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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, December 20
WILLOW: Maybe we shouldn't be too couple-y around Buffy.
CORDELIA: Oh, you mean 'cause of how the only guy that ever liked her turned into a vicious killer and had to be put down like a dog?
XANDER: Can she cram complex issues into a nutshell, or what?
~~BtVS 3x03 “Faith, Hope, & Trick”~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

- [Collection] 9 BtVS works for Fic In A Box 2025 (various ratings) by Unrevealed Authors
- [Collection] 2 AtS works for Fic In A Box 2025 (various ratings) by Unrevealed Authors
- Toucan (Xander/Spike, E) by scaryfangirl2001
- Show Me You Care (Buffy/Spike, E) by IlliterateUnicorn
- Christmas Together (Xander/Andrew, G) by WoebegoneFred
- The Witches Two: (Tara/Willow, Kennedy/Willow, Buffy/Spike, T) by TheLightdancer
- i like the way you kiss me (Buffy/Giles, T) by Skyson
- Much Ado About Something, Maybe? (Buffy/Spike, T) by I_cant_find_a_name

- Riley the Vampire Slayer (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by ClowniestLivEver

- With Love From Me To You (Buffy/Spike, PG) by Lilacsandorangeblossoms
[Chaptered Fiction]

- Shadowed Suspicion Chapter 405 (jojo's bizarre adventure xover, T) by madimpossibledreamer

- Another's Shoes, Chapter 3/? (Buffy, Scooby Doo xover, T) by PurpleMelpomene
- Road to Forever, Chapter 9/? (Buffy/Angel, not rated) by twiddle3
- You Make Slaying Fun, Chapters 27-28/? (Buffy/Spike, Xander/Anya, Tara/Willow, E) by cosplayermadness
- Miss Edith, Chapter 22/? (Multiple ships, E) by BeppiGirl
- Buddy the Vampire Slayer, Chapter 15/? (Angel/Darla, Angel/OC, not rated) by
- Girl's Girl, Chapter 11/15 (Buffy/Spike, Giles/Anya, E) by LadyInQuest
- A Hellmouth Christmas, Chapter 20/31 (Buffy/Giles, E) by The_Crazy_Knight
- Neighbors, Chapter 7/? (Buffy/Faith, Tara/Willow, M) by Miath
- The Pull of Darkness, Chapter 1/? (Spike/OC, Faith/OFC, Angel/Buffy, Drusilla/Spike, E) by prettylittletraitors

- 19, Chapter 17 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Melme1325
- More Than Just a Slayer, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by tempestt
- The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Place, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by flootzavut
- Buffy and the Slayer - Season 3, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Sunnydale Sentinel
- Father, Lead Us Not Into Temptation, Chapter 7 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by YouCutYourHair
- Crack and Peel, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, PG) by violettathepiratequeen
- The Mistletoe Mishegas, Chapter 4 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Kenijo
- Harmony's Hanukkah Hit-List, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Kenijo

- Which Chosen One, Chapter 1 (Buffy, Harry Potter xover, FR7) by Imperias

- Dark Gift, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Davidf89
- The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Place, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by flootzavut
- Crack and Peel, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, PG) by violettathepiratequeen
- Harmony's Hanukkah Hit-List, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Kenijo
[Images, Audio & Video]

- Gifset: Best of Season 1 │ Angel & Gunn (worksafe) by starryeyesxx
- Artwork: my boyfriends (Spike & Giles, worksafe) by brekindelo
- Artwork: slayerrrr & watcherrrr (Buffy/Giles, worksafe) by buffyannegiles
- Artwork: To add to my kinda random collection of btvs sketches: Drusilla (worksafe) by youlivhere
- Artwork: little doodle for a challenge on EF theme was “transformation”. And I wanted to draw spike as a kitty. (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by blue-star-charmer-art
- Gifset: Buffy the Vampire Slayer – 1.08: I Robot, You Jane (Giles, Jenny, worksafe) by sophsun1
- Icons: Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers in ‘Buffy, the Vampire Slayer’, S03E21 & S03E22 (1998) (worksafe) by gellaricons
- Icons: Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) - 3x21, Graduation Day (1) (Faith, worksafe) by buffyedit

- Artwork: BUFFY LOOK OUT (Buffy & Vampire Pusheen, G) by LittleRaven
[Reviews & Recaps]

- Episode 12: Prophecy Girl by The Bitch Is Back with Charisma Carpenter
- S2, Episode 1 When She Was Bad by The Bitch Is Back with Charisma Carpenter
- Rewatch: What's My Line One - Part 1 by Re-Vamped with Juliet Landau
- Rewatch: What's My Line One - Part 2 by Re-Vamped with Juliet Landau
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer S3E3 "Faith, Hope & Trick" Recap & Review (Major Slayage) by Major Slayage - A Buffy Rewatch Podcast

- Huh? So I actually really liked Season 12 by Away-Staff-6054

- PODCAST: Who Replaced All the Rats Already!? (BtVS S7E2) by It Stakes Two
[Community Announcements]

- Season Two Rewatch Schedule (Part Two) by btvs-weekly-group-rewatch
- You may have noticed the tag on some previous reblogs and posts: faith lehane ep collection 1 by elizadushkudaily
[Fandom Discussions]

- something that will always bother me is that cordelia never went to see wesley after the whole connor debacle by five-degrees
- the tragedy of Buffy Summers looking at Dawn, this innocent teenage girl, a mirror of who she could’ve been by femmedefandom
- Cause I’ve thought way too much about where the other Hellmouths could be in the Buffyverse by dancinginthesapphicmoonlight
- how does willow remember when dawn first started writing her diary when she was 7 by true-bluesargent
- There’s something that makes me go insane about how Tara is the only one who is able to see that “Buffy” (Faith in Buffy’s body) isn’t herself by honourablepranksinatra
- Saw a comment saying Spike didn’t love Buffy, he was just obsessed with her, among other things by fleursolaris
- In season 5, we do see Buffy struggling to truly let Riley in, and be her support in all the ways she needs by yourfandomfreak
- one reason I like and appreciate the Buffy and Angel interactions in the crossovers by yourfandomfreak
- I know that by the time season 3 was airing, they knew that Angel was going to leave at the end to be on his own spinoff by yourfandomfreak
- season 7 [...] is the world’s best idea for a final season big bad by rorykillmore
- Dawn was originally meant to be younger! by bakedspoonie

- Oz... Wild At Heart by r401toronto
- How do you generally feel about Joyce as a character? Did you like her or are you not a fan of her character? by gloomydreamer666
- This show [AtS] hits me deep by Accomplished-Neck357
- My two-part hot take about [AtS] season 4 by SHough61086
- S03e10 Amends. Were The First always planned to be the series Big Bad? by HolocronSurvivor80
- what is your favourite and least favourite episode from the later seasons of buffy? by ProgrammerNo700
- Buffy: The Cliff's Notes by asophisticatedbitch
[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

- PUBLICATION: 25 Years Ago Today, Buffy Got Rid of a Controversial Character (And Their Return Would Eventually Be Great) by ComicBook.com
- PUBLICATION: Not Bringing Faith Back for the Buffy Revival Is a Big Missed Opportunity by DenOfGeek.com
[ SECRET POST #6924 ]
⌈ Secret Post #6924 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 52 secrets from Secret Submission Post #989.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #990 ]
The first secret from this batch will be posted on December 27th.
| RULES: 1. One secret link per comment. 2. 750x750 px or smaller. 3. Link directly to the image. More details on how to send a secret in! Optional: If you would like your secret's fandom to be noted in the main post along with the secret itself, please put it in the comment along with your secret. If your secret makes the fandom obvious, there's no need to do this. If your fandom is obscure, you should probably tell me what it is. Optional #2: If you would like WARNINGS (such as spoilers or common triggers -- list of some common ones here) to be noted in the main post before the secret itself, please put it in the comment along with your secret. Optional #3: If you would like a transcript to be posted along with your secret, put it along with the link in the comment! |
2026 Monster Theme Poll
Pick 10 new themes for 2026:
Adoption
11 (18.0%)
Afterlife
7 (11.5%)
Aliens
10 (16.4%)
Angst
7 (11.5%)
Books & Writing
11 (18.0%)
Character Study
16 (26.2%)
Collaborations & Remixes
12 (19.7%)
Coming of Age/Rites of Passage
12 (19.7%)
Community
12 (19.7%)
Crack Treated Seriously
24 (39.3%)
Fandom (characters involved in fandom, works involving fandom, meta about fandom)
6 (9.8%)
Fannish Non-Fiction (meta, tutorials, resources)
16 (26.2%)
Fantasy (elves, unicorns, et al)
16 (26.2%)
Fluff
14 (23.0%)
Games & Competitions
5 (8.2%)
Gothic
14 (23.0%)
Holidays & Celebrations
8 (13.1%)
Horror
9 (14.8%)
In Denial
13 (21.3%)
Inept in Love
13 (21.3%)
Journey/Travel
15 (24.6%)
Just Like Canon
11 (18.0%)
Kink
9 (14.8%)
Kisses
12 (19.7%)
Manners & Etiquette (including mannerpunk)
12 (19.7%)
Matchmaking
9 (14.8%)
Meet the Family
11 (18.0%)
Mentors & Protegees
15 (24.6%)
Music
8 (13.1%)
Neurodivergent Characters
9 (14.8%)
New Releases (I'll let you determine what's "new" for the fandom)
12 (19.7%)
Original Characters
9 (14.8%)
Outstanding Prose
9 (14.8%)
Podfic
7 (11.5%)
Power Dynamics
11 (18.0%)
Protest & Revolt
5 (8.2%)
PWP (Porn Without Plot or Plot? What Plot?)
7 (11.5%)
Role Reversal
7 (11.5%)
Romance
8 (13.1%)
RPF
8 (13.1%)
Short Fiction (under 2000 words)
18 (29.5%)
Siblings
12 (19.7%)
Social Media
5 (8.2%)
Unpopular Characters
17 (27.9%)
Unreliable Narrator
23 (37.7%)
Vampires
13 (21.3%)
Villains
9 (14.8%)
War
6 (9.8%)
Whump
14 (23.0%)
Pick 3 classic themes you'd like to revisit:
Arranged Marriage
28 (45.9%)
Cops & Crime
7 (11.5%)
Epistolary
20 (32.8%)
Forced Proximity
18 (29.5%)
Future Fic
13 (21.3%)
Historical AUs
16 (26.2%)
Pining
16 (26.2%)
Threesome
21 (34.4%)
Worldbuilding
31 (50.8%)
Fanfic, Ghost Rider (Comics), Robbie Reyes & Gabe Reyes, slice of life
Author: bluerosekatie
Fandom: Ghost Rider (Comics)
Pairing/Characters: Robbie Reyes & Gabe Reyes
Rating/Category: Gen
Prompt: Ghost Rider (Comics), Robbie Reyes & Gabe Reyes, slice of life
Spoilers: N/A
Summary: Robbie spots a rare cryptid migration, and wants to show it to Gabe, too!
Notes/Warnings: Fic is archive-locked to avoid AI scraping.
Read it on Ao3 here!
Horses at night
I was sort of picturing them standing dozing together under a tree somewhere nearby -- possibly tied, possibly hobbled, possibly just being a herd together -- but poking around on the Internet suggests that if not shut up in a stable horses are actually quite active by night. (Which messes with the story, as quite apart from anything else nobody is going to be able to hear anything while keeping watch if the horses are busy foraging around!)
The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Friday, December 19th
~~Witch~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

- Sorry, Luv by NotASlayer (Spike, T)
- Watch Her Take Me by Surprise by Viwiel (Buffy, Batman crossover, G)
- A Brief Entanglement by corvid_creature (Buffy/Spike, E)

- Sink Into that Pain Again by thelastwriter (Buffy/Spike, R)
- Soulmarked by MagicEnergyKey (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

- What the Heckler?! by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
- Guess who’s at the door? by Lilacsandorangeblossoms (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
- Polaroid Express by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
[Chaptered Fiction]

- Nobody Escapes, Chapter 27 by batcauldron (Buffy, Dawn & ensemble, M)
- Van Rosenberg, Chapter 15 by OriginalAlcy (Willow/Tara, M)
- Fractured Roads: The Hollow Crown, Chapter 9 by StaarksHeart (Giles & Wesley, G)
- Remnants of a Slayer, Chapter 17 by Sir_Deadpool (Buffy, ensemble, M)
- A Hellmouth Christmas, Chapter 19 by The_Crazy_Knight (Buffy/Giles, E)
- Goddess and Maiden and Queen, Chapter 2 by ketonebodies (Buffy, Joyce, Giles, T)
- Road to Forever, Chapter 8 by twiddle3 (Buffy/Angel, not rated)
- What's A Hellmouth Without A Devil? Chapters 1-7 (complete!) by GreyCat16 (Buffy/Giles, Lucifer crossover, not rated)

- If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck... Chapter 22 by zinjadu (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
- The Reaping Stone, Chapter 10 by Sorilkad (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)
- Seeing Is Believing, Chapter 9 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
- Forged in Blood, Chapter 20 by In Mortal (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
- Battle of Titans, Chapter 6 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
- The Other Road to Heaven, Chapter 4 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
- 19, Chapters 15-16 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
- Darkness, Stakes and Brocade, Chapter 11 by Sirabella (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

- Summoned To Strixhaven: Schooling of Scoobies, Chapter 12 by JoshuAB (Scoobies, Dungeons & Dragons crossover, FR13)
- Heroes, villains and Slayers, Chapter 24 by DoctorSkywalker (Buffy, multiple crossovers, FR18)
- Which Choosen One, Chapter 1 by Imperias (Buffy, Harry Potter crossover, FR7)

- Darkness, Stakes and Brocade, Chapter 11 by Sirabella (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
- Once They Were Friends, Chapter 5 by Grief Counseling (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
- Harmony's Hanukkah Hit-List, Chapter7 by Kenijo (Buffy/Spike, R)
- Peppermint Schnapps: Chapter 2 by Gabby (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
- Lights, Camera, Kiss, Chapter 5 by Dusty (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
[Images, Audio & Video]

- Artwork: Scooby Gang Weapons #1: Buffy Summers by regaliasonata (worksafe)
- Artwork: VTMB × Buffy the Vampire Slayer crossover by desakuro (Spike, worksafe)
- Icons: Buffy in The Prom by gellaricons
- Gifset: btvs + the way Buffy caresses Angel's face by anjelia3
- Gifset: Buffy in Passion by coffygifs

- Artwork process video: Buffy Tara Kiss by LadyKraken (worksafe)
- Fanvid: buffy & spike || I would do it again (Francesca) by buffsummers
- Fanvid: Rupert Giles × Buffy Summers - I'll be watching you by Kiss The Librarian
- Fanvid: Buffy & Spike - Fighters by Buffy & Spike Channel
- Fanvid: "American Witch" | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Rob Zombie by Lady Manson (Willow, Tara)
- Fanvid: Buffy Summers | Lost Kitten by sassyfoxuknown
- Fanvid: Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Driving Home for Christmas by Kiss The Librarian
- Fanvid: SPUFFY | BTVS | Good Enough by ashllynlou
[Reviews & Recaps]


- Video: Buffy’s Hidden Episode Nobody Talks About by Loreline
- Video: Car Line Reads: Free Comic Book Day 2022: 25 Years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer by 3 Good Nerds
- Video: Analyzing Buffy: Fear is in the Mind | 1x10: Nightmares by The Bronze
- Podcast video: Buffy betrayed by Giles! 'Helpless' - Buffy the Vampire Slayer 3x12 | with guest Tabby Gibson by All Bronze, No Brains
[Recs]
[Fandom Discussions]

- My sister really didn’t like Angel the Series by Peach Feast Author: Higgystar
- The fact that Buffy and Willow are originally both bisexual, but this wasn’t shown on screen by darklinaforever
- when spike sees cordelia in in the dark by greenfairys
- what’s incredible about spike by revned
- On s2 ep19 of buffy by softnsandyboobs
- do you think there is any point in or beyond the story where cordelia chase would have actually gone and got an autism assessment? by bisexualcreature
- Thoughts on Rewatching S2E11, “Ted” (3/5), “I’m not wired that way” by btvsfemslashenjoyer
- honestly one of the most fucked up things from btvs season 7 by encodedincommotion
- everyday i think about the amount of psychological damage jenny and ethan could have done to giles if they were all left in a room together by lilyelisabeth
- I finally finished watching buffy the vampire slayer and I really gotta say, that was a pretty satisfying ending by n0va-pkt
- obsessed by the fact that liam died younger than william by xaeyrnofnbe

- [AtS] Season 4 Ending by Zranis
- Angel being a dad by Accomplished-Neck357
- First time watch [of AtS] and yes already! by wholenewlei
- Demon goes into Angel [The Dark Age] by Kitchen-Country-39
- I knew they made Mr. Gurdo, but I had no idea they had made Feigenbaum replica as well by Soft_Interaction_437
- No1 Scoobies Hater by pengchod
- What episode is praised, but you think is just okay? by foreseethefuture
- coffy or fuffy which is the best female romance for Buffy by voldy1989
- Buffy and Angel + S3 Thoughts by Sure_Advertising3222
- Diamonds in the Rough by willy_the_snitch
- Do you think Buffy is cushioned, treated harshly or neutrally laid bare by the narrative? by FaveStore_Citadel
- Fav dream in Restless? by Remarkable_Oil_7557
- Marc Blucas shares his thoughts on Riley & Buffy’s relationship and tells the story of filming his dramatic helicopter exit by InfiniteMehdiLove
- In the middle of season 4, not liking Riley very much by Livid_Shelter5365
- Favourite Buffy hairstyle? ❤️ by TrickyRequirement619

[ SECRET POST #6923 ]
⌈ Secret Post #6923 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 00 secrets from Secret Submission Post #988.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Fic in a Box recs!
My gifts
Stranger Things (2 fic)
Original Works (1 fic, 2 logic puzzles + fic)
Recs for
Andor (fic)
DC Comics Wonder Woman (art)
Original Works (art, board game reskin, plushie pattern)
Art recs
Discworld (pottery)
DC comics (art animation)
Original Work (3 art, 1 pottery, 2 comics [note the final rec is NSFW])
Fanart, Eureka, Jack/Nathan, Steampunk AU
Artist:
Fandom: Eureka
Pairing/Characters: Jack/Nathan
Rating/Category: PG/Gen
Prompt: Steampunk AU
Notes/Warnings: Have a little playlist :)

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Follow Friday 12-19-25
Here's the plan: every Friday, let's recommend some people and/or communities to follow on Dreamwidth. That's it. No complicated rules, no "pass this on to 7.328 friends or your cat will die".



Free for All Saturday, Week 51 [DW Edition]
↑↑↑ Available dates:
December 23 & 25
December 30 and January 1
Warm greetings to you all on this lovely Saturday. :D It's time for this week's Free for All. There are no themes to follow for prompts or fills. If, perhaps, you missed a prompt theme that you liked, or you've had any ideas that didn't really work with Tuesday's or Thursday's posts, then today's your chance to prompt 'em. Be free, and have fun! ✎
Just a few rules:
1. No more than five prompts in a row.
2. No more than three prompts in the same fandom.
3. Use the character's full name and the fandom's full name for ease in adding to the Lonely Prompts spreadsheet.
4. No spoilers in prompts for a month after airing, or use the spoiler cut option found here. Unfortunately, DW doesn’t have a cut tag, so use your best judgment when it comes to spoilers.
5. If your fill contains spoilers, warn and leave plenty of space, or use the spoiler cut.
6. If your story has possible triggers, please warn for them in the subject line!
Prompts should be formatted as follows: [Use the character's full names and fandom's full name]
Fandom, Character +/ Character, Prompt
Are today's prompts not catching your eye? No worries, because we have plenty of older prompts that just might do the trick! You can browse through the comm's calendar archive (here on LJ or here on DW) for themed and Free For All posts, or perhaps check out Sunday posts for Lonely Prompt requests. (Or, you can be like me, and try to save interesting prompts as you see 'em... and then end up with multiple text doc files full of [themes + links + prompts] that you can easily look through and search for keywords.) Multiple fills for one prompt are welcome, by the way! Oh, and you are very likely to find some awesome fills to read as well, and wouldn't it be nice to leave a comment on those lovely little writing distractions? ~_^
We are on AO3! If you fill a prompt and post it to AO3, please add it to the Bite Sized Bits of Fic from 2025 collection.
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A friendly reminder about our posting schedule: Themed posts for new prompts go up on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Saturdays are a Free for All day for new prompts of any flavor. Sundays are for showing Lonely Prompts some love, whether by requesting for someone to adopt them or by sharing any fills that you've recently completed.