#just a quick lil sketch of my favourite angel

[deathbatsgalore]

☆♡ cas! ♡☆

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday 9th June

DAWN: Spike's here and he brought a total skank. BUFFY: (confused) A- DAWN: Skank! A manic-panicked freak who he's like totally macking with right in the middle of the room. (they stop walking) I saw him shove his tongue- BUFFY: Spike brought a date? DAWN: Yeah. (snickering) Wait till you see her. (Buffy looks like she isn't sure how she feels about that.)

~~Hell’s Bells~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

After Life (Buffy, PG) by badly_knitted

Hazardous to Your Health (Faith/Dawn, Teen and up) by cmk418

Conference (Jenny/Joyce, Teen and up) by cmk418

No Safe Place (Giles, Teen and up) by cmk418

The Dinner Shift (Spike, Teen and up) by cmk418

Feelings (Or Lack Thereof) (Spike/Buffybot, Teen and up) by cmk418

Breakup (Willow, Teen and up) by cmk418

Hidden Places (Willow, General Audiences) by cmk418

An Ordinary Morning (Willow/Tara, Teen and up) by cmk418

The Snoopy Dance (Giles, Buffy, Willow, Xander, General Audiences) by cmk418

A Walk and a Drink (Riley/Xander/Forrest, Explicit) by pairatime

Kiss Me Quick (Spike/Summers!Reader OC, not rated) by prose-for-hire:

[Chaptered Fiction]

Mortal Allies Series, Episode 4: My Turn, Chapter 39 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Passion4Spike

Lil’ Ripper Makes a Friend, Chapter 34 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by Soulburnt

Moonlit Nights, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, R) by EllieRose101

Rewrite, Chapter 17 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by hopelesswanderer

Choices, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by lafillesauvage

Peaches & Cream, Chapter 8 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by MissLuci

These Violent Delights, Chapter 54 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by Touchstoneaf

Not Heads or Tails, Chapter 4 (Spike/Buffy, NC-17) by bramcrackers

These Wayward Times (Xander-centred, SPN crossover, werewolves, FR-15) by calikocat

Things You Can’t Come Back From (Buffy, Crossover with Stargate, FR-15) by LadySeraphina

Echoes of Beljoxa Chapter 17: Tipsy Truths (Ensemble (Spuffy?), not rated) by Myrabeth

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Artwork:Spike sketches - favourite lines (SFW) by yakitty

Artwork:Spike (SFW) by minnierose

[Recs]

Spuffy recs by bloodsuckingfiend

[Reviews & Recaps]

Discussion of 2.18 "Killed By Death" - Aired 3/3/1998 (WB-US) by Willow Rosenberg

PODCAST: It Could Be Witches, Some Evil Witches: Witch by buffy-thoughts

PODCAST: As You Were by Buffering the Vampire Slayer

[Fandom Discussions]

Amazon only showing the “remastered” version of Buffy just does it a tremendous disservice. by itsasideblog

In almost every essence, Gunn is Buffy. by wanderingsuns

I’m bitter that some characters got to return more than once, or be talked about as though they mattered for years afterwards, and some just sank. by firemanwhenthefloodsrollback

How to Fix Anya Jenkins by lucky-foxface

Into Every Generation – How Buffy the Vampire Slayer Staked Our Hearts by buffythecomicslayer

Passion of the Nerd Into the Woods review discussed by BtVS fan and others

Changing perceptions with ‘fly on the wall’ moments continued by StateOfSiege and others

Drusilla was the best vampire. Change my mind. by sarahjoannne

Why wasn’t Dawn in Buffy’s delusion? by LightBlueSky55

ish the Show Had More References to Angel by edd6pi

Movies and literary influences for vampires of BTVS by Everybody0

Janice and the Key (with cameo by Ethan Rayne) by jinkies_5

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[axther]

Hi Etsi! Could I have a matchup please?🥺 my names alexia and I’m a pansexual intp! While I have a rather serious exterior I’m soft spoken and really passionate about things like literature art and music/the world tl;dr I’m the ‘encyclopedia’ friend🤘🏽😪 I dance ballet and my toes can show the hard work I put into it💀 I also love cats to the point of owning a few, and working with my community to make sure all of the feral or abandoned cats are in good hands/environments

Ok so before we get this thing on the road there are several things I would like to point out-

1), that you’re my first matchup 🥺 tysm 💖💖💖, 2) my best friend does point toe ballet and holy crap you have my respect, and 3) i would absolutely let you propose w a candy ring 👀 we’re married now

1 is...Kirishima! 

You had him at hello, probably

You read a lot and are an intellectual 😤 so if he needed help studying for English or Literature chances are high he’d go to you first. After all, the reward of kisses seems much better than the punishment of getting smacked by a newspaper. 

Definitely thinks that seeing and hearing you talk about your favourite books and music is cute as hell and absolutely supports you and even eggs you on. Text him at two AM because of your favourite artist that dropped a new album? He is up, he is ready, and he is hyped. 

Would look into your favourite music, 200%. You into French pop? Stromae’s playing the car on the way to a coffee date. Kpop is more your thing? Oddly enough, ATEEZ and BTS are in his music library…

Oh

But oh my god

He wouldn’t really know what to expect when he goes to see you dance for the first time. 

But…

Would die and think he went to heaven. All he sees is an angel. 

Always gets front seat, be it inside of the dance studio and you’re practising in front of the mirror, or inside of an opera house and he’s got the best seats in the house. No matter what, he’s always close enough that you can make eye contact with him. 

And speaking of eye contact, his face is just a mix of 😳, 🥰, and 🥴. He’s just. So in love. I’m sorry i don't make the rules 

When people say ‘not every man’ they’re talking about Kirishima and Tom from the Carnegie Mellon Natural History Museum in particular 

Kisses?? Are a must 

This boy would just appear out of nowhere and just give smooches!! Maybe you’re just vibing on the couch reading and he just swoops down!! And he smothers your face with kisses. 

They’re the loud ones too. The absolute best. In the distance, Sero and Bakugou fake gag. 

Every time you do anything his heart just swells, like a balloon. 

#2 is...Kakyoin!

So hear me out 

But you guys met because he wanted to draw you. 

Maybe it was in the dance studio, or you were reading in the park or something, but he saw you and was just like ‘!!!’

When he asks you he acts all cool and smooth, say how beautiful you look in the sunlight, and if he could just sketch you real quick, but on the inside, he’s just a mess of ‘cutecutecutecutecutecutecutecutecut’

He does his best on the sketch, and on a technical standing, he’s done a great job, he feels like he hasn’t captured the real ‘you’, so to make it up (and to definitely not motivate his own benefit and get your number) if you would want to go to coffee sometime. 

Of course, you guys go get coffee. 

After about, hmm, too many not quite dates, he just turns (while you two are going off in Dance Dance Revolution) and says ‘are we dating?’ 

(god he hopes so) 

And you just turn back to him like ‘??? you asked me out the first time we met. Yes?? We’ve been dating for three months?’ 

He’s elated, of course, and loses the match due to him just freezing with a happy lil blush but a massive smile 

‘Does that mean I’m your boyfriend?’ leads to ‘Yes??! I’ve introduced you to my parents?? As my boyfriend??” 

Book dates are going to be a fucking staple, let me tell you now 

Going to bookstores (used ones, probably), sitting on the floor and reading for half an hour before buying the books, heading to one of the houses, crashing on the couch, and cuddle reading for about three hours more. 

Hypothetical debates about different literature passages just result in butterfly kisses and naps and oh lord now im soft 

#3 is...Momo!! 

Our own queen would love you, down to your very bones. 

Chances are pretty high that you’d meet from you warding someone off from harassing her (that’s she’s too polite to kick in the nuts) so that serious exterior comes in handy!! 

She thanks you, ofc, but then she sees you and oh jeez is that a blush? 

Probably doesn’t know how to deal with her crush for the first bit. 

Her mind, though less vulgar, probably runs with ‘oh god oh fuck am I catching feelings?? Oh shit oh jesus’ 

She’s got responsibilities!! She’s got parents with expectations!! It’s her first crush!! She’s panicking!! Someone help her!!!!

But then you go up one day and ask if she’s okay because she’s been zoning out a lot, which is super weird for her, and if she needs to talk to someone who won’t spill her guts for the school then you’re there. And she shortcircuits. 

She’s got this new mindset that she’s got to get this off of her chest, she’s got to get this figured out and nicely filed away either in ‘first relationship’ or ‘another heartbreaking incident that’ll just be buried and then one day I’ll die’. 

She asks people what to do, but then Mina speaks up. 

“I think Alexia volunteers helps out with the local cats?” 

Ping. 

Momo gets to work, trying to figure out exactly where you help and how she herself can help and suddenly she finds herself knee-deep in volunteer work and then she realises that she actually likes it. For maybe a couple of days, she actually forgets why she got into the whole thing in the first place-she just enjoys helping cats, and more than once has made cat toys and tools on the spot using her quirk. 

But then you walk in over the weekend, and she turns and sees you. She’s covered in cat hair, there’s a tabby that’s snoozing in her arms, and she’s flushed bright red. 

She thinks she looks like a mess, and oh no!! She’s made a fool of herself!! Ugh!! 

But then you smile, wave, and tell her that she looks cute with a cat in her arms. 

Slowly, she gets closer and closer, and if she didn’t know any better, she’d say that the cats were acting like a hive mind of a wingman. 

You need a certain pair of clippers or maybe you have glasses? Or a bracelet?

Whoops, Misty the Prussian Blue has them and she runs over to Momo and hands them over. Now you’ve gotta ask for them back and what’s this?? Momo was wondering if maybe you’d want to hang out sometime outside of the cat shelter? 

Yeah, you say. Yeah, that sounds great. 

(Thanks, Misty.)