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sparrow2000.livejournal.com

summer_of_giles is a lovely sandbox to play in every year and to enjoy some wonderful creativity. Here are five fics from SoG I enjoyed this year. (There's a lot more there than just these five, so go over to the comm and have an amble through all the great work.)

The Mirror Broke (But All My Friends Were Laughing) by 23Murasaki. I’m a sucker for a well written AU and this one is lovely. Randall lives post Eyghon and Giles’ life takes a different turn. This is excellently done.

( More Gilsean goodness this way... )

thenewbuzwuzz

Mostly Spuffy.

A Touch of Her Style
by myrabeth
(R, 49,339w, complete)
Author's summary: Season 2, but with a different pre-series history. Robin Wood moves to Sunnydale to back up Buffy in her on-going battles with Drusilla. But when Buffy's romance with Angel takes a dark and dangerous turn, Robin determines his assistance won't be enough, and calls in some back up of his own: the old family friend who wears his mother's coat.

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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... )

spikesjojo.livejournal.com

Running on Empty: by Cas –Spike/Dean - Dean is a broken man who is plagued not only by memories of the horrific things he's done, but also by lingering dark needs that he can't control. For him, there is no hope, until he meets the vampire Spike under circumstances that could finish them both. http://www.tthfanfic.org/story.php?no=24235

The Other Bloody Ring: by Mabel Marsters - since I seem to be doing crossovers, here is a Spike/Damon story. Sorter and fluffier than the rest, it is definitely worth reading. Thwarted in his efforts to hold on to the Gem of Amara, Spike opts to go visit with an old friend, leading to some unsettling discoveries. The slash is not explicit, but it makes you wish the story had gone on longer! http://mabel-marsters.livejournal.com/105183.html

Pity Us We Wakeful– Angel/Willow/Spike from Velvetwhip (Gabrielle) I believe that this is the one story in all of fandom that had the greatest affect on me. Bleak, tragic and beautifully written, it’s about the compromises we make, and how painful they can be. It’s greatest impact is that nothing really bad happens – no tragic event – it all takes place in choices people make and the half-life they live because of them.
http://velvetwhip.livejournal.com/tag/fic%3A%20ats%3A%20pity%20us%20we%20wakeful

A Sire’s Family – The first story of a trilogy. While this is definitely Spike/Angel, there is so much more going on in this wonderful AU. Angel calls his family to him very early in the series because Giles asks him to. Then this story takes a wonderful turn into a excellent created universe. featuring all of Angel's childer. http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=theladymerlin&keyword=A%20Sire%27s%20Call%20~%20Angel%2FSpike&filter=all

The Blind Man and a Fool to Lead Him by Cave Canem - Spike & Wesley - Post NFA. Spike is charged with taking Wesley to England, beneath the radar of the Senior partners. Brought back by Illyria, Wesley is permanently damaged by a complete inability to read. This story is funny, sad, and at times profound. http://wesleyfanfiction.net/archive/viewstory.php?sid=846

dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com

5 recs where Xander is paired with someone other than Spike.
I know, why would anyone write a non-Spander fic, but the stories are actually good, and yes, three are by the same author. I really like them!

1) The Carpenter and the Wood by justhuman
Xander/Mr. Pointy. Funny as all get out!

It wasn't a nefarious booknapping plan. It was much more like a jellybelly-napping plan. Giles kept a stash in the middle drawer of his desk.

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endeni

Doctor Who/Firefly:
Time Fugitive by fajrdrako - Kaylee picks up a passenger. (R, Jack/Mal)
Extract: “Out of time,” she said. “You’re a man out of time, so far from home. Looking for lost parts of yourself. Looking for your Doctor.”

( the rest )

endeni

Crossover with Firefly:

- More Than a Lifetime by Settiai
Wesley/Simon, Teen
Over five hundred years later, he's still fighting the good fight.

Crossover with Stargate Atlantis:

- Learning Wesley by Allyndra
Wesley/Lorne, FRT
What if the SGC were the ones trying to recruit Wesley, not Wolfram and Hart? What if they succeeded?

Crossovers with Supernatural:

- Not Talking About This by bethynyc
Wesley/Dean, R
Dean having a thing for Wes speaking Latin; Wes being protective over Dean.
[Unfortunately, the fic is currently friendlocked, to read it you can ask the author to add you.]

- Favour Returned by eloise_bright
gen, PG13
It’s fun to watch it unfold in front of him.

- Untitled Crossover Snippet by vaznetti
gen, PG13
The man on the front porch reminded Bobby of a dog he had, maybe twenty, twenty-five years back, lean and watchful, and careful not to show how hungry he really was.

endeni

duh-i-read.livejournal.com

Five fics that I had a hard time making their own list for. Two are season 2 fics, so mild spoilers in the descriptions.
( Stories That Are Neat )

duh-i-read.livejournal.com

Five fics that I had a hard time making their own list for. Two are season 2 fics, so mild spoilers in the descriptions.
( Stories That Are Neat )

drsquidlove.livejournal.com

Malibu Xander's Dream House

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

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

katekat

1) Everything Changes (

starshine24mc , crossover with Torchwood, Giles/Jack Harkness, PG13)

Absolutely stunning little fic that goes with a lovely premise that Giles and Jack would totally run into each other in a dark alley one night. You don't really have to know Torchwood to read this, just know that while the Btvs verse is about monsters, the Torchwood verse is all about aliens instead.

( narrowing down to five was *much* harder than i thought it was going to be )

katekat

1) Everything Changes (

deird1

...or more precisely, 2 slash fics, 2 femslash fics, and one with technically slash... kinda.

( some slightly different ideas of what slash actually means... )

deird1

...or more precisely, 2 slash fics, 2 femslash fics, and one with technically slash... kinda.

( some slightly different ideas of what slash actually means... )

yourlibrarian

Though I've enjoyed lots of shows I get into few of the fandoms. So my favorite thing ever to come across are crossovers among the Buffyverse, Firefly and Supernatural. Crossovers are so often hard to get right but it's a real joy when they do.

1. Territory by

strangecreature - All – Cordelia, Wesley and Angel run into someone else having a vision.
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Current Mood: jubilant

yourlibrarian

strangecreature - All – Cordelia, Wesley and Angel run into someone else having a vision.
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Current Mood: jubilant

katekat

I think (and someday this may actually turn into an essay) that some of the most interesting fanfic can be metafiction, self-reflexively commenting on it's own genre while at the same time telling compelling, fun, beautiful stories. Not heavy handed, not weird, just lovely. So, here are 5 fics that illustrated some aspect of metafiction for me this year....

1. Minutes of the Watchers' Council, Cleveland Branch (Selected Highlights) (Gunn/Xander, FRT)
by

mireille719
Summary: Report from holiday committee: There will be absolutely no mistletoe included in the holiday decorations. Anyone found hanging mistletoe in an attempt to embarrass the Watchers will be summarily executed reprimanded.
How does it fit? Mir plays with style here, turning meeting minutes into something kind of adorable, definitely hugely funny, and establishes narrative without traditional narrative techniques.

( this way for the rest. )

katekat

They made me go "awwwww". Even if it was a, "that's sexy, awww."

1. What's That, Boy? (You Say Timmy's Down the Well?) (Xander/Riley, PG) by

electricalgwen
Sumary: Written for obsessedmuch who requested a future setting, happy couple, and a puppy. This is set rather vaguely in a future where evil is still being fought by our heroes; Riley heads up a demon-hunting/Slayer-supporting military-type unit under the control of the Council rather than the government.
Why should you read it? PUPPY!! Besides, Xander/Riley, in my reading experience, is an awfully cute pairing anyway ;)

( read onward for the cuddly...and kinda hot )

katekat

They made me go "awwwww". Even if it was a, "that's sexy, awww."

1. What's That, Boy? (You Say Timmy's Down the Well?) (Xander/Riley, PG) by

lusciousxander.livejournal.com

Top Five Xander/Giles Fics:

1- The Giles Thing by

drsquidlove: Xander meets the teenaged Ripper, and his relationship with Rupert Giles will never be the same again. This is kind of an ode to that look Xander gets in his eye when his life is imploding.
( Check the other four... )

beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com

When in doubt, make a list. That's what this comm is about, right? And since I'm awfully fond of the "X somethings Y Z'ed"-type fics, here's five I enjoyed in 2007 – some of them made me laugh, others ripped my heart out and stomped on it (y'know, in a good way), some of them managed both before they were over. Some are porny, others are completely non-porny, all of them make perfect sense for the characters.

( In total, fifty ways somebody did something in the Buffyverse )

beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com

lusciousxander.livejournal.com

Top Five Xander/Jesse Fics:

1- Something New by

jackson_rayne Xander and Jesse before Buffy came with her vampires to separate them apart. Sniff. Anyway, the boys get a chance to go to a frat party and things get messy.
( Check the other four... )

anxiety-junkie.livejournal.com

yourlibrarian asked me to post a Firefly community post, so here it is! There are a lot more than this list suggests, of course, and if you're interested I will work up a more extensive list for you.

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anxiety-junkie.livejournal.com

This pairing is much rarer when it comes to Firefly slash, though for some reason it seems to be the one I write the most. Go figure. *g*

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anxiety-junkie.livejournal.com

This pairing is much rarer when it comes to Firefly slash, though for some reason it seems to be the one I write the most. Go figure. *g*

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anxiety-junkie.livejournal.com

I made sure with the mod that is it okay to post Firefly fic recs here, and Mal/Simon is my OTP in this fandom; though if you haven't seen the series of course this isn't going to mean anything to you. *g*

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anxiety-junkie.livejournal.com

lirm35m.livejournal.com

I'm pretty sure this list has something for everyone from het quasi-sex to slashy, incestuous orgy. Yet, though the choices are diverse, it just proves that, even as the activity in the fandom wanes, hotness still comes in many forms in the BtVS/AtS 'verse.

( Click here to find a few of the steamiest fics from the year 2006 )

lirm35m.livejournal.com

jans-intentions.livejournal.com

( Five Great New Communities )

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shapinglight

There were lots of great Meta posts in 2006. This is a selection I particularly enjoyed. This being me, they do have a strong Spike-centric bias.

School Hard Re-examined, by

peasant_. In this essay, the author makes what is to me a very convincing argument confounding the widely held fanon belief that Spike was bad at planning.

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shapinglight

There were lots of great Meta posts in 2006. This is a selection I particularly enjoyed. This being me, they do have a strong Spike-centric bias.

School Hard Re-examined, by

peasant_. In this essay, the author makes what is to me a very convincing argument confounding the widely held fanon belief that Spike was bad at planning.

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seductivembrace.livejournal.com

I must admit to a secret love of Angelus. The darker and naughtier, the better, IMO. Below are 5 Angelus fics in which the author gives me my Angelus fix. The past couple of months, I've been reading a bunch of fics with our dark-haired ~~psychotic~~ vamp taking center stage (both slash and het.) and I thought I'd share. In no particular order...

Title: The Dark!verse
Creator’s Name:

strickens_girl
Rating: NC-17
Link: Memories here
Why I chose this: This is a series of 20+ 500 word drabbles of Angelus/Xander. Her Angelus is just the way I'd imagine him being.

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seductivembrace.livejournal.com

katekat

Hey, if I'm hooked, you should be too, right? Actually, there are some fics on this list that are completed, so don't be afraid...

Neverland by

tabaqui
Paring: S/X
Rating: NC17 eventually...
Status: WIP

Why? OMG. I hit refresh on her journal page every day just to see if Tabaqui has put up anything new, until I discovered the notify function! This is a dark and fairly haunting retelling of the Peter Pan tale, but with Spike and Xander involved (and it may sound farfetched, but Tabaqui inserts them both into the story so seemlessly that you don't feel pushed or pulled or jolted with the crossover). But be warned - this is NOT the Pan Disney captured. Oh no, this Pan is the stuff of nightmares, a darkling child you would never want to show up at your window. I love when people take a darker look at fairy takes, and Tabaqui is the perfect woman to do it.

( this way for the other four! )

katekat

Hey, if I'm hooked, you should be too, right? Actually, there are some fics on this list that are completed, so don't be afraid...

Neverland by

velvetwhip.livejournal.com

I thought I would make a list showcasing one of my very favorite authors of all time, so here it is: My Five Favorite Fics Written by

purplefeen in 2006.

Freedom: Both sexy and emotionally engaging, this is a wonderful tale of what happens when Spike and Willow find that what they really need is each other.

( The Next Four Are Under The Cut )

velvetwhip.livejournal.com

I thought I would make a list showcasing one of my very favorite authors of all time, so here it is: My Five Favorite Fics Written by

lirm35m.livejournal.com

OMG!!! I never thought I'd make it! My last old-school rec list!!! (Don't worry, I've been saving links all year, so I'll be back for the 2006 rec period... lol) Anyway, these are authors who have (seemingly) finished writing in the fandom and who's work you might want to check-out before they not only stop writing, but start pulling their fics off the net:

( Come and get 'em while you can still find 'em )

lirm35m.livejournal.com

The following are my favourite dark!fics in the BtVS verse. Just make sure you read the warnings on the author's pages because none of these are for the faint of heart.

( Happy Halloween! )

lirm35m.livejournal.com

The following are my favourite dark!fics in the BtVS verse. Just make sure you read the warnings on the author's pages because none of these are for the faint of heart.

( Happy Halloween! )

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