The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Tuesday, September 8 - Wednesday, September 9

[rahirah]

WESLEY: There is no Fred anymore.
GUNN: You don't know that.
WESLEY: I watched it gut her from the inside out. Everything she was is gone. There is nothing left but a shell.
ANGEL: Then we'll figure out a way to fill it back up.
SPIKE: The thing only took over her body. Just a tip of the theological.
ANGEL: It's the soul that matters.
SPIKE: Trust us. We're kind of experts.

~~AtS S5:16 - Shells~~

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[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

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• Can't Be Wrong (Buffy/Angel, G) by badly_knitted
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• The Game Plan (Buffy, Xander, T, The Magnus Archives xover) by madimpossibledreamer
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• Three Spuffy Prompts (Buffy/Spike, M) by mangio-formaggio
• Untitled (Angel/Reader, unrated) by starlord-s

[Chaptered Fiction]

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• Slayers Interrupted Ch. 5 (Buffy, Faith, T, Batman xover) by BlueStories
• ROWAN THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: BOOK ONE Ch. 1 (Ensemble, OC Slayers, M) by Red Cowling she they (Redtheseer)
• Cordelia: The Memory Shop CH. 14 (Cordelia, T) by michaelt
• The Watcher’s Foundling Ch. 5 (Buffy/Spike, M) by voidslayerworks98
• A New Big Bad Ch. 15 (Willow/Tara, T) by tinfoil_paint
• Without Fear, There Can Be No Courage Ch. 3 (COMPLETE) (Connor/OC, M) by Amethystia
• Of Now, Of This Ch. 1 (Wesley/Lilah, M) by kylapapaya
• Vicariously Ch. 10 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Iris_Dietrich
• Crack a Bottle, Run a Bath CH. 3 (Spike/Drusilla, E) by
• Restructuring Reality [Series Part 3] CH. 33 (Buffy/Spike, unrated) by EmpressRagini
• The Moon in The Morning Ch. 6-7 (Buffy/Faith, unrated) by Influence13
• Mirror, Mirror CH. 13 (Faith/Wesley, Wesley/OC, M) by crayonbreakygal
• I Remember I Used To Compose Your Dreams (Control Your Dreams) CH. 1 (Willow/Tara, Willow/Buffybot, E) by angel_of_malice
• Red Xandra: Season Three Ch. 5 (Ensemble, unrated) by Kickaha
• Infinitely Ch. 116 (Willow/Tara, M) by Laragh
• Monsters Don't Get Miracles Ch. 26 (Drusilla, Ensemble, T) by She_posts_nerdy_stuff
• Ten Years Gone Ch. 5 (Buffy, M, Supernatural xover) by Janis70
• Find the River Ch. 3 (Buffy/Angel, M) by Janis70
• The Dragon, The Mad Dog and the Slayers Ch. 17 (Ensemble, M, Ryuu ga Gotoku | Yakuza xover) by Mademoiselle_X
• Two sides of the same coin Ch. 25 (Buffy/Faith, M) by FuffyForever
• Rounding the Bases Ch. 52 (Willow/Tara, Ensemble, E) by VladimirHarkonnen (TheLightdancer)
• Bloody Champions Ch. 7 (Spike, E, Supernatural xover) by SoundOfMoonshine
• Everywhere Ch. 10 (Riley/Sam, Sam/Graham, T) by rileyfinntastic
• The Strength To Stand Up Again Ch. 5 (Xander/Cordelia, M, Charmed xover) by Jadegirl50
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• The Will of Hell, Chapter 20-22 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Perelynn
• I flunked the written, Chapter 12-13 (Buffy/Spike, M) by LadyInQuest
• The Vanguard Chronicles Part 4: The Reclamation, Chapter 10-12 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Gamingdragon
• the one with all smooches, Chapter 1-2 (Buffy/Spike, M) by LadyInQuest
• The Shape of Choice, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Amon Kashino
• The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Place, Chapter 21 (Buffy/Spike, T) by flootzavut
• Indecent Proposal, Chapter 56 (Buffy/Spike, E) by rocker
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• Legacy Children of the Hellmouth CH. 5 (Xander, E) by Sithicus
• Echoes of the Past Ch. 14 (Olz, M, multiple xovers) by Rod
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• As the Crow Flies, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, E) by EverythingElse
• Resolution, Chapter 14 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Niamh
• The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Place, Chapter 21 (Buffy/Spike, T) by flootzavut

[Images, Audio & Video]

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• Artwork: Spike & Angel by rainbowdragonwithcats
• Artwork: two variants of sleeping poses for spiles (Spike & Giles) by weetabixed
• Artwork: blood play (Spike & Drusilla, NSFW) by
• Artwork: The Yaoi Brothers (Angel & Spike) by
• Artwork: Rupert Giles by bestofnone
• Artwork: Willow & Oz by lichjuno
• Artwork: Angel & Spike by myboyknows
• Artwork: so… same time next week? (Buffy & Spike) by rabbitmotifs
• Artwork: Magic Sigil inspired from BtVS by chloe-vampire-slayer
• Edits: Buffy Summers + Outfits (61/∞) by clarkgriffon
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• Artwork: Sunnydale High in blender by unidentifieduser202
• Artwork: Buffy by Simple-Drummer-7416


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• Video: Jenny Calendar Speaks: Robia Scott on Her Shocking Buffy Death by The Bitch Is Back with Charisma Carpenter
• Video: Jenny Calendar & Lilah Morgan [Buffyverse] | Woman Like Me by WelcomeToCaritas [Liv]

[Reviews & Recaps]

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• I watched this so you don’t have to! (Jenny Calendar Speaks - The Bitch is Back) by vampirewillowrosenberg
• gingerbread by weetabixed

[Recs & In Search Of]

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• is there any giles fanfics abt his dark magics ripper time??? recced by hellomyblr
• Strawberry Fields By HollyDB recced by jnb-fic-recommendations
• death wish by sigyn recced by song-in-my-head

[Community Announcements]

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• Tuesday, September 8 - Promotion Day Reminder by fic_promptly
• Tues/Wed Pinch Hit ✎ Two-Word Prompts by comment_fic
• Wednesday, September 9 - Horoskope by fic_promptly

[Fandom Discussions]

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• angel: here’s this necklace i don’t know what it does by aroedmundpevensie
• Rewatching Buffy is quite something. by ghostlyufos
• In season five they really were like by absolutelyspockedtohearthat
• I feel like that's been my experience of cast-hosted recap podcasts overall by vampirewillowrosenberg, mistyintherivers
• Creating Dawn by simbelmyneflower
• I like thinking about modern vampire media in other modern vampire worlds. by curiouslymyown
• It’s so funny by simbelmyneflower
• This might be too niche, but by tarabtvs
• Do you think Drusilla was dissapointed when Spike dropped the whole poetry thing? by ultramodernvampire
• actually something I need more of is Jesse McNally haunting both Xander and Willow. by soulless-angel25
• characters i would have liked to see become part of the main btvs ensemble by xaeyrnofnbe
• modern day buffy episodes in no particular order by the-ben-and-glory-question
• I will NEVER get over the fact that the Buffy writers really shot themselves in foot by hello-nichya-here
• Sorry the more I think about an au the more I want to write it- by soulless-angel25
• I’ve never quite understood Cordelia’s problem with Angel and Buffy’s relationship. by mimi-dracula
• What did you think of S3E11 Gingerbread? by btvs-weekly-group-rewatch
• buffy ship wars are so insane by azrielstarsand
• Okay so I watched about half of Charisma Carpenter’s latest episode of The Bitch Is Back with Robia Scott, and… by mutedtempest
• reimagining ATS cordelia by mimi-dracula
• I find it hard to believe Darla was never pregnant in her human life by mimi-dracula
• Okay, so, things just got 10x worse. by mimi-dracula
• I’m on “Billy” and… I’m tired. 5 minutes in and I’m tired. by mimi-dracula
• Kate being too late to save her father by oveliagirlhaditright
• Buffy stabbing Faith (and trying to kill her) by oveliagirlhaditright
• BUFFY’S BOYFRIENDS ANALYSIS as patterns in real life relationships by cordelia-slay
• I’m watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the first time by thatgaybreadstick
• It’s not funny but it really is by ohlioness
• watching the way buffy pines after riley is so killer. by camellcat
• I wish we’d gotten more xander and tara being friends. by camellcat
• Gingerbread provides the definitive answer by badwolfwho1
• I really really like the idea or making Giles’ and Buffy relationship more complex by rebornautumn
• I do fully believe that Spike got a formal invitation (with a +1!!!) to Anya and Xander’s wedding by simbelmyneflower
• as someone who did homework in the library afterschool by anythingbyadriannelenker
• Spike and Buffy kiss in “Intervention” truly has me in a chokehold by lxvespxffy
• kennedy love by luxaii, daisychase
• okay I am very new to buffy by lesbiangoogledino
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• Penn deserved more episodes by Illustrious-Lemon412
• How could Faith become a police officer? by Budget_Mixture_166
• Spike's Halloween plan doesn't feel like him. by FoxIndependent4310
• I just watched Blood Money Again (Angel S2 E12) by bugsboner
• Influences and callback in S5:E20 Spiral by emperorwal
• Jeff Kober is an Emmy Nominee Now! by Sea_Photograph_3998
• Jenny Calendar Speaks: Robia Scott on Her Shocking Buffy Death | The B*tch Is Back: General Discussion by speashasha
• Spike and Dru Pretty Maids All in a ROw by WingcommanderIV
• My Buffy dolls I just got! I made a graveyard to display them in. by VoiceMedical3259
• Do you agree with this? Why or why not? by gloomydreamer666
• Did Wesley remember his relationship with Lilah? by Etelnoh
• Anya in her Fear, Itself scary costume is adorable by Quiet_Media6401
• I appreciate Tara a lot by TrickyRequirement619
• Just watched Happy Anniversary (Angel S2E13) by bugsboner
• regarding James and Elizabeth on Angel by Former-Cap-4838
• How come Harmony never became dangerous even though she was a vampire by Former-Cap-4838
• Best podcast recs with a queer eye by Fun_Lie3431
• Jonathan and gang are terrible people and objectively the most evil big bads (upto s6) by Fun_Neighborhood8178
• Cheese man theory by BigCoops666
• Controversial take: the gang was justified in being upset with buffy in s3 by ikwydls96
• What do you think would have happened… by Pedals17
• I love Warren's twist. by FoxIndependent4310
• Did Xander fetishize lesbians and Willow-Tara? by onewishwillow4023
• The Gift by Verystrange129
• How Did Connor Learn How To... (Angel S4 finale spoiler) by Grand_Internet_9212
• What's your favourite Buffy song? And what am I missing from my Buffy playlist? by Spooky_toni
• 'Buffy' Reunion planned for the Emmys next weekend by j-helo85
• The Master’s strangely contemporary leather jacket by suddenly_mia
• Is it possible that a revival is still on the way? by Neat_Cardiologist451
• Why does Angel want to fulfill the Shanshu prophecy by Plastic-Response-603

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

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• PODCAST: by
• PODCAST: by
• PUBLICATION: 24 Years Ago, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Made Internet History With One Line by Abby Jackam, Collider

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