The Sunnydale Herald

Event: Creator’s Bingo
Organized by: fandomwithbenefits
Announcement post: HERE
Description: ✨🎶The new year has arrived and with it our January 2026 event: a bingo card with prompts, for you to try and fill four in a row, column, or diagonal.

Card with blacked-out diagonal line:


Prompt fills were posted as one-shots part of a series: ➤ “Yin to my Yang: the Series



Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Rating: PG-13 (for all one-shots)

➤ “Yin to my Yang: Love & Hate” ~~~ Rating: [PG-13] ~ One-Shot ~ Published: February 11, 2026
Written for the prompt: “There’s a fine line between love and hate / And I don’t mind / Just let me say that I like that”

➤ “Yin to my Yang: Life & Death” ~~~ Rating: [PG-13] ~ One-Shot ~ Published: February 13, 2026
Written for the prompt: “You’ll speak in tongues and you will feel your heart race”

➤ “Yin to my Yang: Hope & Despair” ~~~ Rating: [PG-13] ~ One-Shot ~ Published: February 16, 2026
Written for the prompt: “‘Cause if the world stops turning / Our love will keep on burning”

➤ “Yin to my Yang: Light & Dark” ~~~ Rating: [PG-13] ~ One-Shot ~ Published: February 26, 2026
Written for the prompt: “Opposite sides of this coin, try both sides / I’m yours, you’re mine”

Title: Missing Pieces
Fandom: Viola come il mare (Italian TV series)
Author: veronyxk84
Pairing: Viola Vitale/Francesco Demir
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: mild coarse language, alcohol use
Word count: 200 (Ellipsus)
Spoilers/Setting: Set some time during S2.
Summary: Working on a case where a father is his child’s hero makes Viola and Francesco look at the empty spaces in their own stories.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
A/N: this drabble mentions Turkish rakı, as it was portrayed on the show.

Challenge: #486 - Feeling Blue + #488 - Childhood Hero [Amnesty Week] by drabble_zone

Crossposted: My journal (with bonus Italian version), “Chiamami Ancora Amore” - the Series

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( READ: Missing Pieces/Double drabble )

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( ITALIAN VERSION: Tessere Mancanti/Double drabble )

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Title: Bruises and Worries
Fandom: Viola come il mare
Author: veronyxk84
Pairing: Viola Vitale/Francesco Demir
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 100 (Ellipsus)
Spoilers/Setting: Set some time during S2.
Summary: Viola scolds him for getting hurt, but Francesco only hears how much she cares.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Challenges: #482 - On the Road Again + #485 - Accident [Amnesty Week] by drabble_zone

Crossposted: “Chiamami Ancora Amore” - the Series

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( READ: Bruises and Worries )

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( ITALIAN VERSION/Lividi e Preoccupazioni )

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Title: Far From Over
Fandom: Viola come il mare
Author: veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Viola Vitale/Francesco Demir
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 955 / 980 (Ellipsus)
Spoilers/Setting: Set in early S2.
Summary: Viola has survived a whole year of living next door to Francesco Demir: a dangerously charming neighbor with a smile that should come with a warning label.
Breakfast on the terrace was supposed to be simple, but nothing is simple when the attraction is mutual, the teasing never stops, and neither of them is willing to be the first to give in.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.

Challenge: #506 - Melt by fan_flashworks

Crossposted to SquidgeWorld: “Chiamami Ancora Amore” - the Series

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( READ: Far From Over/Ficlet )

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( ITALIAN VERSION: Tutt’altro che Finito/Ficlet )

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Fandom: BtVS
Character: Buffy Summers / ep. 5x07
Software: GIMP 3.0.4
Terms of Use:
free to save/download/use;
don’t repost;
don’t claim as your own;
link-back/credit appreciated



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