Here are five longer fics from summer_of_giles I really enjoyed.

Second Sight by il_mio_capitano finds our intrepid Watcher thrown back to his 21 year old self, two months before Eyhgon. This isn’t about the Eyhgon incident, but it is about choices. I really liked the portrayal of Giles’ father in this fic, and his grandmother is wonderful - just remember to comb your hair and ( 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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Dawn Meets Cordy by onegirlinalltheworld. So this isn't a fic about pre-series Dawn but I thought it was a nifty idea about how Dawn and Cordelia might have bonded in S2.

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Five favorite scary stories. Just keep in mind that some of these go with major character death warning. Won't tell which ones, because I'm evil like that. And because spoilers.

Truly and Forever by thuviaptarth. What if Willow managed to resurrect Tara? Rated NC-17, and not exactly for the smut.

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rebcake asked for pre-series fic focused on Darla or Dru, and I'm happy to oblige (though I doubt I can offer anything new to her). All stories rated PG to PG-13 (yes, I'm shocked, too!)

Traveller by selenak. Darla might not know the rules yet, but she had always known how to make men break them. Darla and the Master, in the beginning.

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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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Peers over the parapet and waves at everone. Wow, where did 2015 go!

I admit to shameless pillaging from my end of year review, but then why reinvent the wheel. There were a lot more than five gen fics that I loved this year, so this is just a cross-section of them.

Last Man Standing by thea_bromine finds a potential trainee watcher having a chat with the ( Read more... )

1) A Fine Spur by lettered. The first of a series of Bruce POV Avengers stories, well before Ultron's Bruce and Natasha storyline and wayyy better. ( Read more... )

So to prove that I don’t just read Xander-centric fic, here are five that I really like that don’t have a Xander anywhere in sight!

In The Time of Wolves by valyssia is a brilliant study of Willow’s grief after Joyce’s death. There’s just something about this one that gets right under my skin.

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Last year, I posted five historical fics, and promised I would post five more. I didn't get around to it then, so here they are now:

1. Sacred, by Valancy -- An encounter between Angel, Spike, and Dru, set sometime after the events of the Boxer Rebellion. This is one of those stories that makes you think, "Oh, of course that would have happened ( Read more... )