The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, April 18

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BUFFY: Looks good, doesn't it? They're trapped in here. Terrified. Meat for the beast, and there's nothing they can do but wait. That's all they've been doing for days. Waiting to be picked off. Having nightmares about monsters that can't be killed. But I don't believe in that. I always find a way. I'm the thing that monsters have nightmares about. And right now, you and me are gonna show 'em why. It's time. Welcome to Thunderdome.

~~BtVS 7x11 “Showtime”~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• ginger chicken (Buffy/Faith, E) by TechnicolorRevel
• On Your Altar a Beast, a Golden Girl (Buffy/Maggie Walsh, M) by Wolf_of_Lilacs

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Shadowed Suspicion Chapter 422 (Buffy, Xander, jojo's bizarre adventure, T) by madimpossibledreamer
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• Fractured Roads: The End Game, Chapter 5/10 (Angel & Wesley, Giles & Wesley, Giles & Buffy, G) by StaarksHeart
• [Italian] Quel che Resta della Notte, Chapter 11/16 (Buffy/Spike, Oz/Willow, E) by Mellisbee
• The Seal of Solomon, Chapter 5/? (Buffy/Giles, E) by Cosmic__Cowgirl
• Faiths Vampire Family, Chapter 12/? (Hope Mikaelson & Faith, The Originals xover, not rated) by mwimer
• Painting Over Scars, Chapter 9/? (Buffy/Giles, E) by noctola
• Boston Doll, Chapter 8/? (Buffy/Faith, Fred/Willow, M) by QuillBard
• Out of sight, out of mind, Chapter 1/? (Giles & Buffy, Giles/Ethan, G) by kalisto88888888
• The Doppelgänger in Chainmail, Chapter 2/? (Buffy/Giles, Merlin xover, M) by KatyAmberAuthor
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• Undisclosed Desires, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Misti
• Her Villanelle, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Geliot99
• Eclipse, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sirabella
• just a waffer theen portal, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, G) by flootzavut
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• It's Nice To Have A Friend, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by number1angirl
• Her Villanelle, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Geliot99
• Eclipse, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sirabella
• just a waffer theen portal, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, G) by flootzavut
• Lost and found, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, R) by JSBirsa

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Gifset: ANGEL THE SERIES | 1.19 “Sanctuary” | Faith’s smokey eye makeup requested by juanabaloo (worksafe) by elizadushkudaily
• Gifset: btvs | innocence (Buffy/Angel, Angelus, Willow, worksafe) by lovebvffys
• Artwork: Buffy grabbing what’s important. Faith getting the chance to swoon a little in Buffy’s arms (Buffy/Faith, mildly suggestive) by sideartblog999
• Gifset: I’ve never been a natural, all I do is try, try, try (Xander/Cordelia, worksafe) by judasisgayriot
• Artwork: Day 12 of drawing Kendra everyday until I get tired of it (worksafe) by aa-arttss
• Artwork: big fan of this kind of dynamic (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by rabbitmotifs
• Artwork: traveling together by plane (Giles/Spike, worksafe) by mohich
• Gifset: Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5.04 “Out of My Mind” (2000) (worksafe) by becauseitswrong
• Gifset: James Marsters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5.07 “Fool for Love” (2000) // Costume design by Cynthia Bergstrom (Spike, worksafe) by becauseitswrong
• Gifset: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1 (1997) [x] (Buffy, worksafe) by maybethistimemegz
• Icons: Angel (1999-2004) 1x04, I Fall To Pieces (Angel, worksafe) by buffyedit
• Icons: Angel (1999-2004) 1x04, I Fall To Pieces (Cordelia, worksafe) by buffyedit
• Icons: [Buffy icons mix] (worksafe) by iconstoburn
• Gifset: The Scooby Trio in every episode | Season 2 - Part 2 (worksafe) by mikimeiko
• Artwork: I swear I was just thinking of you. (Spike, worksafe) by scxrlet64
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• Artwork: Gonna Lose the Chains, Baby? (Buffy/Spike, PG) by namingallthestars

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• Btvs s5-7 rewatch liveblog!! 5.07 Fool For Love by boatshoesbreadsticksandbastards
• ‘the crush’ s5e14 is such a perfect episode of buffy by cobramalachi
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• GOVERNMENT MONSTER HUNTERS?! Buffy the Vampire Slayer 4x07 'The Initiative' reaction/commentary by All Bronze, No Brains!
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• PODCAST: Thanks for the Slumber Party Girls! (BtVS S7E11) by It Stakes Two

[Recs]

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• Upper Hand by vampbrat (Angelus/Spike, M) recced by spangel-fanwork-marathon

[Community Announcements]

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• [NEW COMIC] Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 (Dynamite) by buffythecomicslayer
• [NEW COMIC] Stephen Byrne’s character designs for Dynamite’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2026). by buffythecomicslayer
• [NEW COMIC] Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 (Dynamite 2026) also counts with a premium mystery three-comic blind bag featuring exclusive covers by buffythecomicslayer

[Fandom Discussions]

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• So out of mind out of sight in Buffy has the invisible girl join like some secret government assassins team which was awesome. Then we never hear about it again by beatriceoverwall
• i love spike’s shittily applied nail polish, it’s one of my favourite character design details of all time by evilvampire
• I just started picking up Buffy again, and while I will probably never hold this show as close to my heart as Angel it definitely strikes some kind of cord with me by gothamstreetcat
• Maybe there’s a case to be made for Xander seeking female attention because of his bad home life? by beatriceoverwall
• Jesse’s death was a “thank you for your loss” type situation by victorfreakenste1n
• [Slayers Audible] Few things are funnier to me than it being canon to Slayers that in episode 4 Tara is [...] by she-posts-nerdy-stuff
• ive seen several people mention that spike had the same jacket until it was destroyed and replaced in season 5 of angel, but [...] by deathlesshate
• Buffy really was messing with [Spike's] head big time in s6 and it needs to be addressed to understand both her AND him by lxvespxffy
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• Buffy the Vampire Slayer has generated $100M+ in revenue for Disney/Hulu since 2020 by spencerlevey
• Season 7 big bad by Extra-Aside-6419
• [PILOT] Do we think there are discussions going on about the New Sunnydale cancellation or is this it? by Buffyfan1991
• The argument scene in “Empty Places” by Weekly-Status4804

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• CONVENTION: James Marsters Melbourne Supanova Expo 2026 Reports, Pics & Videos by dontkillspike
• PUBLICATION: The Business of TV Reboots: Why ‘Malcolm’ Hit, ‘Scrubs’ Got a Full Season and ‘Buffy’ Was Scrapped by Christofer Hamilton, The Wrap

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