5 Stories of Non-Canon Ships That Have Blown Me Away

[rebcake]

Ships, I've had a few, but then again, too few to.... that's a lie. I can ship practically anybody, if the author can show me how it works. In these meaty, angsty, and plot-driven stories, the writers made me believe in an unconventional, non-canon pairing. (And one thruple.) There may not always be a ton of romance, but there are always a ton of feelings. All links to AO3.

Into the Dark Age by Sadhyl (NC17, Buffy/Ethan/Ripper)
Buffy ends up in Black Magic 1970s London, in the company of some familiar — if much younger than she's used to — faces. She hopes to stop them from making a terrible mistake. They hope for something a lot more basic.

( A few more, with vampires... )

Top 5 general Buffy vids

[double_dutchess]

Let's squeeze in some more Buffy vid recs.

Camelia1986 - Halloween in Sunnydale: THE Buffy Halloween vid as far as I'm concerned, should be rewatched at least once yearly!

Nicole Anell - White Rabbit: Restless episodic vid, set to Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit. Mesmerizing.

Brad CPU & Milly - Polka Slayer: Buffy overview vid, with polka. Great fun!

Rowena - BtVS abridged William Tell Overture: the Complete Buffy in just a little over 3 minutes.

Jetpack-monkey / Luminosity & Kamil - It's the End of the World As We Know It: remastered version of a true classic.

Five rarepairs from the Secret Slasha archive

[punch-kicker15.livejournal.com]

Coming in under the wire for this one, so descriptions are going to be on the terse side.

1.  They Make Solitude and Call it Peace by Mosca. Buffy/Willow, PG-13 Lovely look at post-Chosen Buffy and Willow. Terrific dialogue between the two on matters both weighty and frivolous.

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Admin Post: Classic Recs Is Now Closed

[yourlibrarian]

That groaning squeak you hear is the door being closed on this session of Classic Recs. Although you'll have to put away the pumpkins and garlic until next year, don't forget to let the creators know how much you've enjoyed the tasty treats that have been shared. It's been great to see the many folks posting and commenting during this session!

We want to remind anyone watching that the only reason membership has become moderated on our LJ account is due to spam accounts (we had 3 of them attempt membership just this past week). Actual people wanting to join and post are very welcome, so hello to a few new folks who are also now members!

buffyversetop5 will reopen for its 2017 session on January 1, 2018 at midnight UTC (check when that is in your time zone). So start checking your download folders, your tags, your bookmarks and memories to see what you enjoyed this year and what you want to make sure the Buffyverse community doesn't miss from 2017!

Classic Recs Is Now Closed

[yourlibrarian]

That groaning squeak you hear is the door being closed on this session of Classic Recs. Although you'll have to put away the pumpkins and garlic until next year, don't forget to let the creators know how much you've enjoyed the tasty treats that have been shared. It's been great to see the many folks posting and commenting during this session!

We want to remind anyone watching that the only reason membership has become moderated on our LJ account is due to spam accounts (we had 3 of them attempt membership just this past week). Actual people wanting to join and post are very welcome, so hello to a few new folks who are also now members!

buffyversetop5 will reopen for its 2017 session on January 1, 2018 at midnight UTC (check what that is in your time zone). So start checking your download folders, your tags, your bookmarks and memories to see what you enjoyed this year and what you want to make sure the Buffyverse community doesn't miss from 2017!