These are five fics I associate with the time before I got my LJ in 2003, when the world of Spuffy fanfic was a very different place (or so it seems to me now). They've stuck with me to such an extent that it seems odd people haven't read them and they've probably influenced me more than I realise.

( Action/Adventure FTW! )

With all the lovely slash going around, the back-in-the-day Spillowy goodness has found itself on the back burner so I present some fics that should bring to mind a time when the fandom was young and everything in fanfic was bright and new. In no particular order...

1. The Hand That Wields the Scapel by Medea - Who can forget Medea's great epic ( Read more... )

Five WIPs worth waiting for in 2008 and beyond. My criteria are great writing, memorable plots and super in-character characterizations. Also WIPness.

Item Title or Description: So Crazy It Just Might Work
Creator’s Name: savoytrufflePairing: Xander/Spike, ensemble ( Read more... )

When compiling my favourite fics from this year I discovered a number that aren’t common pairings: Xander/Oz, Riley/Graham, Xander/Connor and Xander/Larry. It turns out these fics were written by two of my favourite authors (who always impress me): mireille719 and reremouse. I feel these two should be showered with love and admiration for their fantastic work!

1. mireille719 - ( Read more... )

Spike/Xander is my OTP, and I have high standards about how Spike and Xander are written. These five authors are people I’d point you to as excellent examples of good Spander writers (and good writers in general). They write both Spike and Xander really really well!

1. reremouse - Small Imperfections, Adult. Spike and Xander in Savannah a few years after ( Read more... )

I Thrice Presented Him a Kingly Crown by Quinara
Part 1, part 2Finished, post-series, PG-13/R, Buffy/Spike. A spell sends Spike and Buffy back in time to the ancient Rome. Can Buffy's Slayer instinct and Spike's rusty Latin help them to survive and figure out who uses them and why? Writer undertakes a very interesting experiment - her citizens of ancient ( Read more... )

The Price of Grace by St_Salieri
Post-NFA. 15 chapters so far. Buffy discovers that there is a conspiracy against her and, possibly, all the slayers. She joins forces with Spike, Angel and Faith to find out who's behind it. They travel cross-country, pursued by unknown enemy.
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The two first ones have only one chapter for now but very promising.They're all S/B greatness.

--1. In absentia by erinya
PG
Post NFA. WIP
“Funny thing, he'd always thought he would be there when it happened. Dealing the blow himself, once, or later, at her side to the last. He'd never thought it would happen like this, that he'd hear the news from a ( Read more... )

I am in awe of writers who can keep it up over the long haul. I bow to those who can do so, and make it interesting and in character, with pacing and dynamism, and who manage to throw in something unforgettable. So, before I forget:

Forget and Smile by missmurchison R, at the end
After the NFA-battle, Spike shanshues, but loses all memory of being a vampire and ( Read more... )

This isn't a perfectly coherent group, but I think they all have something in common: taking a strong format/theme/gimmick and running with it successfully. Each one made me think 'I would never have done that - but I wish I could!' (Several are not rated, but nothing seriously over PG-13).

In no particular order:

Pentimento: 52 moments that ( Read more... )