Five fics with "Groundhog Day" premise

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Friday by girlpire
NC-17, Spike/Angel. Angel's Friday never segues into Saturday - but it's only Spike who knows about it. An idea that works great as a plot twist *and* as a metaphor of Angel's state of mind in season 5.

The Domino Effect by anaross
PR-13, post-End of Days. Buffy/Spike. Future!Buffy arrives to "End Of Days" moment in the timeline and tries to warn Spike about his impending death in the Hellmouth. Their encounter changes the outcome of the battle in the Hellmouth - but not the way Buffy envisioned, so she goes back in time again to fix a previous timeline. The narrative combines the premises of Groundhog Day and Back to the Future and provides a lot of unexpected twists and turns.

Another One Like It Tomorrow by tkp
WIP, NC-17. Buffy/Angel. Angel has to live the day from "I Will Remember You" over and over and over again. The story is not finished, but, hopefully, one day... Because it's a great fic, built aroud one of the most poignant and controversial moments in Buffyverse.

Fixing the Factors by kargrif, jackofspikes and dreamingofspike
(here's an alternative link)
NC-17. Buffy and Spike relive many times the day in The Yoko Factor. Nobody else is affected by this strange time disturbance, so they have to join forces to undo the spell. It takes them 21 days to figure out the situation, to destroy the spell, to defeat Adam - and, of course, to fall for each other. Funny, fast-paced story inventively explores different scenarios of a very hectic day in Buffy's life.

I'll Be Home for Christmas by Lady Anne
PG-13, Buffy/Spike. Post-BotN. On the Christmas Eve of 2002 Buffy tries to save Spike from The First - again and again, as the day repeats itself. And the most surprising part? When she finally saves him, the "Groundhog Day" situation goes on!

Comments

[elisi]

But... where's Friday?

(OK, I'll go hide now, 'cause this against all the rules, and I shall try my best to make my own post. Sorry. Brilliant list btw.)

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

But you are correct. Maybe it was a 2009 story?

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Maybe it was a 2009 story?

Nope. I checked - it was written in 2007. I'm an ignoramus. :(

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Um... I didn't know about that fic. *hungs head* My forays into Spangel fanfiction are very rare and random.

Thanks for the heads-up!

[elisi]

I'm sure I flailed about it until I was blue in the face, but you might not have been around. Anyway, it's very, very, very long, but possibly the best Spangel story ever. Just thinking about it makes me all incoherent.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

I can't believe I missed such a famous story! But, in any case I'm happy I can catch up with it.

[elisi]

I think that's the problem with famous stories. You think that everyone knows them, and so they don't get mentioned all that often. Anyway, enjoy. It's fantastic! (I'm almost jealous of you, getting to read it for the first time. Also I wish I had time to re-read it myself...)

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Oops? Didn't think about the rules. Probably not eligible, then.

[elisi]

Oh well it's old enough, it's just that you're supposed to make your own posts, not add to other people's.

But it's there now, and I'll offer contrition to the mod...

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Well, since there are several of us who mentioned it, let's hope she's in a forgiving mood. lol

[yourlibrarian]

No need to hang your head! Adding to other people's lists is just fine, particularly during Classic Recs when people's memories tend to get jogged.

I'll add one myself: It's Just a Jump to the Left by kimberly_a

[shapinglight]

Another great and unusual list, Moscow. Thanks.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Thank you, hon - but it looks like I failed to include a famous, award-winning fic "Friday" in my list... *iz embarassed*

At least now I have another interesting link in my favorites :)

[shapinglight]

You shouldn't feel embarrassed just because you didn't know about it. Everyone has their preferences.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Another clever list with some great authors, thanks for posting.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

Oh, very nice! I'm especially looking forward to reading the Lady Anne one, which is new to me.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It took me a while to find a working link to that story, but now I know that the author has her own site.

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

What a wonderful list! I love each of these. "Friday" is an excellent addition, too.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

*joins you in admiration* Our fandom is incredibly talented!

[debris4spike]

Oh I just love Fixing the Factors - a great fic ... Good list.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I love Fixing the Factors for its inventiveness and sarcastic humor.

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Domino Effect is awesome/ as is anything by Shadowscast usually. I'd have added Friday by girlpire, which is mind-bogglingly good. :)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

ITA on The Domino Effect and Shadowscast *adores*

I'd have added Friday by girlpire, which is mind-bogglingly good. :)

Right now I'm starting to read it and I agree - it's an exceptional story. I wish I could add it. Alas, the rule is that there could be only 5 fics in a rec post.

[yourlibrarian]

Psst, you could replace the first rec with Friday since it was written in 2009 ;)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Done! Sorry for breaking the rules.

[riccadonna.livejournal.com]

Another great list!

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[sevendeadlyfun.livejournal.com]

I'm confused. I thought I saw a Spike/Xander rec in here and I was really eager to read it as it sounded awesome AND (incredible luck) I hadn't read it before. But...it's gone. Did I hallucinate?

*sad face*

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the confusion. I've forgotten that it's a classic recs season so new fics aren't eligible. The fic in question was written this year, so I had to replace it with another one. But here's the link to the fic that I had to remove from the list:

Longest. Day. Ever. by shadowscast
http://community.livejournal.com/fall_for_sx/198574.html

Read it. It's awesome. I'm not a Spander shipper; I rarely read slash; but I enjoyed it enormously.

[clawofcat.livejournal.com]

I adore the "Ground Hog Day" premise, so I'm very happy to see a list that deals with it. Friday is hands down my favorite fic ever written, so I can't wait to see all the other stories in its company, especially tkp's. I've heard nothing but good things about it.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

I'm ashamed to admit that Friday was added instead of another fic that turned out to be ineligible. I didn't include it because I didn't know about its existence before I posted this list. I'm reading Friday now and thoroughly enjoying it.