5 Babyfics

[snickfic]

Babyfics are a major guilty pleasure of mine. These, however, have no guilt whatsoever associated with them. Five pairings, five different flavors ranging from sweet domesticity to character study to tear-your-heart-out angst.

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Absolution, by Minim Calibre
Buffy/Wesley; R
Post-S6 (and post-S3 for Ats), Buffy and Wesley find a night's comfort together. With consequences. This bittersweet fic is what got me interested in Buffy/Wesley, a pairing that seems almost natural considering that they're the people on their respective shows whom life never gives a break.

You Think She’s an Open Book (but you don’t know which page to turn to), by spuffyduds
Fred, Lorne; PG-13; non-graphic rape
Post-NFA, Lorne, Hell's newest bureaucrat, meets a little girl singing a familiar song. Brief, canon-compliant, and oh, heartbreaking. So much in so few words, as is usual with spuffyduds.

The Haunting, Hunted Kind, by selenak
Darla, Connor; PG-13
For some time, Darla has been seeing a ghost. Gorgeous in its complexity and every bittersweet interaction, and a fascinating character study leading up to "Lullaby."

Ouroboros, by st_salieri
Spike/Buffy; R
This is a marvelous example of the hopeful, sweet, domestic style of babyfic. Quiet, down-to-earth, unromanticized yet full of wonder at the marvel of new life, and beautifully characterized. Now intertwined with the not-yet-classic but equally marvelous Three Nights Spent in Bed.

Corpus et Sanguis, by Trekker
Giles/Willow, Giles/Ethan; NC-17
This mid-S5 AU is the mpreg fic of the Buffyverse. Excellent characterization, perfect lines - the first scene is worth it for Anya alone. Plus it sets up the Giles/Willow ship wonderfully and deals with Willow's magic use in believable, organic way. Just fabulous all around.

Comments

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Excellent list. I'd add Baby Blue (http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=anaross&keyword=Baby+Blue&filter=all) by anaross - one of my faves.

[snickfic]

Oh, yes. Agreed. In this list I was specifically aiming for only one fic per pairing, but it'd be easy-peasy to just do a list of Spuffy babyfics.

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

I don't know how everyone keeps doing this, but I think I've only read one of these! Yay!

[snickfic]

Hope you enjoy. :)

[spuffyduds.livejournal.com]

Oh, hey, thank you! And I don't think I've ever read a Buffy/Wesley. *is intrigued and goes off to read*

[snickfic]

You are so welcome!

It's one of approximately two Buffy/Wesley fics that I've read. I'd like to see more, though, and clawofcat recced one in a comment below.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

It's nice to see such a diverse collection of fictions this time around, thanks for posting.

[snickfic]

You're very welcome. :)

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay! Babyfic! *loves* I'll have to check some of these out, since I've only read st_salieri's stuff.

[snickfic]

What amuses me is the fact that I've recced all of these in my regular recs posts, with two or three to spare. I think I might like this stuff. *g*

[shapinglight]

These look interesting, especially because most of them aren't Spuffy fics. Have come across very few baby fics with other pairings.

[snickfic]

I have the impression that there's a fair number of Buffy/Angel babyfics out there, but I don't read the pairing enough to have found the good ones.

Enjoy. :)

[yourlibrarian]

Great category idea!

[athenamuze.livejournal.com]

ooh I'm gonna have to9 come back and check these out! Thanks!

[snickfic]

You're very welcome. :)

[clawofcat.livejournal.com]

Pssst. Check out Wintering (http://trixiefirecra.livejournal.com/52318.html) by trixiefirecra. Great Wes/Buffy fic. Also, everyone should ready everything ever written by Trixie. She is so superb and IMO under-recc'd.

[snickfic]

Ooh, thank you! Frankly, I'd just given up on the pairing for lack of material, so I'm thrilled to have something new to read.