with SAT revision while on patrol is absurdly cute by thornfield13713
• is Buffy complaining about not being allowed to learn how to drive, or about not being allowed to drive unsupervised? by thornfield13713
• Spike can't bear that he made Buffybot this way by desicat-writer
• The personality trait of Buffy's that I find the most insane by shinehalley
• a collection of buffyverse vampire headcanons by xaeyrnofnbe
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• Unpopular opinions continued by multiple posters
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• Cordelia's presence in Angel's life as vision-girl is karmic...since Drusilla was the original "vision girl" by Passion211089
• Is it possible that Spike and Penn knew each other by voldy1989
• What songs are on your Spangel playlist? by Xenonand
• Buffys dad: character assassinated or always kind of horrible? by Thorfan23
• Buffy’s Loved Ones [Riley] Don’t Afford her Patience by Ok_Reserve6961
• What's with the negativity around the upcoming sequel? by Eelhobo
• What scene made you cry the hardest? by cocoprezzz
• Something You Find Funny in Buffy The Vampire Slayer? by Big-Restaurant-2766
• Thoughts and Feelings on the Buffy Audible Original "Slayers"? by itmeseanok
• BTVS technically exists in the shared universe of some pretty unlikely shows, and it's all thanks to a pack of cigarettes by JB92103
• “Consequences” by Bobert858668
• Do you think Buffy would’ve really let the world get destroyed in the Gift if sacrificing herself wasn’t an option? by FaveStore_Citadel
• Cordelia seeing Angel for the first time will always be iconic by catwithchickens
• Question about the Wish(S3ep09) by Dumburger95
• Who else had the very first episodes ever released on VHS? by CloseCalls4walls
• The new show will be filmed in LA by Hellmouthgaurdian
• Final Results: Buffy & Spike win 2nd Place (The Top 30 TV Couples of the Past 25 Years) by Western_Monitor148
• New People Magazine article/interview with SMG about sequel by Hellmouthgaurdian
• Did Willow actually have imposter syndrome by redskinsguy
• At this point, I really just want to know if Alyson Hannigan is going to return as Willow by southernfirefly13
• Buffy fashion question by willow212
• How much should they power upgrade the vamps to appeal to younger viewers? by CanisLupusBaileyi
• Outside of the obvious fantasy elements in the Buffyverse, what's something you have a hard time suspending your disbelief to believe? by PristineSituation498

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• Publication: Sarah Michelle Gellar on ‘Buffy’ Reboot: It's 'Incredibly Nerve-Wracking' (Exclusive) by People.com

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