The most fascinating Spuffy WIPs I follow

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

1. "Domino Effect" by anaross.
http://anaross.livejournal.com/65185.html
Post-Chosen. Buffy time-travels back to the moment she sees Angel and tries to convince Spike that he shouldn't take hard their kiss. The first try is unsuccessful so she tries again only to make matters worse...


2. "Life, Resumed"speakr2customrs
http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=speakr2customrs&keyword=Life+Resumed&filter=all
Post-NFA Spike shanshues and turns into William. He quickly adapts to Angel and Illyria but feels awkward around Buffy.

3. "Masks and Mirrors" by pfeifferpack
http://anam.dark-solace.org/home.htm click "Archive"
Post-Forever. Dawn is performing the resurrection spell together with Spike and it brings back Spike's mom!

4. "Pillow Talk" by missmurchison
http://home.mchsi.com/%7Emissmurchison/Pillow_Talk.htm
Lighter version of season 6 with slight but important alterations of the canon.

5. "A Soul to Seduce" by eurydice72
http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=eurydice72&keyword=A+Soul+to+Seduce&filter=all
Post-Damage. Somebody makes Buffy aware of Spike's resurrection and, at the same time, somebody abducts Spike from W&H hospital and hides him in a psychiatric ward - the one where Buffy had been a patient 9 years ago...

and - bonus! - one Spuffel (Spike/Buffy/Angel) WIP

Because Cavemen Have Fire by elisi
http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=elisi&keyword=Because+Cavemen+Have+Fire.+%28S/B/A%29&filter=all
Buffy hunts for a magical artefact and incidentally stumbles across Spike and Angel who also need the artefact for a spell that could protect them from Senior Partners.

Comments

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Great list but could you fix the cut tags.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

I'm trying, but something happens and the tags don't work. I'll try again.

[yourlibrarian]

Odd, that doesn't seem to have fixed it. I was just looking at your code and I can't see anything wrong with it either.

BTW, I'd never seen the term Spuffel before! It sounds rather like a pastry (a yummy one)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'd love to attribute the invention of the term "Spuffel" to myself, but I have to confess that I saw it in somebody else' LJ and don't even remember where. Anyway, I love it enourmously. "Spuffel" sounds so enticing! :)

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Ah - excellent choices! *off to check out the only one with which I am not familiar already*

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's so hard to narrow the list down to 5 fics, because there is so many great stories out there!

[yourlibrarian]

Some interesting premises here. Today definitely seems to Be Spuffy day at Top 5!

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

I'm torn about "5 most unusual concepts" (or "5 most intriguing premises"?) but I'll definitely post them soon.

[spikereader.livejournal.com]

Today definitely seems to Be Spuffy day at Top 5!

Ha!! That'll be my subliminal mod influence working then. :D

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

Good choices! All wonderful stories!

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was so hard to pick up only five of them because there are so mary terrific stories! (And eventually I ended up with six items...)

[jamalov29.livejournal.com]

Beautiful choices. I'm following and enjoying so very much "Life resumed" and "Because cavemen have fire".
The others are also gorgeous writers..I will just have to wait because I have many wips at the moment.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

There was time when I wasn't reading WIPs at all, although I checked them to make sure they progress, and read only the last chapter appeared online. But eventually I caved in and started reading infinished stories. Sometinmes the premise is so interesting that you can't resist...

[spikereader.livejournal.com]

Excellent list (and I say that as it's almost an exact copy of one I thought I might post, but hadn't got round to sorting out the links, so you've saved me a job too).

I'm reading 1, 4 and 5 as they get posted, but 2 and 3 (and the bonus Spuffel) I'm waiting until they're complete.

Fabulous stuff.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Thanks!
For me it was easy to check the links because as a rule I post them on CDS board on Spuffy recs thread (http://forum.colddeadseed.com/viewtopic.php?t=451&start=220), so I just went there and refreshed my memory)

[spikereader.livejournal.com]

I just went there and refreshed my memory

Good idea - perhaps I should try something similar this year.