In no particular order :
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summer_of_giles always gives us lovely stuff each year, and here are just a few that I loved this year. Of course, there are a lot more, so make sure you go check up the comm for the rest of this year's lovelies.

The Tyranny of Numbers by aadler is fascinating. It’s Giles, Dawn and set well post Chosen. To say much about it would give the game away, so I’m just going ( Read more... )

One of our Classic Fandom treasures is hello_spikey, whose secret identity includes being an award-winning professional speculative fiction writer. Shhhh. We had her first ( Read more... )

Five favorite pre-series shorts of the past year, arranged from shortest to longest.

Prodigal Son by dragonyphoenix (or here is AO3 link). Giles, three encounters after Randall's funeral. Three incredibly powerful insights on how young Ripper was turning into Giles.

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To contrast the last post, here are five fics of varying degrees of seriousness that I liked.

What if? by mej-lj. The Council is very good at finding and training girls. What happens to all the ones who aren't chosen?

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Some historical fics that surprised me - either by the choice of setting or by the use of it.

A Lost Letter of Jane Austen and Darla's Letter by hello-spikey. A clergyman's daughter writes her sister about two new acquaintences, a Mr. and Mrs. Angelus.
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So who here doesn't like rec lists? That's what I thought. I try to keep track of good fic for characters that aren't part of the core group, both here and at fantas_magoria. Here are a few of my favorites, in order of appearance:

Lydia Chalmers, Watcher - Lydia first appeared in Checkpoint, and made Watcherdom adorable. Presumed dead in the bombing of the ( Read more... )

For a supposed horror-influenced series, BtVS was rarely truly horrifying. Luckily, there are fans willing to correct that. Here are five fics that have stuck in my head for years.

The Twelfth Sister/The Twelfth Sister Revisited (AO3 link thanks to rebcake) by Rowan. What if the Watchers' Council had managed to put Faith in custody and keep her? This fic ( Read more... )

These stories encompass a variety of moods and styles, but all end up revealing something you never realized you needed to know.

losing farther, losing faster  by teaotter PG
Joyce’s brain tumor diagnosis only explains part of why she sees something else when she looks at Dawn.

( You'll laugh, you'll be inspired, you'll wipe away a tear... )

Just five 100-word flashes of brilliance.

Escape by garnigal. A Slayer and a Watcher, as things have always been.

Learning Curve by gilescandy. There really are no controlled circumstances in Sunnydale.

(Not) In Her Element by readerjane. In Sunnydale, the jump-rope songs teach self-defense.

Someone by a2zmom. She is no one.

In Which Owl Discovers An Office Key In His File by graycardinal ( Read more... )