#Buffy AU

[fishfingersandscarves]

hellmouth in new orleans? likely place for it to be

[thequeenofsastiel]

Angel should have fallen in love with Giles.

Think about it. Angel was WAY too old for Buffy, and the fact that he preyed on an underage girl damaged his character in an unnecessary way. Giles is age appropriate. Sure, he's not 200+, but he's in his forties, which is reasonably mature in human years. Giles had already grown up and had had other sexual and romantic relationships. I don't think that there would be an emotional power difference age wise. Angel should have been a mentor to Buffy, which would have given him something to connect with Giles over. They're both also highly intelligent bookworms(I'll fight anyone who calls Angel dumb; he has a photographic memory and knows several languages, the fact that he has blind spots and isn't always smart about every single thing doesn't take away from that), and I bet Giles would love to hear about all the historical events that Angel was there for, and all the things he knows about other cultures. Angel would be very intrigued to learn all the things Giles knows about Slayers and demons from the Watcher's archives, and whatever other knowledge Giles might have accrued in his life. I can also see them liking the same music.

Giles could have given Angel his moment of perfect happiness, and Buffy would still have had a hard time killing Angelus because of how much Angel meant to Giles, and because Angel had been a mentor to her that she admired and cared for like Giles. It could have been Giles who killed Angel at the end of s2. Buffy could have fought him until right before Angelus got his soul back, but she gets knocked out, and Giles intervenes right before Angelus kills her, but then he's reensouled. And it's Giles who has to make the heartbreaking choice of killing him.

Then when Angel comes back in s3, Buffy still keeps it from Giles because she's afraid of how much it would wreck him emotionally, and she's also afraid that Giles might accidentally give Angel his moment of perfect happiness again and she doesn't want that to happen. Angel still leaves at the end of s3 because he also doesn't want to risk somehow achieving a moment of perfect happiness without sex, just from a moment of deep love, and he can't bear the thought of all the pain Angelus would cause, especially to the man he loves.

It would have been an interesting romance is all I'm saying.

[ilovesand124]

They're watching the Puzzlevision arc

Another Buffy au drawing! I've had this one on the back burner for a few days, very happy with the end result..

[mosylufanfic]

Ok, I know I already sent you a prompt, but I had an idea and wanted to slip it quietly under your door. Buffy the Vampire Slayer🩸 ✨rebelcaptain ✨

Ohhhhh the expression I made when I got this prompt! I juggled it around in my head for a day or two and finally settled on . . . this. 😀

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One Fighter with a Sharp Stick

“Right,” Jyn said, finishing up her text. “We’re going to Chelsea.”

The girl hunched up next to her on the cement lip of the large window looked up. In the harsh light of the all night curry takeaway behind them, she looked young and scared. Hair straggled out of her triple-bun hairdo and she clutched a broken stick like a teddy bear. “Chelsea? What’s in Chelsea?”

“The guys we’re gonna see,” Jyn said briefly, reaching down to grab her arm. “Come on.” 

The girl dug in her heels. "I'm not going anywhere," she said. "Look, thanks for helping me out and all, lady - "

"Jyn," she said. 

"Jyn," the girl conceded. "But I've got to get going home."

"Have you?" Jyn said, looking her up and down. 

Her jeans were barely holding together, and the t-shirt under her grungy jacket might have been white once, but it never would be again. And not to put too fine a point on it, her body odor would have knocked a rhinoceros out at twenty paces.  

"Got a home, then?" Jyn said coolly. "A real one?"

The girl hesitated, her eyes darting away.

"Didn't think so."

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[juniperhillpatient]

ideal ship dynamic. if I ever do write Azula/Katara again it’s this energy or bust (x)

[sunny-rants]

Yellowjackets Buffy the Vampire Slayer AU. did you hear me I said Yellowjackets Buffy the Vampire Slayer AU!!!

[maraschinobomb]

pspsps vampire!robin🩸

"We Are Not Friends"

robin buckley x carol perkins

buffy the vampire slayer au | enemies with benefits | blood drinking | explicit 🔞 | 12k

Robins got one hand wrapped up tight in Carol’s thick mass of curls, pulling until her eyes are trained where they’re supposed to be. She can’t even bitch about it, because the second she opens her mouth all that comes out is a moan. Low and breathy, completely unbidden. Robin laughs, raspy and delighted. “That kinda night, huh?” Oh, Carol is going to be fucking humiliated later.

🩸read it on Ao3!!🩸

[devilslxd]

"And You're What? Shocked And Disappointed? I'm Evil."

Theo Raeken As William Pratt aka Spike from BTVS

[f1-disaster-bi]

Because I can't help myself have some vampire Slayer Lando and Watcher Sebastian:

"I'm....I'm going to die?"

Sebastian felt his heart plummet as he turned around to look at Lando. The teenager was staring at him with wide eyes and there was nothing but hurt and betrayal on his face.

"Lando....", Sebastian started but he had to stop because what could he say to make this better? How could any of them possibly make any of this better as Lando looked smaller than Sebastian had ever seen him.

Lando, while being slightly short and lithe, was never small. He filled rooms with his laughter and his wit. He had the sharpest tongue, and Sebastian had often been on the receiving end of his sarcasm. Lando was full of life and fight despite not wanting to be the Slayer, but he wore his destiny like armour and now, now he just looked broken.

Sebastian wanted to bundle him into his arms even though it wasn't his place. He was the Watcher. He wasn't meant to have grown attached to his charge. He was just meant to have wielded him like the weapon the council thought Lando was, and helpe him defeat evil to save humanity.

Yet how could he let him die when Sebastian viewed the teenager as a sort of son after spending a year protecting him and helping him as best as he could?

"It's the prophecy," Sebastian admitted softly because he didn't know what else to say, "The Slayer will face The Master and die at his hands. The Hellmouth will open, and the apocalypse will come"

Lando stared at him for a moment before he started to laugh hysterically. His eyes were wet with tears that never fell as he backed away when Sebastian stepped forward.

"I quit"

"Lando, you can't -"

"I am EIGHTTEEN, Sebastian", Lando threw his arms out as the tears finally fell, "I...I should be worried about college applications and crushes. I should be playing video games with my friends, and...and doing normal fucking things. I should be allowed to live"

"Lando, we can-", Sebastian started, trying to soothe him as tears formed in his own eyes and his heart began to break.

"I don't want to die, Sebastian", Lando whispered as he shook his head, "I'm eighteen, and I don't want to die so find someone else. Anyone else. I don't care about being the Slayer, I don't. I want to live"

Sebastian finally managed to approach him as Lando finally broke. He had seen Lando fight vampires, demons, possessed friends, enemies that they had no right surviving, but this had broken him as he managed to pull Lando into a hug.

He was so small as he struggled against him for a moment before all the fight seemed to leave him and he just cried.

"I deserve to live"

Sebastian cast his eyes up to the ceiling to blink away his own tears as he thought of losing Lando, of having to explain to Jenson that his son was never coming home and would never get to grow up.

This moment wasn't about him. It wasn't about the grief and loss he already felt as he let Lando cry it out because they both knew that at the end of the day, Lando wouldn't fight this propechy because that meant leaving his friends to die.

"You deserve to live", Sebastian agreed, "I am so sorry Lando"

[could-they-be-a-pro-wrestler]

[figsandfandoms]

my Buffy journalist AU thoughts nobody asked for

based on my other post about how i think Buffy should have been a journalist coz it would have solved so many issues for the character.

i think she started writing in season three when she starts back at school. Snyder makes her join an extra curricular activity but she's stressing coz she already has so much to do. then Oz, who seemingly isn't listening, complains about the school newspaper so buffy decides to give it a go.

she writes a piece about the counselor who was killed, maybe it's not a good piece but it's from the heart and it's also about the community coming together when things get rough (which helps to tie into the finale)

i don't see her writing much throughout the season, maybe small obits about kids who are killed, maybe safety tips like walking in groups when you leave the bronze or something?

mostly it's an excuse for her to be late for things or to be nosy or always in the library researching weird stuff.

i'm supposed to be working so i might write more later or let me know if you have any other ideas?

[klutzymaiden123]

Hey, do u have any writing tips? (Like for outlining, grammar, etc....?) I admire the way you write greatly so I wanted to know.

So the biggest thing that I would advise for any and all writers is rewrite, rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. I cannot emphasis how vital those can be. Growing up, I would look to other writers and get jealous and insecure because I wasn't achieving their flow and ease. I didn't realise for a long time that this was because they rewrote their stuff before posting and sharing.

Its easy to compare your skill to someone's final work, but remember, everyone has a first draft. You would be surprised if you were to glance between the two as most drafts are quite minimal in comparison. Just keep pushing through your drafts. The magic grows as your confidence grows, which is a natural process that happens from going over your story so many times that you become sick of it 💀

Otherwise, I would say that every writer have their own processes which work for them. So I can't give you a definite response, only what works for me personally.

I really, really connect with music. I connect to how people sing and speak their words and the effects they'll use on their vocals to further get their feelings across. I love themes, concepts, anguish and symbolism that artists will put in their artists. So I often listen to music when I'm writing. Something that matches the mood or greatly inspires me.

I used to go to others to edit my work (which I highly recommend!), but if you don't feel comfortable doing that, you can always select the Read Aloud feature on your word document.

Typically, when I finish a chapter, I like to give it some days to settle before coming back and having my document read it out to me. This way, my mind is fresher and I'm also able to hear how it all sounds outside of my mind. Artists of all kinds enter a haze when they're practising their craft, so its hard to experience things objectively. For writers, we may not realise that we've mispelled a word, used the incorrect grammer, or used an awkward sounding word that throws off the sentence. When someone else is reading it to you, you will notice it rather then letting things slip beneath the radar. I also recommend reading along with the narration to catch any mispells.

And for outlining, yes, I outline. I prefer to keep them all on my OneNote, where they're written out via chapter. I will write out the basic plans, actions and dialogue, so when I've reached writing out that chapter, all the hard work is done for me. Past me has already worked out the choeography and general plot direction, so all I need to do is get it onto the page.

Otherwise, what I would say is just to continue practising. You honestly won't even realise how much you've grown until you've opened up an old document, or read a previous chapter. I still am blown away by the earlier chapters because I think I've grown a lot since when I first published this story. This fic has absolutely been a journey for me and its encapsulated my evolution as a writer since its gone on for so long. So even if you don't feel capable right now, you will eventually as you discover your own voice and style. Everyone's learning and growing. So happy writing!

[imogenegomi]

[ilovesand124]

Playing around with comic things ft my Buffy au Saiko x tari

[sageswirll]

les mis vampire au where vampires are actually just evil and cosette is a vampire slayer (i just started watching buffy)

[juniperhillpatient]

….two vampires walk into a bar something something the joke writes itself (x)