The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, February 1

[harlow_turner_chaotic_ace]

Willow: Oh. I keep thinking "Okay, that's the cutest thing ever," and then she does something cuter and completely resets the whole scale.
Tara: Did you see her yawn earlier?
Willow: Yes! I thought I was going to die.

~~S4E20: The Yoko Factor~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Aubergines and Tarts (Giles/Anya, T) by sweettartheart
• Little Lady (Buffy/Ted, E) by ancslove
• Feed me sunlight, feed me air (In a place where nothing matters) (Buffy/Tara, T) by spiritandbones
• Diamonds (Buffy/Angel, G) by Liana_Medea
• i know love, it is such a funny thing (Dawn/OFC, T) by N1_Adora_Fan
• Best Birthday Ever (Warren/Andrew, E) by Christonerd
• Singed (Warren/Andrew, M) by GarsCrucible
• Beauty in the Bleeding (Spike/OFC, M) by hpg
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• Day 5 (Angelus/reader, NSFW) by ladypensivewrites
• [Two Snippets] (Buffy/Xander/Willow, Buffy/Spike, unrated) by camellcat

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Dark Paradise, Chapter 6 (Spike/OFC, M) by m00nlightdreamers
• time cast a spell on you (but you won't forget me), Chapter 5 (Riley/Buffy/Sam, M) by MadeInGold
• Fatal Flaw, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Riley, M) by MadeInGold
• Love, Loyalty and the Monsters we Choose, Chaper 3 (Angel/Spike/Harry Potter, Harry Potter xover, M) by Potterhead581
• Hearts a Mess, Chapter 30 (Buffy/Spike, E) by splendidchapette
• A Hundred Years of Spike, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, M) by voidslayerworks98
• Whole Blood, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Letterhead
• Fresh nights ahead, Chapter 8 (Multiple pairings, E) by Red Cowling (Redtheseer)
• The days that followed, Chapter 4 (Klaus Mikaelson/Buffy, The Originals xover, G) by Aya1600
• The joining of souls, Chapter 40 (Buffy/Glorfindel, Tolkien xover, unrated) by Ondeline
• Lucidity, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, E) by soulburnt
• Undisclosed Desires, Chapter 1 (Spike/Buffy, E) by mistigrisunshine
• Adventures in TV Land, Chapter 4 (Ensemble, multiple xovers, E) by Cdog21
• The End Is Now, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Giles, E) by KatyAmberAuthor
• it’s actually romantic, i really gotta hand it to you (no man has ever loved me like you do), Chapter 3 (Buffy/Faith, T) by esquegoth
• An Angel to the Rescue, Chapter 1 (Angel/Buffy, G) by eg20
• The Red Slayer:, Chapter 114 (multiple ships, E) by VladimirHarkonnen (TheLightdancer)
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• Band Candy Baby, Chapter 48 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Tikiriaaa
• Undisclosed Desires, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Misti
• First Kiss, Chapter 6-7 (Buffy/Spike, PG) by Sarahvampgirl
• He Ain't Heavy, Chapter 1-2 (Buffy/Spike, R) by StrawberryPoet
• Forged in Blood, Chapter 28 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by In Mortal
• Pick Me Up, Chapter 14 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Dusty
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• Adventures in TV Land, Chapter 4 (Ensemble, multiple xovers, FR21) by Cdog
• The joining of souls (LOTR xover, FR13) by delfine
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• She, with all a monarch's pride, Chapter 1-2 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by zinjadu
• On the Run, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by zinjadu
• If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck... (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by zinjadu
• Ready for it?, Chapter 9-10 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by lilacsandorangeblossoms
• The Gift, Chapter 21 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Corvidae
• Come as you are, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by runningwithdragons
• Band Candy Baby, Chapter 5-8 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Tikiriaaa
• Forged in Blood, Chapter 28 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by In Mortal
• A Time to Every Purpose, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Joan963z

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: a lot of something blue (Buffy/Spike, SFW) by xevsfire
• Icons: Warren + Andrew + Jonathan Icons for whatever you may need them for! :3 (Warren, Andrew, Jonathan, SFW) by garscrucible
• Icons: [Willow Icons] (Willow, SFW) by iconstoburn
• Gifset: [Spike Gifset] (Spike, SFW) by bocadelinfierno
• Gifset: Eliza Dushku as Faith Lehane in Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4 episode 15 (Buffy/Faith, SFW) by blooddebt


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• Moodboards:[Moodboards] Spike x Illyria x Wesley (Spike/Illyria/Wesley, T) by Anonymous

[Recs & In Search Of]

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• Singed by Garscrucible recced by wardrewweek2026
• Best Birthday Ever by Christonerd recced by wardrewweek2026
• Countdown by Higgystar recced by februaryfangfest

[Community Announcements]

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• Spangel Fanwork Marathon 2026 by spangel-fanwork-marathon
• Important Announcement for the 2026 Marathon! by spangel-fanwork-marathon

[Fandom Discussions]

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• buffytara fantasy au! where buffy is a dragon slayer by userslayer
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• Just rewatched Helpless and The Zeppo back to back and the musical scoring in both is perfect by WerewolfBarMitzvah09
• Season 6 bothers me when it reuses important musical pieces from past seasons by jdpm1991
• Favourite Xander moments by Asharak78
• The last of angel made Fred look like the stupidest scientist to exist by Accidental-loaf
• Rewatching as an adult on my third watch and certain things by mahoganyblueberry
• A Peek Into Past Fandom: Xander Edition by Prometheus321
• I like the Giles vs Buffy and Spike tension by LuVEmFuzzies

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