Rare Character Fic Recs: Dana

[rebcake]

Dana's very existence raises a whole host of chewy possibilities. Not surprisingly, many of our talented fandom writers have come up with great stories about her. Here are some excellent ones, from shortest to longest:

The Ghost Who Walks by beer_good_foamy (Dana & Buffy, PG13

Comments

[makd]

So glad you posted these! IIRC, I've read them all and they're terrific.

I am particularly fond of Mercy Street.

[rebcake]

I love to share the amazing work our people have done, but must admit that I have an ulterior motive: a one-stop link-shop for my favorite rare character fics! I spend too many hours searching fruitlessly for that amazing one-shot that I never bookmarked. *sigh*

[makd]

Check out the memories page in my LJ. I have fics memoried as "the women of ats/btvs", etc. I'm sure you'll enjoy the reads.

(and if you find broken links, please let me know, since many of these fics date from 2003-2005)

[rebcake]

But...you're f-locked. I am sad.

[velvetwhip]

This one by snowpuppies is short, but it hits like a body blow: Sharp. She's the one of the best writers going and this little tale of Dana aptly demonstrates why.

Gabrielle

[snogged]

I agree. Sharp is an awesome story and snowpuppies is a writer that is truly magical with her words.

[rebcake]

Oooh! Good one! Thanks for putting up a link.

[velvetwhip]

You're welcome. I love that story and am glad to share it with more people.

Gabrielle

[snogged]

In The Garden, Verdant and Bright by snowpuppies. It's femslash (hope that's ok to rec here) and features the pairing Dana/Bethany Chaulke.

It's a phenomenal story.

[rebcake]

Thanks for reccing! We take all pairings (or none) and all ratings here. Just point us at the good stuff!

[slaymesoftly]

Well, this just blew my entire afternoon. :) Fortunately, I've read a couple of them before. The others have been wonderful. Thank you.

[rebcake]

Heh. I'm dastardly, that way. I'm glad you liked 'em! Does it give you any inspiration? *puppy eyes*

[slaymesoftly]

LOL They are all so very good that any bunnies I might have are hiding away in shame. :) (Although I've got wonder when/if Buffy first tried to talk to Dana, and if she might have found out about Spike from that conversation....)

But I got a bunny from somebody's icon this morning and started a fic there. Now to find a way to twist it to fit one of my trope bingo prompts...

[brutti_ma_buoni]

There are a range of f/f Dana stories at femslash_minis: Dana stories, including another treasure from Beer Good (Dana/Dawn).

Another is mine, for a short, sinister dubcon piece: A Position of Trust

[rebcake]

Oh, great link! Thanks sweetie!