It's always fun to come across a story that pushes you out your comfort zone as far as ships are concerned. Here are five rare(ish) pairings - I say 'ish' because one isn't really, but it's so awesome I had to include it! *g*

In Nairobi in the Rain by inlovewithnight, Xander meets a strangely familiar girl in a Nairobi bar and realises it is Fred ( Read more... )

I’ve said many times before, but it bears repeating that I love baudown’s ability to tell a big story so economically. What Gives is a series of drabbles in which Xander tends to Spike’s injuries and Spike allows himself to be tended to.

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Five Giles/Spike shortfics, by the request of spikesjojo.

Four Step Programme by brutti_ma_buoni, R-rated. Post ‘The Gift’, Spike and Giles have reasons to get closer. More humour than angst or romance.

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So, this is a completely gratuitous list, but here are 5 prompts that were either requested by moi, or were requested by others but caught my eye. Note the rating/warnings, as I lean towards the dark side.

Title: Fractured Mirror
Author: shakensilence
Fandom: BtVS
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairing: Dark!Willow/Vamp!Willow
Summary: Halfrek grants Xander a wish in the ( Read more... )

It’s no secret that I’m a Xander-centric writer and reader, so here are five Xander fics that really got under my skin in 2012.

Xander’s Kingdom by il_mio_capitano is terrific Xander, Giles Gen. The boys have been in the desert searching for a magical dodaah for Buffy, but things haven’t gone exactly to plan. The atmosphere in this is great and there are lines ( Read more... )

I'm sorry! In my last post I recced 3 fics from 2009 from whichclothes. That wasn't allowed. Instead of that I now have to recc three more of 2010.
Sorry, again!

( three of her 2010 fics )

I want to rec whichclothes fanfiction. All of them! I will list 5 but the list doesn't say anything about my favorites because all of her fics are awesome, wonderful written and undescribeable good! And all of them are my favorites and have adult content. Look here for all of her fics ( Read more... )

These are some of the Spangel stories that I can't gelp reading over and over again

1. Dark Skies by Jenny - Story summary that she gives: William meets a stranger at one of his mother's card parties. The echoes of that meeting haunt him, until insane, alone in the basement of Sunnydale High School, Spike has to find the ( Read more... )

Freedom by purplefeenWhen Spike grows tired of being beaten down in his relationship with Buffy, he finds solace in a D/s relationship with Willow that blossoms into something that changes both their lives for the better. This is an adult story for adult readers who are looking for something both affecting and erotic. No one writes sexy Spillow better than ( Read more... )

Five fun fics in which Spike and/or Buffy struggle against their attraction. But not that hard.

She Will Remember Him? by moscow_watcher
Season 2 with Dawn and Andrew! Might be my favorite story from all of 2009! Irreverent and filled with Ideas both big and small. R

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