Rare Character Recs: Lydia, oh Lydia
You know how I love to hate the Watchers' Council? Well, I just straight-up love Lydia the Watcher! For anybody who has ever been blushy around a research subject, she's very relatable. Fun fact: Her last name is never mentioned on the show or in the credits, yet consensus has it as "Chalmers". Here are a few favorite fics that feature my favorite Gal in Tweed!
Anti-hero Worship by deird1, G
Post-Checkpoint. Drabble
Looking For Trouble by nautibitz, R
Post-Checkpoint. Spike's Number One Fan gets a tumble. Buffy catches them in the act.
(In)Discretion by thatotherperv, NC17
Lydia Chalmers, Watcher, attempts to get some material from the source to “fill in some holes” in her thesis on William the Bloody. Spike is happy to oblige. Also available at Just Rewards here.
In Pursuit of William aka Fieldwork by dutchbuffy2305, NC17
Lydia goes to great lengths to obtain information on her thesis subject. This one spans Checkpoint through an alternate Season 7.
At The Crypt: Chapter 1 / Chapter 2 / Chapter 3 / Chapter 4 (chapters unlinked, alas)
Also available at Tea at the Ford, here and on AO3 here.
The Watcher's Diary of Lydia Chalmers by Alixtii, PG
Part of the author's vast Watcher!verse. Set mostly post-Checkpoint, and then jumps ahead to BtVS S7/AtS S4.
And, lest we forget, here are some links to a very important document:
Lydia Chalmers' Thesis on William the Bloody
The work of a dozen writers, this tour de force is tricky to find. The link above to TatF is fairly easy to navigate, but is not as complete as this one: http://www.scribd.com/doc/16266234/Spike-Thesis
You can also download a PDF version at www.screamingmonkeys.com/spikethesis.pdf and it's available on AO3 here.
The very existence of this document is proof positive that our fandom is awesome!
Anti-hero Worship by deird1, G
Post-Checkpoint. Drabble
Looking For Trouble by nautibitz, R
Post-Checkpoint. Spike's Number One Fan gets a tumble. Buffy catches them in the act.
(In)Discretion by thatotherperv, NC17
Lydia Chalmers, Watcher, attempts to get some material from the source to “fill in some holes” in her thesis on William the Bloody. Spike is happy to oblige. Also available at Just Rewards here.
In Pursuit of William aka Fieldwork by dutchbuffy2305, NC17
Lydia goes to great lengths to obtain information on her thesis subject. This one spans Checkpoint through an alternate Season 7.
At The Crypt: Chapter 1 / Chapter 2 / Chapter 3 / Chapter 4 (chapters unlinked, alas)
Also available at Tea at the Ford, here and on AO3 here.
The Watcher's Diary of Lydia Chalmers by Alixtii, PG
Part of the author's vast Watcher!verse. Set mostly post-Checkpoint, and then jumps ahead to BtVS S7/AtS S4.
And, lest we forget, here are some links to a very important document:
Lydia Chalmers' Thesis on William the Bloody
The work of a dozen writers, this tour de force is tricky to find. The link above to TatF is fairly easy to navigate, but is not as complete as this one: http://www.scribd.com/doc/16266234/Spike-Thesis
You can also download a PDF version at www.screamingmonkeys.com/spikethesis.pdf and it's available on AO3 here.
The very existence of this document is proof positive that our fandom is awesome!