Fics with some unusual take on the pairing

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Fics that surprised me with some unusual take on the pairing.
Any bad English in summaries is mine and shouldn't be blamed on fic authors.

Good Work Team by brutti_ma_buoni (Buffy/Spike, PG-13). What if Out Of My Mind never happened? What if Spike didn’t love (or didn’t realise he loved) Buffy?


Topsy Turvey by xspike4evax (Spike/Willow, NC-17). It starts like a nice Spike/Willow porn, but then goes... *nods at the title*

Harmlyria by hello_spikey (Spike/Harmony, Spike/Illyria, PG-13). And again, title is pretty much self-explanatory. Spike/Harmony usually isn't a pairing that gets me emotional... but this one did.

The Sun in Your Eyes by velvetwhip (Dawn/Spike, NC-17). Most of Spike/Dawn stories that I've read either emphasize "dirty-bad-wrong" factor as arousing, or completely ignore it and go with the pairing like it's no different from any other het ship. Well... this fic does neither of that.

Four First Dinners (And One Cancellation) by beer_good_foamy (Buffy/Immortal, PG-13). Can I just say - "that one last Buffy/Immortal drabble!" You'll understand what I mean when you read it.

Comments

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Another great list, thanks so much for posting.

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Glad you like it!

Yay!

[(Anonymous)]

Great list! A couple of these I haven't read yet and I'm so excited for them now.

Re: Yay!

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Oh interesting list - I haven't read any of these, so thank you!

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Hope you'll find something you like!

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lot for reccing (again)! I'll have to check the others out as well.

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Thank you! (especially for providing a lot of great reccing material)

[shapinglight]

All look like very interesting stories.

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Hope you like them!

[yourlibrarian]

What a great list topic! Just read number 4 and thought it was a great take on them.

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Thanks, always glad to help!

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

I am so flattered to be on this list! Thank you!


Gabrielle

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

It's really hards to make a fic rec list without invluding you in it)

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

That is such a compliment. Thank you!


Gabrielle

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Excellent recs.

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[kikimay]

I really need to organize my time and read more Buffy fics. Thanks for the recs!

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, there is still a lot of great fic written.

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

A truly wonderful list. I loved every one of these recs. Thanks so much for doing it!

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you!

[kwritten.livejournal.com]

Great recs!

Most of Spike/Dawn stories that I've read either emphasize "dirty-bad-wrong" factor as arousing, or completely ignore it and go with the pairing like it's no different form any other het ship. Well... this fic does neither of that.
Just curious if you've ever come across anything where this dynamic is reversed? because from this, that's what I was expecting - something where Dawn takes the role of monster instead of Spike? or at least puts them on even footing? (I'm always dying for something like this and haven't really found anything that I didn't write myself)

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, there is a distinct lack of top!Dawn (or even simply self-confident Dawn) in Dawn/Spike fics. I can recall just one fic where Dawn plays role of aggressor, this bdsm PWP (http://shylahmask.livejournal.com/22084.html) by shylahmask.

[kwritten.livejournal.com]

I'll check that out, thanks! (I typically shy away from pwp and it concerns me that the author pointedly said that their Dawn is "ooc" because she's dark[er] and clever[er])

(or even simply self-confident Dawn)
This isn't limited just to Spike/Dawn - it's all throughout fandom it's highly concerning!

Thanks for humoring me :) I'm always scouting for Dawn fic. it's really hard to find things that are capable of balancing that line between "total ooc badass" and "baby sister goofball" with Dawn and it's frustrating. You're the best!

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Actually one of the reasons I rarely seek out Dawn fic is that most of the time she is treated like a child, even if story is set decades after "Chosen". "Never-aging teenager" is so not my favorite trope... (But somehow I suspect it's not the case in your Dawn-centic fic, and I should inspect it closer))

About that spike/dawn bdsm fic - well, it's just porn, so don't expect much (especially after reading that terrific story recced by Gabrielle). Also, if you judge it by pwp standarts, Dawn isn't too OOC there.

[kwritten.livejournal.com]

I never ever toot my own horn, but you would be correct in assuming that I do right by her. (Or at least as well as I am able with my limited skills.) In fact, I just wrote a dawn/spike piece this week that you might find interesting. And know a couple other writers that take a more nuanced approach to their Dawn characterization if you are interested.

Lol okay I'll keep that in mind.

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Oh, I would love to recieve some recs!

[kwritten.livejournal.com]

okay well I have a large Dawn fic rec post (http://kwritten.livejournal.com/129788.html) that I made at the beginning of last year.

And then I can't emphasize enough how much clockwork-hart1 (http://clockwork-hart1.livejournal.com/tag/dawn) and lynzie914 (http://lynzie914.livejournal.com/tag/character%3A%20dawn%20summers) have written some of the best character work for Dawnie that I've seen in the past year. They are truly gifts to the Dawn fandom. Which is small.

(also honestly ME, but that feels awfully selfish, and often overlooked because of my penchant for femslash crossover pairings)

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

There is nothing wrong with self-pimping, especially in your case. You are amazing, and I'm so so puzzled how I managed not to notice your fic for the past couple of years. I was blind, obviously!

[kwritten.livejournal.com]

*blushes*

I am a very small fish writing about a very small fish in a really big pond. So I'm completely unsurprised tbh.

But you are very, very sweet. Thank you.

xoxoxo

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Oh... and your #hashtag story (http://archiveofourown.org/works/3122759) is awesome.
Damn, it's from 2015... But I want to rec it NOW!!!

[kwritten.livejournal.com]

OH THANK YOU SO MUCH.

(Seriously my favorite thing I have ever written for Dawn.)

On my phone at work ao I can't hotlink. But the prompter, lynzie, just wrote a really great Dawn piece also if you use the link on my page? It is inspiring and beautiful.


*giddy*

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the pointers, it's a wonderful story (http://lynzie914.livejournal.com/122727.html)!

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Have you read Come the Dawn (http://snowpuppies.dreamwidth.org/190757.html) by snowpuppies?

Gabrielle

[kwritten.livejournal.com]

I HAVEN'T AND IT IS REALLY GREAT! THANKS!


(Dawn's a little darker here than my own personal headcanon - but it's just so awesome when authors explore Key-verse aspects. So great!)

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Glad I could steer you to that one. I'm a big-time Snowy fan and I heartily recommend everything she's ever written.


Gabrielle

[kwritten.livejournal.com]

ditto. when I still thought that I was doing my MA Thesis on Dawn-fiction, I thought I had read all of snowy's Dawn pieces, but APPARENTLY I MISSED ONE!?

this is why fandom is wonderful.

thanks so much sweety <333

[xspike4evax.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks for the rec sweetie. I'm flattered you thought you include my story!!

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

It was a pleasure!)

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I've read most of these stories and I absolutely love them. :)

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Can I just hug you?)

[snogged.livejournal.com]

*giggles*