One of our Classic Fandom treasures is hello_spikey, whose secret identity includes being an award-winning professional speculative fiction writer. Shhhh. We had her first ( Read more... )

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Five Spuffy Stories with human Spike. Some of these are AH and some are with Buffy as the slayer but all have a human Spike. (Some of these stories might be on sites where you have to be a member to access the story.)

1. He Came With the House by Cryptwarmer. All human ( Read more... )

Since we’re coming up on Halloween, I thought I'd get in the mood with a list of fics that make me shiver. Here’s five that do the job nicely, or in some cases, not so nicely.

This is not a love story by raynejelly is bleak in the best way - this is the Spike, Xander, Angel scene in School Hard with a twist.

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Five favorite Buffyverse stories, in no particular order :

1. OK, technically this isn't really a story however... The Art Project by st_salieri.

2. Flight to Egypt , Spike by powerofthebook.

3. Disenchantment , Spike/Buffy by herself_nyc.

4. A Cricket From California , Spike/Buffy by elsaf.

5. Nightswimming , Spike/Buffy by calove.

Since we're on our flash forward, I'll start with some recs from one of my favourite annual communities - summer_of_giles

Giles/Cordelia is not a pairing that I automatically think about, but I’m always surprised how well it can work if done well and in aadler’s Better Left Unspoken, it is done very, very well. These are snapshots of Giles and Cordelia through the ( Read more... )

There aren't a lot of people still writing and reading Buffy/Angel fic these days, but the ones still active are very dear to my heart. Here are five of my favorites from the last 12 months:

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It's always fun to come across a story that pushes you out your comfort zone as far as ships are concerned. Here are five rare(ish) pairings - I say 'ish' because one isn't really, but it's so awesome I had to include it! *g*

In Nairobi in the Rain by inlovewithnight, Xander meets a strangely familiar girl in a Nairobi bar and realises it is Fred ( Read more... )

It's buffyversetop5 classic recs time again, and to start off my lists this year I wanted to give kudos to authors who can remix - who can take someone else’s story and put a new spin on it, or expand it in an unexpected way. Here are five Remixes that I love.

Walking Higher by Liz Marcs in which Xander visits each of his old friends. This one just kills me and ( Read more... )

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... )