5 random fics in 2018 I've enjoyed

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

There is no particular theme that connects these apart from that they're all pretty short and do their job very well.

The Watcher’s Mistress by elisi is a great Buffy/Dr Who ficlet in which Giles and Missy find themselves compatible. This is a lovely idea, nicely executed.


Smells Like Teen Spirit (well, not really) is an elegant, bleak and sad look that Buffy’s state of mind after the Scoobs bring her back from the dead. This is angst, people, but given it’s Gabrielle, you know it is top quality angst.

There's more angst in Mother’s Day by gillo. This is a short, very elegant look at the turmoil in Spike’s head at the start of Season 7. It’s a good example of not needing to write an epic to get under a character’s skin.

Talking of elegant, that’s also the word that I would use to describe Roots by DHW. These is a wonderful look at Giles both post Eyhgon and post Buffy’s death. The richness and texture in a relatively short piece make this beautifully rich and made my heart ache, not only for Giles, but for all the characters. This is gorgeous.

And finally, a little bit of a giggle courtesy of beer_good. In A Product of Its Time, Angel walks into a bar and runs into Steve Harrington from Stranger Things. Don’t drink anything while you’re reading this, or be prepared to snort it out your nose...

Comments

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Good list, that one by gillo is especially fine. Thanks for posting.

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

It's great, isn't it. Glad you enjoyed.

[yourlibrarian]

Although I've been downloading longer fics, it's nice to get the shorter ones as well during the session since it means I have a chance to read them before we wrap up! I look forward to finishing these today.

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Shorter fics are lovely to snack on. I hope you enjoy if you got to them today.

[relurker.livejournal.com]

Very intriguing list! I already am a big fan of GillO, love that piece, so I expect great reading from the others, thank you...

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Yay, I hope the others can live up to expectation. And yes, Gill's fic was really lovely.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

OMG! Sparrow! I was stung by a wasp today and had a hideous weekend and now here you are to make it all better by rec'ing me. Bless your brilliant socks!


Gabrielle

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Eek, wasp stings can be nasty, so I hope you're okay and that your week has got off to a better start.

Glad I could make your day better! :)

[gillo]

Thank you; you are very kind. It's been a bit of a fallow year for me, fic-wise, so this rec means a lot.

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

You are most welcome. I know that it was written in difficult times for you, and the care you took with this one shines through.

[dragonyphoenix]

I don't know these stories but you've got some great authors here.

[elisi]

Thank you for the rec! I had... almost forgotten that I wrote that ficlet. <3

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

You are most welcome. It's a great ficlet.