Happy Halloween folks. We’re now onto the recs for fandom creativity that has happened since last year’s buffyversetop5. I’ve noticed a lot of great vids this year, so here’s the first of two 2020 vid posts

Welcome to the Jungle by ethereal. This is a beautifully edited Ensemble vid with an emphasis on Buffy for obvious reasons!

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For the last couple of years I’ve challenged myself to do one classic recs post that doesn’t have a Xander in sight - which as most of you know is kind of traumatic for me. Here is this year’s list.

Untitled holiday ficlet by brutti_ma_buoni is a Firefly/Georgette Heyer crossover. Two of my favourite Heyer characters, Damerel and Venetia take tea with Mal and ( Read more... )

Memorial by Lyr. She heads to L.A. and stays, but doesn't know who she is. I liked this thought of how Buffy's time there might have gone and how she might have found herself again.

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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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Here are five Giles/Xander fics, which is my second favourite ship. These range from the ridiculously cute to the ridiculously angsty.

Starting with cute, The Beginning of Knowledge by mireille719 is some lovely incremental snapshots of Giles and Xander’s relationship in which Xander buys post Valentine’s Day chocolate and Giles folds laundry.

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Some of my favorite ghost stories, mostly not scary and Spike-centric.
Any bad English and awkward phrasing in summaries is mine and shouldn't be blamed on fic authors.

What Happens In Vegas (Buffy/Spike, R) by rahirah. Buffy, Spike and haunted honeymoon suite. Absolutely perfect horror fluff (and even more perfect Buffy's voice).

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Obsession by coalitiongirl
http://coalitiongirl.livejournal.com/116060.html
G. Season 2. Buffy/Angelus. Flow-of-conscience narrative style perfectly conveys Buffy's confusion and desperation.
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A Warm and Fuzzy Tale by penny_lane_42http://penny-lane-42.livejournal.com/133641.htmlRead more... )

delilah_joy: The Twinkie Affair, Giles/Xander PG
Sweet, hesitant post-series fic, in which these two finally connect

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Moving right along, here are five places I found great stuff to read this year:

seasonal_spuffy
gen_storyteller
fantas_magoria
still_grrr
schmoop_bingo

Not the only places I found good stuff, but probably the most prolific?

ETA - Sorry for the bad links. I think I got them all fixed now.