The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, February 26th

[burnhername]

~~ In sad news, at the age of 39 Michelle Trachtenberg (who played Dawn) has passed away. May her memory be a blessing. ~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• BtVS Double Drabble: A New Adventure by badly_knitted (Buffy, Willow, G)
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• Weekly Drabbles #220 — No Strings Attached by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, Dawn, PG-13)
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• Sin Eater by SomeKindOfADeviant (Drusilla/Darla, Spike/Drusilla/Darla, T)
• leave you hanging on a wire by MadeInGold (Angel/Spike, E)
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• What the Drabble? Vol. 3 - ch. 20 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Happy Returns - ch. 1-10 by Higgystar (Angel/Spike, Fanged Four multiple pairings, E) Complete!
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• Where We Went From There - ch. 1 by Pyewacket (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Spike...sings? - ch. 1-2 by buckrogers687 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• A Stroke of Bad Loop - ch. 8 by Tikiriaaa (Buffy/Spike, R)
• How To Be A Heartbreaker - ch. 30 by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) Complete!
• Animal I Have Become - ch. 15 by CheekyKitten (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Gargoyle - ch. 17 by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Redefine the Words - ch. 7 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, R)
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• Lessons: An UnExpected Sequel - ch. 8 by amerie (Buffy, HP xover, FR13)
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• Redefine the Words - ch. 7 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, R)
• How to Be a Heartbreaker - ch. 30 by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) Complete!
• Stringing the Bow - ch. 4 by Niamh (Buffy/Spike, R)
• Gargoyle - ch. 17 by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Animal I Have Become - ch. 15 by CheekyKitten (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: A very short lived car game by yarboyandy (Buffy, Giles, Oz, worksafe)
• Artwork: sketches from my buffy watching sessions (may 2024, january 2025) by sketchmre (Buffy, Willow, worksafe)
• Artwork: um i made some art i got bored and started messin around w ibispaint... by pretty-girls-make-gravez (Drusilla, worksafe)
• Artwork: quick buffy sketch by eklerek (Buffy, worksafe)
• Edit: I said: I could be a wolf for you — I could eat you whole — – by tenderjock (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)
• Gifset: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER      (2x14) ɪɴɴᴏᴄᴇɴᴄᴇ by likeafantasy (ensemble, Angel, worksafe)
• Gifset: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 6 Episode 7 | "Once More With Feeling" // Season 6 Episode 16 | "Hell's Bells" by flarky (Anya, worksafe)
• Gifset: BEST OF BTVS: Buffy & Giles — Season One by clarkgriffon (Buffy, Giles, worksafe)
• Gifset: Cavemen win. Of course the cavemen win. ANGEL (1999-2004) "A Hole in the World" — aired February 25, 2004 by charmedslayer (Gunn, worksafe)
• Moodboard: she/hir genderqueer buffy summers by courtillyy (worksafe)
• Moodboard: (qpr) angel x cordelia by courtillyy (worksafe)
• Dawn Gifset: Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5.01 | "Buffy vs. Dracula" by slayerbuffy (Dawn, Buffy, worksafe)
• Dawn Gifset: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | 6.08 "Tabula Rasa" by whatisyourchildhoodtrauma (Buffy, Dawn, worksafe)
• Dawn Moodboard: Images tagged with dawn summers, btvs moodboard by hero-adjacent (Dawn, worksafe)
• Dawn Artwork: RIP Michelle Tratchtenberg Nobody could have portrayed the strength of Dawn Summers quite like you did by gothamsgaygirlgang (Dawn, worksafe)
• Dawn Artwork: Image tagged with buffy, btvs, dawn summers by frenchublog (Dawn, worksafe)
• Dawn Collage: Buffyverse Appreciation - Dawn Summers [throwback] by timedragonclock (Dawn, worksafe)
• Dawn Gifset: people using nicknames at dawn requested by danielosbourne [throwback] by dawniesummers-archive-blog (Buffy, Dawn, Anya, Spike, Glory, Joyce)
• Michelle Artwork: Daily drawing 26 feb 2025 RIP Michelle Trachtenberg by axelmedellin (Michelle, worksafe)
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• Artwork: Just finished my Michelle's/Dawn's drawing by Thingol_Elu (Dawn, worksafe)
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• Video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer | S5 E1 | Sister? | Reactor Compilation [Dawn's intro] by Robert Kemp

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• Restless by mothmans-wedding-photographer
• Michelle Video: michelle trachtenberg talking about dawn summer's season five journey via theladydi
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• First time reaction [BTVS S1] by rawraerawr
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• PODCAST: Episode 93: To Shanshu in LA by Gym Was Cancelled: A Buffy Podcast

[Recs & In Search Of]

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• Recs: Spuffy Fic Recs — February by veronyxk84
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• Recs: Spuffy Fic Recs — February by veronyxk84
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• ISO: Umkkxk seeks guidance re worth of Replica prop (Orb of Thessulah)

[Community Announcements]

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• fic_promptly: Wednesday, February 26 - Theme: Seasons
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• SummersHQ is a blog dedicated to discussing Buffy The Vampire Slayer and BTVS only! by summershq

[Fandom Discussions]

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• yet another very random headcanon: [Angel and Spike and the music they separately like] by xaeyrnofnbe
• Spike is a beautiful trans butch lesbian [... and] was part of a riot girl band with faith by phantombranches and throesofincreasingwonder
• just saw a post claiming angel never raped anyone and. can we be so serious. [pro Angel OP explains that he did] by moistvonlipwig
• Ask: top five buffy episodes? answered by: lesbianboyfriend
• I do like that the big threat and driving motivation of season 5 was Glory... [vs S6] by kvothbloodless
• POLL: In honor of A Hole in the World originally airing on February 25, 2004. Who would win in a fight? by dailyats
• POLL: would Allen Francis Doyle be a good babysitter? [OP also posted similar poll for Spike and Cordelia] by couldtheybabysit
• POLL: is Angelus asexual? [OP has also posted similar for Oz and Drusilla] by aretheyace
• POLL: should Wesley Wyndam-Pryce be revived? [OP also has similar polls for Gunn, Fred, Cordelia, Anya, Tara, Kendra, Jenny, Doyle] by shouldtheyberevived
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• Buffy-Boards: Michelle Trachtenberg has Died by multiple posters
• Best Dawn moments by burrunjor and others
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• BuffyForums: Report that Michelle T has died by multiple posters
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• Anyone else find the lack of technology makes Buffy comforting? by jdpm1991
• Favorite Buffy parodies and references in other media? by Gallantpride
• Everyone who portrayed Buffy Summers by jredgiant1
• There should have been more Faith by CauseProfessional512
• Who was Buffy's most loyal human ally? by InfiniteMehdiLove
• Xander standing upto Angelus at the hospital in season 2, is one the most gutsiest things Xander did... by Passion211089
• Buffy stopped being the slayer before Prophecy Girl [the Slayer line] by Knight_Machiavelli
• Do you remember the first time you watched "The Gift"? by jdpm1991
• I hope wherever Emma Caulfield is, everything in her life is great. by Public-Childhood8848
• Tara & Dawn’s bond was one of the most touching relationships on the show by Petunia13Y
• SEQUEL: Marti Noxon & Jane Espenson by Great_Ad8503
• Dawn: Some Dawn moments 🧡 by Educational_Cow111
• Dawn: In honor of our fallen Dawn/Michelle, share some of your favorite moments of Dawn in the show by davect01
• Michelle: Michelle Trachtenberg dies at 39 [BTVS megathread] by GlamourCatNYC
• Michelle: Michelle Trachtenberg passed away [Angel thread] by DonutDaniel
• Michelle: Tributes [to Michelle] from the Buffy cast [screenshot collection with discussion] by authenticriver
• Michelle: Sweet interaction with Michelle years ago by buffydisneypotter

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• Variety: Michelle Trachtenberg Dead: 'Gossip Girl' Actor Was 39
• Deadline: 'Buffy,' 'Gossip Girl' & 'Harriet The Spy' Co-Stars Mourn Michelle Trachtenberg's Death
• Rolling Stone: Michelle Trachtenberg Tributes: Rose O'Donnell, More Honor Actress
• David Boreanaz (Angel) IG: [tribute to Michelle]
• Emma Caulfield (Anya) IG: [tribute to Michelle]
• Clare Kramer (Glory) IG: [tribute to Michelle]
• Alyson Hannigan (Willow) IG: [tribute to Michelle]
• James Marsters (Spike) IG: [tribute to Michelle]

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, February 27

[fancyflautist]

Buffy: Give my love to my friends. You have to take care of them now. You have to take care of each other. You have to be strong. Dawn, the hardest thing in this world is to live in it. Be brave. Live. For me.

~~The Gift~~

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The Sunnydale Herald is looking for at least one new editor. Contributing to the Herald is a great way to get your Buffy on! Find out more here.

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• No Superheroes (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by veronyxk84
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• The break of Dawn (Dawn, NR) by No_Name_No_Records
• Breaking Dawn (Buffy, NR) by Modiegirl123
• What Remains (Dawn, G) by MaximumAngst
• Mint Tea (Dawn, Joyce, G) by SiroccointheSand
• The Bright Light of Dawn (Dawn, T) by Tuxedo_Mark
• Heaven (Dawn, G) by DreamsofRomance
• Can You Resist? (Buffy/Reader, E) by vegetablehummingbird
• Love Letters (Spike/Angelus/Drusilla, E) by girlpire
• The Eternal Key (Buffy, Dawn, G) by OneUniverse87
• Goodbye Dawn (Ensemble, T) by Stand_with_Ward_and_Queen
• Roses are Red (Spike/Xander, T) by fizzy31funny
• Midnight Confessions (Faith, Willow, G) by MedusasRage

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• my heart would feel to be a crime, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, M) by lancegwenarthur
• Of Blood and Pleasure, Chapter 58 (Spike/OC, E) by ScreamingTomcat
• Galactic Slayers, Chapter 4 (Crossover with Stargate SG-1, T) by storiwr
• Shadow Over Hellmouth, Chapter 126 (Buffy/Tara, E) by Tuxedo_Mark
• The Shadow Within, Chapter 5 (Faith, NR) by Fmfan1980
• La Hija., Chapter 2 (Crossover with Smallville, Spanish language, M) by KalK
• Just because AO3 said I needed a Title for my Spuffy fic, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Nightmare_Wrath
• Amber the Vampire Slayer, Chapter 3 (OC, T) by Redtheseer
• The Prophecy, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Angel, E) by bookxish
• Let Me Help You, Let Me Hurt You, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Redbone135
• The Buffy Chronicles: Life After Sunnydale, Chapter 38 (Buffy/Spike, E) by sweetmelodykiss
• Persephone the Wanderer, Chapter 9 (Willow/Tara, T) by Kirinin
• Not Spike's Present, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, E) by desicat
• To Step into the Same River Twice, Chapter 1 (Ensemble, E) by VladimirHarkonnen
• Corrigendo Tabulam, Chapter 2 (Willow/Tara, NR) by lyrical_echoes
• no one loves the light like a (wretched creature), Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, E) by SaintMarySunshine
• Are We There Yet?, Chapter 10 (Xander, T) by SonOfACrossbow
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• Guitar Villain, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by RavenLove12
• Perfect Clarity, Chapter 28 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17 by Joan963z and Ragini
• Le cœur a ses raisonsChapter (Buffy/Spike, French language, PG-13) by Miss Kitty
• A Series of Unfortunate Betrayals, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by the_big_bad
• The Choice to Stay, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Spikelover4ever
• Masquerade, Chapter 16 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Holly
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• Colors and Capes, Chapter 15 (Crossover with DC Comics, FR18) by dogbertcarroll and godogma
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• Happily Ever After, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Dusty
• Redefine the Words, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, R) by violettathepiratequeen
• Ghost, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Maxine Eden

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork:Btvs scenes from the most recent sketch session by zodelydraws
• Artwork:this is my side of the weekly Buffy watch n sketch by sanzosin
• Artwork:Forgot to post these by zodelydraws
• Artwork:I need to get all these Buffy ideas out of my system by djmanemihi
• Artwork:Morning Star by yarboyandy
• Icons: Buffy Summers — Buffy the Vampire Slayer, S02E13 by slashericons
• Icons:Willow Rosenberg — Buffy the Vampire Slayer, S02E13 by slashericons
• Manip:"I wish I could un-recall how we almost had it all..." by sunnydalelibrarian
• Gifset:6.02 | "Bargaining: Part 2" by spikedaily
• Gifset:BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER REWATCH -> The Zeppo (3.13) by laufeysons
• Gifset:I don't want to protect you from the world. I want to show it to you. by dailybuffysummers
• Gifset:MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG as DAWN SUMMERS by detectivedawnsummers
• Gifset:Rest In Peace Michelle Trachtenberg! by whovian-on-ice
• Video:[Guessing the names of Buffy characters] by strangewerewolf
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• Artwork: "C'MERE KIDDO..." by mister_scratch0753

[Fandom Discussions]

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• Buffy 3x14 by dramaism
• Dawn summers - the child that you weren't, the woman that you are by meltedbrains
• [trans slayer sequel concept] by of-frogs-and-fools
• no but i'm thinking so hard about Faith's body language by greenteacology
• [on the loss of Dawn Summers as a character] by kookygobbledygook
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• First watch since it originally aired in 1999 by TheHylianProphet
• S6E14 Older & Far Away: Old Film Reference by multiple authors
• My hero Andy Hallet💚 by multiple authors
• Sad foreshadowing for Joyce by multiple authors
• I just finished season 5 by multiple authors
• Why didnt Buffy immediately put together that Spike killed Robin's Mom? by multiple authors
• Rewatching “War Zone” and I noticed this vampire without the classic yellow contacts by multiple authors
• Dawn and Joyce page from the Slayer Stats Book by multiple authors
• What episode would you show to someone who has never seen Buffy? by multiple authors
• What two characters that never met, would you have liked to see? by multiple authors
• Is Angel season 4 any good? by multiple authors
• First time watcher (season 2) by multiple authors
• Faith is so nervous in her first episode by multiple authors
• Tributes from the Buffyverse cast by multiple authors
• Amber Tamblyn, who played Dawn’s best friend Janice, made a statement. by multiple authors

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