Five random golden oldies

[shapinglight]

I couldn't find all the ones I wanted to find, even using the Wayback Machine. These links all appear to work, though.

Five golden oldies, no particular connection between them, except maybe get it while you can (except for the last one, which is probably safe at the moment).

Secrets and Lies by Lynn. NC17, Spike/Buffy, set during BtVS season 2.

This was the first long fanfic story I was so enthralled by I couldn't stop reading it. Until I read it, I'd never even conceived of Spike/Buffy as a 'ship. It's an uncompleted WIP and may seem very dated now, but back in the day I loved it. This is the only copy I could find out there, archived on Saber Shadowkitten's Buffyverse fanfiction site. Speaking of whom...



The Blind Leading, by Saber Shadowkitten, whose archive of Spike-related fanfiction is still well worth checking out. PG-13/R. Spike. I still find this story very readable, though again it may seem a little dated.

Anna S's fanfiction, or what still remains of it, her website having long since gone. These are fragments for the most part, but what there is is utterly gorgeous. Mostly slash (heavy on the Spike/Xander), mostly R-NC17.

NB: Please see cindergal's comment on this post, which contains a link to Anna S's archived website on the Wayback Machine. If you haven't read her stories yet, hurry up and do so.

Historical Fanged Four fics by Sangpassione, mostly NC17, all of them well worth reading.

Blood and Weetabix, Buffyverse fanfiction by indri

This was updated recently with the utterly wonderful In the Morning of the Magicians (shameless plug), but most of the content is a lot older. Still wonderful, though.

Comments

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for that, especially the link to Anna S's old website.

[shapinglight]

My link is only to the fic fragments in her LJ memories, Sue. But one poster below has a link to her actual archived website on the Wayback Machine.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Those are definitely golden oldies, thanks for posting.

[shapinglight]

They're certainly some of my old favourites.

[yourlibrarian]

no particular connection between them, except maybe get it while you can

A sadly relevant category! Don't forget though that you can make a post asking for new locations for missing items. You never know who might know of a copy somewhere, even if it's only partial.

[shapinglight]

I'll remember. Also, cindergal has already turned up trumps with a link to Anna S's fics on the Wayback Machine. I must have been doing it wrong, I think.

[spikesgurl.livejournal.com]

Great list! The Blind Leading has long been a favorite of mine as well :)

[silk-labyrinth.livejournal.com]

Agreed!

[shapinglight]

I've never been quite sure why it works so well, but it does.

[molly_may]

Ugh, it breaks my heart that Anna S's website is gone.

Great recs! I remember checking in with Saber Shadowkitten's website on a regular basis back in the day.

[cindergal.livejournal.com]

You can still get to Anna S.'s website via the wayback machine.

http://web.archive.org/web/20080405031713/http://www.drizzle.com/~eliade/

[shapinglight]

Ugh, it breaks my heart that Anna S's website is gone.

It is sad. Fortunately, others are better at using the Wayback Machine than I am. :)

[cindergal.livejournal.com]

You can still get to Anna S.'s website via the wayback machine.

http://web.archive.org/web/20080405031713/http://www.drizzle.com/~eliade/

[shapinglight]

You're a star! Thank you so much. I tried using the Wayback Machine but must have got the URL wrong. I'm amending my post.

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I am psyched for these links! I don't think I've ever even heard of the Lynn one or the Sangpassione collection! The others I know to be quite excellent!

(Save the Anna S. stuff, people!)

[shapinglight]

The Lynn one will probably feel very dated now (though there was a lot of stuff like it around back in the day), but Sangpassionne's stuff is great, though a bit on the dark side.