Top 5 Stories featuring food or drink (but not tea because I've already done that)

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Also posted on my page because I make that mistake sometimes!

1. Alas, Poor William. I Knew Him Well by ruuger - were you aware that there are legends of pumpkins and watermelons becoming vampires? This story is the reason I put together a food category.

( the rest of the recs are champing at the bit for Halloween )

Top 5 Stories for Death!

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1. The Very Secret Diary of Andrew Wells by deird1 - Andrew’s journal, not exactly what you’d expect

2. hearing, seeing by kwritten - Dawn and Spike, grieving for Buffy, take a road trip without telling anyone

3. The Twelfth Sister by rowan (littlerhymes) - just so you know, very dark, but I'm pretty sure you alreay know that.

4. All Set Down - Oh Goddess, yes!

5. devo79’s Blackout - I always cry at the end

Top 5 Non-Canon Watchers

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1. Geometry of Chance by NLRummi - ooh, yes, this story makes me happy! Ethan wouldn’t call himself a Watcher, but he’s not as far off as he’d like to think

( the rest of the recs, too cool for me, are out clubbing )

5 Classic Wallpaper Creations

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I'd post the actual wallpapers but Photobucket is acting up again "grumbles" so... I'll just have to point them out :
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Top 5 series featuring Giles in a relationship

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1. Dead!Giles 'verse by thea_bromine. Spike helps a dying Giles. Things get strange.

2. Of Old Mystics by Omphalos and wolfling. After the Council has fallen, Giles rescues Ethan from the Initiative only to learn that together they have a destiny. One of my long-time faves.

3. Responsible Adults by mydiera and sadbhyl. Giles/Ethan/Joyce. On the night Ethan would have pulled that Fyarl transformation spell on Giles, Joyce joins them. Things change from there.
Note: Sadbhyl wrote an essay: When You Girls Are Older You'll Understand (Rupert Giles/Joyce Summers/Ethan Rayne)

4. Bookends by il_mio_capitano. Buffy/Giles. Mmm, a story that brightens my day when a new chapter is posted.

5. In the Morning of the Magicians by indri. Ripper/Ethan back in the day. On of my favorite BtVS stories.

Five classic Xander/Larry fics

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lusciousxander put up a wishlist entry for some Xander/Larry. It’s a pairing that can work wonderfully and it’s a shame there’s not more of it about.

I’ve got to start with nwhepcat’s Things We Never Talk About. Xander suffering from the “aspect of the demon” thing from Earshot while Larry finds himself having a shock initiation into the trials and tribulations of Scoobydom. And there’s a whole complication with Faith that always has me on the edge of my seat. Welcome to boy world…

( More X/L fun this way... )

Five Classic Xander/Giles Fics

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Here are five Giles/Xander fics, which is my second favourite ship. These range from the ridiculously cute to the ridiculously angsty.

Starting with cute, The Beginning of Knowledge by mireille719 is some lovely incremental snapshots of Giles and Xander’s relationship in which Xander buys post Valentine’s Day chocolate and Giles folds laundry.

( This way for the pretties... )

Five Dawn-insert short fics

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Some classic Dawn-insert fics, arranged from shortest to longest.

Small Spaces by deird1. Dawn and Wesley slowly become friends. Starts from season 3. G-rated.

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Five recs from sparrow that don't contain Xander!

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It’s a known fact that I have a mild predilection for young Mr Harris, so I challenged myself that I would do at least one list where Xander is nowhere in sight! *g*

Arrhizal by sunnyd_lite is a terrific look inside River’s head as she thinks about Simon and the rest of the crew. Beautiful evocative use of imagery makes this one a keeper.

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Five Spike slash vids

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Superstar by spuffyisthenewbangel. Oz/Spike constructed reality vid with some very nice voice montages. Warning for flickering overlay.

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Five Mr. Gordo fics

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Some classic Mr. Gordo stories, because he deserves it (and also because red_satin_doll requested =)

Fuzzy Thoughts (+ additional AO3 link) by deird1. Mr Gordo and Mr Pointy do not get along very well. G.

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