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sparrow2000.livejournal.com

summer_of_giles always gives us lovely stuff each year, and here are just a few that I loved this year. Of course, there are a lot more, so make sure you go check up the comm for the rest of this year's lovelies.

The Tyranny of Numbers by

aadler is fascinating. It’s Giles, Dawn and set well post Chosen. To say much about it would give the game away, so I’m just going to go with the author’s summary - People change. Sometimes the changes don’t make sense. Sometimes they make … a kind of sense. Now go read and find out what’s going on.

( More Gilesian treats... )

sparrow2000.livejournal.com

I didn't think I'd get the chance to do another post, but that just shows what I know. Here are five more pieces of work from 2017 I really enjoyed.

( Lays down the trail of breadcrumbs... )

sparrow2000.livejournal.com

Here are five longer fics from

summer_of_giles I really enjoyed.

Second Sight by

il_mio_capitano finds our intrepid Watcher thrown back to his 21 year old self, two months before Eyhgon. This isn’t about the Eyhgon incident, but it is about choices. I really liked the portrayal of Giles’ father in this fic, and his grandmother is wonderful - just remember to comb your hair and wash behind your ears before you meet her.

( More Gilesian goodness... )

rbfvid.livejournal.com

Some rarepair femslash recs, by the request of

red_satin_doll.

My Normal Girl by SharpestRose. Faith/Alonna Gunn in the Wishverse. Living on borrowed seconds. PG-13.

Naked Thoughts by Anna S (

eliade). Anya/Tara UST. When good girls fantasized, they did it at night, alone, behind locked doors. PG-13.

House Full Of Women by wiseacress. Buffy/Tara and a bit of emotional hurt/comfort. PG.

Habits Real Girls Have by

wisdomeagle (or AO3 link). Dawn/Tara. Tara dies, Dawn learns. Never what you expect. PG-13.

Five Lovers Cordelia Chase Never Had by Roz Kaveney. So, what if Giles and Xander left Sunnydale, but Cordelia and Wesley didn't? Cordelia/Joyce, Cordelia/Glory preslash, Cordelia/Buffybot, Cordelia/Tara romance, Cordelia/Willow preslash. R-rated.

rbfvid.livejournal.com

Five non-scary (and mostly non-dark) stories for the Halloween. Arranged from shortest to longest (though even the longest one is just about 1800 words.)

C'tea for Cthulhu by

lostboy_lj. Buffy, Spike, PG-13.
Buffy and Spike encounter Cthulhu and things don't go as you expect them, though everyone acts perfectly in character (including Cthulhu).

( More here )

moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Connection by

lusciousxander
http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=lusciousxander&keyword=Connection%20%28Season%209%20Xander%2FSpike%20Fic%29&filter=all
PG-13. WIP. Start of season 9. Xander dreamed about normal life when he couldn't have it. Now magic is dead, vampires are showbiz darlings and slayers are considered murderers. In this new strange world Xander tries to live a life of an average Joe, but it's hard to stay away from the good fight. Xander/Dawn, Xander/Spike, ensemble. Plotty, occasionally funny, occasionally heartbreaking story of a man caught between two worlds.
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moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Connection by

shapinglight

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

indri, Giles/Ethan, R.

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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shapinglight

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

indri, Giles/Ethan, R.

lusciousxander.livejournal.com

1) If You Are Squeamish by

justwolf: Rich text with so much depth. This gave me a new prospective to Spike's state of mind, opened my eyes to his age and experiences. It's a wonderful read that you will not regret.

( Check out the rest! )

lusciousxander.livejournal.com

1) If You Are Squeamish by

moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Five Ways Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Could End (And One Way it Won't) by

lynnenne
http://lynnenne.livejournal.com/168312.html
PG. Everybody who reads Buffy comics should read this! That is all.
( four more )

moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Five Ways Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Could End (And One Way it Won't) by

lynnenne
http://lynnenne.livejournal.com/168312.html
PG. Everybody who reads Buffy comics should read this! That is all.
( four more )

snickfic

Or at least, groups of two or more people ready to embark on plot. Mostly ensemble, mostly fics in which things happen. :)

1. Dreamchain, by

erimthar
S5 - Scoobies, almost-OCs
Vampire plague is about to, er, plague Sunnydale, and the Scoobies are on the case -- as are the Korean Slayer of 1933 and her gumshoe sidekick Sid. Excellent character voices, but what I love most about this fic are Sid and Cho, whom I'd happily read whole fics about. Barbara Stanwyck glamour and the Slayer burden, plus Sid "cracking wise": what's not to like?

( and the rest )

snickfic

Or at least, groups of two or more people ready to embark on plot. Mostly ensemble, mostly fics in which things happen. :)

1. Dreamchain, by

rebcake.livejournal.com

I read plenty of light-hearted fare, but that’s not all I love in a fanfic. Some stories involve real-life issues, the struggle to make a relationship work, facing your own shortcomings, or just plain bad timing. Here are a few stand-outs from 2009.

Script for the new Buffy movie! by

beer_good_foamy
Imagine, if you will, a world where both realities of Normal Again coexist. Time passes, and the world has been without its Slayer for 15 years. Imagine what she finds when she is finally released from the mental institution. Imagine Christina Hendricks as a 30-something Buffy! (Hey! I can dream!) PG

( Four more hard times... )

rebcake.livejournal.com

moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Five Times People Noticed Xander's Bruises Didn't All Come from Patrol by

dipenates
http://dipenates.livejournal.com/5993.html
R. Title says all. Xander/Cordelia, Xander/Faith, Xander and Angel, Xander and Spike, Xander and Oz
( click 4 more )

moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Five Times People Noticed Xander's Bruises Didn't All Come from Patrol by

dipenates
http://dipenates.livejournal.com/5993.html
R. Title says all. Xander/Cordelia, Xander/Faith, Xander and Angel, Xander and Spike, Xander and Oz
( click 4 more )

rebcake.livejournal.com

Five fun fics in which Spike and/or Buffy struggle against their attraction. But not that hard.

She Will Remember Him? by

moscow_watcher
Season 2 with Dawn and Andrew! Might be my favorite story from all of 2009! Irreverent and filled with Ideas both big and small. R

( But wait! There's more! )

rebcake.livejournal.com

Five fun fics in which Spike and/or Buffy struggle against their attraction. But not that hard.

She Will Remember Him? by

moscow_watcher
Season 2 with Dawn and Andrew! Might be my favorite story from all of 2009! Irreverent and filled with Ideas both big and small. R

( But wait! There's more! )

petzipellepingo.livejournal.com

In no special order :
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petzipellepingo.livejournal.com

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brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com

Bittersweet, or just plain tragic: fics to make you go *sniff*.

librarian2003, Four Re-ensoulments and a Funeral: the horrors of soul-magic, with OCs to break your heart.

( Read more... )

brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com

Bittersweet, or just plain tragic: fics to make you go *sniff*.

librarian2003, Four Re-ensoulments and a Funeral: the horrors of soul-magic, with OCs to break your heart.

( Read more... )

lusciousxander.livejournal.com

Top Five Xander/Spike Fics!

1- Longest. Day. Ever. by

shadowscast: She plays with the Groundhog Day trope. Spike and Xander live with the consequences.

( Check the other four... )

lusciousxander.livejournal.com

Top Five S8 Fics:

1- The Gap by

snowpuppies: Xander/Spike: Dracula gets two visitors. And a headache. Contains vague spoilers through BtVS S8:13 - Wolves at the Gate, Part II.

( Check the other four... )

snickfic

These would be for

brutti_ma_buoni, who specifically requested them, except that I'm fairly sure she's read them all already (not to mention having written two of them herself). Alas. There clearly just isn't enough F/G or F&G fic out there...

All post-series.

( Faith/Giles! And Faith&Giles! )

snickfic

These would be for

lusciousxander.livejournal.com

Top Five Xander fics:

1- In a Lifetime by

sparrow2000: Post-Chosen. My favorite Xander-centric fic for the year 2009. A rich launguage with a very powerful and sad plot about a very weary and bitter Xander. Filled with unexpected and intriguing twists. A must read.

( Check the other four... )

lavastar.livejournal.com

My favorite rare femslash fics.

( Here )

lavastar.livejournal.com

My favorite rare femslash fics.

( Here )

shapinglight

A bit of a mishmash, this list. In the end, I just picked some favourites and then went 'large' at the end.

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shapinglight

A bit of a mishmash, this list. In the end, I just picked some favourites and then went 'large' at the end.

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clawofcat.livejournal.com

At least, this Spuffy shipper did. Love them or hate them, Buffy/Angel was the 'ship that started it all and I have nothing but respect for it because of how it influenced the characters' journies, their choices over the course of the show, and their future relationships. As it turns out, I like my Bangel the same way I like my Spuffy - with lots of angst. A majority of the following fics go AU from canon at some point, are creative, hauntingly beautiful and well written. You won't find any cotton candy romance here.

1. and every breath we drew was (hallelujah) by

biggrstaffbunch
Hard R, covers BtVS S3 - AtS S5
Summary: Angel, Buffy, and reunion. Happy endings don't come easy. Sometimes they don't come at all. Six times our star-cross'd lovers never made it to their final act.

Review: I love thoughtful, canon character studies and this is one of the best I've seen. You not only come away understanding Buffy and Angel as a pairing better, but also as individuals who are deeply flawed. The writer alternates between POVs in each vignette using the 2nd person, which could be distancing or confusing, but only adds to the intimacy and sad reflection these characters undergo in this piece. Her prose is beautiful, dramatic, and captivating as she takes us through some pivotal moments in the Bangel relationship. She's the type of writer I look at and wonder, "Where have you been all my life?" Clearly dabbeling in the Bangel waters, that's where.

( Cause there's beauty in the breakdown )

clawofcat.livejournal.com

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clawofcat.livejournal.com

Each of the following fics (and authors) left an indelible impression on me as a reader years ago, but I also credit them with heavily influencing my own work. I have always been interested in the interplay between sexuality-as-plot-device and how intimate encounters can work to reveal hidden truths about characters. These stories do just that while also exploring a theme near and dear to me - the value memory and rememberance.

1. By Way of Pain by AmyB
RATING: NC-17 for heavy BDSM and bloodplay
SETTING: Season 6
PAIRING: Spike/Buffy, Spike/Drusilla
SUMMARY: During Dead Things, Spike muses on his experiences with bondage through the years and its effects on who he has become.

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clawofcat.livejournal.com

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gwynevere1.livejournal.com

1. Absolution - Part I and Part II by

minim_calibre (R) - This is my all-time favorite Wesley story (which is why it's above the cut). It's definitely in the Top 10 Best Buffyverse fan fictions I've ever read--probably in My Top Ten Best Fanfics Ever, in any fandom, actually. It also has the distinction of being the first baby!fic I'd read that I thought actually *worked*. This is particularly surprising, considering that it's the Chosen One herself who is pregnant (given the heading of this post, you likely can already guess who the father is). However, this story actually deals with the implications of the Hellmouth being sans Slayer. I mean, you really can't do a roundhouse kick in the third trimester. Without this fic, I probably would have never dared to read any other baby!fics, since it is a genre that is so rarely well-done.
( What's a Rogue Demon? )

gwynevere1.livejournal.com

1. Absolution - Part I and Part II by

lyr

Zoë's strong, loyal, cunning, and one of the most kickass characters ever. And here are five stories from 2007 that reminded me why I love her so much:

( top 5 Zoë fics )

lyr

Zoë's strong, loyal, cunning, and one of the most kickass characters ever. And here are five stories from 2007 that reminded me why I love her so much:

( top 5 Zoë fics )

lusciousxander.livejournal.com

Top Five 2007 Fics:

1- So Crazy It Just Might Work by

savoytruffle: Xander joins Angel to LA instead of Cordelia. Each Chapter is a re-write of one of AtS episodes, with Xander instead of Cordelia.
( Check the other four... )

chrisleeoctaves.livejournal.com

Every November for the past three years, I have hosted the I Will Remember You Fic Marathon. The marathon was originally started by

leni_ba, and those stories are also linked at the site.

Here is a list of my five favourite fics from 2007. (I have linked to the stories at the site.)

( 5 Great B/A fics )

chrisleeoctaves.livejournal.com

Every November for the past three years, I have hosted the I Will Remember You Fic Marathon. The marathon was originally started by

leni_ba, and those stories are also linked at the site.

Here is a list of my five favourite fics from 2007. (I have linked to the stories at the site.)

( 5 Great B/A fics )

shapinglight

The fandom continued to attract new, talented writers in 2007, which is great. It also continued to inspire established writers in various fanfic sub-genres. The following are five fics which I thought were outstanding in their respective genres. Some may have been recced before but IMO they can't be recced too often.

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shapinglight

zandra-x.livejournal.com

I'm not a shipper (though I have a weakness for Spander), so this is a mixed bag of writing. When I see something I like, I sling it into my memories. I have a couple of postings worth and it's a generally chronological order of my reading them.

Sex Pollen by

fangrrl, Spike/Xander, FRAO

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