My Top 5 Fics I Haven't Seen Recommended Already

[kathyh]

I was trying to think of an original category and came up with this, but it's possible that at least one of these has been recced already and I missed it. If that's the case it will have to be 5 Post-NFA fics that I enjoyed in 2005.



Item Title or Description: 'The Big Easy'
Creator’s Name: Lady Wenham
Rating: PG-13 for language
Link: http://grip-of-grace.com/btvs/thebigeasy1.html
Why I chose this: I love the atmosphere and setting of this fic and the way the hurricane (written before Katrina) works as metaphor for Buffy and Spike's relationship at the time. I also like the slightly unusual take she has on that relationship and the way it might have gone post-NFA.

Item Title or Description: 'A Day in the Life'
Creator’s Name: st_salieri
Rating: R
Link: http://www.echonyc.com/~stax/Buffy/salieri/dayinthelife.html
Why I chose this: The author's summary is "one day and one hundred forty five years in the life of Spike" and I can't describe it better than that. st_salieri is one of my absolute favourite fanfic authors and I devour her fic whenever she posts . This is hugely atmospheric, beautifully written and deeply sad.

Item Title or Description: 'Armadillo'
Creator’s Name: stultiloquentia
Rating: Probably PG-13 for language
Link: http://www.sand-in-my-shoes.com/stultiloquentia/foolishwords/armadillo.html
Why I chose this: This one's a post-NFA Spuffy treat. Oz brings Buffy a mystical musical instrument and Buffy and Spike work through some issues. It's witty, it's fun, but the issues are ones that need to be dealt with and don't have easy answers.

Item Title or Description: Hark the Herald Demons Sing
Creator’s Name: sylviavolk2000
Rating: No idea. R??
Link: http://members.shaw.ca/sylviavolk/Herald.htm
Why I chose this: This one just creeps in as it was posted 25.12.05 *g*. Post-NFA, but no Spike. This is Illyria...and Andrew, who have a Christmas encounter with some unusual demons, and to say more would probably spoil it. Sylvia's prose is as gorgeous as ever and she writes a wonderful Illyria trying to make sense of the strange world in which she finds herself.

Item Title or Description: 'Full Circle'
Creator’s Name:_tiana_
Rating: R
Link: http://community.livejournal.com/summer_of_spike/2005/08/23/ This doesn't seem to be up on the author's website so the link is to the page on summer_of_spike
Why I chose this: Another post-NFA Spuffy fic. Buffy is on a journey and spends it looking back on her relationship with Spike. This fic just pleases me. I like _tiana_'s thoughtful, grown up Buffy looking back honestly on her past and the final scene is a total treat.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

LOL! I love your category. I've read the first one but hadn't seen the others. The last is one of those many SoS postings I fully intend to go back through when I get the chance (probably about the time SoS 4 launches...:/ )

[kathyh]

I've read the first one but hadn't seen the others.

Hope you enjoy them.

The last is one of those many SoS postings I fully intend to go back through when I get the chance

I know! I have the same problem. I've read about half of it now, but heaven knows when I'll get to the rest. st_salieri's fic is from SoS too.

[crazydiamondsue.livejournal.com]

Great category! And totally new fics to me. Thanks!

[kathyh]

My pleasure. Hope you enjoy them.

[lillianmorgan.livejournal.com]

What a great list, and a great idea for a list too. Thanks very much :)
Thanks too for reminding me of the last fic; I thought I'd read it and indeed I had and it brought back all the lovely memories of it.
The 3rd and 4th I haven't read yet so that's just great. Yay new fic! :)

[kathyh]

What a great list, and a great idea for a list too. Thanks very much :)

My pleasure. I kept thinking of vague ideas for lists, but this was the one that stuck.

The 3rd and 4th I haven't read yet so that's just great. Yay new fic! :)

Great. Hope you enjoy.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Another great list of fics. I just finished reading "Full Circle" and that was terrific. Thanks for the recomendations.

[kathyh]

My pleasure. I'm really pleased you enjoyed "Full Circle" and hope you enjoy the rest.

[stultiloquentia.livejournal.com]

Hee, what a great category. And thank you!

[kathyh]

It was my pleasure *g*.

[http://users.livejournal.com/__tiana__/]

Wow, thanks so much for the rec! I found out about it when petzipellepingo left a review and was very flattered. Thanks again - that fic was a great treat to write and gave me a chance to reflect on the whole Spuffy relationship.

:)

[kathyh]

And that was what I really liked about it - the mature way Buffy looked back on everything that had happened between them. And then, of course, there was the way it ended *g*. I was very happy to rec it.

[st_salieri.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you so much! That was a really neat one to write, and I had a good time exploring the different stages of Spike. And I'm glad you recced Armadillo -- that was one of my favorites finds from last year.

[kathyh]

That was a really neat one to write, and I had a good time exploring the different stages of Spike.

I loved the whole idea behind it and thought it was beautifully written. It was a pleasure to rec it.

I'm glad you recced Armadillo -- that was one of my favorites finds from last year.

And mine. It's just a delight to read.