#Otherwise this au is very silly. Daemon aus are the best

[pzyii]

I've been hyperfixation on btvs for a while w/o posting about aus so.....

BTVS Daemon au:

(haven't thought about this one In a while btw so there's a lot of stuff I'm probably still changing but I wanted to have it out there)

(Under cut cause it’s a bit long)

Buffy - either a toller dog or a mountain lion. His name is atlas, meaning "to carry" since she carries the weight of the world on her teenage shoulders. He probably settled almost just after she became the slayer. Or when she came back after death No1 in s1. Whether he's a mountain lion or a toller dog, he's very puppy-like and loves cuddles. She thought he was gonna settle as a golden retriever before she became the slayer.

Willow - a phoenix that looks like just a raven or a blackbird normally. I know people would say phoenix for Buffy cause she's died twice but the idea of rebirth in the sense of change suit willow a lot better concidering how much she changes over the show. Plus the idea of a bird that looks completely normal and harmless but when she uses magic or is just angry and stuff turns into flames is really good and works perfectly for someone who is capable of (and has) killing(/killed) people. Their name is aspen cause her parents liked the tree theme. They settled the first time she did magic obviously. And she had for a while suspected they'd settle for a small bird before, her number one suspicion had been a mountain blue bird.

Xander - I’m thinking squirrel monkey or some other type of monkey, possibly like an emperor tamarin. Based on vibe yk. Her name is xenia, which means “stranger, guest, hospitality”, that wasn’t really the reason I picked it though I just mostly thought it would be funny if the whole reason Xander uses Xander as a nickname instead of Alex is cause he wanted to match with his daemon. I’m unsure when she would settle, all of them so far has settled pretty late, and for him probably the latest, I could see it being at the end of s6 because of the yellow crayon speech cause that you know represents his rare moments of being good pretty well. (Edit: remembered that's too late since he's not a teen anymore, it probably settled in late S3 or s4)

angel - a Dobermann dog cause they look exactly like him. Dark, bulky, big, terrifying but puppy, it’s perfect. Her name is Lilith cause … The bible, idk. And since I haven’t talked about it yet I’m gonna take the opportunity to talk about daemons in relation to vampires. They don’t just go poof when someone becomes a vampire even if that would be logical cause that just makes it too easy to notice vampires but they aren’t exactly there either. Since there’s no soul in the daemon they are basically just empty husks and aren’t able to talk or act on their own like normal daemons. They do tend to also give people the wig because of it since most can notice something is wrong even if they don’t know what. When a vampire regains their soul, their daemon returns to normal, though Lilith doesn’t speak much to anyone except angel either way

Tara - a cat, don’t know which breed, cause you know the witch of the witches, his name is Salem cause Tara’s mom is also a witch. He settled before Tara met willow or the other scoobies. He mainly talks to Tara, willow and later dawn.

Spike - this was a hard one for some reason, but I settled(hah) on bengal cat, will maybe change it. She settled before he became a vampire to be fair though. I just felt like their little faces fit his pathetic bottle blonde vibe. Her name is eris, which comes from the goddess of strife and Discord, plus i thought it was a pretty name. And cause of the whole no soul thing throughout most of the show she doesn’t have much personality for most of it, but more than Lilith when angel has no soul tho. She's gets all jumpy and fast-y when he gets his soul.

Giles - a barn owl, cause yknow, owls. Her name is Anne which means “intelligent”, not that that’s always true for Giles lmao but it represents both his character and relation with his dad pretty well. Also Anne is a pretty old-y name that works well with - pfft - Rupert.

Cordelia - a peacock, cause yknow… everything about her. His name is Cyril which means “master/lord” which suits her plus the name sounded fancy. He also doesn’t speak much and pretends to be all cold like Cordy but he’s a softie.

Anya - a coral snake, matched the demon and also just her vibe. Her name is Ymir cause Anyas Swedish and old. Nothing really changes with her when Anyas a demon.

faith - a panther, matches with Buffys mountain lion, his name is Thomas which means “twin”. Cause well she’s the secondary slayer, the copy, the clone, and she has yknow …some problems with being second place. I’m unsure when he would settle.

Dawn - a fawn, it rhymes :)), plus it suits her really well in symbolism and just vibe. Their name is kito which means “precious jewel”. both because Dawn is seen as precious and something that needs to be protected. And jewel because of the whole dehumanisation and that it’s something so materialistic with the whole key thing. No clue when they would settle.

Then there’s a lot more characters but I’m stopping here for now

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First things first, tell us a little about yourself.

I'm Kate, 28 years old, from the Philadelphia area, bookworm and history nerd.

How long have you been writing for?

Fourteen years

What inspired you to start writing for The Magicians?

I wanted to write a reunion fic.

Who is/are your favourite character(s) to write? What it is about them that makes them your favourite?

I write Queliot so I love writing both Eliot and Quentin, but I find Quentin's POV to be a lot more accessible for me, so I prefer that. I also surprised myself with how much I liked Alice's POV when I tried it.

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So far I've only written s4 and s1, I'm more comfortable with s4 but s1 has been a relief because they're less unhappy.

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Yes! I'm working on more daemon AU fic, one of which is an s1 AU where the timeshare spell from 4.11 triggered a divergence post 1.07. The other is a story of Quentin fighting his way out of the Underworld and out into the multiverse as he tries to get home. Also a completely unrelated fic where Brian/Nigel was a thing - it's mostly about how that affects Quentin's mindset and decisions as the events of s4 unfold.

How long is your “to do list”?

Long. Very long. I have multiple projects going in multiple fandoms, and then Magicians came along and I'm even busier.

What is your favourite fic that you’ve written for The Magicians? Why?

So far, I'm Still A Far Cry From Gone is probably my favorite.

Many writers have a fic that they are passionate about that doesn’t get the reception from the fandom that they hoped for. Do you have a fic you would like more people to read and appreciate?

Not in this fandom!

What is your writing process like? Do you have any traditions or superstitions that you like to stick to when you’re writing?

I don't have much of a process, really. I let my ideas brew while I'm doing other things, and write whenever I can, basically. For my larger AUs I do have outlines,  but they're usually pretty bare-bones. And I have a few friends I tend to throw my drafts at for their opinions.

Do you write while the seasons are airing or do you prefer to wait for hiatus? How does the ongoing development of the canon influence and inspire your writing process?

I do both; when writing during the season, I pretty much just pick a point where I'm cutting myself off, because otherwise I'd have to wait out the whole season to finish.

What has been the most challenging fic for you to write?

Do I Even Dare (To Speak Out Your Name) because it was the first one. Debut fics are always the hardest, I think.

Are there any themes or tropes that you like particularly like to explore in your writing?

Daemon AU and canon divergent fics are my brand, but I also like to explore the effects of soulmate AUs.

Are there any writers that inspire your work? Fanfiction or otherwise?

Too many to list but the top one is definitely Tamora Pierce. In fanfic, Blind_Author and trinitas/lit_luminary wrote the best daemon AUs I've ever read, the kind I tend to measure my own works in my favorite trope against. There's plenty more including several in the Magicians fandom but I can't remember all the names, I think of the stories first.

What are you currently reading? Fanfiction or otherwise?

Currently I'm on a reread of Stephanie Dray's Cleopatra Selene trilogy, I check the Magicians page on AO3 regularly, and I'm waiting for the Silverflint BB fics over in Black Sails fandom to finish going up so I can devour those.

What is the most valuable piece of writing advice you’ve ever been given?

This isn't writing advice so much as a trick I've learned - never throw away the things you cut. Save those bits elsewhere, you might repurpose them later.

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Not really, though I think I probably have too many characters tilting their heads.

What was the first fanfic that you wrote? Do you still have access to it?

Stargate SG1 fic with an OC who was a witch, and no, no trace of that silly piece exists anywhere anymore. Thankfully.

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All That Hard Glossy Armor

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