Five Classic Slash Fics I Always Read

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

These are my go-to fics when it's dark and I'm all alone and I'm scared or freaked out or whatever.


The Giles Thing by drsquidlove : This is THE Xander/Giles fic. Epic in its length, character development, character voices and plot. Starts with 18 year old Giles coming to the future (season 3 BtVS), and things get complicated with Xander. My favorite parts are when we reach S4 and things take off with Giles and Xander, then the other Scoobies are in the know - I just LOVE when we get the reaction of other Scoobies to the ship and they're sympathetic and real - not lazy character bashing writing - my favorites were Joyce and Tony Harris' reactions.

Things We Never Talk About by nwhepcat: Xander/Larry. What if it was Xander who got to read others' thoughts instead of Buffy? One of the best coming out stories for Xander, what if Xander was the gay one instead of Willow? Not to mention Xander still wanting to help Faith after she tried to strangle him, wanting to use his new power to read her mind. Favorite parts: Larry's characterization, his character development, and his affection for Xander, and how being away from Xander brings out the bully in him. Then there's Xander and Giles' bonding. I love the realistic portrayal of Xander's parents, and I love Larry's mother and how his father shaped him to be the bully we know.

For Giving, Moment and Limits by Benaresq: Xander/Angel. I usually read it at XanderXtreme, but since it's no longer with us *sniff* I had to find it elsewhere. This one hurts, deep, deep, deep into my Xander soul. The part with Xander and the scissors torture will always be my favorite - it's really not as creepy as it sounds. Actually it was the funniest part in this angsty, heartbreaking fic.

Sweet Revenge by jackson_rayne I always, always find myself reading this one. It has cast some sort of spell on me 'cause I never get tired of reading it. Xander/Spike. S5 rewrite of the show but Spander style. Spike wants to hurt Buffy for rejecting him through Xander -unexpected consequences happen of course.

Sands of Time by James and Wolfing: This one has a special place in my heart because it was the first fanfiction I ever read. I wasn't a BtVS fan but I was attracted to Xander from the few scenes I happened to catch when my sister watched, and The Zeppo was the first full episode I watched and I was craving Xander angst. My sister gave me the perfect fic. This is the ultimate Xander-angst fic with a strong Giles/Xander father/son relationship - my all time fave trope - and delicious Xander/Spike pairing. My favorite part will always be Xander tasting his father's blood in Spike's mouth, not knowing that Spike had just killed his father - creepy and sad and simply overwhelming.

Comments

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, The Giles Thing. Good one. Although, New York, by the same author, is also excellent. Eeeee! And Sands of Time. I adore that story.

Wow, I just read the first chapter of Things We Never Talk About. That’s a brilliant start.

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

New York is one of my all times favorite fic! And I'll rec it in another list because it deserves to be recced.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Nice to see a list of authors that haven't been mentioned in a while.

Thanks for posting.

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

Welcome! :)

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

This is an excellent list! Thanks for giving me some new reading material.


Gabrielle

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, these are all go to fics for me as well, especially Things We Never Talk About - welcome to boy world.... :)

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

I'm on a Xander/Larry kick and I have to thank your top-five fic list for that. I'll be sure to rec some of them today or tomorrow.

[yourlibrarian]

It's great to see some of these older stories on AO3 (especially the longer ones). I'm glad you were able to find a copy of Benaresq's series somewhere else. It's too easy to lose these older works.

And wow, Sweet Revenge was one of the earliest stories I read in this fandom -- that takes me back. I can almost hear the dialup sound now ;D

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

I'm still grieving XanderXtreme. I haven't been able to find Xanpet by Siege anywhere even though I swear I remember it being archived in another website.

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

Oh, these look really good! Thanks for this list!

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! :)

[snogged.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing.

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

Welcome! :)

[baudown.livejournal.com]

Every one of these is excellent.

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

Yes, they are!

[rbfvid.livejournal.com]

Oh, these look interesting! *pullls out kindle* Thanks!

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[drsquidlove.livejournal.com]

Thank you luscious!!!

(And I'm so happy you liked the coming out stuff! That was my favourite, too. Especially Tony.)

S.

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

Seriously it was a nice treat to read. I just love when other characters are included in the story and it's not just the two main characters.