Five Short Fics I Really Enjoyed

Here are five short fics I really enjoyed in 2011. It's by no means an exhaustive list - for a start, I could say go and read everything by [livejournal.com profile] bruttimabuoni and [livejournal.com profile] readerjane on [livejournal.com profile] sb_fag_ends - but I've tried to make it as diverse as possible.

A First Time For Everything, by [livejournal.com profile] hello_spikey, Spike/Riley, NC17. This is a follow up to a Spike/Riley fic [livejournal.com profile] hello_spikey wrote a while back, called Riley Large and In Charge, which I loved. Lucky me, I got to challenge her to write a sequel.

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Five Short Fics I Really Enjoyed

Here are five short fics I really enjoyed in 2011. It's by no means an exhaustive list - for a start, I could say go and read everything by [livejournal.com profile] bruttimabuoni and [livejournal.com profile] readerjane on [livejournal.com profile] sb_fag_ends - but I've tried to make it as diverse as possible.

A First Time For Everything, by [livejournal.com profile] hello_spikey, Spike/Riley, NC17. This is a follow up to a Spike/Riley fic [livejournal.com profile] hello_spikey wrote a while back, called Riley Large and In Charge, which I loved. Lucky me, I got to challenge her to write a sequel.

Read more... )

Five Stories That Were Just That Good

I've spent a lot of time this year reccing this story, and now I'm going to rec it again.

In the Morning of the Magicians by [livejournal.com profile] indri, Giles/Ethan, R. [livejournal.com profile] indri is one of the all time greats of the fandom, and this novel length fic shows you why. Set in London in the early 70s, it tells in brilliantly imagined detail of Ripper's first meeting with Ethan Rayne and of their catastrophic raising of Eyghon. The sense of place and period is just wonderful.

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Five Stories That Were Just That Good

I've spent a lot of time this year reccing this story, and now I'm going to rec it again.

In the Morning of the Magicians by [livejournal.com profile] indri, Giles/Ethan, R. [livejournal.com profile] indri is one of the all time greats of the fandom, and this novel length fic shows you why. Set in London in the early 70s, it tells in brilliantly imagined detail of Ripper's first meeting with Ethan Rayne and of their catastrophic raising of Eyghon. The sense of place and period is just wonderful.

Read more... )

5 Great Gen Takes on Rare Female Characters

The little gals often have big stories, sadly hidden from the viewer. Fortunately, we have many talented writers who can spotlight them beautifully. Here are a few of the many standouts from 2011:


Lydia, Sunday, Buffybot, Harmony, Vi, Newbie and Future Slayers on Parade! )

5 Great Gen Takes on Rare Female Characters

The little gals often have big stories, sadly hidden from the viewer. Fortunately, we have many talented writers who can spotlight them beautifully. Here are a few of the many standouts from 2011:


Lydia, Sunday, Buffybot, Harmony, Vi, Newbie and Future Slayers on Parade! )

5 Classic Artworks and Vids

1) Bite You by [livejournal.com profile] astartexx - All – What caught my attention about this Darla/Lindsey vid was what it looked like when framed as just another relationship, minus Angel, the supernatural, and Wolfram and Hart's plans. Read more... )

5 Classic Artworks and Vids

1) Bite You by [livejournal.com profile] astartexx - All – What caught my attention about this Darla/Lindsey vid was what it looked like when framed as just another relationship, minus Angel, the supernatural, and Wolfram and Hart's plans. Read more... )

Top 5 Classic Giggles

These are a few of my favorite guaranteed to make me giggle things, in no order :
[livejournal.com profile] shapinglight's Wedding from Hellverse series - just consider making Drusilla a bridesmaid...

[livejournal.com profile] the_visitor's Mrs.Cuddlesworth the Vampire Slayer - thought all the chosen were young things did you?

[livejournal.com profile] james_translate's Spike's story for dummies - need I say more...

[livejournal.com profile] awmp's Cuddling : a Spike/Buffy cartoon - the illustrations alone are worth the visit.

and lastly, my all time favorite :

[livejournal.com profile] st_salieri's Art Project aka Cordelia and Wes make a chart of Angel's love life - no liquids near keyboard please.

Top 5 Classic Giggles

These are a few of my favorite guaranteed to make me giggle things, in no order :
[livejournal.com profile] shapinglight's Wedding from Hellverse series - just consider making Drusilla a bridesmaid...

[livejournal.com profile] the_visitor's Mrs.Cuddlesworth the Vampire Slayer - thought all the chosen were young things did you?

[livejournal.com profile] james_translate's Spike's story for dummies - need I say more...

[livejournal.com profile] awmp's Cuddling : a Spike/Buffy cartoon - the illustrations alone are worth the visit.

and lastly, my all time favorite :

[livejournal.com profile] st_salieri's Art Project aka Cordelia and Wes make a chart of Angel's love life - no liquids near keyboard please.

Five episodic characters written by deird1

[livejournal.com profile] deird1 is one of my favorite Buffyverse writers. She's very prolific, and I can't choose only 5 fics - so I make three separate lists. Here's the first one.
No Words
http://deird1.livejournal.com/256747.html
PG. Season 7 through the eyes of Chao-Ahn. Brilliant continuation of ideas of non-verbal communication, started in Hush.
four more )

Five episodic characters written by deird1

[livejournal.com profile] deird1 is one of my favorite Buffyverse writers. She's very prolific, and I can't choose only 5 fics - so I make three separate lists. Here's the first one.
No Words
http://deird1.livejournal.com/256747.html
PG. Season 7 through the eyes of Chao-Ahn. Brilliant continuation of ideas of non-verbal communication, started in Hush.
four more )

Top 5 Fic and More

Halfway There by [livejournal.com profile] indri - PG-13 – Wonderfully spare account of Giles' journeys to rescue the Potentials in S7. She gives these many near nameless and faceless girls (and the ones who didn't make it) some real meaning, and makes Giles' life's work resonant.

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Top 5 Fic and More

Halfway There by [livejournal.com profile] indri - PG-13 – Wonderfully spare account of Giles' journeys to rescue the Potentials in S7. She gives these many near nameless and faceless girls (and the ones who didn't make it) some real meaning, and makes Giles' life's work resonant.

Read more... )

Xander tributes - five fics and one meta

The Monsters Are Due in Washington Square by [livejournal.com profile] liz_marcs
PG-13. Post-series. 22,000 words. Xander faces a new apocalypse. Told from a OC's POV, this gripping horror story reads like original fiction in the grand traditions of Stephen King.
four more )

Xander tributes - five fics and one meta

The Monsters Are Due in Washington Square by [livejournal.com profile] liz_marcs
PG-13. Post-series. 22,000 words. Xander faces a new apocalypse. Told from a OC's POV, this gripping horror story reads like original fiction in the grand traditions of Stephen King.
four more )

5 great genfics

[livejournal.com profile] snickfic: Oz, After the Apocalypse
What it says. Oz, as a wolf, irresistibly Oz like and near indestructible. You'll find yourself willing him to find a better place.

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