su_herald | Thursday & Friday, February 16th & 17th

XANDER: Okay, we were supposed to hook up with Riley this morning, to take on a nest o'vamps holed up in a tomb? So we get there, and guess what? Tell him, Will.
WILLOW: Tomb go boom.
XANDER: Yep. Captain America blowed it up real good. All by his lone wolf lonesome.
GILES: Hmm, uh, rather reckless of him.
XANDER: I'd say very rather.

~~Shadow~~

[Short Fiction]

Holding out for something real by ash-carpenter. Spike/Lindsey. R.
Tease by garnigal. Kendra, Faith. PG. For open-on-sunday
Tease by fluffernutter8. Xander. PG. For open-on-sunday
Fair or Foul? by kerravonsen. Snape/Anya. PG-13. Crossover with Harry Potter.
Be Prepared by kerravonsen. Snape/Anya. PG-13. Crossover with Harry Potter.
Two Drabbles by tvashti. PG-13. Crossover with Tin Man.
Imbalance of Power by earcmacfithil. Buffy. PG-13. Crossover with Emberverse.
Quarter Note by seraphcelene. Lorne. G. For open-on-sunday.
Daddy, you bastard, I'm through by kerrykhat. Joyce. PG-13. Crossover with X-Men.
In Bad Spirits by were_lemur Angel, Spike. G.
No One Gets Out of Here Alive ... (Except) by gigglingkat Lindsey, Lorne. Teen.
A Death in Bohemia by Nineveh_uk. Lord Peter, Harriet, a poet. Teen. Crossover with Lord Peter Wimsey (Dorothy L. Sayers)

[Chaptered Fiction Updates]

We're Forever Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 by mithril-56. Angel/Spike. NC-17.
So They Dance Chapter 2 by arina-summer. Buffy/Spike. NC-17.
Happy Development Chapter 20 by 1shinyboat. Buffy/Willow, Faith/River, Mal/Inara, Kaylee/Simon. PG-13. Crossover with Firefly.
WTF is Schmoop? Chapter 15, Chapter 16, and Chapter 17 by 1shinyboat. Faith/Buffy. Faith/Lilah. R.
Blue Amber Chapter 6 by amandam830. Buffy/Dean. NC-17. Crossover with Supernatural
Influence of Demons Chapter 15 by gabrielleabelle. Buffy/Spike. NC-17.
Shattered Chapter 12 by naughtynyx88. Willow/Angel. NC-17.
Origin and Season One Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 by bone-dry1013. Buffy.
Omega Rising Chapter 8 by aliceinwondrbra. Buffy/Faith. R.
Payback Chapter 6 by A Dreamweaver. Buffy/Spike. Mature.
Distress Signals Chapter 34 by PeaceHeather. Buffy/Spike. Teen.

[Community Announcements]

Challenge #307 at femslash100: prompt is late
drkcherry is looking for a responsible and reliable individual to take over Fandom Haven Story Archive
Challenge #309 at btvsats-guys is up
Challenge #308 at btvsats-guys is now voting

[Fandom Discussion]

gabrielleabelle looks at "I Only Have Eyes For You" through The Feminist Filter
debris4spike reviews rewatches "Welcome to the Hellmouth & The Harvest"
local-max Rewatch notes: "Welcome to the Hellmouth" to "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date"
gillo has thoughts about where William really is in Fool for Love
ms-scarletibis has a poll about Slayerhood (comic spoilers)

[Articles, Interviews & Other News]

Mark Watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer S3 E12: Helpless and S3 E13: The Zeppo. Please observe Mark's strict no spoilers in comments policy.
EW includes Buffy & Angel in 26 True (Fictional) Lovers: Pop Culture's Best Couples.
Nerdist Writers Panel includes Marti Noxon.
James Marsters & Juliet Landau confirmed for 3rd Annual Vampire Ball 2012.
Paleyfest 2012 panels include David Boreanaz, Nathan Fillion, Vincent Kartheiser.
Dark Horse Digital Comic Sale this weekend. Buffy Season 8 Issues 16-30 are on sale for $.99.