Top 5 of My Personal Favourites

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Not really a theme here, just five very, very good stories.

Sock Puppet Spike/Xander, Xander/OC NC17, by shadowscast, a wonderful, heartwrenching post-series story, in which Xander encounters a very changed Spike.



Stick-Shift Redux NC17, Spike/Buffy, by stultiloquentia, short, beautifully written and very, very erotic.

Subtleties Spike/Xander, NC17 by by Anna S - started off as an indulgence fic the author began when bored, but, in the hands of one of the best - if not the best writers in the Buffyverse fandom, turned into something so much more.

What She Deserves, Spike/Buffy, NC17, by herself_nyc. Written before season 7 aired, a very different version of Buffy's first meeting with Souled Spike, written with this wonderful writer's usual great sense of place and understanding of the characters.

On the Rocks Angel/Spike, NC17, by frimfram, a wonderful, evocative story, set on the New England coast. Spike and a Shanshu'ed Angel meet up again and make a connection.

Comments

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I hope you enjoy them, Danna.

[anxiety-junkie.livejournal.com]

I completely agree with you about Subtleties, it's one of my top Spander as well. In fact, I think I'm gonna go read it again right now. *g*

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You could do a lot worse.

[yourlibrarian]

I've got to say those are among my all-time favorites as well.

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They're all wonderful, aren't they? Also, when does Classic Recs weekend end? Is it tomorrow, or is it over already?

[yourlibrarian]

Tomorrow at midnight your time, 6 PM on the U.S. East Coast.

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Okay, hopefully I can manage another post before then.

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

This makes me want to re-read each one. Again.

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Well worth the effort - and I should re-read them all too.

[jamalov29.livejournal.com]

I love your comments on each fic. I haven't read "Stick-shift Redux" so it's nice to have something new to look forward to.

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Haven't you? I hope you like it. Have to say, I think it's one of the sexiest things I've ever read.