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[personal profile] double_dutchess
So much great art has been posted on Tumblr this year that I could easily have done more if I'd had more time, but here is my last Top 5 for this round.

1. Darla by but-theres-wolves

2. Angelus by crabuncle

3. Ripper by flummoxedangel

4. Willow by juliabe

5. Tara by deanhisnippleisout

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[personal profile] yourlibrarian
We're down to the final hours of our session, and here's one last recs list of 2019 works from me.

Thanksgiving with the Burkles, 2019 by shadowscast. This ficlet is not only a new work from her in the Buffyverse but it's a sequel! (And also perfect for this new month).

Villains by electric_heart. Fun icon of the Troika. Also I quite liked her pairing icons.

Excardiation by beer_good_foamy. "After Buffy runs away from home, Joyce finds herself bringing home a curious flowerpot from the gallery." Well you know that's not going to go well.

Roses Are Red, Angelus Is Blue by thenewbuzzwuzz. A series of scenes tied together with roses, covering up the scent of denial.

Change, Like Sunshine by still_lycoris. "When Wash first joined the crew, he thought Zoe was Mal's lady. He was quite wrong about that." And Mal was quite wrong about it disrupting a smoothly working ship.
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[personal profile] thenewbuzwuzz
As far as I'm aware, the authors on this list posted their first Buffyverse work this year (though I'm not necessarily linking their first work, and also it might be a one-off in between their works for other fandoms).

Advice to the Lovelorn by rosa_himmelblau (crossover with House, M.D., Spike, Greg House, background House/Wilson)
Dr. House meets Spike, to great comedic effect.

Read more... )
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[personal profile] yourlibrarian
We're in the final stretch of this session of Top 5, so if you have any remaining lists, do post them soon!

In the meantime, have some more fan art recs:

22nd of ‘Passion’ by enigmaticagentalice – fanart of Angelus and Jenny. I love the detail of Giles' image in the orb of Thessulah. Read more... )
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[personal profile] thenewbuzwuzz
I wanted to show everyone this amazing animated video, so I filled out the post with a random selection of other good art I'd noticed this year. Everything linked is worksafe.

Animated video: Willow et Tara
by Aurore Fénié
Read more... )
[identity profile] baudown.livejournal.com
Last year, I posted five historical fics, and promised I would post five more. I didn't get around to it then, so here they are now:

1. Sacred, by Valancy -- An encounter between Angel, Spike, and Dru, set sometime after the events of the Boxer Rebellion. This is one of those stories that makes you think, "Oh, of course that would have happened." A beautifully written, emotionally authentic story with spot-on voices and characterization. I've only recently discovered this story, and unfortunately have been able to find very little of the author's other work.

Read more... )
[identity profile] awaal.livejournal.com
In no particular order...

Title: Happy Xmas (War is over)
Author: Seraphcelene
Rating: Mature
Summary:"Against the tide we struggle with the skin we're in." Dawn, after.
Why I chose it: The characterization of Dawn is so much more than what was explored in cannon. Dawn has never been a character I particularly like, but this made me sympathize with her. It's also BAngel friendly.

Read more... )
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I love all these images of our beloved characters. They have a clarity and directness that appeals to me. [livejournal.com profile] chasingdemons is always careful to list sources too.

Click on the link to see the image.

A portrait of Angelus. Simple, but extremely effective.

Read more... )
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I think that is just an adorable video! The maker paced everything so well that its like the actors are singing the song. It made me want Amy Acker and J. August Richards to have a Russian singing career and make lots of cute music videos. 
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I think that is just an adorable video! The maker paced everything so well that its like the actors are singing the song. It made me want Amy Acker and J. August Richards to have a Russian singing career and make lots of cute music videos. 
Read more... )

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[identity profile] staringiscaring.livejournal.com
Pawn (Willow & Angelus) 
An alley. A stalemate between a frightened Slayerette and a persistent vampire. Can Willow match wits with Angelus in his deadly game? [part one of the Chess series]

Read more... )
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[identity profile] staringiscaring.livejournal.com
Pawn (Willow & Angelus) 
An alley. A stalemate between a frightened Slayerette and a persistent vampire. Can Willow match wits with Angelus in his deadly game? [part one of the Chess series]

Read more... )
[identity profile] racheltng.livejournal.com
There have been many great new fics from the Bangel community this year.  I couldn't rec them all, but here's a good sampling.

Sharp by [livejournal.com profile] ares132006
Rating: PG

Four more under the cut. )

And if you're looking for a place for new B/A fic, check out [livejournal.com profile] ba_rosebuds.
[identity profile] racheltng.livejournal.com
There have been many great new fics from the Bangel community this year.  I couldn't rec them all, but here's a good sampling.

Sharp by [livejournal.com profile] ares132006
Rating: PG

Four more under the cut. )

And if you're looking for a place for new B/A fic, check out [livejournal.com profile] ba_rosebuds.
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[personal profile] snickfic
1. Winds Blowing Chill, by [livejournal.com profile] brutti_ma_buoni
Rulesverse
Buffy starts thinking about babies, but in the Rulesverse there are no quick fixes for the vampire reproduction problem, which leads to one of the more emotionally complex pieces of Spuffy babyfic I’ve ever read. Also: excellent Buffy voice.

and the rest )
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[personal profile] snickfic
1. Winds Blowing Chill, by [livejournal.com profile] brutti_ma_buoni
Rulesverse
Buffy starts thinking about babies, but in the Rulesverse there are no quick fixes for the vampire reproduction problem, which leads to one of the more emotionally complex pieces of Spuffy babyfic I’ve ever read. Also: excellent Buffy voice.

and the rest )
[identity profile] velvetwhip.livejournal.com
I haven't noticed much Willow in this year's recs, so I figured I would step up and rectify that with a list of five Willow-fics I really enjoyed this year (all of which are not for the kiddies):

1) Sex 101 (Willow/Spike) by [livejournal.com profile] purplefeen:

How would any Willow-centric list be complete without a fic from the inimitable Feen? And this deliciously naughty WIP is a corker. Anya plays fairy pornmother and manipulates an insecure Willow into asking Spike for sex lessons. In the meantime, she also has a side bet with Spike. Want to know more? Well you'll just have to read this tasty and terrific tale for yourself...so go do that right now! Then beg Feen for an update.


Click the cut to see the next four )
[identity profile] velvetwhip.livejournal.com
I haven't noticed much Willow in this year's recs, so I figured I would step up and rectify that with a list of five Willow-fics I really enjoyed this year (all of which are not for the kiddies):

1) Sex 101 (Willow/Spike) by [livejournal.com profile] purplefeen:

How would any Willow-centric list be complete without a fic from the inimitable Feen? And this deliciously naughty WIP is a corker. Anya plays fairy pornmother and manipulates an insecure Willow into asking Spike for sex lessons. In the meantime, she also has a side bet with Spike. Want to know more? Well you'll just have to read this tasty and terrific tale for yourself...so go do that right now! Then beg Feen for an update.


Click the cut to see the next four )
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[identity profile] moscow-watcher.livejournal.com
Jossverse characters are so rich they can easily cross over to other universes without losing their identities.

Living on a Prayer by [livejournal.com profile] nwhepcat
http://archive.shriftweb.org/archive/36/livingon.html
Completed, R, post-series. BtVS/Supernatural. Faith has a slayer dream which sends her on a reluctant journey to her old territory, on a quest to save a new ally. Faith, Castiel, Dean, Sam, with appearances by Xander, Giles, Uriel and Bobby. Seamless blend of two universes.
click 4 more )
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[identity profile] moscow-watcher.livejournal.com
Jossverse characters are so rich they can easily cross over to other universes without losing their identities.

Living on a Prayer by [livejournal.com profile] nwhepcat
http://archive.shriftweb.org/archive/36/livingon.html
Completed, R, post-series. BtVS/Supernatural. Faith has a slayer dream which sends her on a reluctant journey to her old territory, on a quest to save a new ally. Faith, Castiel, Dean, Sam, with appearances by Xander, Giles, Uriel and Bobby. Seamless blend of two universes.
click 4 more )
[identity profile] clawofcat.livejournal.com

I wasn't much of a Dawn fan when I watched the show and I don't think I'm alone in that, either. However, that changed when I started reading fanfiction. Dawn's one of those characters that has highly benefited from some serious character exploration by fic writers because we can take her out of the context of simply being Buffy's sister or the catalyst of conflict for Season 5, and really delve into who she is as a person. Each of these fics take one aspect of her and run with it to full affect.

1. The Down Below by Devil Piglet
Spike & Dawn, R, S7 post "Lessons"
Summary: Spike and Dawn have some unfinished business.

Review: Devil Piglet was one of the finest early Buffyverse writers we had and I miss her work dearly. While perhaps best known for her Spuffy, DP also created a number of fics that featured Dawn and I think this is one of her best. The show only gave us a glimpse of the animosity that Dawn felt for Spike after the events of "Seeing Red," but this fics takes those feelings of betrayal, hurt and vengeance to the next logical level. When did Dawn become so scary? I'd say just about the time this fic was first posted. A lovely, dark read with a beautiful conclusion. 
 

 

There's more to her than meets the eye )
[identity profile] clawofcat.livejournal.com

I wasn't much of a Dawn fan when I watched the show and I don't think I'm alone in that, either. However, that changed when I started reading fanfiction. Dawn's one of those characters that has highly benefited from some serious character exploration by fic writers because we can take her out of the context of simply being Buffy's sister or the catalyst of conflict for Season 5, and really delve into who she is as a person. Each of these fics take one aspect of her and run with it to full affect.

1. The Down Below by Devil Piglet
Spike & Dawn, R, S7 post "Lessons"
Summary: Spike and Dawn have some unfinished business.

Review: Devil Piglet was one of the finest early Buffyverse writers we had and I miss her work dearly. While perhaps best known for her Spuffy, DP also created a number of fics that featured Dawn and I think this is one of her best. The show only gave us a glimpse of the animosity that Dawn felt for Spike after the events of "Seeing Red," but this fics takes those feelings of betrayal, hurt and vengeance to the next logical level. When did Dawn become so scary? I'd say just about the time this fic was first posted. A lovely, dark read with a beautiful conclusion. 
 

 

There's more to her than meets the eye )
[identity profile] samsom.livejournal.com
These are five fics (not that there are just 5 for me, but in the spirit of the comm...) that crawled inside my brain when I first entered fandom, my C/A Classics that I revisit when I want to be just a reader and not a reader/writer:

~~

As The Page Turns, by Evan Como. Giles visits LA right after Doyle's death to help catalog Angel's books. He brings with him questions he can't quite ask, and Jenny-shaped anger he can't let go of. What he finds is Angel and Cordelia with a new layering of grief, and maybe some new insight into two people he thought he knew.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/19029/1/As_The_Page_Turns

the other four under here )

This was too fun, and I'm probably going to do more, so....prepare yourselves? :D
[identity profile] samsom.livejournal.com
These are five fics (not that there are just 5 for me, but in the spirit of the comm...) that crawled inside my brain when I first entered fandom, my C/A Classics that I revisit when I want to be just a reader and not a reader/writer:

~~

As The Page Turns, by Evan Como. Giles visits LA right after Doyle's death to help catalog Angel's books. He brings with him questions he can't quite ask, and Jenny-shaped anger he can't let go of. What he finds is Angel and Cordelia with a new layering of grief, and maybe some new insight into two people he thought he knew.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/19029/1/As_The_Page_Turns

the other four under here )

This was too fun, and I'm probably going to do more, so....prepare yourselves? :D
[identity profile] kean-herself.livejournal.com

I struggled to think of a category to post for where I could narrow it done to just 5 so I decided to just post my top 5 fics that left a lasting impression on me. As in can't-get-them-out-of-my-head-scour-the-internet-for-more-like-a-crack-fiend can't get enough of them lasting impression.

They are mostly B/A, cuz they are ship of win and my OTP but also a little bit of S/A cuz well, the pretty ;)

Read more... )
[identity profile] kean-herself.livejournal.com

I struggled to think of a category to post for where I could narrow it done to just 5 so I decided to just post my top 5 fics that left a lasting impression on me. As in can't-get-them-out-of-my-head-scour-the-internet-for-more-like-a-crack-fiend can't get enough of them lasting impression.

They are mostly B/A, cuz they are ship of win and my OTP but also a little bit of S/A cuz well, the pretty ;)

Read more... )
[identity profile] rachaelagh.livejournal.com

Here are 5 Xander/Angel(us) fics that I really enjoyed. They range from the innocence of

[livejournal.com profile] lit_gal s “Kin of the Heart” to the darkness that is Angelus in The Dark World series (follows on from The Dark Verse) by [livejournal.com profile] strickens_girl .

 

Kin of the Heart by

[livejournal.com profile] lit_gal  Rating: PG13

 

[identity profile] rachaelagh.livejournal.com

Here are 5 Xander/Angel(us) fics that I really enjoyed. They range from the innocence of

[livejournal.com profile] lit_gal s “Kin of the Heart” to the darkness that is Angelus in The Dark World series (follows on from The Dark Verse) by [livejournal.com profile] strickens_girl .

 

Kin of the Heart by

[livejournal.com profile] lit_gal  Rating: PG13

 

[identity profile] 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 [livejournal.com profile] 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.

Read more... )
[identity profile] 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 [livejournal.com profile] 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.

Read more... )
[identity profile] clawofcat.livejournal.com
It's no secret that the BtVS fandom is blessed with a huge array of talented artists. Manippers and banner/icon makers are the people who make us look good. But seeing artwork that goes beyond manipping and screencaps is usually pretty rare. Luckily, 2008 heralded the entrance of a few individuals and/or their work into our playpen that stretched the boundaries.

[livejournal.com profile] tibialisant 
Artwork: James Portrait Right Back Atcha, Baby
In my two years, I believe Tibi is the first artist I noticed that actually drew and sketched with pencil and paper. And not only does she draw, but she does so with immense skill. Her flexibility and scope is huge. Always experimenting with her style, she changes it up drastically from picture to picture (abstract, photo realistic, comic style, sketches, b&w, color), which makes viewing her work fresh and exciting. She is also fearless and often uses unexpected angles and POVs for her more dynamic scenes, employing them to dramatic and sensual effect depending on the mood of her piece. Her art catalog is diverse, ecclectic, and varied. 

pencils ready )
[identity profile] clawofcat.livejournal.com
It's no secret that the BtVS fandom is blessed with a huge array of talented artists. Manippers and banner/icon makers are the people who make us look good. But seeing artwork that goes beyond manipping and screencaps is usually pretty rare. Luckily, 2008 heralded the entrance of a few individuals and/or their work into our playpen that stretched the boundaries.

[livejournal.com profile] tibialisant 
Artwork: James Portrait Right Back Atcha, Baby
In my two years, I believe Tibi is the first artist I noticed that actually drew and sketched with pencil and paper. And not only does she draw, but she does so with immense skill. Her flexibility and scope is huge. Always experimenting with her style, she changes it up drastically from picture to picture (abstract, photo realistic, comic style, sketches, b&w, color), which makes viewing her work fresh and exciting. She is also fearless and often uses unexpected angles and POVs for her more dynamic scenes, employing them to dramatic and sensual effect depending on the mood of her piece. Her art catalog is diverse, ecclectic, and varied. 

pencils ready )
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[identity profile] moscow-watcher.livejournal.com
There are so many wonderful stories that I'm incredibly glad that [livejournal.com profile] petzipellepingo has already posted her Top 5 Favorite Spike/Buffy Tales For 2007 thus making my choices less agonizing. I recommend first of all check her entry because all her choices are excellent.

And here are mine... )
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[identity profile] moscow-watcher.livejournal.com
There are so many wonderful stories that I'm incredibly glad that [livejournal.com profile] petzipellepingo has already posted her Top 5 Favorite Spike/Buffy Tales For 2007 thus making my choices less agonizing. I recommend first of all check her entry because all her choices are excellent.

And here are mine... )
[identity profile] lusciousxander.livejournal.com
Top Five Slave!Pet!Xander Fics:

1- There’s Always a Sneer in Vegas by [personal profile] stillrose:

This is the most terrifying, disturbing, gripping, amazing Pet!Xander fic I have ever read in a long time since Broken Revenge. There's so much violence here that I've never read in a fic before. If you can't handle extreme violence and tentacles, then this fic ain't for you. Oh, and while losing one's voice was cool in Hush, it's much, much heartbreaking here.

Check the other four... )

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