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[spuffyarchive]

Cozy by womanaction [PG]

Willow discovers something about Buffy and Spike.

[mcgnagallsarmy]

BUFFYVERSE GIFT EXCHANGE 🎁

For Shelby, @womanaction!

​ ↳ Buffy&Spike roadtrip to the most haunted houses of the US

[couldnt-think-of-a-funny-name]

24,39?

What’s your favorite random fact? these are the types of questions that always make my brain go blank lmao. uhhh in the 1800s an elephant was tried for murder and hung with an industrial crane. which is awful so I wouldn't call it a 'favorite' but I think about her like at least once a week

If you got put into the last book you read how fucked would you be? chalice of the gods?? pretty light action wise but my body is decaying so like probably I wouldn't be thriving lmao

[strideofpride]

re: your tags on 300k slow burn: who is this summer/ryan author, I also don’t actively ship them but my mind is open!!!

so honored to be the one to introduce you to avocadomoon!

[letmetellyouaboutmyfeels]

🐭 bc you seem cool! but talking to people is scary!

Talking to people IS scary, I agree, ha ha. I'm like a wild animal, more afraid of you than you are of me!

[warrenworthington3]

Tagged by @womanaction

Three ships: dreamling (obviously) spuffy (bc im mentally unwell) and fuffy (bc I wanna b their third so bad)

First ever ship: probably spiritshipping, which is Jaden and Jesse from yugioh gx. And looking back on now... yeah they were in love, I stand by it

Last song: fall out boy champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.

Last movie: night at the museum 3 secret of the tomb. I standby my statement that natm is the best movie trilogy. I made my roommate watch all of them w me recently and we had a great time

Currently reading: a lot of fanfic but also I just read this great graphic novel thunderous by ml smoker. Short read but I highly recommend. Also my most recent poetry book purchase was darkness and the light by Anthony hecht. It's p good

Currently consuming: Too Many Sodas

Currently craving: another Pepsi. I may indulge

Tagging @amidalas @officialspec @lexicon145wow @rikersdick @higuchimon and anybody else who wants to do it!! I'm supposed to tag 9 people but idk 9 people, so whoops!!

[1janas-blog1]

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Every day is a battle for survival, a fight to hold onto the life we once knew—a life filled with warmth, love, and moments we now cherish as memories. Since everything changed, we’ve faced unimaginable pain and loss, but through it all, we continue to hold onto hope💔 💫.

If you can, please stand with us and be the light that guide us through the darkness 🌟. Together, we can create a ripple of hope, transforming hardship into healing and loss into love. Join our journey, and let’s make a real difference together.

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[mistigrisunshine]

spuffy fic rec

figured all the time i spend scouring EF and ao3 might be useful to someone!

part 1 - part 2 - part 3

Scooby Crew, Where Are You? by Twinkles [9k]

In a not comics-compliant post-series universe where spuffy have been reunited and everyone else is drifting apart, chaos drops by for a visit. Or a nefarious scheme. I guess we'll find out XD

To Apprehend Air by Quinara [19k]

Two days after LMPTM, Spike's soul is stolen. But that's OK; they can get it back, right? Simple. How hard is it to hop dimensions, anyway? Or storm a castle…

Wild and Wonderful by solstice [23k]

Dawn is nine and three quarters. She is resilient, strange and sharp as a tack. She's a credit to her big sis. But she's just been kidnapped by one of the most notorious vamps of all time - Drusilla. Things look bad. Enter Spike, her very unlikely hero. Spike's relationship with Drusilla has been on the rocks since the Acathala debacle and the morsel in the crate is her double-edged gift to him: a chance to make things right, and a chance to be really bad. Kill the girl and make it hurt. But for some reason he. just. can't. Instead, he tosses the niblet into the trunk of his Desoto and hits the road, leaving his one hundred year relationship in tatters, and grinding his reputation into the dust. Buckle your seat belts nice and tight. We're in for a bumpy ride.

World Enough, and Time by toooldforthis [23k]

“You came back wrong,” he told her, all those years ago. He was right, but it took them a very long time to realise exactly what that meant. It meant a hundred more apocalypses, a thousand battles. It meant a journey, a prophecy, a war. They’d lose one other, and find their way back, and choose, again and again. And all the while, the earth was failing. There are a lot more people than you think who are here for the long haul – like, the really long haul. This is a story about two of them.

Once You Eliminate the Impossible by yellowb [30k]

Icelandic noir. Inspector Summers of the Reykjavik police force has finally got her big chance: she’s in charge of a murder case.

sometimes enough by taxicab12 [35k]

“Tell me everything,” Willow said, not sounding particularly like she’d been asleep. “Are his friends cool?” Buffy blinked. “Some of them. There was this one British guy—” “Ooh, accents, hot.” “—who wouldn’t stop staring at my boobs,” she finished. “Ew, men, gross.” “Spike,” Buffy said with a scoff. “What kind of name is that?” Or, Buffy falls in love and in love and in love. For some reason, life keeps happening anyway

ever waiting airports (full of the love that you deserve) by womanaction [41k]

Buffy catches up with Riley's helicopter, solving one problem and introducing a host of others. How is she supposed to rebuild their crumbling relationship in the face of an angry hellgod out for blood, an emotional teenage sister who spent millennia as a glowing ball of energy, and a weirdly helpful vampire? Season 5 rewrite from "Into the Woods" on.

GTFO by Girlytek [54k]

Spike doesn’t take the extra hundred bucks to be the decoy. Ethan doesn’t hang around to gloat. With the Initiative on their tail (just a little one), and Ethan needing a good being killed, Spike and Fyarl-Giles get out of town. There’s nothing like a road trip to put your demons in perspective.

Care by Sigyn [72k]

While under her Will Be Done spell, Willow just happened to say “I don’t care about anything,” and as a result, wanders blithely off as a vengeance demon. Spike and Buffy are left to protect a threatened Xander and a blind Giles while under the effect of a powerful love charm. But all is not happy in paradise – they’re still constantly fighting, and Angel is determined to end the spell they’re under. In a desperate attempt to collect the tattered remains of all their lives, ex-watcher Wesley Windham-Pryce is called in to try and play marriage counselor between the vampire and the slayer.

The Soul Lies Down by the_moonmoth [73k]

"As a child, I used to dream of a man in black and white, spinning in the desert like a dervish, sword flashing in the moonlight as he danced with death." Dawn travels back in time to save the vampire who saved her life. It's not purely out of sentiment, though -- the fate of the world is at stake (again) and somehow Spike is at the center of events. If only he can stay on the right side of Buffy. A sequel to Angearia's "Fin Amour".

Summer’s Lease by Iamblichus [86k]

Buffy thought it would be just another night of slaying lame-ass campus vampires, but one green demon, some unexpected help from Spike, and a spurt of fluorescent blood later, she finds that her world has acquired a novel complication.

Indigo Overture by Rikki_oko [119k]

Spike's just a drummer, content to live in lead singer Angel's shadow. But when a certain blonde strolls in on Angel's arm, will Spike be content to take the backseat forever? Loosely based on the eighties song, Jesse's Girl.

[justasmisunderstoodasloki]

From the songs that i already knew, I loved False Dichotomy, Combat Baby, Gimme Sympathy, and Black Sheep. There were some more songs, I think 2 or 3 that I did not know, but they were really cool! The thing is, I don't know the names of them of those songs😅 I filmed it, so I think I can shazam them😂

Heyhey, I just got back from the Metroc concert, and it was amazing! I didn't know all the songs, but I enjoyed them either way! I am still in awe, just seeing them live, being at a rock concert (first time for rock), I was really fucking cool!!!

ahhh I’m so happy for you! Thanks for the update! Did you have a favorite?

[blueberry-sleight]

abedison fic recs (sfw)- no specific order

@swagittariusrising asked and i said why not. Also @abpleboo cause they will probably have even more recs. (CHECK OUT THEIR ART TOO!!!!)

this list is sfw because y'all don't need help finding porn. Maybe when I'm 18.

Always Means Always by MicrosuedeMouse (13,286w)

I say no specific order but this is defintlry #1. 5/5. The best abedison fic I have ever read. Summary: Annie breaks up with Jeff who she has been dating after Greendale and goes to see Abed. Sunny, emotionally vulnerable vibes. Like lying in bed with the sun coming through the blinds. In my top 3 fics of all time list.

For the Record by MicrosuedeMouse (5,162w), Weird by womanaction (1,605w), and I Will Take Good Care of You by gingerteaandsympathy (1,182w)

These three are all about either Troy or Britta noticing small extremely close or plainly romantic moments between Annie and Abed. All are amazing, and great reads when you aren't looking for something particularly plot-heavy.

Scars by thenofutureshoe (13,318w)

I'm not as into this one as the other ones, but it's a sfw troy-leaves staple that isn't very heavy, which I really appreciate.

So Cliché by borchrtslab6 (3,263w)

This one is a bit less strictly sfw, but I'd still categorize it that way. It gives more of a wait-oh-this-is-COLLEGE feel than the others. The Blurb is great this time, but it's a bit long to copy and paste, so I recommend you go read it yourself rather than me trying to explain.

 make me by nereid (1,575w)

Heart-wrenching in a very still way if that makes sense? The only characters in this are the two of them, and it works so well. A peak into two early to mid 20s autistic loners; one trying to trust a new main life partner and the other trying to trust themself.

Introduction to Persuasive Essays by gingerteaandsympathy (2,910w)

So sweet I can practically feel if sticky on my fingers. Summary: Sometimes your friend gives you a love letter in the most autistic way possible, but you think she just wants your advice on how it's written because she forgets to address it to you.

she wants to live in shades of blue (cat eyes, warm jazz, cool attitude) by Yellow_Bird_On_Richland (6,001w)

Sometimes a fic is a hit for a reason, and that's this fic. Lady x Servant Au sort of? (he is technically a duke but it's those nobility hierarchy vibes) Class differences and fighting for Maturity are the main themes, but also fashion.

When the Camera Cuts away by serindipitysays (7,555w)

1/2 of the ship is THE meta character. Of course I had to include a fic like this! It's season 6 focused and only slightly canon-divergent. You can really feel how much Abed cares about Annie in this one

Adjusting for Unanticipated Factors by MicrosuedeMouse

Good enough for me to not cap this list a 10 fics. Sunny Morning vibes again, MENTION OF SEX, dialogue heavy.

Lastly. Check out my stuff! INFJsly. I have 8 fics out and am desperate for commenters

[mcgnagallsarmy]

Spuffy style Reading Challenge - #24: Random Themes/Prompts/Genres

Story set in a casino:

Spike and Buffy Go to Vegas (Also, It's Christmas) by othellia [PG]

Buffy has to go on a road trip to save the world. She needs to bring a vampire. She brings Spike. Also it's Christmas.

Story about being on the road — and on the run:

A Road So Rough by cawthraven [NC-17]

When Walsh decides Buffy Summers is more useful to her as a lab specimen than a freelance agent, she sends her men after her. The Slayer has no choice but to flee Sunnydale until her friends can deal with the threat. The only problem? The only person who can drive the getaway car is her mortal enemy.

Story about a problem with no good solutions:

The Right Call by Sigyn [PG-13]

Buffy never chose to be the slayer. She was chosen by fate. The world was in danger and she had no choice. Now the Slayers are called again, and Buffy is called on to do another job. It just feels as if fate hasn’t made the right call this time.

Story from the perspective of a side character:

Cozy by MixSaysRawr [PG]

Willow discovers something about Buffy and Spike.

Fic about a character who is returning home for Christmas for the first time in a long time:

I'll Be Home for Christmas by scratchmeout [R]

There's nothing like a surprise for the holidays. And, for Buffy, this is a big one.

Story about someone vowing to take revenge:

Let it Burn! by Axell [Adult Only]

Her eyes followed the blood. Summers blood. She counted the drops. Ten. Then it stopped. If Dawn dies, I’m through. I don’t want to live in a world if these are the choices. Slowly, her head rose up. Their eyes met. Green and amber. A look passed between them then a nod. Her own voice echoed into her mind. I’m counting on you. To avenge her. Us. He made a promise. Until dusk will swallow them all.

A story that includes one character reading aloud to another:

A Different Kind of Hell by OffYourBird [NC-17]

Jumping through Glory's tower portal, Buffy and Spike find themselves in a hell dimension they never expected. One that looks suspiciously like 1880's London. Will they find a way back home? Will the truth behind William the Bloody at last make itself known? Will Buffy ever stop butchering the Queen's English? Join them and find out. Starts off at the end of "The Gift."

A story set in a town disconnected from the rest of the world:

Found by CupcakeCute [PG-13]

Begins between TGIQ and Power Play, continues post-NFA. Buffy learns of Spike's resurrection from an unlikely source and immediately sets out to make things right as The Apocalypse breaks out in L.A.

Fic about a character driving in the rain:

Here I Am by Axell [NC-17]

It wasn't just rain, it was a downpour as heavy as she'd ever seen. Any depression in the road is filled and becomes a hydroplaning hazard, the breaks simply can't work if they're not in contact with the road. A car passes her by at high speed. It takes just a moment of distraction for a crash to happen. All it takes it's a spark to ignite a blazing fire. ... and so, the story begins. Buffy left everything she knew behind when she embarked on a journey of self-discovery, and Spike has nothing to lose as he reluctantly tries to honor his promise to the woman that meant everything to him when their worlds collide. Can you find true love when you don't even look for it, much less expect it?

A story with somebody watching the sunrise, or sunset:

afterglow by MillennialCryBaby [NC-17]

Half of her is bathed in sunlight and all of him is in shadow. Smut with feelings.

A fic that includes escaping from a house on fire:

What Goes Around by Ninereeds [NC-17]

The citizens of Sunnydale find themselves acting on their darkest desires, and the Scoobies' summer vacation hangs in the balance. When Spike turns out to be the only one Buffy can trust, her carefully constructed black-and-white world starts looking a lot gray-shadier. Set in the summer after season 4.

A story set at a work holiday party:

Ugly Sweater Day by Sunalso [NC-17]

Buffy needs a (pretend) boyfriend for an Ugly Sweater Party

[stellernorth]

tagged by @sammerific !

list your five all time favorite films and have people vote on which one matches your vibe

tagging @boyentity @womanaction

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, June 6

Oz: I'm gonna ask you to go out with me tomorrow night. And I'm kinda nervous about it, actually. It's interesting. Willow: Oh. Well, if it helps at all, I'm gonna say yes. Oz: Yeah, it helps. It-it creates a comfort zone.

~~Surprise~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Do better (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by onlyone87

Minnified (Xander, FR15) by samsas

[Chaptered Fiction]

Father Returns, Chapter 1 (Angel/Spike, M) by Amizzadu

A Fresh Start, Chapter 1 (Crossover with Life is Strange, M) by Shisumo

A Slayer's Greatest Weapon - Book one - BTVS, Chapter 2 (Crossover with Wolfblood, T) by KHandE11

Ties to the World, Chapter 35 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by The Danish Bird

Love Lives Here, Chapter 72 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Passion4Spike

Reclaimed, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Holly

Thirty Minutes or Less, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, PG) by Geliot99

Waiting for You, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by honeygirl51885

Deliverance from Destiny, Chapter 25 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Ragini

Dawn Before the Sun: The Doomsman's Daughter, Chapter 3 (Crossover with Lord of the Rings, FR15) by Luna

Cross Purposes 4, Chapter 95 (Multiple crossings, FR13) by DianeCastle

To Be a Hero snippets, Chapter 186 (Multiple crossings, FR18) by AntonioCC

Stomping on Butterflies, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, 18+) by Blackoberst

Bruises, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, AO) by hulettwyo

[Images, Audio & Video]

Manip:Bad Slayer by all choseny

Manip:Give Me Everything by loveisntbrains

Manip:Domestic by all choseny

Artwork:WIP Wednesday [Spike] by mistyintherivers

Artwork:started Buffy again by chelseabeecreates

Video: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 1 Trailer - Kinds of Kindness style by Omar KarimZada

[Reviews & Recaps]

Ranking Every Season of Buffy by Past-Throat-6788 and Magneto88

The Hottest Wedding of 2002 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer 6x16 "Hell's Bells" by The Normies

Two to Go: Buffy 6x21 Reaction by Dakara

The Re-Watcher's Council | "Bad Eggs" Buffy the Vampire Slayer S02E12 Spoiler Review by LGRN - Entertainment

This Episode As a Child Terrified Me! - Buffy Episodes Ranked (S1&2) by FrankieNugget

Top 10 Buffy Monster of the Week Episodes by Episodic Analysis

Why Kendra died so tragically!!! by Ryan B Talks TV

Podcast: Episode 30 - Brown Plaid Pants and Couches (Passion) by The Sunnydale Diaries

Podcast: Angel S4E3: The House Always Wins by Booze & Buffy

[Recs & In Search Of]

Buffy Season Noir by Anna S recced by flowspuffy

Dusk Rising by HappyWhenItRains and Not A Monster by Grief Counseling and Dusty recced by flowspuffy

Where Do We Go? by womanaction recced by flowspuffy

[Community Announcements]

Solstice Free-For-All, June 20th-21st by Seasonal Spuffy

[Fandom Discussions]

s3!Buffy's questionable treatment of Faith by lystacre

[Giles lying to Faith in Consequences] by faith-thee-slayer

Thinking about post-Potentials by nicnacsnonsense

Do you think Buffy knows that Willow cast her spell to restore Angel's soul in Becoming a second time after the first attempt didn't work by coraniaid

Rewatching Season 3 Of Buffy... by allchoseny

Why isn't anyone discussing this? by multiple authors

Darla's sacrifice by multiple authors

What are some of the most ungrateful acts in the buffyverse? by multiple authors

Spike's most heroic moment by multiple authors

Did you have any initial theories about Dru & Spike or their roles in BtVS S2? by multiple authors

What are some of your favorite headcanons? by multiple authors

Anya's Ever-changing Hair by multiple authors

Warren/The First - Conversations With Dead People. S7 by multiple authors

Would you have believed this insufferable ponce from BtVS S3 would become the most tragic dark hero of the whole Buffyverse? by multiple authors

what is the deal w Glory's miñones? by multiple authors

Why not make the Buffybot get a job? Boring repetitive tasks are kinda its thing. Solves the money problem. by multiple authors

Becoming Pt. 2 by multiple authors

Team Angel signed contest with W&H, so when they died wouldnt it extend in afterlife like Lilah? Bound to W&F as a ghost? by multiple authors

Some people say that Buffy is self-righteous and hypocritical. by multiple authors

What do you think of the following exchange in Chosen? by multiple authors

On Holtz by multiple authors

Did the monks manipulate Joyce to have a favorite child? by multiple authors

Connor and Jasmine's Spell by multiple authors

Plot hole? by multiple authors

Possible plot hole? Or absent minded team members? by multiple authors

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[microsuedemouse]

~ 15 questions & 15 friends ~

tagged by my much beloved @czarcaustic <3

1. Are you named after anyone?

My grandfather!! Courtney was his middle name. (That spelling was originally the masculine form of the name, though it's pretty rare to see it used as such these days.) My middle name is also a family name :)

2. When was the last time you cried?

Uhh... oh it was a couple nights ago, when talking with my parents about my Nana. I still miss her a lot

3. Do you have kids?

Nope. At this stage of my life I can't say it feels super likely ever to happen, though I'd be lying if I said I don't feel a twinge of Something when I meet babies at work lol.

4. What sports do you play/have you played?

lmao I have never played any. I am extremely unathletic by nature, and also always struggled to get my brain around the rules of pretty much any of them when I was like, a kid in gym class

5. Do you use sarcasm?

Sure, but not a lot? Probably an average amount I figure

6. What is the first thing you notice about people?

Man, I dunno - probably their faces or their clothes, depending on context?

7. What's your eye color?

Brown!

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

Big big fan of both! I'm not a big sad endings guy, though. Even when it feels right for the story, it's usually not my jam. (I guess sometimes sad endings can be good for scary movies, but that's like... sort of its own thing? because it's about The Horror.)

9. Any talents?

This is always a hard question for me to answer, bc I feel like most of the things I'm good at are more skills than talents - they're things I've practiced and developed over time, like with my writing and art. Although I guess it'd be fair, if unusual maybe, to say I've got a couple naturally strong interpersonal skills. I'm very good at communication, including figuring out what other people are trying to say, and I'm also pretty good at making people feel comfortable and understood.

10. Where were you born?

In southern Ontario, in the city where both of my parents did most of their growing up :)

11. What are your hobbies?

Writing (fiction prose, mostly) and the many kinds of thinking that go with it (worldbuilding, character development, etc). Arts and crafts (of many kinds; I'm often bouncing from one thing to another. Currently I'm having lots of fun learning to crochet). Taking in stories (reading books and comics, watching movies and TV, playing games, listening to podcasts - I love stories in all their forms). Goofing off with my family, especially my younger siblings.

12. Do you have any pets?

We have three cats - Neverland, Louie, and Smudge :)

13. How tall are you?

Uhh my ID says 165 cm, so that's... 5'5"-ish? I'm genuinely so incapable of remembering that on my own, for some reason.

14. Favorite subject in school?

It was usually English and art, growing up. In university it was always my courses that delved into genre fiction - science fiction, children's lit, the fairy tale... also that graphic novel seminar I took

15. Dream job?

Iiii. [sweats] I wanna be a novelist, but also, that's hard in its own way, and I think it's gonna take me a while yet to really Get There in terms of my own skills, disregarding the challenges of publishing. Beyond that... is something I've been struggling a lot with lately, because it's hard for me to imagine myself in a job where I'm both content and competent, let alone able to support myself. I've been wondering a lot again about library sciences, lately, but I just don't know. It's tough out here!

I definitely don't have 15 people to tag, but. @izupie @werewolfin @serenabeanie @womanaction @mana-sputachu perhaps, if you're feelin' it?

[anyachristinaemmanuellajenkins]

tagged by @vampirologist & @summrsbuffy to list 10 songs with names in the title :)

so long, marianne - leonard cohen (a fave since i was like 11 this song means so much to meeee)

rudie can't fail - the clash (obviously one of the albums of all time. deciding between rudie can't fail and jimmy jazz was hard so i'll mention that one too)

esme - joanna newsom (LITERALLY kindness prevails.)

sara - fleetwood mac (stevie nicks i would do anything for u stevie nicks ALSO tusk is their best album fight me)

venus - television (the bop to end all bops)

emily - girlpool (vampirologist stole emily by joanna newsom so i picked my 2nd favorite emily)

sam's town - the killers (#1 song for queer kids that grow up in shit towns)

kimberly - patti smith (my best friend patti smith <3 little sister the sky is falling i don't mind i don't mind!!!)

maureen - vetiver (someone put this song on a mix for me once and i DIED it's sooo sweet)

janine - soul coughing (bands that will always make me fond & nostalgic)

tagging @vamptoast @chasingfictions @hk-sw @audelia-bly @womanaction @mulderscully @babygirlgiles @alittlemoretime @shewhosleepsalotincemetaries @section-69 and anyone else who wants to do it! no pressure if you don't <3

[doggirlbuffysummers]

*suggested by @doppelganglands

@lehaneisms @butchfaith @beatriceeverytuesday1 @titsgirlbuffy @transangelus @womanaction @nibbletsummers @gamzee--apologist @daydreamingandprocrastination