Title: dust and pies by margottenenbaum
Pairing: gen (Ned-centric, with background Xander/Cordelia and Willow/Oz)
Length: 2733
Author on LJ: margottenenbaum
Author Website: her fic tag at LJ
Why this must be readFresh out on his own for the first time, Ned sets up shop in Sunnydale (he chooses it for its low real estate prices), and proves himself to be at once ( Read more... )

Title: electus by cathedralhearts
Pairing: Jeff Carter/Mike Richards, Patrick Kane/Jonathan Toews
Length: 18,757 words
Author on LJ: cathedralhearts
Author Website: Author page on AO3
Why this must be read:I was amused by this BtVS fusion story, even with the general lack of hockey. I hope you like it, too. In this fandom, there's a lot of magical/fantasy stories ( Read more... )

Fandom: DUE SOUTH/BUFFY
Pairing: Mostly ensemble gen (but contains Ray Kowalski/Stella Kowalski and George Fraser/Martha Fraser)
Length: 9,300 words
Author on LJ: vermin_disciple
Author Website: Author on AO3
Why this must be read: Crossover day! I don't know Buffy except by fandom osmosis, but that didn't matter. Perhaps surprisingly for a crossover story of ( Read more... )

Fandom: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Length: 3,082 words
Author on LJ: rahirah
Author Website: Barb's BtVS Fanfic
Why this must be read: This fic is part of Barb's ongoing universe, but stands alone really well, I think. In this story, an as-yet uninvolved Buffy and Spike run into an older version of themselves, who seem to have gotten a ( Read more... )

Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles / Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: None
Length: 1146 words
Author on LJ: musesinspire
Author Website: Twisting the Hellmouth
Why this must be read: For my last rec of the month, I wanted to give you all one last crossover. I know the Terminator franchise predates the Buffyverse by over a decade, but for me, I ( Read more... )

Fandom: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Pairing: Faith/Buffy
Length: 10,783 words
Author on LJ: lettered
Author Website: none
Why this must be read: Basically, after the end of canon (show, not comic), Buffy and Co are fighting the good fight in the UK when Faith somewhat accidentally acquires wings. It sounds odd, yes. And it is, really, but in a good way, and ( Read more... )

Fandom: Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles / Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Buffy Summers/John Connor
Length: 1900 words
Author on LJ jedibuttercup
Author Website: Jedi Buttercup
Why this must be read: John Connor has a fair amount in common with Buffy Summers when you think about it--an un-asked for destiny, a responsibility to save the world, a mentor ( Read more... )

Fandom: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Pairing: Spike/Buffy
Length: 1,425 words
Author on LJ: theohara
Author Website: none
Why this must be read: theohara is still and always one of the very best character writers BtVS/AtS fandom has ever known, in my opinion. She also always had a gift for finding and filling in the thin spots of canon, the pivot points where there ( Read more... )

Fandom: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Pairing: Mostly Gen Oz & Cordelia with a little Oz/Willow
Length: 5,077 words
Author on LJ: tiny_white_hats
Author Website: FFN page
Why this must be read: I always kind of wondered about how Cordy and Oz coped after finding Willow and Xander together; I always kind of wondered if they talked to each other about it. I think there' ( Read more... )

Vidder: MrsESsmich
Musical artist: Coldplay
Pairing: Buffy/Angel
Vidder on LJ:  N/A
Vidder's website:  YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/MrsESsmich
Why this vid kicks ass: The vidder entered this into a competition which required the vidder to tell the story of their OTP with this particular song, going backwards. That pretty much sums up everything ( Read more... )