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Just a reminder that Top 5's 2021 season closes in 9 hours!

Take Care of the Rest by Hannah. There's something soft and kind about this look at how Buffy's life might have been a bit better had she taken a job at a local funeral home when first coming to Sunnydale.

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dragonyphoenix

These are ones I had to rec as I love them so but didn't fit into any categories. And please pardon my lack of "why this is so great" comments. Other people can write whole paragraphs on that topic. Me? I'm more along the lines of "I really like it."

Ten Things That Never Happened in the Buffy Fandom – The spell that created Dawn didn’t effect just the tv show.
Mr Spike: Spike’s visits to the children’s ward of the hospital.
Business as Usual: From the summary: What if Spike had been telling the truth when he made his sarcastic remark about visiting a nice tea-room at the garbage dump during Season 5’s The Replacement? Eeee! I adore Agnes Pringle.
Magpie: Strange deaths and Xander is somehow a focus. The writing is incredibly beautiful.
Radio Silence – From the summary: The Gentlemen drop by Night Vale. This poses something of a problem for a radio host who depends on his voice to communicate. Beer good foamy always writes excellent stories.

thewiggins

thenewbuzwuzz is a staple of the online BtVS fandom. She not only participates here each year, but helps run Seasonal Spuffy and the Sunnydale Herald. But one of her greatest contributions to the fandom, in my opinion, is her advocacy for poetry as a fanwork medium. I certainly never would have tried it if it hadn't been for her inspiration. Here are a few of my favorite buzwuzz poems.

The Limericked Adventures of Bob the Hellmouth Cop
This was the poem that started it all for me. It was the winner of a contest on the now sadly defunct Sunnydale Fanfic Club podcast and her episode opened my eyes to the potential of fandom poetry. (Actually, the podcast wound up introducing us both to each other's work, eventually leading to our ongoing beta exchange.)

The poem itself is priceless. Using the limerick format to explore the POV of a clueless Sunnydale cop is just too good. I mean, consider this stanza:
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snickfic

I had trouble coming up with a theme, since this is literally "two fics I read this year and really loved" + "some other stuff I love." XD Anyway, I hope folks enjoy! I've certainly gotten a lot of enjoyment out of buffyversetop5 over the years. <3

( mix of characters and pairings behind the cut! )

dragonyphoenix

I'm just thrilled that people got together to write Lydia Chalmers' Thesis on William the Bloody. That's super-fun!

( the rest of the links are moping because we had so few trick or treaters )( the rest of the links are moping because we had so few trick or treaters )

dragonyphoenix

or something close to a white hat anyway! I'm exhausted so this list may be shortish on descriptions but anything I recommend with Ethan in it will be near and dear to my heart.

1. Absent Friends by il mio capitano. Oh, yeah, awesome. I recently asked if anyone could find this story for me. Basically all I'd recalled was the pub crawl based on The World's End and that Ethan was in it. Turns out it features Giles rather than Xander but given how fond I am of Giles and Ethan together, that was hardly a drawback. This one's more white-hatish rather than an out and out white-hat tale.

( the rest of the links are busy putting me too bed )

sparrow2000.livejournal.com

summer_of_giles is one of my favourite communities, so here are five things that caught my eye this year. I should give a disclaimer that I’m way behind with the entries, so I’m sure there is a pile of other stuff I could have recced that I just haven’t got to as yet.

It’s always illuminating to see the Buffy ‘verse through external eyes, and in

punch_kicker15’s The English Patient: Seven Times Giles Visited the Hospital(and One Time He Didn’t) we see Giles across the seven seasons through the eyes of a resident physician at Sunnydale Hospital. This is good stuff.

( More Giles goodness this way... )

draconin.livejournal.com

Since people seemed quite taken with the first set here are five more, probably better known than the first set.

Living History by LizMarcs
Rating: PG, Worksafe
Some people have come from a place far, far away and a time far, far ahead to ask for help on an urgent matter. The time they were aiming for? February 2008. The place? Moscow. The problem? Somehow they've ended up in Cleveland, September 2003. And that’s just the beginning of the trouble; they seem to be descendants of the Scoobies and are determined not to change the past... but they haven't reckoned with Xander. Superbly written with a fascinating plot, some of the most beautifully crafted OCs I've ever seen and a wonderful portrayal of Xander and Faith. Very highly recommended!

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draconin.livejournal.com

The HP 'verse is the commonest one for fics where the author re-writes history by inserting a character (internal or external) who knows what's supposed to happen and is determined to change things but the Buffy 'verse has its examples too...

1. Martian Manhunter by Mediancat
Rating: PG, Worksafe
As the result of a bet that we spend most of the story waiting to find out the nature of, Veronica Mars is in the Buffyverse, knowing what's coming and unable to do anything about it... or can she? If you're familiar with mediancat's work then you're probably already anticipating wonderful writing. If you're a fan of the Veronica Mars series then look no further: this is for you! :-)

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rbfvid.livejournal.com

Five of my favorite parody fics, arranged from shortest to longest.

Spike's Fury by

coalitiongirl. Buffy, Angel, Spike, PG-13. The alternate ending of season 8 comics. Much better than canon one.

( There are more! )

rbfvid.livejournal.com

Some favorite year 2014 stories that - in one way or another - are about point of view. (Or at least I consider them to be.)
Any bad English in summaries is mine and shouldn't be blamed on fic authors.

Illusions (Angel, Spike, OC, PG-13) by

ash_carpenter. Brilliant outsider POV story, showing that in Sunnydale getting it almost right is never enough. (And you read it right - ash wrote PG-13 gen story, ~~her hand slipped~~.)
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1. Devouring Time, by

quinara
pre-series; one-shot.
Darla goes on safari! I love the portrayal of Darla here, that she will dare the hazardous African sun for the sheer experience of the thing. The writing is gorgeous, the whole thing is suffused with sunshine, the setting is beautifully evoked (and we all know how I am about setting). This fic reminds me anew just how much I love Darla.

( and the rest )

snickfic

1. Devouring Time, by

snickfic

1. Crazy Madcap Redemption, by

hello_spikey
Ats S5; Spike/Dru; longfic.
In which Dru gets a chance to choose who she is and become her own person. Dru finds Spike hanging about Wolfram & Hart, and Spike, heartsore, lonely, and remembering sweet times past, takes it upon himself to save her. This doesn't work out quite how either of them expect. It's all very satisfying, with lovely characterizations and occasional bits of Spikey's hilarious dialogue.

( and the rest )

snickfic

1. Crazy Madcap Redemption, by

snickfic

1. Shadow Thought It Be, by

penwiper26. Giles/OFC.
In which one Elisabeth, itinerant academic and BtVS fan, stumbles into Sunnydale and can't figure out how to leave. Elisabeth is so fully realized a character, so rich in flaws and quirks, that I can't be bothered to care that according to the author this is technically a self-insert fic. The writing is intelligent and hilarious and wonderful, Elisabeth's frequent metafictional observations are great fun, and her gradual relationship with Giles totally worked for me. This is very much a fic that doesn't sound like it ought to work but really, really does.

( and the rest )

snickfic

1. Shadow Thought It Be, by

endeni

- In The Business by kindkit
Anya/Fred, R
Anya tries to take a holiday.

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endeni

- In The Business by kindkit
Anya/Fred, R
Anya tries to take a holiday.

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moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

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 )

moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

rebcake.livejournal.com

I don't think I'm alone in wanting stories of the Aurelian vampires before Sunnydale. Preferably stories with something other than (or in addition to) horror, gore, and cruelty. 2010 did not lack for choice:

Whispering Death by

brutti_ma_buoni (PG13)
Spike, Dru, and Darla enjoy the Spanish Civil War, each in their own way.

Spike’s Victims: Victim no. 10,876, cir. 1895 by

dampersnspoons (NC17) (First person POV)
The title is the summary. There is also another in the series, take a look.

This Thing of Earth and Darkness by

gillo (PG)
It takes the whole family to raise a vampire, when the vampire’s mummy is Dru.

New York (1970) by

duh_i_read (PG)
It all comes down to style.

Theatre of War by

meridian_rose (PG13)
Spike and Dru harvest the battlefields of Europe. (Yes, another war story. I like to see how our vamps interact with the sweep of history. It's a thing.)

Bonus NC-17 offering, not for everyone:
The Body Electric by

sevendeadlyfun (NC17)
Unexpected uses for new technologies!

rebcake.livejournal.com

brutti_ma_buoni (PG13)
Spike, Dru, and Darla enjoy the Spanish Civil War, each in their own way.

Spike’s Victims: Victim no. 10,876, cir. 1895 by

dampersnspoons (NC17) (First person POV)
The title is the summary. There is also another in the series, take a look.

This Thing of Earth and Darkness by

gillo (PG)
It takes the whole family to raise a vampire, when the vampire’s mummy is Dru.

New York (1970) by

duh_i_read (PG)
It all comes down to style.

Theatre of War by

sevendeadlyfun (NC17)
Unexpected uses for new technologies!

yourlibrarian

Halfway There by

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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yourlibrarian

Halfway There by

moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Handsome Men Save Damsels From Monsters by

beer_good_foamy
http://beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com/139084.html
PG-13. What if Connor was a girl?
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moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Handsome Men Save Damsels From Monsters by

beer_good_foamy
http://beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com/139084.html
PG-13. What if Connor was a girl?
( 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 )

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

I love seeing Our Heroes and Our Buffyverse from the outsiders' points of view. Here are five fics that do just that, with quite varied results.

1. Orbital Debris, by

st_salieri
post-series
AKA What the Poor Souls on the ISS Saw During Buffy Comics #34. Hilarious; unmissable.

( and the rest )

snickfic

I love seeing Our Heroes and Our Buffyverse from the outsiders' points of view. Here are five fics that do just that, with quite varied results.

1. Orbital Debris, by

st_salieri
post-series
AKA What the Poor Souls on the ISS Saw During Buffy Comics #34. Hilarious; unmissable.

( and the rest )

snickfic

Where "long" = "more than one chapter."

1. Better Late Than Never (11 chapters), by

cindergal
post-Intervention
Spike and Buffy head back to the 1970s to retrieve an artifact to help them defeat Glory. Sweet and hopeful and very quietly romantic. Plus: time travel! and Ripper!

( and the rest )

snickfic

Where "long" = "more than one chapter."

1. Better Late Than Never (11 chapters), by

kerkevik.livejournal.com

Hi,

and here are five of the most imaginative buffyverse fics I have ever read; most recent first; funniest last - again :-)

(metem) Psychosis by mabus101 (Alt-S6)
http://mabus101.livejournal.com/2009/05/17/

Toy Soldiers by Perri Smith(S3 Wesley)
http://www.neon-hummingbird.com/suns/fanfic/perri/toysoldiers.html

techsupport@demon.com (Pre S5 BtVS / S2 AtS)
http://rhiannon.dreamhost.com/angel/fanfic/techsupport.html

The Waking by Mad Poetess (adult content warning) (Alt S7)
http://archiveofourown.org/works/96662?view_adult=true

Private Conversations by CN Winters (adult content warning) (S4?)
http://cnscaldron.com/cannon/wt/private.htm

Still under Willow & Tara's spell,
Ray.

Current Mood: hyper
Current Location: Internet Cafe in Glasgow
Current Music: The Mystic's Dream by Loreena McKennit

kerkevik.livejournal.com

Hi,

and here are five of the most imaginative buffyverse fics I have ever read; most recent first; funniest last - again :-)

(metem) Psychosis by mabus101 (Alt-S6)
http://mabus101.livejournal.com/2009/05/17/

Current Mood: hyper
Current Location: Internet Cafe in Glasgow
Current Music: The Mystic's Dream by Loreena McKennit

snickfic

Strictly speaking, only four of these are actually set in S4, but the other one is also full of S4 flavor, and all feature the delightful unlikeliness of early-season Spuffy.

1. Achilles Heel, by Elizabeth
A demon curses Spike and Buffy to UST, basically. Eventually, desperate, they decide to resolve that dratted ST! One of the true classics of Spuffydom from before we had more than the barest hint of it in canon.

( and four more )

snickfic

sueworld2003.livejournal.com

Well trust me to lower the tone eh? *g* But hey, erotica plays a large part in fan fiction in general let alone in our fandom, so no best of list could be without some great examples of this type of writing. So five fics that involve slavery or bondage in some way that I've read and enjoyed during the past year. All extremely well written of course...*g* ( Read more... )

sueworld2003.livejournal.com

moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Venus and Mars by

shapinglight
http://shapinglight.livejournal.com/916661.html
Standalone, PG-13; London, October 1874. Darla and Drusilla visit the National Gallery and encounter a gentleman who is intrigued by them. Clever, inspired, twisted story told by an clueless OC.
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moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Venus and Mars by

moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Buffyverse is the perfect playground for unusual ideas - and ficwriters who play in Joss' sandbox are very inventive.

Fair Dinkum by

deird1
http://community.livejournal.com/still_grrr/692035.html
PG. Somewhere in the beginning of season 5, Buffy reads a book “Slayers of the Early 20th Century; A Study” and discovers interesting facts about slaying in Australia.
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moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

Buffyverse is the perfect playground for unusual ideas - and ficwriters who play in Joss' sandbox are very inventive.

Fair Dinkum by

rebcake.livejournal.com

The Joss!verse is peopled (or "creatured") with lots of characters with their own motivation and dreams. Here are a few fics that tell a part of their stories.

( Principals, jocks, bartenders, and demons... )

rebcake.livejournal.com

The Joss!verse is peopled (or "creatured") with lots of characters with their own motivation and dreams. Here are a few fics that tell a part of their stories.

( Principals, jocks, bartenders, and demons... )

moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

I'm finally here, post-vacations and post-Twilightgate. I plan to post about a dozen of lists and to warm up I start with

( 5 silly!fics that will cheer you up )

moscow-watcher.livejournal.com

I'm finally here, post-vacations and post-Twilightgate. I plan to post about a dozen of lists and to warm up I start with

( 5 silly!fics that will cheer you up )

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

brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com

There's no proper title for this (I also had it down as 'Where's there's a skill', and other cheesy headings). The topic here is poems and fics which draw on something bigger than fandom, weaving Jossverse motifs into wider cultural themes, but never losing sight of the fandom audience. (In other words, they are very, very clever, but also hugely fun for fans).

quinara, Spikeid II and III. Because it's in epic iambic pentameter, and based on the Aeneid, and yet it's accessible, funny, touching and in-voice. They're heroes, dammit. They deserve this poem.

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