#btvs 4x2

[only-one-brain-cell]

Buffy storming into Giles place: SHE WORE MY SWEATER

Giles trying to be supportive: that bitch

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[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, January 30

Wesley: Ah. This is perhaps Faith. Faith: New Watcher? Buffy and Giles (simultaneously): New Watcher. Faith: Screw that. Buffy: Now, why didn't *I* just say that?

~~Bad Girls~~

The Sunnydale Herald is looking for a couple of new editors! Contributing to the Herald is a great way to get your Buffy on! Find out more here.

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Pieces of a Body (Giles/Ethan Rayne, M) by InMyOwnHeadItGoesLikeThis

Scent on the Air (Angel, G) by Evil_Little_Dog

Tea Makes Everything Better (Giles, G) by Ultra

Miserty Loves Company (Crossover with Deadpool, FR13) by Buffyworldbuilder

[Chaptered Fiction]

For Lack of Choice, Chapter 1 (Crossover with Teen Wolf, E) by Protoarchetypical

Choisir, Chapter 5 (French language, T) by Juliette45

The Ratchet Effect, Chapter 3 (T) by michael t

Touching the Fire, Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by GillO

When Lust Wanders, Chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by BiggiePanda

Chosen One, Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, R) by all_choseny

At Your Service, Chapters 11 & 12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Grief Counseling

Enchanted, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by artemisthestargazer

I called you, a moment of weakness, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by snipssw

The Slayer and the Vampire, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, PG) by violettathepiratequeen

Damn You, Autoreply, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by abitca

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork:Willow and Buffy Perler Beads (sfw) by RevolutionryHnd

Artwork:Buffy Cross-stitch (worksafe) by booksbabybooks

Artwork:BTVS “Every Outfit” “School Hard” part 2 (worksafe) by whatshisfaceblogs

Edit:Spuffy + Reductress articles by victoriannipplepiercing

Edit:Xander and Oz + text posts (worksafe) by sunnyhellcalifornia

Video: Rachel's Banners (sfw) by RachM

[Reviews & Recaps]

THE EPISODE THAT MADE ME CRY - Angel Reaction - 1x09 by TheLexiCrowd

PODCAST: Once more with feeling-4x2 Living Conditions (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) by Nerd Subculture Podcast

ATS Review by problematickai

PODCAST: Real Me by Buffy and the Art of Story

[Community Announcements]

Fanifesto Challenge by muccamukk

[Fandom Discussions]

BOOM Comics Decisions by confusedguytoo

Eliza Dushku appreciation by tenderflint

Vampire age gaps by bebidocrimes

BTVS series finale death choices by ex-vengeancedemon

Mischaracterization of Angel/Spike by annyankers

Spuffy Wordle headcanon by mulderscully

Giles, Jenny, and Snyder scene by rachaeljurassic

The Gentleman are terrifying by cityofchestpains

Banner contest voting by nightshade

Into Every Generation a Slayer is Born - March 2022 release date by multiple authors

Similarities between main plot and sub-plots in season 2 by Nothing13 and Stoney

"The Wish" makeup Question by jdpm1991

Battle of the Ships Final Rankings by TigerJean

Emotional Moments with Buffy by ThatKoffeeBurns

Hesitating on my Rewatch by Becky119

Thought on Glory by Stunning-Hat5871

Favorite Underappreciated Episodes by Nathan-mitchell

Ford in "Lie to Me" by alcoholul8r and multiple authors

If you could remove or add anyone to the main cast in any given season, who would you add? by speashasha and multiple authors

Poll: Stupidest moments from recurring Buffyverse villains which got the killed by Existing-Estimate-17

Losing my mind over this photo by deadbutstillhorny and multiple authors

Buffy's Mom by multiple authors

Poll: Battle of the Fantasy Ships by Existing-Estimate-17

The failure of Wolfram and Hart by BreakTacticF0

Does anyone else kick in the air during the opening? (and more discussion) by Svinneh and multiple authors

Poll: Battle of the Buffyverse Secondary Big Bads! by RhubarbOk6940

What were your thoughts when you first saw Dawn? by multiple authors

Is Angelus a necrophiliac? by multiple authors

Poll: Favorite Buffy fight? by Existing-Estimate-17

Terrifying Scene- Angel by Richar_16

So what exactly did The Master need the Annoying one for? by jdpm1991 and multiple authors

burning question about "The Gift" by multiple authors

S6:E17 "normal again" I love how it never answers the question if it all happened because of the demon venom or if she really is insane. by multiple authors

Watching with my with a 10 yo has been great. by whoisthismuaddib

Poll: Battle of the ATS Ships by TigerJean

Joyce hated that Buffy kept her in the dark about her life in season 1-2 but honestly I dont blame Buffy by multiple authors

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

INTERVIEW: Jeremy Lambert (Boom Comics artist) Interview via Traversing the Stars

PUBLICATION: The Character People Forget Pedro Pascal Played On Buffy The Vampire Slayer via Looper

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[nocticola]

Fanfic 2017 asks

favorite fic you wrote this year

http://archiveofourown.org/works/11126757 Nathan and His Father Play a Game

I think it works really well and exactly like I wanted it to and it's nice and concise, since I tend to not shut up when writing, I guess. I just really like it.

I'm also proud of myself for managing to finish

http://archiveofourown.org/works/12324264/chapters/28020450 Between a Fight and a Kiss

 http://archiveofourown.org/works/11923497/chapters/26947338 You're Not the Monster in this Story, I am

http://archiveofourown.org/works/12352380/chapters/28096758 5 Times Nathan/Therapy

but do they all work? Not sure.

2.least favorite fic you wrote this year

http://archiveofourown.org/works/11309937/chapters/25310235 Childless Fathers

I'm not happy about the perspective choices and I do not want to touch them again. I'm pretty sure they both would require some editing but I don't wanna.

Re: perspective, I wrote Duke for the first time, but I don't feel it wasn't *about* Duke the way it should have been since it was from his PoV but being more about Nathan, and yet it doesn't go inside Nathan's head(bcus who would want to be in Nathan't head arounf 4x2, like damn, he's so messed up), so I'm not sure either perspective really gets justice. I also worry I didn't give Dwight enough in chapter 2, but that's my feelings without actually rereading the fic. Which, again, I don't wanna, which is another good reason for a least fave.

favorite line/scene you wrote this year

The Nathan/Mara 5x3 drabble. It's a drabble, it counts. First time I really tried writing exactly 100 words and I like how that turned out.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/11000235/chapters/27556212

But, paradoxically, Nathan's last line from chapter one of Childless Fathers

“When you meet Jean, after… when I’ve… can you tell her that Uncle Nathan loved her?”

It's not really good and I don't remember the context completely, but when I wrote that I was *ouch, why did I write that?' and I think tat's what this is all about.

total number of words you wrote this year: 121,915 words

most popular fic this year

By hits: http://archiveofourown.org/works/9264680/chapters/20997629 demisexual Laurel fic 452(now) + 5 subscriptions

Kudos (kudos/hit ratio)

http://archiveofourown.org/works/12039345/chapters/27257826 Hooray! Asexual Meet-Up! Asexual Todd Chavez fic (22 kudos; 280 hits=kudos per 12 hits)

Between a Fight and a Kiss got 6 comment threads

http://archiveofourown.org/works/11862186 It's Easy to Not Talk about a Lack has 5 bookmarks!

least popular fic this year+ shortest completed fic this year:

http://archiveofourown.org/works/12538900 There Is Nothing Wrong with Me (9 hits, 1 kudos) 120 words

I have 3 fics without kudos

http://archiveofourown.org/works/9810926 Valentina Dunacci and asexual messageboards (69 hits! why is no one giving this kudos, people are reading this tf?)

http://archiveofourown.org/works/10328771 Pyhän Urhon Päivä(St. Urho's Day) 24 hits (Finns don't give kudos, I've noticed) 

http://archiveofourown.org/works/12251313 Pre-Law Gal Pals 39 hits, Rachel Zane being demi/bi with a girlfriend and not getting into law school (me dealing with my own law school acceptance woes)

longest completed fic you wrote this year

5 Times Nathan and Therapy is exactlt 12,000 words by design.

longest wip of the year

http://archiveofourown.org/works/11154636/chapters/27050853

The Life and Times of Demisexual Nathan Wuornos

Almost 13,000 words, 7 chapters in out of 20+

shortest wip of the year

http://archiveofourown.org/works/10605678/chapters/23449527 Meeting the Family

Trimmons, AoS, ran out of inspiration in the middle of writing it right before deadline and haven't gotten it back (248 words)

fandom you enjoyed writing for the most this year

Haven I guess, since that's the one where I actually had conversations. I also love getting comments on any of my ace fics.

favorite character to write about this year

Nathan Wuornos, my beautiful Finnish American demi mess.

favorite writing song/artist/album of this year

I don't do that.

a fic you didn’t expect to write

Anything in Finnish or Swedish, I guess.

something you learned this year

Moose are not really found naturally in coastal Maine. Also about juhannus celebrations in Maine and Canada

fic(s) you completed this year

50+

fics you’ll continue next year

Demi!Nathan, bi!Audrey, names of Daisy Johnson; Parental Burials

current number of wips: 13, I guess.

any new fics to start next year: More Ace characters, fic about end of Haven

number of comments you haven’t read: 1, some weird bs about BtVS and AtS.

most memorable comment/review: One particular prominent Nathan stan liked my thoughts on demi!Nathan.

events you participated in this year: None.

fics you wanted to write but didn’t: *shrug*

favorite fic you read this year: I started concentrating on writing myself so I'm not quite sure how much new stuff I read this year instead of rereading stuff.

a fic you read this year you would recommend everyone read: Oh! That Nathan/Mara thing, Addicted to the Feel of your skin by @cookiedoughmeagain . That's nice and fucked up. (Nathan/Mara is fascinating)

number of favorites/bookmarks you made this year: 220 (I started compiling them this year)

favorite fanfic author of the year: *shrug*

longest fic you read this year: Part 2 in House of Mara series, probably.

shortest fic you read this year: *shrug*

favorite fandom to read fic from this year: I read fic in very few fandom and Haven is my current obsession, so that.

[only-one-brain-cell]

Xander: I’m not enjoying this

Giles: me either so finsh already

Xander: I don’t get your crazy system

Giles: my crazy- you mean the alphabet???????? Ok Xander let’s sit down shall we A is for apple and B is for bee now can you draw the letter A for me?

[only-one-brain-cell]

Anya: I need to talk to Xander

Giles: I could give less of a fuck

Anya: get out

Giles: bitch this is my house????

[only-one-brain-cell]

“Why couldn’t Giles have shackles like any self respecting bachelor?”

Bold of Xander so assume he doesn’t

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