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Restfield ([identity profile] rbfvid.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] buffyversetop52016-10-31 04:57 pm

Five historical tales featuring Darla or Drusilla

[livejournal.com profile] rebcake asked for pre-series fic focused on Darla or Dru, and I'm happy to oblige (though I doubt I can offer anything new to her). All stories rated PG to PG-13 (yes, I'm shocked, too!)

Traveller by [livejournal.com profile] selenak. Darla might not know the rules yet, but she had always known how to make men break them. Darla and the Master, in the beginning.

Better, Stronger, Truer by Foxinator ([livejournal.com profile] foxstarreh). Wasn't it funny, that the undead loved better, more strongly, and truer than any humans history had ever known? Spike/Drusilla, Darla/Angelus.

Ministers of Grace by Lirazel ([livejournal.com profile] penny_lane_42) (or here is AO3 link). Drusilla's backstory, as dark as you could expect.

In Pursuit of the Appropriate Man by [livejournal.com profile] lillianmorgan. Darla and Drusilla in Rome, in 1860s.

Venus and Mars by Glassdarkly ([livejournal.com profile] shapinglight). A young gentleman encounters two mysterious ladies in the National Gallery, London, in 1874. (I'm sure rebcake knows this story already, but I just must to include it. It's the absolute classic and probably the best Darla story ever written.)

[identity profile] petzipellepingo.livejournal.com 2016-10-31 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
You're quite right about Venus and Mars .
yourlibrarian: Angel and Lindsey (Classic Recs-eyesthatslay)

[personal profile] yourlibrarian 2016-10-31 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Venus and Mars was wonderful and I remember lillianmorgan's, but the others were new to me.

[identity profile] rebcake.livejournal.com 2016-10-31 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, thank you! There ARE some here with which I'm not familiar. *rubs hands* I'm not sure I agree about Venus & Mars, though, but only because shapinglight has got quite a few others in the running for "Best Darla Fic Ever!"

[identity profile] chasingdemons.livejournal.com 2016-11-01 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
I'm looking forward to checking these out. Love reading about any of the fanged four.

[identity profile] dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com 2016-11-02 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, yes, I remember the last one. Lovely
shapinglight: (darla smiling)

[personal profile] shapinglight 2016-11-16 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much again, especially for that beautiful banner you made the story in question. I love it still.