su_herald | Tuesday June 5 & Wednesday June 6, 2012

BUFFY: Stay close but don't crowd her. We'll follow in a minute. Everybody knows their jobs. Remember, the ritual starts, we all die. And I'll kill anyone who comes near Dawn.
SPIKE: Well, not exactly the St. Crispin's Day speech, was it?
GILES: "We few... we happy few..."
SPIKE: "We band of buggered..."

~~The Gift~~

[Short Fiction]

Poison Rayne by velvetwhip. Ethan. PG-13.
Heart of the City by brutti_ma_buoni. Spike/Buffy. R.
Crush by aliceinwondrbra. Buffy/Faith. R.
Help by drizzlydaze. Buffy/Spike. PG.
Italian Rain by eurydice72. Buffy/Spike. G.
Strong like an Amazon by Whisper_on_the_wind. Willow/Tara.
I'll Never Tell by seductivembrace. Xander/Spike. G.
Paid In Full by seductivembrace. Spike/Wesley. Explicit.

[Chaptered Fiction Updates]

Lost Boys Chapter 1 by naughty-fae. Spike/Xander. NC-17.
Dead Men Don't Text Chapter 5 by bmblbee. Spike/Xander. NC-17.
Feral Chapter 19 by velvetwhip. Willow/Angel, Buffy/Angel. Adult.
Keeper Chapter 24 by shylahmask. Giles/Spike, Tara/Willow, Riley/Buffy. NC-17.
From Hellfire to Redemption Chapter 1 by salustra and naughty-fae. William/ Xander. NC-17. HAU
Hey There, Blondie Bear Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 by gryfndor-godess. Spike/Buffy. PG-13.
There’s Always a Sneer in Vegas Chapter 77 by stillrose. Spike/Xander. NC-17.
Best. Present. Ever. Chapter 1 by akainagi. Buffy/Giles. PG.
Revelations Chapter 74 by Niamh. Spike/Buffy. Explicit.
Welcome to the Jungle Chapter 2 by Niamh. Spike/Buffy. Mature.
Bring Me To Life Chapter 2 by Jean_theGuardian. Angel/Buffy, Spike/Faith.

[Images & videos]

Animation: AU Buffy & Giles at the prom Stay Off the Finger Sandwiches, and They'll Stay Off You by brutti_ma_buoni.
Icons: Xander icons by whiskyinmind.
Icons: Faith icons by telaryn.
Icons: BtVS icons by angelus2hot. (Multifandom).
Banner: Spike/Angel by blondebitz.

[Community Announcements]

writers-toybox has this week's four-part prompt.
terror-scifi's June Multifandom Prompt Fest! Theme: Fear.
Challenge #322 at btvsats-guys New Moon Rising ends Friday.
Challenge #325 at btvsats-girls Flooded ends Friday.

[Articles, Interviews & Other News]

Mark Watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer S5 E18: Intervention and Angel S2 E17: Disharmony. Please observe Mark's strict no spoilers in comments policy.
Geek News talks to Scott Allie On The State Of The Buffyverse.
Tom Lenk talks about his experience on Much Ado About Nothing.