What I Have Been Reading
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thenewbuzwuzzI'm still alive! It's time. Time to make the fic rec post for April... and May, I guess... and June! I'm leaving poetry out -- if you'd like all my poetry links, see here. And I know this is a long post, but I'm not using a cut, because cuts make it harder to find stuff among my recs later.
NOT SPUFFY
Sunnydale Drabbles by gracenm (complete). Giles, the Mayor, Jenny, Darla, Amy, not rated, 500w (I assume).
Five neat little snapshots of what other characters did before Buffy came to Sunnydale.
Five neat little snapshots of what other characters did before Buffy came to Sunnydale.
like the first morning by wisdomeagle (complete). Tillow, M, 252w.
Sapphic prose poetry, what's not to love?
Sapphic prose poetry, what's not to love?
Alas, Poor William. I Knew Him Well. by ruuger (complete). Sprusilla, T, 1202w.
I finally, finally read it. The legendary story of the vampire watermelon.
OLDER SPUFFY
Once More, With Squealing by psychadelicatessen (complete). Spuffy, Tillow, Xander/Anya, M, 14,703w.
A rewrite of OMWF. The sheer concentration of sex puns is awe-inspiring, and many of them are incredibly well done, too. I'm not sure if I will ever be able to take OMWF seriously again, but eh. Worth it.
Stanza by redeem147 (complete). Spuffy, M, 120w.
Erotic prose poetry in defense of Spike being a good poet... in a manner of speaking. Yay!
Oddments of Bygone Times by OffYourBird (complete). Spuffy, NC-17, 22,556w.
It's set in AtS s5, and it has, among other things, a bunch of interesting thoughts on souls and vamps and empathy, smut ever so sweet and so hot, accurate commentary on s7 Spuffy, and periods being a thing that exists.
SPUFFY, 2018:
SHORTER...
SHORTER...
Moloch The Corruptor Tries His Hand at Fanfic by Puddinhead (complete). Technically Buffy/William, R, 1,195w.
This was a collaboration between Puddinhead and a predictive text bot. It has its moments of pure genius.
Quiet by Sunalso (complete). R, 1,436w.
Wonderful, wonderful little story about post-series Spuffy having a quiet night in. You know, the kind of quiet that the comics apparently said would ruin their relationship.
It's Not the End of the World by zabjade (complete). R, 1,741w.
It's Not the End of the World by zabjade (complete). R, 1,741w.
Author's summary: ''The end of the world is totally nigh, and Buffy and Spike must come together to stop it, whether they want to or not.''
*giggles* There are the twists and turns that zabjade is so good at.
*giggles* There are the twists and turns that zabjade is so good at.
Black Hole Confessions by OffYourBird (complete). R, 1,632w.
It's like Smashed/Wrecked, only without the terrible. Poetic in other, gentler ways. ^^
Come Sit With Me by slaymesoftly (complete). PG-13, 1,301w.
Flirty season 7 UST ficlet that took a lovely turn into canon characterization territory. I really liked it.
Overcome by garnigal (complete). Worksafe oneshot.
Prose poetry about being Buffy! And being the Slayer! And being both!
The Personal Touch by Barb C (complete). Worksafe oneshot.
Up there with my other, uh, countless Barbverse favorites. So, so much fun, and it hit some of the things I love most about the AU and, for that matter, about Spike. Buffy's in a relationship (take that, comics) with soulless Spike, and they have some WEIRD arguments. :)
A LITTLE LONGER...
A LITTLE LONGER...
A Place Beyond the Rains by thewiggins (complete). PG-13, 10,059w.
So imaginative and admirably weird.
Service the Girl by TheMadKatter13 (complete). E, 11,513w.
I'm happy whenever Spike takes that one step to crashing to his knees, and this fic made me very, very happy. It's solid, well-written smut with good characterization and all that.
AND LONGER...
I'm happy whenever Spike takes that one step to crashing to his knees, and this fic made me very, very happy. It's solid, well-written smut with good characterization and all that.
The Vespertine Stars by sandy_s. (WIP*) Spuffy, NC-17, 15,811w as of July 14.
*The story is completed and should all be posted in a week or so. Soulful vamp!Buffy in the future. It's sweet and lovely, the setting is interesting, and I've been led to believe there may be killer porcupines.
*The story is completed and should all be posted in a week or so. Soulful vamp!Buffy in the future. It's sweet and lovely, the setting is interesting, and I've been led to believe there may be killer porcupines.
When the Floods Roll Back by OffYourBird (WIP!). Spuffy, NC-17, 4,629w as of July 9.
Hitting two bits of misguided canon with one shot, OffYourBird is writing happy domestic Spuffy, and she's setting it in season 6. It's made of everything good and nice.
Exquisite Consequences Part Lobster and Part William (complete). NC-17, ~60 K words.
The second annual Elysian Fields surrealist round robin went incredibly well (please let it be annual). There was an honest to goodness character arc! There were accidental uniting themes and motifs! There was cat POV!
Hindsight by Toften (WIP!). Spuffy, R, 129,463w as of July 13.
I love a good time-travel fix-it, especially when it's as imaginative, insightful, and, well, happy as this. Plus, chapters are very short, for those of us that have trouble finding large chunks of reading time.
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