Favorite Xander Fanfiction in 2013

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

1) Forget-me-not by mierke: Ten years have passed since Chosen. Buffy, Xander, Willow and Giles meet by the crater where Sunnydale used to be every year to catch up on what's happening in their lives. Bittersweet and sad, shows you how the Scoobies have drifted apart yet still make time to see each other and catch up. Just like blood-related families on Christmas and Thanksgiving.

2) Searching for Jim by sparrow2000: Xander and Spike having one of the most fun and interesting conversations, plus they're in an established relationship which is the Spander I'm going for lately. The last line was giggle-worthy.

3) Three Ring by brutti_ma_buoni: An AU pre-series in which Xander and Willow get to meet the big bads before they knew Buffy. It's creepy – in a good way – and there are tons of awesome lines. I especially loved the one where Illyria calls Willow a red witch and Xander thought it was an insult.

4) Traditions by thea_bromine: It's Xander's 18th birthday and as tradition goes he must get his spanking. On the other hand, poor Giles has never got a birthday spanking. He's missing out on the fun. A fun read, and I've always been a sucker for info on Giles' past.

5) Droopy Dog Will Save You by dragonyphoenix: I'm a sucker for those little Jesse missing scenes. It's one of the best and most obvious tools to develop Xander's character had Joss been using his brain just a little back then.

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Comments

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Great selections!


Gabrielle

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

Thanks :)

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

The first story was written in 2006, do you have one from 2013 you can substitute?

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

Oops, sorry, I've read it last year so I thought it was written in 2013. I'll replace it.

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

Fixed it.

[thea-bromine.livejournal.com]

Thank you for mentioning one of mine!

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

Thank you for writing it!

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I read #3 and #5 for sure. May have to check out the rest.
Thanks for the links!

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

They're all wonderful. You won't regret it. :)

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

*squee*!!! You rec'd my story! I'm so excited. ;-)

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

It was wonderful!

[mierke.livejournal.com]

I am superexcited and honoured that you recommended one of my fics! I will definitely check these other ones out, too. :D

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

It was the first thing that came to my mind when I made the mistake and recced the 2006 fic. I just loved how they meet every year to discuss what had happened with them.

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for including one of mine, hon. I'm really chuffed to be in such lovely company.

s :)

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

I love it! I should have included Thursday as well. 'Cause I loved it, too.

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

The very fact that you are enjoyed 'Thursday' enough to be thinking about it is happy-making enough. Thank you, hon, you've made my day :)

[sunnyd-lite.livejournal.com]

Posts like this one encourage me to do my own AWOL posting. So thank you!

Plus it is awesome to hear what you're up to, good and not so good.

Given Toronto's recent run in with ice, I'm betting they'll be a run on all sorts of candles here for the next while.

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

You better do it! :) It's nice to celebrate fics we read in the past year.

[yourlibrarian]

What a nice mix! I liked the tone of that first one, all the people who never got so far on their paths.