Part Deux, or Five more funny Spuffy fics of 2009

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Buffy vs. the TeeVee by st_salieri
Part 1, part 2, part 3
Post-NFA, PG, сomplete. Buffy and Spike have a nice life, full of sparks and snarks, but suddenly Buffy's TV starts showing fragments of her life in Sunnydale. Including the moments Buffy doesn't want Dawn to watch...

Worth It by hello_spikey
Post-Innocence. Buffy takes Spike as a hostage in hope to lure Angel into a trap but turns out he doesn't care. Buffy has to endure a very annoying vampire whom she can't bring herself to slay. Deliciously snarky character study with incredibly funny, sparkling dialogues.

Rockin' the Night Away by cindergal
Post-Chosen. Soft R-ish. Buffy and Spike hear Billy Idol singing Jingle Bell Rock. Hijinks ensue. A multimedia ficlet: author invites us to share Buffy and Spike's experience (re Billy Idol, not sex!) to appreciate characters' reaction. Fluffy fun. Each one-liner is a gem!

And Then Begin Again by tesla321
One-shot, PG-13, late season 4. Buffy and Spike, trapped in a silo in total darkness, are forced to cooperate - and to talk. Priceless dialogues, sharp characters observations and perfect balance between serious and teasing tone. The story works as a companion to Hush. In Hush characters could see each other but couldn't speak to each other. Here they can speak but can't see each other. Both situations lead to higher level of sincerity. Buffy and Spike talking about oxymorons, music hall and Woodstock, as well as discovering that Angel and Joyce have similar tastes in music is comedy gold.

A very brief episode of Barb!Brain Theatre by rahirah
Short fic in which Buffy and Spike discuss an article on sexuality and feminism.

Comments

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Also very funny, especially Buffy vs. the TeeVee .

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Oh, I was rereading Buffy vs. the TeeVee as I was compiling the list and I couldn't stop giggling.

[yourlibrarian]

Some of these remind me of an earlier post about fic as meta!

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to get started. Thanks for this list, too.

[hello-spikey.livejournal.com]

heee! Thanks for the rec, darling! I didn't think the story was funny!

I think I've decided it's title is "Worth it".

*shrug*

Love the others! So much fun to read! That Barbverse Theatre snippet is LOL-tastic!

[cindergal.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec! ::hugs::

[shapinglight]

More great funny recs. Thanks again, Moscow.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... interesting! Sometimes I wonder if fics should be regarded as meta - of sort. After all, it's the expression of our attitude to source material.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I'm sure you'll enjoy them! :)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

I didn't think the story was funny!

Oh, believe me, it is funny. I think it's one of the particular qualities of Spuffy couple: they are funny even when they don't want to. :)

I think I've decided it's title is "Worth it".

I edited the post. Now your fic has a title! :)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

::hugs back::
It was a pleasure to rec Rockin' the Night Away!

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I hope I'll find time to post recs for more serious stories.

[debris4spike]

Thank you for those - and I had only seen one of them before, so have bookmarked to read later.

Thank you dear!

[tesla321.livejournal.com]

Just when the winter gloom makes me feel most unappreciated (I'm talking about my personal life here) along comes a rec from you and nice feedback! You have brightened my day.

[yourlibrarian]

It's an argument that has been made for a while that all fic is a form of critical commentary, given that it's based on a reworking of another work. I'm not sure I'd necessarily extend that idea to all fanfic, but I definitely think there's a good portion that makes a clear argument, even if that's not its central intention.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I hope you'll like them! :)

Re: Thank you dear!

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

It's a pleasure to rec such a great story! :)