Your picks for everything fannish

This list became unexpectedly difficult when two of the five recs I had prepped ended up linking to deleted accounts! That seems a high percentage in less than a year?

1) Five People Whose Loan Applications Were Approved At Sunnydale Securities Bank (And One Whose Wasn't) by beer_good_foamy. "So how does Sunnydale… work, exactly? Well, it's a long and complex story of corruption and denial, but let's check in with one of the cogs that make the wheels spin. Remember the loan officer who turned Buffy down in "Flooded"...? Here's his Sunnydale story in six installments, occasionally interacting with the main storyline." The devil is in the details, alright.

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1) Fiction Banners by teragramm. I don't tend to see these very often anymore unless a Big Bang fic is involved. I liked the sleek yet different look in these two works.

2) And I Won't Feel a Thing (The Rinse and Repeat Remix) by SegaBarrett. " Billy has everything he ever wanted." I like the fact that Billy having what he wanted doesn't change who he is, it's just the same steps to different music.

3) Vantage Point (Remix of Heights) by Corina (CorinaLannister). "Spike and Willow go on patrol together with Spike being the powerhouse fighter and Willow helping him out with her telepathic abilities. But who is helping who really?" I read this together with the original story (written last year) and found that it was the final lines in both the original and remix that stuck with me. Spike and Buffy as Heathcliff and Catherine is a little off to me, Angel being rather more Heathcliff-y. But then that says so much about Willow's frame of mind, she should know that. Spike reminds her, but she does tend to forget it.

4) Restoration by circular_infinity. Buffy & Angel's missing scene after her return. Part of what struck me about this story was the way Angel thinks of her with an artist's eye as he sees her again, "Part of her demeanor speaks of grief. It eases as she nears him, but it's still there like a layer of priming on a canvas."

5) Junior Deviants by Aadler. "Not everything fell apart in the last days of Sunnydale. Some things came together." First off, hardly anyone remembers or writes about Dawn's friends in early S7, especially since the show didn't either after the spinoff idea went nowhere. And this one has a nice surprise at the end. Second, so happy to see drabbles on AO3 since very few of them end up there!

Lastly, I didn't include this in my list because it's commercial not fannish – which in itself has become a harder thing to tease apart in these last 15 years given people's platforms on YouTube and fannish news outlets, Patreon and even commercializing individual websites. But I did find the concept of this quite entertaining: I've Never Seen "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" So I Watched The Pilot And Finale And Nothing In Between

1) Medley of Extemporanea by idyll. Angel and Lindsay meet again in Pittsburgh post-series, and neither of them is the same as they once were. An intriguing concept of how they might come to a middle ground. ( Read more... )

Buffy, Slaying Vampires Since 1996 by shiruji. I have to quibble about the date since it was either earlier with the movie or the TV debut was in 1997, but a cute icon nonetheless!

All the Children I've Had to Say "Good Bye" To by protoneoromantic. Such a strong finish to this, and a title with such a punch when you know who it's said by.

Comics Buffy by misbegotten. Lovely set of Buffy comics icons. No. 5 is my favorite but the Xander one is also striking.

Night Flight by JolieMariella. Wing AU Spike fanart.

The Ballad of Wishverse Giles by thenewbuzwuzz. Giles POV poem. I'd say "fun" but the episode theme wasn't on the happy side, so I'll just point out that it's clever instead ;)

Am I the only one having trouble posting to or even loading LJ? This has been going on for days for me. I had this post set to go and got a 500 error only to find that the post was lost and didn't go through.

WIP Spike on a Bike by sanshodelaine. Much as I enjoy DVD commentaries I like seeing artworks posted in progress, and this is certainly wonderfully done.

Anatomy of a Willow Outfit by tarastheory. Doing an Outfit of the Day tied to specific BtVS episodes, this was a fun look at fashion which isn't always so fashionable these days ;)

Headers + Icons | Road Trip by sintonia. Wonderful colors and composition of Buffy, Spike, and the DeSoto looking more springlike than one would have ever imagined!

My Sweet Babies by peskysaku. Black and white Spike and Xander -- I think they're absolutely wrong about being alone in the ship.

This was my fifth rec but I discovered that the whole community seems to be gone. Anyone know what happened?

Sweet Fred, Remote Buffy by timetobegin. Adorable over the shoulder icon of Fred and I quite liked the thoughtful, behind-the-glasses Buffy.

1) All This Has Happened Before by hazellazer. "It was LA, of course. He saw plenty of platinum blonde women in skimpy red dresses, he just didn't usually see them in his office." Super idea for a Dollhouse and BSG crossover.

2) Happy Holidays by sueworld. Photo manip of a holiday clad (and unclad) Buffy and Spike looking quite festive!

3) Drusilla Caged by laurappel. I liked the split human/vamp face and the idea of Dru as one of her birds.

4) Spander Happy Holidays by catvampcrazines. Bet we'd all like a set of shippy Christmas tree baubles!

5) James Masters (Spike) by Jenn Jamison. There's something about the softness of this technique that I quite liked.

Back to a Classic Recs list, but if anyone has more 2018 recs do feel free to keep posting them through this Thursday!

Poster Project Buffy by tequilablockingbird. Her hand drawn take on a graphic novel cover of Buffy. ( Read more... )