Monday, November 8, 2010

[menomegirl.livejournal.com]

Buffy: I'm sorry ... you have to go through all of this.
Tara: You don't have to worry about me.
Buffy: Everybody wants to help. I don't even know if I'm ... here. I don't know what's going on. Never done this. That's just an amazingly dumb thing to say. Obviously ... I've never done this before.
Tara: I have. My mother died when I was seventeen.
Buffy: I didn't know. I'm sorry.
Tara: No, no, I didn't mean to ... I'm only telling you this because ... I know it's not m-my place, but ... There's things ... thoughts and reactions I had that ... I couldn't ... understand... or even try to explain to anyone else. Thoughts that ... made me feel like I was losing it ... or, like I was some kind of ho-horrible person. I know it's different for you ... because it's always different, but ... if you ever need...
Buffy: Was it sudden?
Tara: What?
Buffy: Your mother.
Tara: No. Yes. It's always sudden.

From the episode "The Body".


[Fic]
x.That Chill Resonant Heart by voleuse, Firefly/Buffy the Vampire Slayer, River Tam/Buffy Summers, PG-13.
x.Belief by ares132006, Buffy/Angel, NC-17. *outside link*
x.Plastic Spoon by moscow_watcher, Buffy/Angel, G. *outside link*
x.Not An Addict by oyhumbug, Buffy/Angel, R. *outside link*
x.Stages by mayfever_86, Buffy/Angel, PG-13. *outside link*
x.Animal by purplefeen, Spike/Vamp Willow, FRM.


[Ficlets and Drabbles]
x.Ancient by slartibartfast, Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Firefly, Buffy/Kaylee, R.
x.Nothing Is As It Appears To Be by aaronlisa, Faith, Buffy, Angelus.
x.Bright Shining Light by kudagirl, Tara.
x.Late Night Picture Show by archbishopm, Spike.
x.Five and Deadly: sinful drabbles by brutti_ma_buoni, Spike, Buffy.
x.Cold and Warm by ljs, Giles/Anya.
x.Five Seconds by gryfndor_godess, Buffy/Spike.
x.In His Skin by samsom, Cordelia, R.
x.Executive Decision by perletwo, Buffy, Willow.
x.Gone Not Forgotten by a2zmom, Buffy.
x.They Mostly Come At Day... Mostly by beer_good_foamy, Buffy, OC.
x.The Helpless by eleusis_walks, Kate Lockley.
x.Imaginative Improvisation by alwaysjbj, Angel, Cordelia.
x.Fade To Black by alwaysjbj, Giles, Spike.
x.Fallow Ground by alwaysjbj, Giles, Ethan.
x.Point of Light by kindredspirit75, Angelus.


[Fic Updates]
x.Unkempt Chapter 2 by chalkyhands, Buffy/Spike, R.
x.Memento Mori: Hominem Te Memento, Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10 by whichclothes, Xander/William, NC-17.
x.Surviving Part 7 by rowaine, Spike/Xander, R.
x.Where Pies Go When They Die, Chapters 1, 2 by ghostyouknow27, Buffy/Spike, R.
x.Holding Her Own Chapter 4 by snogged, Willow/Angelus, Willow/Tara, Willow/Angel, NC-17.


[Icons/Graphics/Vids]
x.10 Btvs/Ats icons in a multi-fandom post by orangelusik.
x.Fanart: Header and icon sets by amyxaphania, Buffy/Spike.
x.22 Whedonverse icons in a multi-fandom post by zarajade123.
x.20 Faith icons by chic_c.
x.162 Angel season 2 icons by eleusis_walks.
x.Mini-picspam: So Much Love by gabrielleabelle, Buffy, Joyce, "Normal Again".


[Communities]
x.Sign-ups are open at winter_of_faith, a new seasonal community to celebrate the character of Faith from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel".
x.This week's prompt at open_on_sunday is "Lantern".
x.It's catch-up week at fantas_magoria. For one week from Monday you can post anything you like relating to Season 4 Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes 1-12, and Season 1 Angel: the Series episodes 1-12.
x.rahirah is hosting a "Nertz to you, Joss Whedon!" ficathon. Check out the rules and the stories are due January 31, 2011. (dreamwidth link)


[Fandom/Discussion/More]
x.Sunday's question at buffyquestions is: Btvs, Ats and Firefly all had complex protagonists who fought for what was right for different reasons. So, who, in your opinion, was the most interesting protagonist? And why? (Your choices are Buffy, Angel or Mal.)
x.Take a minute of time to fill out snowpuppies' poll for the_hellmouth_awards: Which do you consider to be NOT a rare pair?
x.harsens_rob reviews the episode "When She Was Bad".
x.angearia posts a meta essay: Who is Angel? (spoilers for Buffy season 8)
x.gabrielleabelle posts the next entry in her "Buffy Came Back Wrong" season 6 reviews: Normal Again, Entropy, and Seeing Red.
x.st_salieri compares Buffy Summers to Dean Winchester.
x.fenderlove reviews Buffy #38. (spoilers)



[News]
x.Buffyfest previews IDW's "Illyria #1". (spoilers) *outside link*
x.Amber Benson is helping to raise money for the Trevor Project through sales of signed "Triangle Tara" action figure. *outside link*