The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Monday, April 14th

[fatalfae]

RILEY: Not much for bench-warming.
BUFFY: No, you made the squad. You ... threw that vampire like he was a ... teeny-weeny little vampire.
RILEY: (grinning) Hey, wanna go again? Come on, I bet this place is just teeming with aerodynamic vampires.

~~Out of My Mind~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

• Standards (Cordelia, OFC, PG) by badly_knitted


• The Slayer and the Suits (Crossover w/ Scandal; Faith, T) by Diary


• Standards (Cordelia, OFC, K) by badly-knitted

[Chaptered Fiction]

• The Blood Of A Slayer, Chapters 1-2 (Giles/Buffy, Ethan, Willow, Tara, Xander, Anya, Quentin Travers, Spike, Dawn, E) by Cosmic__Cowgirl
• Blood Moon, Chapters 1-28 (Crossover w/ Teen Wolf; Buffy, Spike, Andrew, Gunn, T) by Anonymous
• Catch a Falling Star, Chapter 1 (Crossover w/ Parahumans Series - Wildbow, Dawn, T) by HMaxMarius
• No Rest for the Wicked, Chapter 1 (Faith/Buffy, Spike, Riley, Joyce, Giles, Oz, Angel, Willow, Tara, Unrated) by TargaryenPug


• excerpt from my weslah fic (Chapter 1) (Wesley/Lilah, Angel, Spike, M) by welcometocaritas


• Sojourns in Heaven, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, Willow, Xander, Angel, Anya, Dawn, Tara, NC-17) by elements
• The Plan, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, Giles, Willow, Xander, Joyce, NC-17) by NotYourGrave


• Faith Around & Find Out, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, The Trio, Scoobies, Clem, Faith, Riley, Sam Finn, NC-17) by Kenijo

[Images, Audio & Video]

• Artwork: I drew the funny (The Trio, SFW) by garscrucible
• Artwork: Spuffy (Spike/Buffy, SFW) by frenchublog
• Artwork: Bangel (Buffy/Angel, SFW) by danilizano
• Images: Happy Birthday, SMG! (Sarah Michelle Gellar, SFW) by cassiline
• Artwork: Spuffy (Spike/Buffy, SFW) by frenchublog

[Community Announcements]

• Multi-Fandom: The 2025 WIP Big Bang & WIP Reverse Bang Are Open For Sign-Ups! by wipbigbang

[Fandom Discussions]

• I want to do a bandillow chucking-buffy-out-of-her-house rewrite sooo badly. by camellcat
• Riley running from his bad choices to go play hero, then blaming it on Buffy and using it as an ultimatum to punish her for her lack of emotional vulnerability, is just such a wild fucking twist. by rookrock
• Bizarre Takes I’ve Actually Heard About Riley Finn, Pt. 1 by riley-summers
• In Defense of Queerplatonic Spuffy by spangelmybeloved
• Just a rant on the Buffy fandom and their views and treatment of the comics. by lilyginnyblackv2
• interested in Amy at the Bronze and take me somewhere nice by coraniaid
• Is buffy the vampire slayer worth watching? by crunchycrystals


• Lorne best moments? by RuggedLove
• Sunnydale High visit by Enchanted_Pancakes
• Faith Appreciation 🖤 by mhu11y_
• Makeup Department by authenticriver
• What’s a moment in the Buffyverse that you misunderstood or didn’t get until several rewatches later by Taras_Willowverse
• I just finished season 5.... by Adorable_Hope6904
• Happy Birthday to the Queen of our hearts SMG! by Say_it_how_it_is_87
• Why didn't Cordelia get any visions for what happened in Sunnydale even though Doyle got a vision of what happened on Thanksgiving in Buffy Season 4? by jdpm1991
• Why do people dislike BtVS 4x05 ‘Beer Bad’? by Taras_Willowverse
• If you were Buffy, would you have left, too, after S2? by SparklingStars82
• Buffy Is never scary but season 6 episode 3.... by darkvixenofthemoon
• Why do you love Anya ✅🐰🏧 by SparklingStars82
• Why doesn’t Angel seek out a permanent soul? by AccordingReference3
• You're the Big Bad, how do you defeat the Slayer? by NobodySpecialSCL
• Cordy/Jasmine Timeline? (Angel spoilers) by cicigal8
• Hated how mad they were in Graduation Day at Angel lol by scifi_is_my_escape
• Not Buffy leaving Riley on the operating table 💀 by Musanot
• In honor of Sarah's 48th birthday, what's your favorite Buffy quote? by SeaBassAHo-20
• 03x01 - "Anne" by gebbethine

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

• Podcast: Touched S7 E20 by Buffy and the Art of Story

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, April 13th

[thenewbuzwuzz]

DAWN: It's not you.
CLEM: Still, I feel responsible. It's not fair - girl your age, cooped up in a crypt. Tell you what: let me get my hat and my coat - I'll take you to a movie. We'll go nuts. (knowingly) PG-thirteen.

~~Two to Go~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Old News by veronyxk84 (Buffy, implied/mentioned Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
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• Magic Addiction Recovery (in Progress) by TheClowniestLivInExistence (Tara/Amy, T)
• Is That a Universe in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Happy to See Me? by anna_bird (crossover with Good Omens, Willow & Giles, Explicit)
• Mutual Again by Gojirob (crossover with The Prisoner (1967), Buffy, T)
• Poem: Love Me Like a Poet by anonymous author (Buffy/Spike, M)
• Не зови меня танцевать by anonymous author (Buffy/Faith, T, in Russian)
• Spiral by HAL1500 (Giles/Jenny, G)
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• WIP snippet: Dead Girl And Rat Girl by badwolfwho1 (Buffy x Amy, not rated, worksafe, magic drugs)
• WIP snippet: Who You Are by coraniaid (Faith, not rated, worksafe)
• tboy shots (gone gay) by stitch-away (NYPD Blue crossover, Eddie/Dio Morrissey, smut, not for minors)

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• The Buffy Chronicles: Life After Sunnydale - Chapter 50 (COMPLETE!) by sweetmelodykiss (ensemble, Buffy/Spike, Xander/Dawn, Willow/Oz, Angel/Lindsey, other ships, Explicit)
• Accidentally in Love - Chapter 9 (COMPLETE!) by AddieH (Buffy/Giles, rated Explicit but tagged "Not very smutty")
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• Along Came Two, Ch. 28 by LilithSwan (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
• Tourniquet, Ch. 9 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Lie to Me, Ch. 6 by CheekyKitten (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
• Multiplicity, Ch. 15-16 by simmony (Buffy/Spike, R)
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• An Extraordinary Journey, Ch. 229 by fmfan (Stargate crossover, Willow, FR15)
• Out of Time: 1942, Ch. 64 by Jonayla (Harry Potter crossover, Buffy/Tom Riddle, FR18)
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• Something Borrowed, Ch. 9 by Geliot99 (Buffy/Spike, R)
• The battle of the rhymes, part 22-23 by JSBirsa (Buffy/Spike, ensemble, Drusilla, Riley, R)

[Images, Audio & Video]

• 
• Gifset: i'm intentionally careless... by clarkgriffon (Buffy/Spike, probably NSFW)
• Drawing: an update to the Angel/Spike WIP by coffeehunt (probably worksafe, suggestive sword)
• A Spike/Drusilla drawing by coffeehunt (probably NSFW, tasteful sideboob)
• moodboard: bisexual buffy summers by courtillyy (worksafe)
• Spike screenshots captioned by youhavethesun (worksafe)
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• Magic the Gathering card: Ovu Mabani Mask by Senior-Leave779 (worksafe)

[Reviews & Recaps]

• 
• The Buffy writers room circa 1998: What if we... [Go Fish] by 5bi5
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• comic book continuity nitpick by bbylemon___
• Best Spike/Willow moment/scene? by porchpoetics and others
• Unseen: The Burning chapters 7-9 by featuretragic, ceecee1909
• Unseen: the Burning chapters 10-12 by featuretragic and ceecee1909
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• Podcast: Angel 2.2 - Are You Now or Have You Ever Been - Buffy the Vampire Straya
• Bored Now (Doppelgangland) – Insect Reflection

[Fandom Discussions]

• 
• Re: posts that complain that buffy suffering all the time is misogynistic by comradesummers
• Re: "Who You Are" for the wip game by coraniaid
• at the end of once more with feeling spike FINALLY GETS TO SAVE HER!!! by roryfrommybabysittersavampire
• Re: Please tell us about your WIP called Heist! by somekindofadeviant
• Even as a Winifred Burkle fan, I'll totally concede that the writers leaned into the "cutesy little girl" thing a bit too much by does-forever-work-for-you
• they were not having any actually good films shown in sunnydale [in Amends] by dykedatasoong
• It’s Willow who’s really OP by femmedefandom
• I don’t think that Scott was a bad guy for breaking it off with Buffy by femmedefandom
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• How would you have re-written [AtS] season 4 to cope with the circumstances? by Sighoward
• Giles and Wood, what about Xander? by blahhhhgosh
• Bored Now by VancouverWriter1984
• This always felt like a Power Rangers' weapon to me [Scythe] by areyouyerman
• Who would win in these matchups? by pishposhpoppycock
• My thoughts on Cordelia and Xander by Cailly_Brard7
• If you were writing the final episode- who would you kill off? by alyssagrayy
• What do you think Buffy was thinking in Graduation day pt 2? by Sudden_Astronomer_63
• Lonely Buffy in the Reboot [Sequel] by Moon_Logic
• Clem is just the sweetest - hosted by mxmoonshot

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

• 
• James Marsters Comic Con France 2025 Reports, Pics & Videos via dontkillspike
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• Buffy' podcasters publish memoir 'Slayers, Every One of Us' : NPR
• Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Spoilers Live | Events

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