su_herald | Friday March 16th, 2012

XANDER: Look at them. Big tough Council members pickin' on the books.
WILLOW: Fascists.
TARA: Why doesn't Mr. Giles put them all out of here?
XANDER: Because if they deport him, they're not just destroying his career, they're ... condemning the man to a lifetime diet of blood sausage, bangers, and mash.

~~Checkpoint~~

[Short Fiction]

Leprechauns! by naughtynyx88. Willow/Giles. PG-13.
Sunday by raynejelly. Spike/Xander. PG.
Show Don't Tell by lokifan. Buffy/Faith. PG-13.
His Guide by orlidepp. Angel/Cordelia. PG-13.
Lethal by orlidepp. Faith. G.
Lead by garnigal. Caleb.
Choose Your Own Adventure (Team Slayer) by brutti-ma-buoni. Spike/Bufy, Dawn. R.

[Chaptered Fiction Updates]

The Building Blocks of Good and Evil Chapter 20 by patriciatepes. Buffy. Crossover with Darkwing Duck.
Omega Rising Chapter 12 by aliceinwondrbra. Buffy/Faith. R.
Feral Chapter 8 by velvetwhip. Willow/Angel, Buffy/Angel. NC-17.
After the Fangs Chapter 3 by kallysten and lynnenne. Spike/Angel, Spike/Angelus. NC-17.
Origin and Season One Chapter 17 by bone-dry1013. Buffy. PG-13.
Hide and Seek Chapter 5 by A Dreamweaver. Buffy/Spike. Mature.

[Community Announcements]

Challenge #311 at femslash100: smooth
writers-toybox is holding a Ten Word Challenge: weather.
Challenge #313 at btvsats-guys is up
Challenge #312 at btvsats-guys is now voting

[Fandom Discussion]

gabrielleabelle looks at Becoming, Part 1 through The Feminist Filter.
harsens-rob looks at Best of/Worst of Character Moments in Out of Sight, Out of Mind.

[Articles, Interviews & Other News]

Mark Watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer S4 E07: The Initiative (Warning: extreme all-caps (ab)use) and Angel S1 E07: The Bachelor Party. Please observe Mark's strict no spoilers in comments policy.
Nathan Fillion to play Hermes in Percy Jackson sequel.
Felicia Day to guest on Supernatural.
Second seasons for David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf's Grimm and Jane Espenson's Husbands the Series.

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