Top 5 Stories with Coffee in the Buffyverse

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Okay, so I was reading a coffee story posted in 2015, which will be recommended in the January BtVS Top 5, and it reminded me of Lyl’s In Another Life. After the fall of Sunnydale, Willow is found wandering with amnesia. She settles in LA where she works as a barista and falls for Don Eppes from Numb3rs. The relationship just works so well and it’s adorable watching them fall for each other. Totally worksafe.

( The rest of the recs are catching up on iZombie, which is surprisingly good so far. )

Classic Xander/Oz

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Recently I’ve been tracking down some favourite old Xander/Oz fics that somehow had slipped through the cracks of my bookmarks. I was really happy to revisit all of these

First up it's Kate Bolin’s wonderful The Curve of Your Lips Rewrites History. Post Graduation, Xander runs across Oz at a truckstop and offers him a ride. This Xander is emotionally all over the place and Oz is as serene as a werewolf can be. The scene by the lake and the aftermath will kill you every time you read it. Bloody gorgeous but not worksafe.

( More Xander/Oz goodness )

Five Dark and Creepy Classics for Halloween

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Five Dark and Creepy Classics for Halloween


1) Twitch (Spike/Xander) by The Spuzz:

This is one of the creepiest Spander tales you’ll ever read, with Spike at his most dark and obsessive. I’ve been haunted by it since the first time I ever read it and I am sure you will be too. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.

( Four More Chillers Beneath The Cut )

Five favorite parody fics

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Five of my favorite parody fics, arranged from shortest to longest.

Spike's Fury by coalitiongirl. Buffy, Angel, Spike, PG-13. The alternate ending of season 8 comics. Much better than canon one.

( There are more! )

5 Moving/Moody fanvids

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Okay, I'm not exactly sure what to call this category but they're not chipper, that's for sure.
These are all worksafe.

1. Brave New World by Kaydee Falls asks if we are sure that the real world actually is better than the Wish!verse.

2. Quinara's in the dark / sometimes / i hear you gives a great feel of Spike's insane in the high-school basement PoV.

3. Losing Your Memory by Tay Marie has me in tears each time I watch.

4. Aycheb's Scarlet Ribbons: Yeah, I apologize for inflicing this on you right after Losing Your Memory. Also, I think it's awesome she quoted Alice Sheldon (aka James Tiptree Jr.).

5. Laura Shapiro's Transparent: Eeeeee! Amazing Willow character study.

Top 5 Wesley Essays

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- Buffy Season 3, through Wesley-colored glasses by likeadeuce

- On Wesley... by paynbow

- The Astronaut and the Caveman: Wesley and Spike by pocochina (Comments are worth reading too!)

- The Mission is What Matters: Wesley Wyndam-Pryce 1, 2, 3 by pocochina

- Wes and Illyria, S5 and beyond by versaphile