#Vampiric Equinox Chapter 2

[miwachan2]

Vampiric Equinox Chapter 2 - Let's Play a Game

Chapter Word count: 5631 (i think) Warnings: swearing

FUCKING FINALLY! GOD its been over a year X.X

Shout out to @sourtomatola They helped me flesh out some of my ideas for this chapter, gave me motivation, AND was my lovely beta read this chapter! <3 huge huge thank you to them!

since this chapter is finally done and out ima go into a coma and sleep UwU

Me handing yall the second chapter like

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, September 21

GLORY/FIRST: I honestly don't think there's a human word fabulous enough for me. Oh, my name will be on everyone's lips, assuming their lips haven't been torn off.

~~BtVS 7x01 “Lessons”~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Dolled Up (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by veronyxk84

Don't End With Blood (Giles, SPN xover, G) by CookieDoughMe

Youth and Beauty (Buffy/Giles, G) by GhostDetective

In(Discretion) (Giles/Faith, E) by fleetfootedfox

Thank You (Angel/Cordelia, M) by Serena The Drama Queen

Reflections of the Night (Ensemble, G) by Doe 23

Salvaged (Buffy/Spike, R) by RavenLove12

Salvaged (Buffy/Spike, R) by RavenLove12

Kiss It Better (Buffy/Faith, M) by Technicolorrevel

[Chaptered Fiction]

Shadowed Suspicion Chapter 342 (jojo's bizarre adventure xover, T) by madimpossibledreamer

Season 1, Episode 12: Play it Again, Chapter 1/4 (Ensemble, T) by Emcee

hit rewind, Chapter 76/? (Buffy/Spike, Buffy/Angel, M) by untiljanuary

Aegis, Chapter 18/? (Xander, DCU xover, T) by dogbertcarroll, Narsil

Recompense, Chapter 16/? (Buffy/Faith, M) by Moonkid10

CAT-SCRATCH FEVER, Chapter 5/5 (Buffy/Cordelia/Oz, E) by KNZ1

… A Stranger I Go Hence, Chapter 17/? (Faith/OMC, M) by MalkMcJorma

Soul Mate Magic - Chapter Five (Giles/OC, M) by emma-m-black

The Steps Saga, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Angel, M) by a2zmom

Superboys, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Angel, T) by OveliaGirlHaditRight

I Don't Want to be the One, Chapter 20 (Buffy/Spike, ensemble, T) by pommedapi

Unchained Melody, Chapters 1-3 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Geliot99

Getaway Gang, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by violettathepiratequeen

Out of this World, love..., Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Miss Kitty

Lost in Desolation, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325

Incarnate, Chapter 16 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sigyn

Happily Ever After, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Dusty

Unchained Melody, Chapters 1-3 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Geliot99

Getaway Gang, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by violettathepiratequeen

What the Drabble? Vol. 2, Chapter 73 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by VeroNyxK84

Viral, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Harlow Turner

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Artwork: [Drawing of Jenny Calendar and Anya] (worksafe) by mistyintherivers

Gifset: Every Tara look: S4E17 Superstar (worksafe) by lovebvffys

Artwork: If I drink enough (Buffy/Faith, worksafe) by artseamoni

Artwork: Virginia Woolf, in a letter to Violet Dickinson, September 1907 (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by silkspectred

Gifset: Buffy Meme: [2/8 Episodes] 5x16 The Body (worksafe) by lovebvffys

Fanvid: a willow edit bc s6 is so special to me (worksafe) by bananabeans88

Video: Interview with YOU! Part 1 by Slayin It with Juliet Landau

[Vid Collection] Fall Equinox 2024: After Life (2 fanvids for BtVS) by Unrevealed authors

[Reviews & Recaps]

Angel Season 1 Opinions by Business-Chair4961

PODCAST: It's DJ Adam! (S4E21) by It Stakes Two

PODCAST: Episode 74: Somnambulist by Gym Was Cancelled

[In Search Of]

ISO: I need help finding info on the green mushroom shirt Xander wears in the 2nd episode of season 1 requested by blackdogwalksatnight

[Community Announcements]

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[Fandom Discussions]

The fact that Angel knows a lot of things about Cordelia is probably explained by some moments off-screen by cangel4ever, vampandvisiongirl

Watching seasons 2 & 3 of Angel and man. Gunn was NEVER just the muscle. by paarthursass

One of the reasons Buffy the Vampire Slayer is so good by coraniaid

the thing i just don’t get about the whole “buffy should be alone” thing by pinesorneedles

Something that isn’t talked about enough is how totally unhinged Buffy can be like by paperpuzzles

This may be me jumping the gun by judging the season too early [...], but I dunno, Buffy season 3 is kinda turning into the “gas leak year” of BTVS? by trojanteapot

season seven is good because buffy anne summers. by artloife, nicollekidman

in btvs 5x22 “the gift” when spike and buffy go to buffy’s house there’s that little moment of disconnect [...] by lesbianmarrow

So much of the horror in Buffy comes from struggling to achieve bodily autonomy in a world where everyone else is trying to take ownership over your body by 5bi5

giles suffocating ben in the gift was kind of hot it must be said by lesbianmarrow

How would you rewrite Xander? by MR422

I really love how the Mayor evolved during Season 3 by sKullsHavezzz

Connor might have gotten a worse storyline than Dawn, but he was a better character by yeahitsme9

What’s your favorite rando scene that you lost it at? by HockeyPuckRattleSnke

In the series, what does losing your soul mean to you? by murder_drone_V_N_Usy

Out of Mind…Out of Sight by UhOh_HellNo

S6x18 Entropy by raccoon_smh

Connor IS the most tragic character of these universe by FoxIndependent4310

Favorite songs from "Once More, with Feeling" by StarsThatGlow

Giles’ exasperation with Xander and Cordelia is my favorite thing about him by spectacleskeptic

Anybody else take a drink whenever Giles cleans his glasses? by okgloomer

Am I the only one who genuinely likes Connor? by Fancy_Fuel15

Multiple slayers by Electrical-Host-8526

[S4E4] Cordy’s Yearbook by TheHan27

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Slayer's blood by Lloronalina

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[papasmicstand]

My Writing:

Struggling to Procreate the Unholy Bastard (23 chapters/complete)

-You have been the Cardinal’s Prime Mover for two years and have yet to conceive. The elder clergy are losing patience. What lengths will you go to to secure the Emeritus line, and what will it cost you?

TW: Non-con, self-harm, character death, blood (see AO3 for full tags)

Tied As One Infernally - A Dracopia Story (14 chapters/ongoing/ slow burn)

-Cardinal Copia is really struggling to be a vampire. He's disgusted by blood and by himself. Did I mention he's in charge of the infirmary? To combat his feelings he starves himself, or sometimes he is able to feed but purges later.

TW: Bulimia, anorexia, Non-con, blood (See AO3 for full tags)

Sex Surrogacy for Satan (4 chapters/ongoing)

-After discovering that the congregation is not being satisfied, Primo invites you, a sexual surrogate, to come to the abbey to help his brothers improve their skills. This is a large assignment, are you ready?

TW: Sex Surrogacy, Sexual Dysfunction (see AO3 for full tags)

The Celi-Bet (5 chapters/complete)

-The Papas undertake a ‘No Nut November’-esque challenge to raise money for the church. Will any of them make it?

TW: Abstinence, Failed abstinence (see AO3 for full tags)

The Devil's Lace (3 chapters/complete)

-An illness hits the band as they return home from the road. It’s lucky really, had it struck during the tour it would have been devastating. But it may take more than medicine to help the ailing musicians…

TW: Non-con elements, vomiting (see AO3 for full tags)

The Morning After (One shot/complete)

-It was the morning after the Spring equinox party and it had been epic. You shifted uncomfortably in the large bed, it felt like you were surfacing from a coma. What did you do? More importantly, who did you do?

TW: Non-con elements, infidelity (see AO3 for full tags)

Papa's Purple Pastrami (One shot/crack fic/complete)

-Papa takes out his pent up sexual tension on an innocent pastrami melt.

TW: Masturbation, sandwich defilement

Will you spill the wine? (One shot/complete)

-An embarrassing accident for Papa Emeritus III somehow devolves into in a smutty game.

TW: Piss (see AO3 for full tags)

Series - Cum-pletely Fucked - Unplanned Pregnancies in the Abbey

Part 1: You Get Me Closer to God... I mean Satan (One shot/complete)

-I offer you a virginal Cardinal Copia. He's madly in love with you and ready to be deflowered.

TW: Vomiting (see AO3 for full tags)

Part 2: Trifecta (One shot/complete)

-Copia had told you that the four Emeritus brothers had undergone a special communion with the dark lord, and that they would only be capable of siring children during Prime Mover rituals. You believed this because none of them had produced offspring, although they were all sexually active. And in Terzo’s case, extremely active... So, why are you in this predicament?

TW: Angry sex, vomiting (see AO3 for full tags)

Part 3: Vessel of Possibilities - A Choose Your Own Adventure with Terzo (4 chapters/ongoing)

-An encounter with Papa Emeritus III leads to a possibly life-altering decision for you. You are in control, so proceed as you wish.

TW: Unplanned pregnancy, abortion (see AO3 for full tags)

Series - CNC the Light

Part 1, Copia: Green Light of the Spectrum (One shot/complete)

-Copia would do anything for love, but can he do this?

TW: Consensual Non-Consent (see AO3 for full tags)

Part 2, Terzo: Wood (One shot/complete)

-Would you trade the beauty for the beast?

TW: Consensual Non-Consent (see AO3 for full tags)

[magicstormfrostfire]

I'm in pain right now, and it's your fault. I'm reading Rose Drops, which is amazing, but I'm four chapters in and already on the verge of tears...

Anyways, I was wondering how you get inspiration for these fics? I love how you write and I just can't go without knowing the source of these wonderful ideas.

Lol sorry about that; honestly that's what I was hoping for though! Since that happens so early in the story, I wanted to show that that kind of thing happening isn't always 'the end' of a tale. It can lead to so much more.

As for inspiration....hm. Well, I've always been a storyteller; I used to make tons of comics in highschool and college, though I never showed them to anyone.

I can at the very least say that Rose Drops i wrote during a very difficult time in my life. I was homeless, couchsurfing, jobless, and my cat, who was my closest friend, died. there were so many things I was losing and leaving behind. Sonic has always been a comfort for me since I was a child, so I wrote a story about change and loss to cope with my own, and my hopes for a brighter future.

As for Blizzard Bedfellows, that one was a mix of talking to friends on Discord about Sonadow, and experimenting with the Boom universe for fun. Also i just really wanted to make a sonadow hibernation fic for the winter!

Equinox is sort of a mix of my fascination with vampires, werewolves, dark romance, blood and gore; stories I wrote a lot in highschool and are still fun. But I also thought Silver and Scourge would make an interesting dynamic and MAN do I enjoy writing them together. Equinox is a guilty pleasure in a way.

Lastly, Heavenly Bodies is from my Cardigan AU; where everyone is in their 30s-50s and just being cozy. I was inspired by Scragony's 'Vampire Husband' on webtoons. A comic about an immortal vampire and his elderly human wife. A very cute and cozy story. Sonic and Shadow kind of mimic that; an immortal hedgehog and his crunchy husband lol.

I have another idea mulling around in my head from a dream I had, which im tentatively calling Fractured AU. though nothing is concrete yet. Essentially Sonic Shadow and Silver go missing, and pieces of their personalities are copied and split and/or fused into sentient beings. Amy and the others try to find all the copies to solve the mystery of the hedgehog's disappearances.

And a Host Club AU that I made 2 years ago, thay is REALLY not put together beyond a rough draft lmao (it was originally a template for a Silver/Scourge fic, but I ended up going the Werehog route and made Equinox) the host club AU is technically centered around BlazeAmy, Sonilver, and Scourge/Vanilla, among other ships I like...but its so rough, man. I dont even talk about it because its not a full idea lol

In any case, im rambling, but I thought id that the opportunity to talk about all my ideas since you asked! It also gives a rough frame of things im working on for the future too. I hope you have fun reading Rose Drops! ^.^

[binickandros]

Sharp as Nails, Soft as Honey

Chapter 2: Edward the Bat

A Hellcheer AU

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: None

Relationships: Chrissy Cunningham/Eddie Munson, Chrissy Cunningham/Jason Carver, Chrissy Cunningham/Male Original Character

Characters: Chrissy Cunningham, Eddie Munson, Jason Carver, Laura Cunningham, Original Male Character, Original Female Character(s)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Vampire, Alternate Universe - Witchcraft, Witch!Chrissy, Familiar!Eddie, bat!eddie, Vampire Eddie Munson, Sort Of, Bat Eddie Munson, Vampire Bites, Blood Drinking, Masturbation, Cunnilingus, Oral Sex, Semi-Public Sex, Past Jason Carver/Chrissy Cunningham, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Mutual Pining, Slow Burn, Soul Bond, Bad Parent Laura Cunningham, No Vecna (Stranger Things), Explicit Sexual Content, Eddie Munson Has a Crush on Chrissy Cunningham, Dry Humping, Human/Monster Romance, Human/Vampire Relationship, Eddie Munson Has Powers, Chrissy Cunningham has Powers, Post-High School

Summary: Chrissy Cunningham has escaped Hawkins, escaped her mother's control and run away from her fiancé, and now she's making a life for herself as a solo witch. She has a home. A business. But she's still lonely, and when an old book of spells appears in her shop, she finally has the chance to summon a familiar. She's hoping for a cute kitty or a soft bunny, but she gets Edward, a disgraced bat who's spent the last 300 years imprisoned for the worst crime a familiar can commit.

As their bond strengthens, Chrissy is shocked to learn that Eddie can shift into a human-like form...and that four times a year, solstice and equinox, he'll need a few sips of her blood. She tries to deny her growing feelings, her dizzying attraction, but there's only so long she can resist accepting everything he's offering, teeth and all.

Featuring bat!Eddie/witch!Chrissy art by the wonderful @harritudur

[alba17]

2024 Fanworks Round-Up

*appears out of nowhere* I feel like I didn't complete much in 2024. And a look at AO3 confirms it. I didn't post a single fic. :( I posted three vids. The good news is I was pretty happy with how all these vids came out. The last part of the year was a wash for completing anything due to some big events in my personal life that were soul-sucking and then there was the election UGH. I have a vid WIP and one fic WIP that just needs one more chapter to finish. It's embarrassing not to have finished it more than a year since I posted the last chapter. I have a bigger WIP that I really want to finish too but I haven't worked on that in ages. So those are things I want to finish in 2025. I'm currently working on a vid for Festivids.

1. Run For Your Life - The Beatles 

Made for beatleskinkmemefanworksathon

This is a kind of constructed reality vid answering the question: what if the Beatles were in a horror movie? I thought this turned out really well and it was a lot of fun to put together. I used clips from A Hard Day's Night, Help!, The Beatles' First U.S. Visit, Eight Days A Week and Anthology.

2. The Song We Were Singing - The Beatles

Premiere for Vidukon 

We always came back to the song we were singing. An ode to John and Paul (and George and Ringo). But basically this is a John/Paul OTP vid. Paul wrote the song in 1987.

3. Bleed For Me - Interview With The Vampire

Made for Equinox Fall 2024: After Life theme Song by Johnnie Goth. This song is perfect for this show, which I absolutely adore btw.Bleed for me Bleed one last time for me I'd give everything for one for night with you

[namesisfortombstones]

Halloween-a-thon 2022

From late September 30th to early hours of November 1st.  *Demarcates previously-unseen title 1. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (theatrical version) 2. The Mummy (1932; theatrically) 3. Bride of Frankenstein (theatrically) 4. Lady Frankenstein 5. Trilogy of Terror* 6. The Haunting (1963) 7. Orphan 8. Prophecy (1979) 9. Phantasm: RaVager (The For Rory Edition) 10. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (theatrical version) 11. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 12. It! The Terror from Beyond Space 13. Pit and the Pendulum (1961) 14. Halloween (2018) 15. Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell 16. The Fog (1980) 17. The Howling 18. Death Ship 19. Halloween Kills (Extended) 20. The Face of Fu Manchu 21. Halloween Ends* (theatrically) 22. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers 23. Phantasm: OblIVion 24. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (R.I.P. Ted White) 25. Fright Night (1985) 26. Christine 27. Hellraiser (1987) 28. Silver Bullet 29. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II 30. Howling IV: The Original Nightmare 31. The Gorgon 32. The Masque of the Red Death (1964) 33. House of Usher 34. Orphan: First Kill 35. Witchfinder General 36. The Terror (1963) 37. Horror of Dracula 38. Lust for a Vampire 39. Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (producer's cut) 40. Mr. Sardonicus 41. The Devil's Wedding Night 42. Dracula, Prince of Darkness 43. Elvira's Haunted Hills* 44. Popcorn* 45. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 46. Dracula Has Risen from the Grave 47. Friday the 13th, Part VII: The New Blood 48. Taste the Blood of Dracula 49. Halloween III: Season of the Witch 50. Scars of Dracula 51. Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch 52. Prince of Darkness 53. Communion 54. Let's Scare Jessica to Death 55. Rasputin, the Mad Monk 56. Dracula A.D. 1972 57. The Satanic Rites of Dracula 58. Amityville 3-D 59. Dracula's Daughter 60. The Frenchman's Garden* 61. The Wolf Man (1941) 62. Son of Dracula 63. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man 64. Nightworld* 65. The Marsupials: The Howling III 66. Poltergeist (1982) 67. Alligator* 68. Alligator II: The Mutation* 69. The Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman 70. House of Frankenstein 71. The City of the Dead 72. Assignment Terror 73. Black Sunday 74. The Devil Rides Out 75. Phantasm 76. A Nightmare on Elm Street 77. Halloween (Extended) 78. Halloween II (theatrical version) 79. Curse of the Demon (U.S. version) 80. Equinox (1970) 81. The Curse of Frankenstein 82. House on Haunted Hill (1958) 83. Son of Frankenstein 84. The Plague of the Zombies 85. Halloween II (TV Version)

[andromeda612]

I was tagged on this by @disgruntledtwig and I love it! Thank you :D

1- My favorite works are:

The Tale of Le Paon; because is what got me and my platonic wife @kapane-luyeshu together in the first place, that fic is our kitten and I love it for that

My day 29 for the Nathmarc Novemeber from last year, the prompt was "Your favorite book" and I ended up writing 11k of a marriage proposal with The Little Prince theme and I just love it

Reki 101: The guide to take care of your sunshine friend by the Reki Protection Squad, maybe I just have two chapters published but I have the whole story planned and I love it, I'm just waiting for time to write it XD

And the fic I'm more active about: Teruhashi Kokomi's guide to make your crush like you back... and how it worked out for Akechi Touma; because I really love the Saikechi ship and the story is planned until its last chapter and I love it, this is one of my comfort animes and Saikechi one of my OTP

2- The easiest genre to write in my opinion is probably fluff, since it's easy for me to just make the characters happy and wrote cute stuff, it's simple and the genre in which I make the less research

3- I don't like self inserts because most of the fics of that type I've read were poorly made, the self insert tends to overshadow the canon characters and be a Mary Sue, however, I can remember one or two self inserts that were well made, the self insert was actually adding to the plot and was of actual help to the canon characters.

If it's well made a self insert can be pleasant to read, but in general I don't like it.

4- I genuinely have no idea, inspiration just seems to like me... It could come from a comment I read, a hc, a prompt I read, something I saw or heard, out of nowhere, from a dream... One day I was literally washing the dishes when the idea for my Nathmarc November day 7 came ( it had nothing to do with washing the dishes btw) inspiration just came to me in a lot of different ways

5- Yeah, once in a while. In my case writer's block is very strange to happen and when it does happen it usually last one day at most

6- Right now my favorite fandom to write for is Miraculous Ladybug, more specially for the Nathmarc ship (My OTP) that could change of course

7- I'm not very constant on the length of my chapters, I could end up writing 2k or 21k for a single chapter or one-shot, it all depends on what I'm planning to write and how inspired I am

8- Fluff, I just like to make my favorite characters happy, okay? I also enjoy to write a good mystery

9- I'm currently writing for three fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug, Sk8 The Infinity and Saiki Kusuo no psi nan, I also have works for the Higuel fandom.

I also have drafts and ideas for fanfics for Saint Seiya, My Hero Academia, Bungou Stray Dogs, Merlin (from BBC) and My Babysitter is a Vampire (for the Bethan shipp)

I'm also planing to write for Yuri On Ice, Onyx Equinox, The night beyond the tricornered window, Sherlock (from BBC, and for the Johnlock ship), A Matter of Life and Death and Kimetsu No Yaiba.

10- I actually do take request and even commissions, it's just people don't ask for them, I even have my own Ko-fi account for commissions:

I guess I need to work more on promoting myself, that's on me

11- My most popular fanfiction is: Too Short! My first Sk8 fanfic With 15k hits on Ao3, 1k kudos and 410 bookmarks

12- I have 40 for Miraculous Ladybug, 3 for Sk8 the Infinity, one for Saiki Kusuo no psi nan and 1 for Higuel, which in total is 45 fanfiction.

If we add my one original story I have posted on Ao3 I have 46 stories, not to mention a couple of works in spanish I published out of Ao3 which make it 50

13- Both, is a hobby I really like but I also take it seriously

14- Of course I do, one of my life pillars is reading fanfiction

15- Do your research, you will be surprised of how much better a fanfic is with actual facts and more solid bases.

Also, for the love of everything good in this world, respect the use of grammatical signs! It gives your work consistency and it makes it look clean and easier to read.

Try to keep things logical and concise, if you don't plan your fics as I do and go withe flow about the plot a good thing to do is re-read what you have before so you won't miss some detail or contradict yourself in the future.

I've come across fanfics that have a very good plot idea but a terrible ejecution, or a horrible format

16- Of course not! I've read a lot of fanfiction and a lot if it has no smut and is still a good story, not to denigrate smut! I have also read good smuts with a good plot and good smuts that are there just for the horny.

Trully, the fanfiction world is huge

17- I do write mature content with violence or sensible topics. I don't have any smut posted yet. Because I do have some smut drafts that I hope I will be posting in the future

18- I'm actually okay with all my stories for now

19- My first fanfictions were posted in 2018, then in 2019 I had a huge hiatus and retook it in 2020, adding it all up I've been writing fanfiction for 3 years (I'm not counting 2019 my hiatus)

20- It depends, for example my fic with most often updates is my Saikechi fic, at first I updated it almost daily, now my goal is at least once or twice a month. The Tale of Le Paon has more sporadic updates. I try to be as consistent as I can

21- Yes, it does, I hate the OOC tag. There are just two instances in which I would read OOC, one if the OOC is really well wrote and makes the character interesting in a new light and two if the story is really interesting and get me invested into it. But in my exprience that's hard to get, I actually just have read one fic with OOC because it have both: a hella good story and the OOC really well wrote, so I could put up with it and even started liking it a little bit. Otherwise I just avoid OOC

22- It's actually easy, as I said before inspiration seems to like me and I have a lot of ideas and writing just came to me easy, that I tend to procrastinate is another thing

23- Just if I find it necessary for the plot or to fill certain holes. For example, in most of my Nathmarc fics since there are not canon families for the ship yet I made OC's for those roles. Or in Too Short! The antagonist is an OC because is what the plot needed

24- Pfff, 99% of my fanfics are for my OTP's

25- Yes, I actually like to project into my favorite characters

26- Fanfic authors:

Stelfy94 is my favorite Tododeku author

ASingleRaindrop, OminousPredictions, Avdieo, Christallized and BooksRBetterThanPeople are my favorite Nathmarc authors

Infinite_Silence, Axureé and FanficMX are my favorite Higuel authors

Disgruntled_twig is my favorite Saikechi author

EpicKiya722 is my favorite Vanitas no Carte author

Finally leedonghyucks is my favorite SSKK author

Those are my favorite fanfiction authors

Now my favorithe authors in general are:

Edgar Allan Poe since I was 9, believe it or not I LOVE horror stuff and creepy things as well as mystery (is a wonder I haven't written a horror fanfic yet)

Dan Brown, I just love how he takes real facts and makes them fill into his fiction narrative, I really enjoy the history, art and secret codes that come with his books

27- Edgar Allan Poe and Dan Brown

28- Every single one of my fics have tons of hc, I live to make hc, and most of my fics also have AU's as well

29- Anything between an afternoon and a week

[arc-angel-o]

Officially speedrunning to get these figure skating aus out there...

Status:

Kazbert - a couple scenes still missing, overall good progress considering I'm stuck. I can't post until the fan art someone else is making for it is finished, anyways.

Kazangelo - almost done, but i also kinda think it's stupid so idk

Veggie burgers - was stuck, but i added a sentence so maybe I won't be any more

All the others i definitely won't finish before March.

I've actually been having a lot of fun researching for an Onyx Equinox one, but I'm thinking a lot of that research will have to be for a separate, non athlete, modern au.

Anyways, kazangelo one will probably be out first since it's the shortest.

Also, some non FS stuff I'm working on:

Gotangelo - only like 2 more sentences i gotta do, but similar problem as kazangelo's FS au

Masaru/Tanaka - from Beck Mongolian Chop Squad

Modern vampires of Neo Yokio - just gotta fix up the very start and very end of the chapter 😊😚☺️

[silverfootstepswrites]

Equinox: Spring [3]

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 (here) | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6

Kakashi stopped by in the morning to pick up Biscuit. Sakura answered the door, holding an ice pack to her face. Her eyes were puffy after a night of crying. Her hair was still wet from the shower.

“Good morning,” he greeted her.

“Hi,” she mumbled, half-hiding behind the doorframe. “Sorry I was kind of a jerk last night,” she added.

Kakashi smiled. He held out an ice coffee.

“You weren’t a jerk,” he assured her.

Sakura’s hand curled around the plastic cup. His fingers brushed against hers as he let go. She took a step back into the house to set the coffee and her ice pack on a side table. And then she rejoined Kakashi on the porch.

Kakashi sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. “I really wanna stay and chat, but a traffic light went out on Main so I have to play traffic cop for a bit. At least until all the kids are in school,” he explained. Which would explain why she could see bright orange cones stuffed into the back of his cruiser.

“Well… it would make you a really bad sheriff if you didn’t go,” she pointed out.

“It would,” he agreed, still sounding just as reluctant. He dropped his hand. It slipped into his pocket instead. Kakashi’s eyes searched her face.

“Let’s catch up tonight? I’ve got a pork shoulder in the slow cooker,” he suggested.

“A homemade meal sounds really good,” she agreed. Kakashi’s shoulders relaxed back into the usual slouch.

“What should I bring? I could make a salad. Or pick up dessert,” Sakura asked, already wondering what Ino would have for sale today. She stopped talking when she realized that Kakashi was smiling at her. Like he was happy just to stand there and listen to her mumble to herself.

“Go. I’ll see you later,” Sakura told him. She gave his shoulder a light push.

Letting out a sigh, Kakashi held out an arm to her. “Come here.”

There was something special about Kakashi’s hugs. His arms wrapped around her shoulders, a kiss pressed somewhere to the top of her head. It was dangerous, in a way. Because it made her want to linger there.

“Kakashi,” she sighed, tapping on his chest. She felt herself smile when his arms tightened a little. She pulled away to look up into his face.

And there it was again.

For just an instant, his eyes were so sad. She squeezed his cheeks together with one hand.

“Go. I’ll be fine,” she told him.

Kakashi’s teeth closed around her knuckle. Nipping just a little. Not enough to hurt. Not enough to draw blood. Then he was smiling again. He was the Kakashi she knew.

“7?” he suggested. He took a step backwards.

“7,” Sakura agreed.

She watched him walk down the stairs, down the gravel path. He cast her a look over his shoulder. She waved him on. And when Biscuit looked back, she waggled her fingers.

He opened the door of his cruiser. Biscuit hopped inside, crossing over to sit in the passenger seat.

“Be good,” she said.

“Who’re are you talking to?” asked Kakashi. He leaned against the side of his car, waiting for an answer.

“Both of you,” Sakura called back.

Once Kakashi drove off, Sakura tried to get some work done. She wasn’t particularly behind on anything, but it always felt better to be productive than to mope. But her brain seemed to draw a blank whenever she tried to do anything work-related.

After a couple hours of frustration, Sakura pushed away from her desk. She grabbed her phone and her jacket.

It had finally stopped raining. But the ground was still squishy under her boots. And the air smelled like grass and fresh air- like it always did after a good storm. She peeked into her mailbox. The mailman hadn’t been by yet.

She considered going to Ino’s cafe. It would be warm inside. Ino would probably be pulling fresh scones out of the oven when she walked in or something equally delicious. The low hum of chatter in the cafe was soothing in its own way.

Pulling her hood over her head, Sakura headed down the sidewalk. Tree roots had grown under the path, displacing parts of the walkway. She paused by the tree, hands in her pockets as she stared up at the bare branches. If she squinted, she could see tiny green buds beginning to form at the ends of the branches.

Her phone buzzed in the back pocket of her jeans.

Hey. I’ve got a weird question.

Sakura blinked a few times. It was from Itachi.

Sure, she replied.

Do you have a record player I could borrow?

Sakura thought for a moment. Vintage or modern? she typed in response.

Itachi’s pulled up in the driveway half an hour later. It was a compact blue car, even smaller than her little red sedan. As he got out of the car, he leaned back inside to grab something from the seat. When he straightened, he spotted her sitting on the steps leading up to the porch. Her chin rested in her palm.

“Hi?” he called out. There were a few records tucked under his arm.

“You got the goods?” she demanded, eyes narrowing.

Itachi reached back into the car and retrieved a takeout container. He approached, holding it out. When he was close enough, Sakura sniffed. She could smell the garlic and spices through the lid. It was mouthwatering.

“Why were you sitting outside?” asked Itachi as she got to her feet. He followed her into the house, kicking their muddy shoes off on the patio.

“I like how it smells after it rains,” she replied.

Sakura dug into the spicy chicken and the still-steaming jasmine rice. Itachi leaned against the table as he watched her eat. After her fourth bite, Sakura lowered her fork.

“You know, the point of this was for us to both eat,” she told him. She speared a piece of chicken on the end of her fork. When she held it out to him, he wrinkled his nose. Sakura lowered her fork.

“So…just fruit?” she inquired.

“And vegetables. I’m vegetarian,” Itachi added.

“Oh.” She popped the chicken in her mouth. She thought as she chewed. “Is that a you thing or a vampire thing?” she then wondered.

Itachi chuckled. He leaned his elbow on the table. “It’s a my-kind-of-vampire thing, I guess,” he replied. Sakura nodded. She nudged a piece of baby corn around the styrofoam box. She stole glances at him as she finished her lunch. But he caught her as she struggled with a piece of slippery mushroom. His eyebrows rose.

“I don’t know much about you. I’m just… curious,” she admitted. And then she speared the mushroom on her fork. “Nosy, maybe.”

“Curious and nosy are two different things,” Itachi protested. Sakura smiled a little.

Itachi tapped his fingers against the tabletop as he thought. And then he tilted his head. “Tell you what, it’s easier if you just tell me what you know. I’ll fill in the gaps for you,” he offered.

Sakura bit her lip as she nodded.

“Okay. Well… there’s… two types of vampires?” she began. Itachi nodded a few times to encourage her.

“There’s the Sanguine. That’s, like, Count Dracula, right?”

Itachi nodded again.

“And there’s the… I know there’s other names for this, but I can’t remember it,” sighed Sakura. And then she added, “Sorry.”

“It’s not a sin not to know something,” replied Itachi. And then he leaned back in his chair. It creaked.

“The Sanguine vampire that you’re thinking of, those are called hematophages. And the Tropical vampires are nectarivores,” he laid out for her. When he spotted the look on her face, he laughed. “Yeah. Kind of a mouthful. I know.”

“But hematophages are super rare nowadays, aren’t they?” Sakura recalled reading in an article somewhere.

Itachi’s lips curled up. But it wasn’t really a smile. “Yeah. They were hunted to the brink of extinction by humans. Kind of karma, in my opinion.”

There was something bitter that lingered after his words. Sakura lowered her fork. She pushed her food to the side. Folding her hands on top of the table. Waiting.

“Well… nectarivores like me… they’ve always been considered… less than those that drink blood. We’re not as strong and we don’t live as long. So my kind wasn’t treated very kindly,” admitted Itachi.

“That’s awful,” Sakura sighed.

“Humans are wrong about… most things when it comes to supes. But they were damn good at hunting down vampires. So when most of the Sanguine vampires were gone, my kind were able to come out of hiding.”

“Does that make you sad?” asked Sakura.

“Yes and no. My family’s mostly nectarivores but… we’re mixed somewhere up there. So… it complicates things,” he said, shrugging.

“Oh.”

Sakura fell silent.

She watched as Itachi picked up her fork. He speared the last piece of chicken on the end and held it in front of her mouth. Sakura opened her mouth to let him feed her. Itachi placed the fork back in the takeout container.

“But never mind that. Let’s get down to business,” he declared. Sakura smirked at him as she chewed.

“To defeat the Huns?” she teased.

Sakura washed her hands. And then she made Itachi wash his before she led him up to the loft. He didn’t seem to know where to look. That seemed like the usual reaction for people who came up here for the first time. In the end, his eyes settled on the glowing neon sign above her desk.

“Let’s see…” she mused. She headed to the industrial shelf on the left side of the loft. Itachi lingered at the top of the stairs. Sakura shifted her drumstick case to the side. When she found nothing, she crouched to shift her guitar. She found the hard box buried in the back.

“Aha!” she declared.

Sakura picked up the box with both arms. She brought it near the coffee table, setting it on the rug.

“And there’s also…” she mused, rubbing her hands together. Itachi crouched beside the box and flipped the latch open. A whistle left his lips as he peered inside.

“That’s a beauty,” he declared, staring down at the record player. It was completely black with a thin strip of cyan running around the base.

“Yeah. It’s pretty. But it hums a little. It’s not awful though,” Sakura replied over her shoulder.

Itachi lifted his chin to watch her. She crouched next to the huge bookshelf next to her desk. She opened up the cabinet doors at the bottom. Itachi’s jaw dropped.

“I’ve got a Marantz. But the Clearaudio has the best sound quality, in my opinion. The Debut Carbon is decent too,” she said, pointing to each one. They were lined up on the shelves, in different shapes and sizes.

“Why do you have this many record players?” questioned Itachi. Sakura got to her feet. And then she thought it over.

“…Huh. I don’t know. I guess… I just… like collecting things,” she replied.

They spent the better part of the afternoon playing records on the different players. And when Itachi had run out of records, Sakura pointed out her collection, which took up an entire shelf. The vinyls ranged from soul to 50s rock. She had several modern albums too.

Itachi picked a sleeve off the shelf and her eyes lit up.

“Oh! I sampled that one in a song not too long ago,” she told him.

Itachi looked at her. “…Can I hear that?”

Sakura spun in her chair. She clicked her mouse to wake her computer up. It took her a few seconds to find the right file. But before she played it, she whirled back around to point at him. Itachi drew an X over his heart with his pointer finger.

“I promise not to accidentally leak this to your rivals,” he assured her.

“Copycat,” she corrected.

“To your copycats,” Itachi amended.

After a while, Sakura mentioned that she had plans soon. Itachi headed home, the cheapest record player held in his arms. It was packed up in a sturdy case. But he still treated it like it was a delicate basket of sleeping kittens.

“I’ll get this back to you as soon as I get mine fixed,” Itachi promised as she walked him to the door.

“It’s no rush,” Sakura told him for what felt like the millionth time. Halfway down the steps, Itachi turned to look at her.

“Oh. And don’t forget about the fundraiser next week. You asked me to remind you,” Itachi added.

“What kind of person throws a fundraiser on a Tuesday night?” Sakura grumbled.

“The kind of people who don’t have to wake up for a 9-5 the next day,” snorted Itachi. That made Sakura laugh. She waved as he ducked into his car.

Sakura could smell something amazing outside Kakashi’s house when she arrived a couple hours later. The dogs were lined up in the window when she parked her car. As she stepped out, Pakkun spotted her and began howling. Bouncing up and down. This sent the other dogs into a frenzy as they began yapping too.

She stepped up the path, aluminum tray balanced in her arms. The front door was open. Just the glass storm door kept all the dogs contained. And they crowded around, obscuring the welcome mat. Biscuit’s nose was pressed up against the glass.

“Hey, you lil stinkers, I’m not coming in if you’re acting rowdy,” Sakura scolded.

Biscuit began licking the door.

“Sit!” Sakura ordered.

Bull sat on top of Pakkun. Shiba sat on top of Kakashi’s shoe. Biscuit settled down too, still staring up at her with big, wet eyes. Once the dogs had settled, Sakura opened the storm door to step inside. As soon as the door swung shut, the dogs swarmed her. Tails slapping each other as they each tried to get as close to her as possible.

Kakashi leaned against the doorway leading into the kitchen. He watched her attempt to wade through the small sea of dogs.

“Kakashi,” Sakura sighed when she finally noticed him.

Kakashi chuckled. Sticking two fingers in his mouth, Kakashi gave a high-pitched whistle. The dogs dispersed, ears twitching as they looked at him.

“Thanks,” she said. She crossed the living room. He peeled back the corner of the foil covering the tray.

“Biscuits?” he asked.

And then they started when something bumped into their legs. It was Biscuit, who had padded over at the sound of his name. They laughed. Kakashi leaned down to rub between his ears.

“Whatever happened to salad?” commented Kakashi, taking the tray from her.

“Biscuits can be a salad. It’s like a flour and butter salad that you toss in an oven,” Sakura sniffed. She reached down to lift Pakkun into her arms. “Isn’t that right, Pakkun?” she asked him. The pug responded by licking her nose.

Kakashi’s roast pork was amazing. The kind of melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness that she had only thought existed in the restaurants she saw on Instagram. They helped themselves to seconds and thirds. And Sakura ended up lying on the floor in front of the fireplace. Pakkun lounging in her lap while Biscuit snuggled against her side. Sakura rubbed her stomach.

“You know, it’s days like this that I’m glad for stretchy clothes,” Sakura told Kakashi as he walked into the room. Sticking her thumb into the waistband of her pants, she tugged. The elastic snapped against her skin.

Kakashi settled on the floor beside her. Shiba wormed under his hand, demanding a good scratching. Kakashi obliged. But as he did, he also glanced over at Sakura. And the weirdest look flickered across his face.

“What?” she said, wondering if she had smeared something on her face. She rubbed at the corners of her mouth.

“Nothing,” Kakashi responded, shaking his head a little.

“Tell me,” Sakura insisted.

“It’s not important,” Kakashi deflected.

Forehead wrinkling, Sakura sat up. She jiggled her leg. Pakkun hopped off, shaking his head until his collar jingled. She scooted closer to Kakashi.

“Are you saying that your opinions aren’t important? I will fight you, Sheriff. How dare you talk that way about Kakashi in front of me, Kakashi?” she scolded jokingly. But something in Kakashi’s expression softened when she said that.

“You have to swear not to laugh at me. Because it’s cringeworthy,” he warned her.

All joking disappeared from her face. She rested her hand on his knee as she looked into his eyes. “Yeah. Okay,” she agreed.

“I was just thinking that… the house feels… right when you’re here. Kind of weird, I know,” Kakashi confessed.

Sakura shook her head.

“Not weird at all. Sweet,” she told him instead. She moved her hand to rest on top of his. He flipped his hand over, lacing his fingers through hers. She squeezed a little, smiling again.

The weekend passed in a blur. Then it was Monday, and Sakura was walking into the office, coffee in one hand. She poked her head into the smaller studio to wave at Temari. But someone was in the recording booth, so Sakura left without striking up a conversation.

‘Sorry,’ she mouthed to Temari, who just waved in return.

“Hey. There you are,” Hidan said as she stepped back into the hallway. When he came closer, she punched him in the arm. Hard.

“Fuck! Ow!” he complained. She punched him again.

“Alright! I’m sorry!” Hidan exclaimed, trying to dodge her fists. He didn’t have to ask why.

“You asshole!” Sakura retorted. She managed to seize his arm, pinching the skin between her fingers. He let out a silent howl of pain, rubbing his palm up and down his bicep.

“Okay, I feel a little better now,” she declared.

“Fuckin’ fantastic,” muttered Hidan.

“Your fault for snitching. Why’d you tell Tobirama where I live, you jerk?” Sakura demanded. Hidan continued rubbing his arm.

“He said he wanted to talk to you. Figure things out. And plus, he’s the boss. Co-boss. Whatever,” muttered Hidan. But then his eyes widened. His head whipped around so that he was staring at her again.

“By the way, they’re both in a meeting right now. The door’s locked and they look super serious,” Hidan told her, almost whispering. Which was a feat for Hidan, who was usually bordering on a yell or already yelling.

“Maybe they’re talking about money,” Sakura guessed, shrugging.

Hidan shook his head. “Nah. It’s… well I dunno…”

“Great. You’re absolutely useless, Hidan. Thanks,” she snorted.

Hidan put his arm over her shoulders. She considered pinching him again until he spoke.

“Like I can’t hear what they’re saying, but Madara looked mad,” whispered Hidan.

Tobirama always looked mad. That was practically his trademark. But Madara was always smiling. Or at the very least, looking smug. In fact, Sakura had never been on the receiving end of Madara’s anger before. She planned to keep it that way.

Sakura was quiet as she thought.

“Should we go spy on them? I’m better at lip-reading than you are,” she suggested. Hidan nodded. Arms slung over each other’s shoulders, they crept down the hall, towards the elevators.

[miwachan2]

do you have any crumbs for chapter 3 of vampiric equinox?

lowkey this is all i got for chapter three rn

I havn't fucking started it 💀

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, September 23

Willow: (smiles) Hey, Chris! Chris: Hey. He picks up a sign-up sheet. She watches what he's writing. He looks up at her. Willow: Oh, I, I was just wondering what you were gonna do this year. Chris: Why? Willow: 'Cause every year you win and I place second, so I just thought I'd see what I'm up against. Chris: You know what the key is? If Dr. Clark doesn't understand your experiment he gives you higher marks so it looks like he understands your experiment. (reads Willow's entry) 'The Effects of Sub-Violet Light Spectrum Deprivation on the Development of Fruit Flies'? (smirks) That should do the trick.

~~Some Assembly Required~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Autumn's Palette (Buffy/Giles, T) by GhostDetective

Une soirée plateau-télé... sans plateau (Spike/Buffy, G, in French) by MissKitty28

Parce qu'on est dans un conte de fées (Spike/Buffy, G, in French) by MissKitty28

Lost Cause (Spike/Buffy, G, in English) by MissKitty28

Secret Valentine (Spike/Buffy, T) by annalore

Lead Me Not Into Temptation (crossover with The Dresden Files, Faith/Thomas Raith, E) by Cornerofmadness

Stuck on You (crossover with Gravity Falls, Ethan, Janus, Eyghon, G) by brennasaur

[Chaptered Fiction]

Divided Destiny. Epilogue (Spike/Buffy, Angel/Nina, T) by elisi. COMPLETE!

Shadowed Suspicion Chapter 83 (crossover with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Gen) by madimpossibledreamer

Divided Destiny, Epilogue (Spike/Buffy, Angel/Nina, T) by elisi. COMPLETE!

Double or Nothing Chapter 4 (Angel/Cordelia, Spike/Buffy, G) by stuffandnonsense. COMPLETE!

Kathryn the Vampire Slayer Chapter 2 (crossover with Cruel Intentions, Kathryn, Scoobies, E) by JHTR

Learning to Deceive Chapter 17 (crossover with Harry Potter, Willow/Snape, T) by WeyrWolfen

My Life is Different Chapter 7 (crossover with Doctor Who, Willow/Buffy, M) by Schlank

Super Slayin' Spidey Chapter 2 (crossover with Supernatural, Faith/Dean, T) by Authoressinhiding

Welcome to Forks Chapter 4 (crossover with Twilight, Buffy&Bella, Scoobies, Not Rated) by protector91

We're Like a Really Small Gang Chapter 1-2 (Ripper's Gang, G) by CantSpeakFae

Who Are We? Chapter 2 (Faith/Buffy, T) by AgentGrey

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: Autumn Equinox Banner (Spike/Buffy, worksafe) by teragramm

Artwork: banner and icon (Spike/Buffy, worksafe) by Sandy S.

Artwork: Moodboard / Aesthetic for “Pumpkin Spike” by Sunalso (Spike/Buffy, worksafe) by badwolfjedi

Artwork: Moodboard / Aesthetic for “Tales From a New Body” (Spike/Buffy, worksafe) by badwolfjedi (inspired by a fic written by OffYourBird)

Artwork: S12 issue 4 comics art edit (Spike/Buffy, worksafe) by double_dutchess

Interactive poetry kit:The Spuffiest Words (Spike/Buffy, R) by thenewbuzwuzz

Autumn Equinox Banner (Spike/Buffy, worksafe) by teragramm

Interactive poetry kit: The Spuffiest Words (Spike/Buffy, R) by thenewbuzwuzz

Drawing and animation: Tara & Willow (Tara/Willow, worksafe) by natashampa

Me trying to make buffy- centric memes (Spike, Buffy, Drusilla, worksafe) - captioned screencap and the uncaptioned version as a resource by Themaleslayer

[Reviews & Recaps]

Angel rewatch: Orpheus (4.15) by elsalapizza

Buffy rewatch: Lies My Parents Told Me (7.17) by elsalapizza

[Community Announcements]

Prompt: Picture of the Day: September 22, 2018 (Mr. Trick) at sunnydalescribe

Phase 11: Sept 17 - Dec 17, 2018 at Land of Art, a challenge community for graphic artists. Apply for a team here.

Contest Week Results at fic_promptly

Halloween event starting October 1st at Hidden Gems, a Spuffy and Steven Universe forum.

[Fandom Discussions]

Was The Mayor’s appearance in Season 12... by lilyginnyblackv2

What scenes in Intervention did Nicholas's twin brother fill in for him? by jdpm1991 and others

[aestherians]

There are no journals, scientific papers, or studies on otherkin. It’s all junk science. Meaning, it’s fake science used to discredit all scientific research and studies. Otherkin is just emo kids with too much time on their hands, it doesn’t exist.

“no journals, scientific papers, or studies on otherkin”

But you know what? I’m feeling generous today. How about I give you a list of resources instead of a link to the list, since a lot of you guys seem unable to click links. Here you go:

Academic Book

Bronner, Simon J. and Cindy Dell Clark, Youth Cultures in America. Santa Barbara: Greenwood, 2016.(Furry Fandom pages 274 -277 and Otherkin pages 530-533)

Johnston, Jay. “Chapter 42: Vampirism, Lycanthropy, and Otherkin.” In The Occult World, by Christopher Partridge, 412-423. New York: Routledge, 2014.

Johnston, Jay. "On Having a Furry Soul: Transpecies Identity and Ontological Indeterminacy In Otherkin Subcultures,” Animal Death, edited by Jay Johnston and Fiona Probyn-Rapsey, 293-306. Sydney: Sydney University Press, 2013.

Kirby, Danielle. Fantasy and Belief: Alternative Religions, Popular Narratives, and Digital Cultures. Bristol: Equinox Publishing, 2013.

Kirby, Danielle. "From Pulp Fiction to Revealed Text: A Study of the Role of the Test in the Otherkin Community." In Exploring Religion and the Sacred, edited by Christopher Deacy and Elisabeth Arweck, 141- 154.  Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2009.

Kirby, Danielle. "Readers, believers, consumers, and Audiences: Complicating the Relationship Between Consumption and Contemporary Narrative Spiritualties." In Australian Journal of Communication, edited by Roslyn Petelin, 121-133. St. Lucia: The University of Queensland Press, 2012.

Laycock, Joseph P. Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds. Oakland: University of California Press, 2015.(Pages 169-176, 199-200, 204-205 mentions otherkin, real-life vampires, and therians)

Laycock, Joseph. Spirit Possession Around The World: Possession, Communion, and Demon Expulsion Across Cultures, Santa Barbara, ABC-CLIO, 2015.(Pages 265 to 266 is a section on otherkin)

Nelson, Victoria. Gothicka: Vampire Heroes, Human Gods, and the New Supernatural. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2012.(Briefly goes over otherkin and fictionkin on page 58).

Plante, Courtney N., Reysen, Stephen, Roberts, Sharon E., Gerbasi, Kathleen C., FurScience! A Summary of Five Years of Research from the International Anthropomorphic Research Project. Waterloo: FurScience, 2016.

Shane, Margaret. “Chapter 16: Some People Aren't People On The Inside.” In Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations In Niche Online Communities, by Vivek Venkatesh, 260 - 271. Hershey: Information Science Reference, 2014.

Academic Dissertation & Thesis

Allan, Troy D. Other-Than-Humans: A Qualitative Narrative Inquiry Into The Spiritual Development of Therians. Argosy University, July 2014.

Altmann, Eric Stephen. Posthum/an/ous: Identity, Imagination, and the Internet. Appalachian State University, 2010.

Bricker, Natalie. Life Stories of Therianthropes: An Analysis of Nonhuman Identity in a Narrative Identity Model, Lake Forest College, April 2016, http://publications.lakeforest.edu/seniortheses/63/  .

Getzler, Melanie. Othering Among Otherkin: the discursive negotiation of the face-threat of exclusionary othering in a demarginalizing Internet community, Bloomington: Indiana University, 2013.

Academic Article

Coudray, Chantal Bourgault Du. "The Cycle of the Werewolf: Romantic Ecologies of Selfhood in Popular Fantasy," Austrailia Feminist Studies, Vo.l 18 No. 40 (June 9 2003): pp 57 -72.http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0816464022000056376?journalCode=cafs20 (accessed March 18 2016).(Article in general deals with people using werewolves as a way of delving into the connection between  "nature and spirit" and directly talks about therianthropy (with a specific focus on those who identify as werewolves) on pages 67-68.)

Cusack, Carole M.. "Spirituality and Self-Realization As 'Other-Than-Human': The Otherkin and Therianthropy Communities" https://www.academia.edu/12572512/Spirituality_and_Self-Realisation_as_Other-Than-Human_The_Otherkin_and_Therianthropy_Communities (accessed March 2016).

Feijó, Pedro. "Doctors Herding Cats: The Misadventures of Modern Medicine and Psychology with NonHuman Identities,"  University of Cambridge, 2016.

Gangadharan, Tara. "Social Network Sites as Evolving Subculture," Discourse. Vol. 3 No., 1 (March 2015): pp 234-246.(Defines otherkin in passing on page 236 as "people who believe they are non-human and take on imaginary characters such as vampires, elves or fairies.")

Gerbasi, Kathleen C. et al, "Furries A to Z: (Anthropomorphism to Zoomorphism)." Society and Animals, Vol.16 (2008): pp 197-222. (accessed January 28, 2013).(Goes over the topic of "species identity disorder")

Grivell, Timothy, Helen Clegg and Elizabeth C. Roxburgh. “An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Identity in the Therian Community.” Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research. Vol. 14, No. 2, (May 2014): pp 114-135. 

Hendrickson, Kate M., Teresita McCarty, and Jean M. Goodwin. “Animal Alters: Case Reports,” Dissociation, Vol. III, No. 4 (December 1990) https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/1854 (accessed March 27 2015).(Article is about animal alters in cases of people diagnosed with MPD (now called DID), but as the alters do identify as nonhuman animals the article might still be on interest to some.)

Keck et al, “Lycanthropy: Alive and Well In The Twentieth Century,” Psychological  Medicine. Vol. 18, No. 1 (Feb., 1988): pp 113-20. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=4990600&fileId=S003329170000194X (accessed August 29 2014).(Article includes discussion about a man who identified as a cat since childhood and whose identification did not change with treatment over the course of over six years)

Kirby, Danielle. “Alternative Worlds: Metaphysical Questing and Virtual community Among the Otherkin.” In Through a Glass Darkly: Reflections on the Sacred, edited by Frances Di Lauro, 275-287.Sydney: Sydney University Press, 2006.

Kulick, Aaron, Pope HG Jr, & Keck PE Jr. “Lycanthropy and Self-Identification.” The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Vol. 2 ( Feb. 1990): pp 134-137 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2405100 (October 14 2014).(Case Report of a man who had identified as a cat since childhood, whose identification did not change with any treatment given, and simply identified as a cat and did not have the delusion of physically being one.)

Laycock, Joseph P. “We Are Spirits of Another Sort: Ontological Rebellion and Religious Dimensions of the Otherkin Community." Nova Religio. Vol. 15, No. 3 (Feb., 2012): pp. 65-90 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/nr.2012.15.3.65 (accessed November 24 2013).

O’Callaghana, Sean. "Navigating the ‘other’ world: cyberspace, popular culture and the realm of the Otherkin," Culture and Religion. Vol. 16 No. 3 (Nov 2015): pp 253-268.

Probyn-Rapsey, Fiona. "Furries and Limits of Species Identity Disorder," Society & Animals, Vol. 19 (2011): pp 294-301 https://www.academia.edu/2903078/Furries_and_limits_of_species_identity_disorder (accessed January 28, 2013).(Goes over the topic of "species identity disorder")

Riley Elizabeth A, "Adolescent Gender Diversity Assessment: An In-depth Collaborative Conversation," Journal of Child & Adolescent Behavior. Vol. 3, No. 5 (September 4 2015): pp 1-6. (accessed January 3, 2015).(Mentions otherkin on page 4 though only in passing)

Roberts, S., Plante, C., Gerbasi, K., & Reysen, S., "Clinical Interaction with Anthropomorphic Phenomenon: Notes for Health Professionals about Interacting with Clients Who Possess This Unusual Identity," Health & Social Work, Volume 40, Issue 2 (February 2015):pp 42-50.(Mentions therians as well as touches on the topic on identify as and with animals.)

Roberts, Sharon E., Courtney N. Plante, Kathleen C. Gerbasi, and Stephen Reysen. "The Anthrozoomorphic Identity: Furry Fandom Members’ Connections to Nonhuman Animals," Anthrozoös. Volume 28, Issue 4 (December 2 2015): pp 533-548.(While the article is focused on furries, the article does touch on the topic of identifying as and/or with animals.)

Robertson, Venetia Laura Delano. "The Beast Within: Anthrozoomorphic Identity and Alternative Spirituality in the Online Therianthropy Movement." Nova Religio, Vol. 16, No. 3 (Feb 2013): pp. 7-30 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/nr.2013.16.3.7 (accessed November 24 2013).

Robertson, Venetia. "The Law of the Jungle: Self and Community in the Online Therianthropy Movement."Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies, Vol 14, No 2 (Dec., 2012): Pp 256-280 http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/index.php/POM/article/view/17911 (accessed January 28, 2013).

Robertson, Venetia Laura Delano, “ Where Skin Meets Fin: The Mermaid as Myth, Monster and Other-Than-Human Identity.” Journal for the Academic Study of Religion, Vol 26, No 3 (2013): pp 303-323. http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/index.php/JASR/article/viewArticle/18597 (accessed October 1 2015).

Smith, Stanley G. “Disorder With Human and Non-human Subpersonality Components,” Dissociation, Vol. 2, No. 1 (March 1989) https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/1415 (accessed March 27 2015).(Article is about a case of someone diagnosed with MPD (now called DID) of mostly animal alters, but as the alters do identify as nonhuman animals the article might still be on interest to some.)

Williams, Emyr. "A Quantitative Investigation Into The Paranormal Beliefs of Contemporary Vampire Subculture," Paranthropology, Vol. 7, No.1 (2016): pp 33-39.

Lecture

Addie, Trevor. “Therianthropy: A State of Being,” ANTH-331 "Taboos," American University, March 5th 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMEkuOW5pjs (accessed August 20 2014).

Podcast or Radio

Amber, Ashlee, Branden, and Dave. “Episode 6: Otherkin,” Pagan Centered Podcast, May 30 2006, http://pagancenteredpodcast.com/episode-6-otherkin/

Ashlee, Dave, Jason, and Sam. “Episode 50: The Pagan Taboo (Otherkin Episode),” Pagan Centered Podcast, December 9 2007, http://pagancenteredpodcast.com/episode-50-the-pagan-taboo-otherkin-episode/

Amber, Ashlee, Barbara, Branden, and Dave. “Episode 131: How Can we Study Otherkin?,“ Pagan Centered Podcast, December 23 2009,  http://pagancenteredpodcast.com/episode-131-how-can-we-study-otherkin/

Amber, Branden, Dave, and Joe. “220: Otherkin - The Power of Names,“ Pagan Centered Podcast, December 14 2011, http://pagancenteredpodcast.com/220-otherkin-the-power-of-names/

Archer, S.A., Sherri Semine, and S. Ravynheart. “Real Life Vampires and Werewolves,” Ultimate Urban Fantasy Podcast, June 30, 2013, aprox. ~ 1 hour, http://www.ultimateurbanfantasy.com/tag/therian/

Bell, Art, Father Malachi Martin, and Lance Foxx. “Lycanthropy,” Coast to Coast AM, July 11 1997, aprox. ~ 4 minutes.

Daoust, Phil. "G2: Radio: Pick of the day" The Guardian, 30 Aug 2001 2:15 PM.

Emshir, “Podcast 1.” To Be Unicorn Podcast, 2006, aprox. ~ 30 minutes.

Emshir, “Podcast 2.” To Be Unicorn Podcast, 2006, aprox. ~ 50 minutes.

Fickerfly Zara, “Always Believe,” Always Believe, August 2008, aprox. ~ 20 minutes

Jones , Dave, Savage, and Night FireWolf.  “Werewolves: The Truth From Those Who Are,” KAPS Radio, Para-X, October 18 2009, aprox. 2 hours, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86_dZoZNXRk

Kimmijae, Jody, Werewolf of Waldor, and SerrpentineZebra.  “Therianthropy,” The Reign, ParaX , April 31, 2011, aprox. ~ 1 hour

Madrid, Bob. “WolfMage’s Radio Interview,” News Radio, Uath County, October 31 2000, aprox. ~ 24 minutes.

Polson, Willow. The Veil's Edge: Exploring the Boundaries of Magic. New York,: Citadel Press, 2003.(Pages 91 - 115 deals with otherkin)

Punnett, Ian. “Otherkin Calls and More,” Coast to Coast AM, January 5, 2007, aprox. ~ 3 hours, http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2007/01/05

Punnett, Ian and Jason The Horse.  “Man With Horse Soul” Coast to Coast Live, January 20, 2007, aprox. 2 hours 30 minutes

Punnett, Ian and Jason The Horse.  “Horse in a Human Form,” Coast to Coast AM, June 10 2009, aprox. 2 hours,  http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2009/06/20

Punnett, Ian and Jason The Horse.  “Horse in a Human Body,” Coast to Coast AM, December 18 2010, aprox. 2 hours,  http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2010/12/18

Punnett, Ian and Jason The Horse.  “Ian’s Farewell Show,” Coast to Coast AM, July 14 2013, aprox. 3 hours,  http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2013/07/14

RevKess and KaliSara. “Dark of the Year & Other Kin,” Pagan Musings Podcast Channel, BlodTalkRadio.com, November 19 2011, 2 hours 2 minutes,  http://hosts.blogtalkradio.com/pagan-musings/2011/11/20/dark-of-the-year-other-kin

RevKess and KaliSara. “Other Kin Encore” Pagan Musings Podcast Channel, BlodTalkRadio.com, January 8 2012, apex. 2 hours,  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pagan-musings/2012/01/08/other-kin-encore

Tsunami and Pirate, “T.T.K.,” Luna Sanguinus, BlogTalkRadio.com, February 11, 2012, 30 minutes, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/luna-sanguinus/2012/02/11/ttk

Ward, W.B. and Jason the Horse. “Jason - A Horse In a Human Body.” WXBX Ward, BlogTalkRadio.com, August 6, 2009, 1 hour, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wb-ward/2009/08/07/skeptic-beliefs-with-wb-ward

Survey Result

Asikaa, ">>> THE GREAT AHWW SURVEY! https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/alt.horror.werewolves/OcrxF8eZxKQ [accessed May 18 2013]

Cheetah, “Therian Census,” Werelist. August 14 2013. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4uX28ws5wsHLWpMWEJjWXhYeHc/edit (accessed August 18 2013).

Kin-spiration,  “2014 Tumblr Otherkin Census,” Tumblr. June 26 2014. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1smXR1D_oAq8udYyrLoF8juLUeOHgHBhszmqDGFjGhiE/edit#gid=0 (accessed August 25 2015).

Utlah, “AHWw Poll'97 - The RESULTS!” alt.horror.werewolves, November 9 1997, https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!searchin/alt.horror.werewolves/results$2097/alt.horror.werewolves/lYqSQB2DVQM/FGPjBFzqarQJ (accessed August 18 2013).

White Wolf, “2012 Therian Census Results. Werelist. June 21 2012. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ythgrrx7ez25f6l/TSurvey.pptx (accessed June 25 2012).

White Wolf, “2013 Therian Census Results. Werelist. March 17 2014. https://www.dropbox.com/s/y8vmmanknlvqpek/2013%20TSurvey.pptx (accessed March 30 2014).

Other

"A Proposed Diagnostic Definition for Species Dysphoria," THETA, http://theta.kinfire.org/?page_id=7 (accessed July 1 2013).

Buxton, Alex. "Why be human when you can be otherkin?," University of Cambridge, July 16 2016,  http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/why-be-human-when-you-can-be-otherkin (accessed August 10 2016).

Donovan, Laura. "4 People Who Don't Consider Themselves Human," ATTN, February 2 2016, http://www.attn.com/stories/5609/otherkin-therian-people-see-themselves-as-animals (accessed May 26 2016).

Gorath, “The Wilde Side: A Therian’s Perspective,” Psionics Institute, October 20th 2012,  http://psionicsinstitute.org/classes/miscellaneous/the-wild-side-a-therians-perspective/ (accessed December 29 2015).

Proyen, Mark Van. "Robin Ward at Lisa Dent," Art in America, Vol. 93, No. 9, (Oct 2005): 189.

Robertson, Venetia. "Therianthropy," World Religion & Spirituality Project VCU, 11 October 2015, http://wrs.vcu.edu/profiles/Therianthropy.htm (accessed December 13 2015).

Webster, David. "What is meant by the term 'Otherkin'?," July 22 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNs0mZh7fkY (accessed March 28 2016).

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Hidden truths ( first 4 chapters)

Prologue The night was crisp with the smell of pine and the musk of rotting leaves. It was unseasonable warm for a late september night, the perfect temperature for tonight's ritual which was best achieved skyclad. Our coven was preparing for the Autumn equinox. A time to invoke the Goddess Hecate.The other members of the coven were preparing . Amitola our coven leader helped me set the circle for tonight's ritual. This year was to be special for me. It would be the first time I would lead the ceremony. Normally all ceremonies were lead by the wise woman or wise man which we haven’t had for nearly a century. Amitola Ravenwood, my soon to be mother in law, has been teaching me to take over for the last few years. Normally the wise woman role would pass to Amitola’s daughter but since she has only a son she has chosen to pass this honor to me. Tonight would be my first attempt at leading. My first chance to prove I was worthy of the honor she has planned to bestow upon me. Elemental candles were placed at the five points of my pentagram. A circle of power was traced in salt to ward evil from entering. As I call forth power I ask my fellow coven members to join me in the circle. As Our powers join I feel something that is just a bit off. Like a peak in power. Initially I attempt to rein it in assuming I’ve reached too far in an attempt to prove myself, but I quickly realize the problem isn’t me but there is definitely a problem. Power is being pushed into my circle the likes of which I’d rarely seen. From that moment forward things become fragmented. Flashes of lightning, thunder, and rain followed by blood and pain. I'm trying to level out the power in the circle but it's no use. Strangers appear around our circle. I don't think the power isn’t coming from them but they are not here to help they feel like pure evil. The circle begins to pulse. The area so steeped in power that the night is bright with energy that I'm nearly being blinded .Amitola and Etan are trying to help me control the surge of energy and hold the circle to no avail . The power continues to build overwhelming our circle until it’s too much and the circle can’t hold any longer. Mora the covens newest addition is the first to break . Everyone else quickly follows. The circle members are thrown in every direction from the force. Evil is like a blanket coating my senses as l lay on the ground surrounded by the newcomers. I attempt to recover and defend myself but the strangers are on us before I can begin to defend myself. They are fast and strong. Taking down member after member. Amitola lay bleeding a few feet away Etan stood over his mother throwing fire balls the size of small suns to keep anyone from reaching his mother.He is so focused on the threat in front of him that he is unaware of the threat coming at his back. A large globe of energy is heading straight for him. All I can think to do to help either of them is put myself between the threat and them.Energy hits my chest. My first thought was “ that’s not so bad just numb is all.” As I lay on the ground feeling something warm and wet soaking the ground beneath me feeling quickly returns to my body, letting me know my time here is short. I prayed to the goddess that Etan and Amitola will be spared for our daughter's sake. She deserves to be raised by one of us. 1 I woke to the sound of my pounding heart and the song “Wanted” by Hunter Hayes playing on my cell phone. One glance at the bedside clock told me it was Three in the morning so the chances were pretty good I knew who was on the phone. “Analese what’s going on? Are you alright?” Seslie demanded. Seslie is my younger sister and a clairvoyant, but more than that since we were children we have had this bond that can tell us when the other one is in trouble and if close enough where they are. So my recent nightmares are not only affecting me ,but her as well. “Just the nightmare again, Ses” I attempt to reassure her. “Did you get anything new this time? Any clues as to what this all means or what the warning is about?” she asked. I’d started having what can only be called bad dreams almost two weeks ago. They started with just a feeling of fear and running away from someone or something, and have now progressed to full on night mares with me waking in the grippes of fear so strong it seeps through the bond my sister and I share. “ The same feelings of being chased. The voice that is telling me to act before it’s too late!” “ Sure wish I knew too late for what?” “Because I’m not getting the feeling it’s anything I should look forward to.” “ I did however remember eyes.” “ What do you mean eyes?” “Green eyes. Human eyes I think or pretty close at least .But nothing to go with them.” “How about you? Are you getting anything from all this ,besides my terror?” “Ana! You know when it comes to us I’m mind blind!” She practically screeched in my ear. This has been a rather sore subject for Seslie ever since she realized at an early age she was clairvoyant. Mind blind means there is a barrier blocking her gift. It can either be internal or external some people are born mind blind so their minds and futures can’t be read . It’s as if their path is unwritten so no one can read them. That’s the internal type. External which is her case is blocked due to personal gain. According to the goddess teachings one's gifts can’t be used for personal gain. Therefore knowing our own future would be cheating fate. Which seems to include me. While it would be handy I guess it's still cheating . “I know, I know. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean those kind of feelings Sis. I just thought maybe some of what was seeping through our bond may have given you some idea or thoughts on this mess.” “Oh, well I guess I’m always so worried about you I’ve never thought about what I’m feeling. I can’t really think right now sorry.” “ Well that is to be expected little one. As usual I’m sorry I woke you, but your voice always grounds me and helps me think more clearly. So thanks and love you. Muah!” “Anytime, you’d do the same for me. Love you too. Muah!” Seslie said before we signed off for the night. Okay ,Now I know it’s cheesy but it’s been our traditional sign off in text or on the phone since like forever . I honestly can’t remember a time when we didn’t do it . I’m sure you are wondering what Muah even is well It’s pronounced MOO-AH and it’s a kiss noise. I know corny. Which is so us. Of course I couldn’t sleep after Seslie and I hung up so I decided to analyze the dream. To see what I could get from it. Surely there were some answers there I just needed to be calm and rational about figuring them out. So first there’s the running I am always running but am I running to somewhere or away from something? I’m so choked with fear it’s hard to tell. What else? Breathing, heavy breathing it seems to be coming from behind me . That could be why I’m running although I am a witch with several defensive spells at my disposal so why won’t I just use one of those? Or maybe I did and it wasn’t strong enough. Not that I can think of anything strong enough to withstand my strongest spells. But if it did that would sure as hell explain why I was high tailing my ass out of there. Well Ses is the brilliant one when it comes to research I guess tomorrow she gets some homework. Now the voice that I swear feels so familiar. It keeps telling me “you have to hurry.’ ‘Before it’s too late.” And of course the newest “time is running out.” Don’t ya ever just wish things were simple ? Like hey keep your butt away from there today because if not you're going to die. See now that’s a message . Plain simple and to the point . None of the fog and whispers. I abhorre puzzles. Anyway if the voice isn’t gonna out right tell me what do I focus on here besides the migraine that’s starting from brain overload. Fine so lastly we have the green eyes and like I told Ses they seem human although there are many creatures that can pass as so at first glance. However the eyes are not familiar like the voice. And I can’t understand why I only see eyes without seeing any facial features. I mean how weird is that? At some point I must have drifted off to sleep because morning came too soon. With the sound of the alarm and the blessed smell of my preset coffee maker brewing my favorite Steep and Brew Icing On the Cake coffee. I slowly force myself to roll out of bed heading to the bathroom for my normal morning routine. As I finish pulling up my golden locks into my normal work do. I can’t help but recall how everyone is forever comparing Seslie and I. I am Five years older than her at Twenty-five have long pale blond hair with golden highlights. While she has the dark rave hair you would expect of our Cherokee heritage. We both have perfect sun kissed skin year round and the benefit of never getting a sunburn . Thank the Goddess. Our eyes are a golden brown and we both have the same pouty mouth and long dark lashes. We are however vertically challenged at a whopping Five feet Four inches which is why we love us some high heels and stilettos that are made of wood are never a bad thing incase we run into a hungry vampire with no manners one well place stiletto and vampire no more. Not that all vampires are bad in fact for the most part they are good and abide by the rules set forth by the Nonhuman Council. In fact Seslie is currently see a very charming and quite sexy vampire. Yes I know how clique. All vampire are sexy now days according to television and books . Well let me assure you this is not the case here in Illinois. For some reason our vampires seem to think being dead means there’s no longer a need to follow basic rules of hygiene. Which I’m not sure about you but for me BO and halitosis are not in my current list of turn ons and if they ever are please just put a bullet in my brain and put me out of my misery. 2 Pulling into the parking lot at the clinic where, I work at my traditional five minutes late, I’m happy to note that Dr. Jensen has not yet arrived. Before you even think it yes I work at a doctors office. Because besides being a witch I am also a nurse. I do not just make potions and hexes all day long in fact I have never performed a hex in my life and can honestly say that is not the kind of magic I wish to practice. As for the potions well of course any good witch can and does brew them so, I have my fair share on hand but my sister and I rely mostly on expression and ley line magic. Since those powers come from ourselves and naturally powerful places in the earth. Dr. Jensen and Dr. Jameson are my bosses at the Oncology/ hematology clinic. In regular speak that is cancer and blood disorders. They are both semi retired so each one works three weeks then takes three weeks off. This is Dr Jensen’s weeks which means they will be very tense and hurried. Dr. Jensen and Dr. Jameson are like night and day. Dr. Jensen wears a wool three piece suit year still carries a pocket watch and is very, very uptight and likes things to run just so. While Dr. Jameson wears khakis a polo and just tends to take thing as the go. One of my best friends and fellow nurses once compared our weeks with Dr. Jensen as our time “in the sandbox” due to the immature and two year old behaviors displayed during his rotations. Needless to say it has stuck. My day started out as normal checking in patients. Taking blood, vital signs and weights then placing them in exam room to see the doctor. Who speak of the devil arrived just as we were placing the second patient into a room. Wow, and only thirty minutes early he must have decided to give us a break today. Lucky us. Today I’m working in the chemo room with Celia. Celia is a mare. Better known as a horse shifter. However Celia is not your traditional mare. In Horse shifter culture they tend to treat breeding much the same as regular horses one stud to multiple mares and the from an extended family unit sharing this one male and raising all their foul together. Well Celia didn’t find any of this appealing. She and her mate chose a human ceremony swearing themselves to only each other and will only breed with one another. Got to give a women credit where do when one mare can for full all the needs of a randy stallion she is one hell of a woman or horse in this case. Our day was progressing pretty much the way most days in the chemo room do. Place IVs or access ports. A port is just an implanted IV access commonly used when a patient has long term treatment requiring intravenous access with varying times between. So very common in our office. Then running labs and waiting for the doctor see each patient and set the doses of chemotherapy. When I was starting Mrs. Artsons’ first treatment it was well into the afternoon so I was mainly running on autopilot after just the few hour of sleep I had when Celia appeared beside me. Celia just gave me this look that said something wasn’t right. For someone as cool and collected as Celia that’s saying a lot. As I finished with Mrs. Artson and quickly returned to the mixing room of course assuming that is where something had gone wrong which in and of itself is dire. The mixing room is where we mix each Patient chemotherapy based on double and sometimes triple checked calculation. But as I stepped into the room I felt it. Magic the feeling one feels when there is another nonhuman of power near. It’s source wasn’t immediately clear and with a room that is only eight by eight and the mixing hood takes up a third of that. That’s a scary feeling. As I ventured farther into the room I became aware of the pixy hovering above the counter to my right. Now don’t get all excited because pixies are nothing like they are in cartoons and books. This particular pixy goes by the name of Jin . He is about six inches tall with wings that remind me of a fly except the are blue and green . He has an over sized head and big round green eyes that are wide set with a flat pug like nose and sharp pointy teeth. His body is much the same as ours . He currently wears what looks like pants made of a leather like cloth no shirt and a two inch sword in a sheath is strapped across his back. As I fully enter the room I slide the pocket door closed mainly for my peace of mind because humans refuse to see magical creatures or magic of any kind. The human mind is so logical it tricks itself into believing what they are seeing isn’t real. Thereby a six inch man floating over a counter may to them just look like a bottle we are picky up or setting down or in some cases they do not even acknowledge seeing anything . It just doesn’t exist because let’s face it six inch flying men with tiny swords just do not appear at your doctor's office. Yet here he was so the thousand dollar question is why? But just as I was about to ask that very thing Celia snapped “What the hell? Why are you here? This not the time or place for a drop in BUG!” Of course Celia knows Jin is not a bug and that he can only be here to deliver a message or try to barter a bit of knowledge for a potion or two. She has seen him before and I must say the two really do not care for each others company. However Jin can be very resourceful and he does owe both my sister and I for rescuing him from the web of a black witch a few years ago while trying to track missing children for the human world. It turned out the very web Jin was caught in was meant to capture small children for the black witch's sacrifice to raise a demon under lord. So Seslie and I helped him escape after we used him as a bit of bait to draw the old witch out. Now needless to say Jin wasn’t happy about the whole using him thing ,but in the end his life was spared thanks to us so in the Fey world that means he owes us fealty. Which is a life debt. So he keeps us informed and if he brings something really useful we will give him a harmless potion or two for his trouble. Jin hissed back “ None of your business cow you are not why I’m here.” Celia started to reply but I stopped her by asking the obvious question.”So just why are you here Jin and why couldn’t it wait till after I was done working?” Jin’s irritation was apparent by the blue blur of his wings. When pixies are upset or scared they tend to move their wings at a rate that causes them to appear nothing more than a blur of color. Although after his reply I wasn’t sure it wasn’t a little of both fear and anger. “ The Vampire King has requested an audience with you and your sister this eve at sunset.” Jin blurted. Well you could have knocked me over with a feather because that sure was not even in the same realm as anything I could imagine Jin coming here to tell me. First let me make it clear that a “request” from the Vampire King is not truly a request it is a demand and if not followed bad things will happen. So while I had no wish to Visit said king I truly had no choice because while my sister and I are strong witches we can not deal with a whole nest of vampires. No this would definitely be a meeting we couldn’t skip. “So Jin did he happen to mention why he wishes to see us or why he needed both of us?”He could have asked for either of us if he just wished to talk . Wanting both of us there was a bit unnerving. Yet that would be what he would get if for nothing more than to keep from having to battle him and his. This vampire wasn’t one I cared to cross. “Oh , yes, yes he did” Jin stated sarcastically. “We did our hair and talked all about it. NOT!” “Like he tells me anything. I mean really Witch! I thought you were smarter than that.” He continued to rant but I had already tuned him out thinking of the many possible reasons for a meeting none of them good. 3 After sending Jin away with the message the Seslie and I would be at the meeting. I could not put my mind fully back in work mode. So finally I took Celia’s advice and texted Seslie. Just a simple message “call me ASAP”. Then I waited and waited, but no call, no text . So I texted again “ We really need to talk”. No reply. Then I called, and called, and text some more. At some point I began to pace. Becoming more tense with every step, every unanswered call and message. It was so unlike Seslie to fall of the radar like this. She knew I was. Well in her words a “Worry Wart”. After Three hours I could handle no more . I was convinced something was wrong with my sister, with the bond, with everything. I had to get to her and fast.. So I step into the chemo room to quickly let Celia know what I was planning so she could cover for me. It’s our slow part of the day so things should be fine. Being the friend she is knowing me as well as she does she gives me a knowing smile and nods knowing as well as I do there’s no stopping me at this point I’m beyond reason. When it comes to my sister and even my friends I’m unreasonable. I duck into the ladies room and lock the door. Someone finding me unaware is the last thing I need right now. Next comes the hard part freeing my astral self from my body. To allow me to travel the astral plains where I can fine Seslie make myself visible after freezing the room so no one sees what’s going on . Piece of cake right? Not! For those of you wondering what on earth an astral plain is. It’s simple, the astral plain is and energy reflection of the real world. A higher plain of existence if you will. A place where normal laws like time space, and gravity are not real. These areas or plains as they are called can be traveled by beings or people if they can train themselves to become energy. I happen to be one of these people Seslie is to a lesser degree only due to her lack of desire. Since I am able to become one of these traveler and because of our bond I’m hoping it will take me to my sister where I can regain form and rescue her from whatever is keeping her from calling. All the times I’ve done this before all I needed to do was just think of Seslie and I’d be by her side but to interact on her plain with her in the natural realm I have to materialize and stop time in the room where she is or risk giving the whole non-human thing away. As my astral self appears next to my baby sister in one of the many auditoriums at her school the relief I feel at finding her safe and sound is quickly replaced by embarrassment. She is furious. Seslie doesn’t care for my astral projection. Which may be one of the many reasons she hasn’t honed her ability. She claims traveling as an energy being brings one too close to the gray fields. The area between heaven and hell where the lost ones reside who cannot or will not move on for one reason or another. While the gray fields are a very dangerous place for a being with a soul to travel unprotected she knows this is never the case with me . While the goddess Hecate protects me in spirit always I also wear her in tattoo form across my upper back to be sure not to mention carrying pink quartz for purity and white ash for strength. Cause as much as I do hate to admit it my kid sister is right to fear the lost ones. They will try to hitch a ride on any unprotected soul passing through the gray fields. That’s how we end up with ghost here in the natural realm some idiot astral projected who didn’t know the rules. Needless to say this is not me but it sure doesn’t keep my sister from biting at me about it but I bite right back. Hey what can I say we are sisters after all! And bite is exactly what she does for a whole other reason when she sees me. So after we both simmer down and I’m relieved to find her unharmed and very pissed of I might add. I decide I best make my exit before the other in the room lose too much time. Leaving people frozen while time passes is always a risk so I try to do so as shortly as possible. Just as I reach the doors however I finally remember the whole purpose of this impromptu visit and I turn before I leave the room to holler back “ We have an appointment with the Vampire King at sunset” and unfreeze the room as the doors swing shut behind me and my astral self snaps back to my body. As I become aware of my surroundings in the office ladies room I drop to my knees. It always takes a few minutes to get my bearing with the sharp pounding in my head and the churning in my stomach I’m quickly reminded why I very seldom make jaunts like this. The after effect are a bitch. Slowly I rise to the basin splash cool water on my face and neck and stare at my pale ashen face. I need chocolate and caffeine. The recipe to always make things better. Leaving the ladies room rather shaky heading straight to the coffee maker. Now our coffee is definitely no where near the quality of my Step N Brew in fact most days it’s more like burnt sludge. Still it is hot and has caffeine throw in a bunch of creamer and some Sweet N Low and I can tolerate it. As an added bonus someone has been so kind as to bring in donuts so I snag a glazed one to go. Not chocolate but sweet would do. Sitting down in the Chemotherapy room on a stool with my coffee and donut. Trying my best to avoid Celia’s “I told you so look”. Which of course is not working at all . That women can bore holes in you with her stare. Heaven help any children she ever has. I didn’t have to endure the stare for long though just as I took the first bite of my donut hadn’t even begun to chew yet but that didn’t seem to matter. She couldn’t seem to hold her tongue any longer. “Well what happen?” Celia demand with hands on her hips and that mommy look in her eyes. Some child was in trouble when she turned that look on him or her later in life. Even I didn’t really care for it and we’re the same age. “Nothing happen.” I stated rather child like I must admit not meeting her eyes and continuing to sip my awful coffee and shuffle papers. “ Don’t give me that nothing business girl you better spill or I’ll be sitting at Seslie’s tonight and she I’m sure would love to tell me.” Celia states with a smile. “ Fine! She was fine just like you said. She forgot her cell phone at home that’s why she wasn’t answering. Now are you happy?” I mumble truly hating the fact that I have to eat crow in front of my friend. Admitting to over reacting leaves a foul taste in my mouth. “How pissed is she? On a scale from one to ten one being she doesn’t speak to you for a couple days like she did when you did in the high school cafeteria and all her friends thought she was talking to herself or ten like she punches you in the face n nearly breaks your jaw like at basic training when you got her and her whole platoon smoked for popping in at three in the morning?” “Somewhere about an eight or nine maybe leave me in the desert for a day with no water and the closest town is fifty miles or strip me naked and set me in a mound of fire ants. Yeah that sounds about right.” Celia just giggles and pats my back “She loves you girl she just wants you to quiet mothering her and it’s never going to happen. You know it. I know it. Hell even she knows it! Doesn’t change a thing. At that we both laughed. The rest of the day was drama free thank heavens. Patients came and went per their normal schedules. Celia and I fell into our normal groove allowing the afternoon to float by with no more worries. Well work related anyway. Upon leaving work and reaching my car my cell phone rang. Seslie calling for that briefing about our meeting at sunset . Needless to say she was just as shocked and upset as I was unable to guess why on god's green earth he’d want a meeting with us and even more worried that her vampire boyfriend wasn’t around to pick his brain for possible clues. Of course in the end she came to the same conclusion I had we’d find out when we got there since there wasn’t a way to get around going. We arranged to meet in the Capital building parking lots far north west corner at eight o’clock tonight sunset wasn’t till eight twenty-six. The King can’t leave his lair below the capital until then and from that vantage point we can see him or his minions coming. What can I say we are not completely naive witches. 4 Driving to this ultra important meeting had me irritated and more than a little pissed off. I know Leon believes he’s all powerful but to me he’s still just Leon .The lowly vampire that needed my grans protection to even survive when he first came to Illinois from France. He had a kill order on his head for unsanctioned kills. That is draining a human who wasn’t being turned. While it happens sometimes for new vampires that’s why newling’s live under their master’s care for the first year or two after being turned so they learn control. Because they say the craving is like a thirst when you’ve been in the desert for days without water. Grams took pity on Leon because he was somehow related on his mother's side. Plus she truly believed it wasn’t his fault he was turned and his master was killed by a hunter shortly after. Leaving nobody to teach him the ways of a good vampire. Grans didn’t hold the kills against him she is a firm believer in rehabilitation. Yet protocol states no vampire may enter another King or Queens territory unless born or made there. Which makes the fact that Leon is now king of Illinios all the more unique. So even though I can remember Leon from way back when I still play the good little witch and come when he beckens. But don’t you think for one minute that I wasn’t going to let him know about it as soon as we were alone. While I respect what he does and who he is I’m in no way beholding to him. Unlike Seslie I don’t have one of his soldiers that I cuddle up to at night. Pulling into the capital parking lot at 8:15 left me a few minutes to enjoy the nice cool evening. I had enjoyed my trip across town in my little red mustang with the top down. I whipped into the north corner to wait for Ses. From my car I could see Anthony Eds better know as Teddy to his friends. He’s the main day guard for the basement entrance to the tunnels under the capital where the vampires make there home. Tony is a mountain of a man at six foot four and a polar bear shifter to boot. He has your typical bouncer body type big and muscled with a head of white blond hair in a buzz cut the army would respect. If you were going by his looks he has mean down pat. But when he knows you and smiles showing off a pair of adorable dimples like he was at this moment as he strides across the parking lot heading for me as I step out of my car to wait for Ses. Believe you me it’s a site any red blooded female would stop to watch so that’s just what I decided to do. There really are too few things as simple as admiring a nice form I mused at Tony’s approach. I was paying so much attention to the view as it were that it took a second to process that Seslie was pulling in the lot until her car stopped near me.As soon as Seslie was out of the car Tony snatched her up in littarely a bear hug sweeping her right off her feet and kissing her check. As he placed her back on her feet I stepped forward for my turn and returned his hug in kind. When he placed me back on my feet he gave us both a stern glare all fake of course even throwing in a growl for good measure. Letting us both know he felt it had been too long since our last visit. This just made us both giggle. Tony may be hired muscle but we both know we’re not in any danger from him. We have all been friends since junior high. “What?” Ses asked around her laugh. “I never see you two anymore unless it’s at invitation from my boss. What kinda friends does that make you?” he demands. “Now big guy don’t pout. You’ll get wrinkles” I tease. Ses jumps in to play peacemaker to our mock arguing with”now kids play nice.” to Tony she says, “We have missed you too. We’ve just been busy. We promise you haven’t been replaced. You're still our hottest werebear friend” she teased. She almost managed it with a straight face.Which earned her a knuckle rub to the scalp. “You’re so not funny” he teased back. “As much fun as I’m having, Almost as much as you two are” I laughed enjoying the comradery. “We are here for a reason and we all know how lateness makes your boss extra fun. “ I stated starting toward the basement entrance that would take us to the tunnels under the capital to where the vampires made their home. Tony took the lead as we reached the door he had exited. Leading the way through the maze of halls and down two levels to the large open chamber that had been dubbed “ the hall.” There were only a few of the older vamps awake and milling about at this hour as we walked through.Younger vamps require more sleep. No One paid us much mind as we made our way to the small room at the rear of the large chamber. This is where Leon made his office. If he was awake that’s where he would be. Since we were only here because he demanded it he had better be awake. Lord knows hanging out here is not my idea of a good time. I’m a sun and fun kinda girl. Neither of which I was betting I would get in that room. Tony opened the door but did not enter he stepped back to allow us passage and left. Sure enough Leon was at his desk. From the looks of it he had been there awhile. He waved us in and motioned to the chairs in front of him as he wrapped up a call. I took that time to get a better look at him. This is a man who is all about image from his armani suits to his slicked back hair he always seemed to project a calm collected air . I was getting none of that at this moment. His suit was rumpled and looked as if he had slept in it and his hair was sticking up as if he had been running his hands through it . His normal look is uptown chic today I was getting more of a used car salesman vibe. If I wasn’t mistaken he even had a smudge on his tie but I prefered to not think about that. Something must really be up to have him in his current state. The question was what. Leon wasted no time on civilities once Tony shut the door. “Finally” he breathed “I need your help.” “We figured as must,” I said “ But with what exactly?” It took a few moments before he answered. Almost as if he was decided what he wanted to say. I almost thought I was going to have to ask the question again. When he finally did speak it was as if his manors finally kicked in and he said” I’m sorry please do have a seat. This will take a bit to explain so please make yourselves comfortable. Truthfully I’m not even sure where I should begin. Seslie and I allowed Leon to gather his thoughts while we took our seats in the two high back leather chairs. Taking a seat in one of these chairs was downright sinful it didn’t just conform to your body it melted around you till you felt like you never needed to leave. I hated sitting here it made it easy to forget where I was. Of course the whole room screamed luxury from the mahogany desk to the the tiffany lamps it’s what Leon was about. Totally not my thing. Leon seemed to take on last deep breath to fortify himself then he began.”The issue began a little over Three weeks ago.” He stated “ Our first candidate of the month was ready for transformation. Things were completed on schedule and she was placed in her family mausoleum after good byes were said to her old life as is our custom. As you may remember newlings aren’t fit for society for many years and most times are nothing like the person from their old life. If she was going to transition she would return in 24 to 36 hours.” After another deep breath he continued “But she didn’t. We waited 48 hours just to be sure she wasn’t running loose somewhere or unable to get out which sometimes the case . Mostly though the get sidetracked after rising.” That’s vampire PR for they got hungry and went on a killing spree. I thought snidely. Although I was wracking my brain and couldn't for the life of me remember any recent murders or unsolved deaths in the news.Maybe I just hadn’t been paying enough attention. I tuned back into the story as Leo was saying.”But when my men went back neither of those appears to be the case. She was right where she would have risen in the mausoleum . Yet how they found her was the odd to say the least. Her coffin was open and she was slumped over the side when they found her as if she started to rise then she changed her mind. However after my people found her this way and attempted to place her back to rest that’s when the really odd was discovered. Her chest cavity was ripped , I guess would be the best word, Open and blood was everywhere. As if her heart truly had started to beat again until she met with a tragic and morbid true death. While this was disconcerting it wasn’t of much interest at that point . It’s not as if we don’t have a long list of shall we call them patrons ? Waiting to join our ranks. In truth I hadn’t plan to give that episode much thought. That was until it happened three more times . Twice in mausoleums and once in burial sites. The last of which was a rather high ranking legacy. But the pattern was the same as the first the chest ripped open and bleeding that can only come from a beating heart. Leading us to believe there was something deeper than failed turnings here. As to you might have guessed by now they all were missing something. There have been three more in the last two weeks. Do you have any idea what was missing from everyone?” He finally asked. “I’ll bite” Seslie said, “What?” Leon paused for effect I’m sure then stated “Their hearts.” Well color me surprised. What on earth would want a newly risen vampires heart? So that’s just the question I asked. “That is just the question.” he said “ I don’t know of anyone or anything. That’s why I asked the two of you here. My other sources have lead nowhere and the two of you have avenues open to you I don’t.” Ses and I each other the same look. Yep, we were on the same page. No clue zone! Somehow I doubted that was what he wanted to hear. I went for the more politically correct, “We can look into for you. I can’t personally think of anything that jumps to mind at the moment.” “Yes, I agree.” Seslie said “I’d be happy to do a little research and see what pops.” “I rather knew that would be the case. It was just a hope that you ladies knew something I had missed.Do you have a time frame that I might expect some progress on this matter?” He asked. After a few moments to gather my thoughts I answered honestly with” at the moment no. But we should be able to give you some kind of update to let you know if we have anywhere at all to go with this within forty-eight hours.” “So are we to assume transitions are currently on hold?” Sesli asked. “For the time being, yes. Although that being said I am unsure how long I can keep it that way.” he said “I am sure I need not tell you that it is of the utmost importance that this not get out. Only a select few in my organization are aware. I believe this is for the best. I am sure you will both agree.” Leon finished Because we all knew it wasn’t a question but a statement. It was his secret and we were just being brought in on a consulting basis. “Of course.” we both answered. “It will be handled with the kid gloves it deserves” I add feeling very PR at that moment. Tony was summoned and we were escorted back to our cars. After our normal horsing around and agreeing to all get together soon for drinks Tony headed back to his post. Ses and I took a few minutes to put a game plan together. Going over what we learned, where we planned to start our research and then dividing it up. She got the computer and online research it was really her thing. Seslie is a student at the college there on the GI bill as a member of the Army guard. As fate would have it she met with a few other supernates ( supernaturals) during basic training and they have all become a close net group if it was in computer land and you had enough time they could find it.. Between her and her squad . I as normal ended up with the leg work which suits me fine. I hate sitting on a computer all day looking for a needle in a haystack. My best source for all things strange was always Gran Amitola and any of the elders or coven leaders I might possibly obtain information from. We agreed to tough base the following evening even if we came up with nothing which we were both worried would be the case. While hearts play a role in many a spell or ritual. General of the dark or sinister variety I might add. Neither of us could think of anything that would call for a newlying vampires heart. I mean a vampire heart is a vampire heart . Right? I guess that is one of the questions we were going to need to answer.

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lil miwa vent uwu

not vent art, just me complaining LMAO

its been like 2?? 3?? months since i finished the first chap for Vampiric Equinox and since then i only had like 3 sentences for the second chapter dgfhjgdshjfghdsjfds ( im still at the bullet point stage)

only good thing that happened today was writers block F I N A L L Y GOT OFF MY ASS and i was able to change that 3 sentence to a 21 sentence which im actually really proud of, i finally got to write a little again C:

but its still hhaaaarrrrdddd hhhhh I know what i want, i have the thoughts and ideas in my brain wrinkles but the physical act of writing/typing it out into visible, readable words is like impossible for me almost and it sssuuuuuccckkkksss 'cause i Want To Write!

i want to put this hyperfixation and AU into WORDS, not just Art!

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anyway that's my ramble for the day :3

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Friday, March 22

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Oh My Dear Buffy (Buffy/Giles, G) by GhostDetective

My Mother (Spike, G) by delirante (Dunloth)

Undead Liar Guy (Xander, R) by CantSpeakFae

Goddess of Crossroads (Tara/Willow, G) by Anonymous

professionalism (Giles/Jenny, G) by The_Eclectic_Bookworm

[Chaptered Fiction]

very really married Chapter 11 (Giles/Jenny, PG-13) by The_Eclectic_Bookworm

Lotus Chapter 38 (Tara/Willow, G) by Counterpunch

Liebestod Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Iamblichus

Medyria Chapter 4 (Spike, NC-17) by AuthorInDistress

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Shadowed Suspicion Volume V Chapter 61 (Angel, Xander, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure xover, PG-13) by arcanedreamer

A Blaze of Glory Chapter 4 (Buffy, Harmony, xover with Starship Troopers and Shrek, PG-13) by steeleye

Faith’s Dark Knight Chapter 44 (Faith/Bruce Wayne, Batman xover, NC-17) by Peanutbuttertoast

Stones Chapters 1 - 2 (Fred, Spike, The Sentinel xover, PG-13) by Joan963z

So We Meet Chapter 3 (Dawn/Sam Winchester, Faith/Dean Winchester, Supernatural xover, PG-13) by Lady_Lena84

Golden Hour Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by kennedynoelle

[Reviews & Recaps]

Comic Watch: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2: The Brand New Familiar World

[Community Announcements]

Spring Equinox index post & what comes next by seasonal-spuffy

[Fandom Discussions]

Video: The Great Tragedy of the Buffy HD Remaster by Passion of the Nerd

ScreenRant: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Characters Sorted Into Their Hogwarts Houses by Liz Hersey

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

Fansided: Is an Angel reunion in the works? David Boreanaz sure seems to think so! by Carla Davis

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