Monday, July 23, 2007

[lostakasha.livejournal.com]

"You smell like Africa. Like five hundred thousand years of summer and blood."

Xander's fingertips touched Spike's thigh and it was like being touched by five burning brands – five live wires. The blush of rising blood all under Xander's skin added a musky saltiness to the scent of him and Spike's eyes closed, involuntary. His mouth wet with saliva and his teeth itching. "I dreamed you had paws like a lion." Xander's other hand skittered up Spike's hip – ribs – settled on his chest. On the fine net of scars there, years old. "You had silver claws, and you tore my heart out."

~~ from: The Five Stages of Grief by tabaqui


[Fic Updates]
x. Another One Like It Tomorrow, 6/? by tkp, B/A, various parings, NC-17
x. So Crazy It Just Might Work by savoytruffle, Angel, Xander, Doyle, R
x. See Noir Evil 8/? by m_mcgregor, Xander, PG-13
x. Doppleganger 7 and 8/? by bakatulip, BtVS ensemble, R
x. How Tantor and Tarzan Became Friends, 28/? by nwhepcat, Xander, Illyria, PG



[Fiction]
x. The Five Stages of Grief by tabaqui, Spike/Xander, NC-17
x. Out of the Alleyway by skull_theatre, Spike/Angel, PG
x. House of Cards by nme0621, Spike/Graham, R
x. Fault Lines by elementalv, Spike/Angel, NC-17
x. Random Encounter by bookishwench, A:tS/Firefly Crossover, Spike/Jayne, PG-13



[Ficlets and Drabbles]
x. Time Around by shinodabear, Angel/Lindsey, PG
x. Chains by goth_huntress, Caleb, PG
x. University of Pylea Physics Dept. by beer_good_foamy, Fred, G
x. Zealotry by redwolfoz, Andrew, G



[Graphics and Icons]
x. 14BtVS/A:tS icons by _chokeanddie
x. 15 BtVS/A:tS icons by tigre86
x. 17 BtVS/A:tS icons by miz_thang88
x. 24 Spike/James Marsters icons by realtanala
x. 38 BtVS icons by little_son
x. 49 BtVS icons by anorange_sky



[News, Discussion, Meta, More]
x. summer_of_ats enters Week 12 with a discussion of episodes 3x12 through 3x16
x. What would've happened if Joss Whedon had written The Deathly Hallows?st_salieri posits some spoilery hypotheses here