Your picks for everything fannish

To restate: 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.

The Fall of the Year by

st_salieri
Ten years after Chosen, bad plumbing and the day-to-day threaten a relationship that has withstood multiple deaths. R

( The bad times just keep on coming... )

st_salieri
Ten years after Chosen, bad plumbing and the day-to-day threaten a relationship that has withstood multiple deaths. R

( The bad times just keep on coming... )

Joan and Randy vs. the Replicant by

shadowlass
http://community.livejournal.com/seasonal_spuffy/332953.html
One-shot, post-TR, PG. Months have passed, the gang still hasn't regained their memories, while Warren prepares to take over the world... It's hard to find an original post-TR plot bunny but Shadowlass proves that it's possible.
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Malibu Xander's Dream House

Joan and Randy vs. the Replicant by

drsquidlove.livejournal.com

delilah_joy
Rating: NC-17

One of the most original and hilarious fics I've read. Giles and Xander are compelled to accept their new role as a demon's dollhouse toys, in order to avoid being eaten. delilah's brain is a strange and wonderful place.

( 4 more awesome Giles/Xander fics )

drsquidlove.livejournal.com

Malibu Xander's Dream House

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! )

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! )

hello-spikey.livejournal.com

I loves me some cowboy lawyer, so here are five great fics with Lindsey McDonald in them for the year:

Hand Job by Celtic-forest
Lindsey/Spike - Lindsey has hand issues. Spike helps.

Bon Jovi Rocks by Ash-Carpenter
Lindsey/Dean Winchester (SPN crossover). Mostly cracky, but good good fun. Because who knows more about the rock-country ballad than Lindsey??

In the Interests of Science by Ash-Carpenter - Lindsey/Spike, dash of Fred. Also cute.

Nothing to Lose by Ash, again. This one is long, and although you may think it, it's not AU. Lindsey/Riley - Iowa and Texas meet before the series. Started in 2008 but finished in 2009, so it counts, right?

Arrangement by RockstarPeach - Lindsey/Giles, humanAU, some Wes and Spike in there. This is a long fic. Giles is a wealthy man and Lindsey is his kept boy. But then that hot young bartender, Spike, starts making trouble. ;)

hello-spikey.livejournal.com

shapinglight

Sorry. It's a bit of a naff description, but I'm not in the right headspace to categorise properly.

These are five fics I really enjoyed in 2009. They don't have anything in common and one of them (tragically) is a WIP. I have another post's worth of recs for another day, which is similarly lacking in an overall theme.

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shapinglight

lusciousxander.livejournal.com

1- The Giles Thing by

drsquidlove: Finally, this awesome fic has an ending. Now, if you've never read Xander/Giles and want to venture into this pairing, this is the fic for you. I think what makes it so special is the parts where the writer focused on the Scoobies/Joyce/Tony's reaction to the ship, the relationship between the characters, growing up for Xander and his friends. And her Tony Harris will always be one of my favorites.

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Buffy, Angel and Spike ideally complement each other whether they fight or make love or try to live together without killing each other. Unfortunately there aren't many fics about the Royal Three nowadays - my guess is that the famous threesome panel in Buffy comics left nothing to imagination. Still, there are insightful fics (not necessarity NC-17) about Buffy, Angel and Spike, their ultra-complicated relationship and their attempts at harmony in the middle of chaos. The stories listed here are varied - there is a plotty epic story, a snarky, no-holds-barred parody and several character studies during different stages of heroes' journeys.

Breath and Memory by

chrisleeoctaves
NC-17. One-shot. A touching glimpse at Buffy/Spike/Angel threesome in the future. Razor-sharp character study and exquisitely hot pr0n in the same package.
( four more )

chrisleeoctaves
NC-17. One-shot. A touching glimpse at Buffy/Spike/Angel threesome in the future. Razor-sharp character study and exquisitely hot pr0n in the same package.
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clawofcat.livejournal.com

In an aging fandom like ours, it's always reassuring to see an influx of new blood every year or even every couple of months. Here are a few of 2008's enductees and fics of theirs that I enjoyed. The list includes a selection of gen and pairing fics of varying lengths.

1. A Man of Many Colors by

snickfic
Oz, G, through BtVS S2 "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered"
Summary: A character study through Oz's hair dying decisions.

Review: Talk about bang for your buck. Snickelish takes one facet of Oz's personality - his ever changing hair color - and goes the distance with it by digging deep and creating a backstory that does a lot to shed some light on a character whose past and inner workings were barely even touched on in canon. I felt very satisfied after reading this and more than once thought, "Yes. That makes so much sense." Creative, deep, and somewhat sad, this shot definately makes you wonder what other hidden worlds there are to explore within Buffy and Angel's large ensemble cast.

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1. A Snippet in Time
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi by

lyrstzha - All – Just a few moments during the final battle in NFA.
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Current Music: "Somebody Told Me" by the Killers

1. A Snippet in Time
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi by

lyrstzha - All – Just a few moments during the final battle in NFA.
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Current Music: "Somebody Told Me" by the Killers

1. The Official "Willow's Ex-Boyfriends" Club, Membership 2 by

kindkit - PG-13 – My favorite line? "You're the secret gay kryptonite, Xander." Lighthearted little slice of an afternoon.
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