Rare Character Recs: Holden Webster
I'm here to kill you, Buffy, not to judge you.
-Holden Webster in Conversations with Dead People
Webs only lasts about 42 minutes, but he makes a huge impression. He just might be my favorite vampire in the Buffyverse after the Fanged Four and Harmony. Here are some fanworks to help you get to know him better:
FICTION
Conversations With Vampires Who Won’t Shut Up by flurblewig Also on AO3 and Flurblefic
All dialogue story of Buffy trying to get to the bottom of Holden’s “siring” story.
Once in a Lullaby by doyle_sb4
In the NormalAgainverse, Buffy has a disconcerting habit of killing her doctors. A classic, featuring bonus rare character, The Mayor.
Truth, like light, is blinding by flurblewig Also on AO3 and Flurblefic
Buffy decides that a truth spell might be the quickest way of getting to the bottom of the mystery of Holden’s origin.
Fly Like a Cannonball by doyle_sb4
Holden helps the Scoobies nurse Spike back to health after Showtime.
Psycho Analysis by Airawyn
When Buffy runs off to rescue Dawn during CWDP, Holden finds another victim to analyze: Andrew.
Psychiatric Help 5¢ by duh_i_read Also on AO3
Holden clocks a little analytic field time before CWDP.
Discretion is the Better Part of Evil by flurblewig Also on AO3 and Flurblefic
Buffy gets distracted when Holden tells her who sired him.
Chatting In The Graveyard at 3AM by menomegirl
After The First tries talking to her during Touched, Faith takes a stroll to do some thinking and meets an old acquaintance.
Float Your Boat by doyle_sb4
Devon meets Holden while he’s working on his graduate thesis.
Psych101 by Doyle
Holden’s got a lot to think about in his final minutes.
Psychology of Self by voleuse
What Holden dreamt during Restless.
META
Awesomest Buffyverse Monsters (Part 2) by lostboy_lj
If the original purpose of a monster was to challenge our hero in a way that would expose her wounds and weaknesses and lay bare her soul, then Holden Webster might qualify as the most successful monster to ever appear on the show.
Please add anything else Holden-related in the comments! Links, love, whatever you've got...