Five Fics About Angel

[deird1]

( Let's Make Fun Of Angel )

( And Now He's Gotten Scary... )

Five Fics About Angel

[deird1]

( Let's Make Fun Of Angel )

( And Now He's Gotten Scary... )

Five Rather Silly Fights

[deird1]

And, for my final list of recs, some remarkably silly battles...

( under here )

Five Rather Silly Fights

[deird1]

And, for my final list of recs, some remarkably silly battles...

( under here )

5 Banners That Knocked My Socks Off

[clawofcat.livejournal.com]

I know I always am full of squee when I see a banner accompany a story, act as a beautiful header, or exist purely for our viewing pleasure. It's also safe to say that not everyone is interested in manipping and banner making is definately a graphic outlet that allows for a fair amount of flexibility. Really great at working with screencaps? Then banner making might be the righth choice for you. Here are a few beautiful contributions that really took my breath away this year. These are also all worksafe.

1. Frozen Memories by alwaysjbj    [Giles/Jenny]
There's not a lot of art dedicated to Giles & Jenny, and why not? This is a beautiful piece with some dramatic textures. The haunted look on Giles' face in contrast to the placid serenity of Jenny's reminds us of how gutting her death was.

( Prepare for lift off )

5 Banners That Knocked My Socks Off

[clawofcat.livejournal.com]

I know I always am full of squee when I see a banner accompany a story, act as a beautiful header, or exist purely for our viewing pleasure. It's also safe to say that not everyone is interested in manipping and banner making is definately a graphic outlet that allows for a fair amount of flexibility. Really great at working with screencaps? Then banner making might be the righth choice for you. Here are a few beautiful contributions that really took my breath away this year. These are also all worksafe.

1. Frozen Memories by alwaysjbj    [Giles/Jenny]
There's not a lot of art dedicated to Giles & Jenny, and why not? This is a beautiful piece with some dramatic textures. The haunted look on Giles' face in contrast to the placid serenity of Jenny's reminds us of how gutting her death was.

( Prepare for lift off )

Five Great Fics from Phantasmagoria

[chrisleeoctaves.livejournal.com]

fantas_magoria is a great community which is revisiting the entire Buffyverse Canon...one episode per week. Here are five terrific fics from that community.

The Hard Choices
By clawofcat
Timing: Season 5, Forever
Rating: PG
Characters: Buffy, Angel, Joyce
Summary: Angel reflects on his relationship with Joyce as he drives to Sunnydale to visit her gravesite in Forever.

( and four more )

Five Great Fics from Phantasmagoria

[chrisleeoctaves.livejournal.com]

fantas_magoria is a great community which is revisiting the entire Buffyverse Canon...one episode per week. Here are five terrific fics from that community.

The Hard Choices
By clawofcat
Timing: Season 5, Forever
Rating: PG
Characters: Buffy, Angel, Joyce
Summary: Angel reflects on his relationship with Joyce as he drives to Sunnydale to visit her gravesite in Forever.

( and four more )

5 Fics Where Dawn Copes With Loss

[clawofcat.livejournal.com]

And the poor girl certainly has had a lot to lose in her young life. These ficlets and shots all revolve around that central, reoccuring theme that Dawn must constantly adapt to and cope with. The stories range in scope from Buffy running away after S2 and her death in S6, to the deaths of Joyce, Tara and Justin. One thing all these works have in common? Some really, really superb Dawn characterization.

1. The Flowers You Gave Me byhands_of_blue
Dawn, Spike, PG, the summers between S2/S3 and S5/S6
Summary: It’s a special kind of day when it rains in Sunnydale.

Review: What I enjoyed so much about this fic is the slow evolution of Dawn's understanding of disappearance and death, first viewed from a child's eyes and then as a teenager. This fic touches on that inalienable truth of how perception changes with time and that patterns and cycles regularly arise. It's also a beautiful, tight piece that brings all the imagery back together by the end, sinching the story up neatly.

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5 Fics Where Dawn Copes With Loss

[clawofcat.livejournal.com]

And the poor girl certainly has had a lot to lose in her young life. These ficlets and shots all revolve around that central, reoccuring theme that Dawn must constantly adapt to and cope with. The stories range in scope from Buffy running away after S2 and her death in S6, to the deaths of Joyce, Tara and Justin. One thing all these works have in common? Some really, really superb Dawn characterization.

1. The Flowers You Gave Me byhands_of_blue
Dawn, Spike, PG, the summers between S2/S3 and S5/S6
Summary: It’s a special kind of day when it rains in Sunnydale.

Review: What I enjoyed so much about this fic is the slow evolution of Dawn's understanding of disappearance and death, first viewed from a child's eyes and then as a teenager. This fic touches on that inalienable truth of how perception changes with time and that patterns and cycles regularly arise. It's also a beautiful, tight piece that brings all the imagery back together by the end, sinching the story up neatly.

( Read more... )

 

Top Five Short S8 Fics

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

1- The scariest thing in Orvieto by joe_sweden: Slightly before S8. Rona and Andrew talk. This one is very funny, you guys will enjoy it.

( Check the other four... )

Top Five Interesting S8 Discussions

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

1- A Closer Look at The Chain by angearia: The Chain is probably your favorite or worst issue, this post will make you understand it more.

( Check the other four... )

Top Five Het Xander Fics

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

1- Istanbul by spikewriter: Xander/Willow. Two old friends meet after being apart for long.

( Check the other four... )

Top Five Friendship Fics

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1- A Short Rest by antennapedia: When Xander gets the flu, Giles is right there to help. Giles/Xander friendship (with a bit of canonical Giles/Jenny)

( Check the other four... )

My top 5 favorite 'kink' fics.....

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Trust me to drag the side down again. *g*

Five fics that I've thoroughly enjoyed reading in 2008 and which all had one thing in common. Varying degrees of 'kink' as well as some darn good writing and characterization. ( Read more... )

My top 5 favorite 'kink' fics.....

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Trust me to drag the side down again. *g*

Five fics that I've thoroughly enjoyed reading in 2008 and which all had one thing in common. Varying degrees of 'kink' as well as some darn good writing and characterization. ( Read more... )

Top Five Drabbles

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

1- A Fairytale In Five Drabbles by deird1: Once upon a time, a fairytale about Buffy and the five men in her life.

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Top Five Things Done By Dawnofme!

[mabel-marsters.livejournal.com]

dawnofme never pimps her work so I thought that I'd pick my top five of the fics/artwork that she did in 2008. 

She'll probably tell me off for doing this but what the hell...I'm safe in England and she's in California. Why can I never write that without hearing it in my head as Calli-forn-nye-ay?.  I digress - click on the cut to find the gems that I've selected!


( click here to find out what! )

Top Five Things Done By Dawnofme!

[mabel-marsters.livejournal.com]

dawnofme never pimps her work so I thought that I'd pick my top five of the fics/artwork that she did in 2008. 

She'll probably tell me off for doing this but what the hell...I'm safe in England and she's in California. Why can I never write that without hearing it in my head as Calli-forn-nye-ay?.  I digress - click on the cut to find the gems that I've selected!


( click here to find out what! )

Five Drabbles by Kudagirl

[mabel-marsters.livejournal.com]

I am in awe of people who write 100 word drabbles - hell, my lead up to this will probably use up half of what they tell a whole story with!  LOL!

kudagirl constantly amazes me with the imagery and the emotions she can evoke in so few words.  Here are just five of my favourite ones of 2008. It was so hard to pick only five.  Hope that you enjoy them too.


( My Top Five Kudagirl Drabbles )

Five Drabbles by Kudagirl

[mabel-marsters.livejournal.com]

I am in awe of people who write 100 word drabbles - hell, my lead up to this will probably use up half of what they tell a whole story with!  LOL!

kudagirl constantly amazes me with the imagery and the emotions she can evoke in so few words.  Here are just five of my favourite ones of 2008. It was so hard to pick only five.  Hope that you enjoy them too.


( My Top Five Kudagirl Drabbles )