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None ([personal profile] shapinglight) wrote in [community profile] buffyversetop52013-01-03 08:37 pm

Five Favourite Short Fics by Brutti Ma Buoni

Some writers just kept on bringing the good stuff in 2012, and [livejournal.com profile] brutti_ma_buoni is one of the chief among them. Whether long or short, her work is always varied and wonderful. Here are five of my favourites of her short fics. The first one, I only read for the first time a minute ago.

Ca Ira. Pre-series, set in the heady (or should that be headless?) days of the French Revolution, and featuring an OC Slayer and her lover, both with a way with words. PG-13. Written for [livejournal.com profile] femslash_minis.



The Road is Life. An AU BtVS season 5. What if Spike had stolen a Porsche instead of a Winnebago in Spiral. Dawn's POV. Spike/Buffy, PG. Written for [livejournal.com profile] sb_fag_ends.

First Nowell. Spike, Buffy and Angel celebrate their first Christmas together as an official threesome. PG.

Whispering Gallery. The last night before the final battle with the First Evil, seen from Giles's POV. Spike/Buffy, PG. Written for [livejournal.com profile] sb_fag_ends.

And last, but extremely not least, the incredible, amazing,

Earth Stood Hard. Set before The Trial in AtS season 2, a Wolfram & Hart functionary tracks down Drusilla in time to witness a very wintry horror. R.

Hope you enjoy them.

[identity profile] brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com 2013-01-03 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Eep! Thank you! Seriously, it's incredibly flattering, and I'm especially glad you picked a real mixture.
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[personal profile] yourlibrarian 2013-01-03 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Had to jump on that third one at once!

[identity profile] beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com 2013-01-03 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh damn, I was going to rec some of these. Now I have to choose some others. b_m_b is awesome. And "Earth Stood Hard" is just... guh.

[identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com 2013-01-03 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
She truly is an awesome author. :)

[identity profile] banyar.livejournal.com 2013-01-04 07:53 am (UTC)(link)
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[identity profile] spuffy-luvr.livejournal.com 2013-01-05 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, this makes me happy. One of my top favorite authors, especially for what she can do with so few words!

[identity profile] velvetwhip.livejournal.com 2013-01-05 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Terrific writer!


Gabrielle

[identity profile] rebcake.livejournal.com 2013-01-06 08:39 am (UTC)(link)
Trust you to go early so you got "Ca Ira" onto your list! Ha! I say. I have others, just as good.

But seriously, isn't the hard part winnowing it down to just 5 for this wonderful author? We are so lucky to have her.