Friday March 16th, 2012

[audela]

XANDER: Look at them. Big tough Council members pickin' on the books.
WILLOW: Fascists.
TARA: Why doesn't Mr. Giles put them all out of here?
XANDER: Because if they deport him, they're not just destroying his career, they're ... condemning the man to a lifetime diet of blood sausage, bangers, and mash.

~~Checkpoint~~
[Short Fiction]

• Leprechauns! by
  naughtynyx88. Willow/Giles. PG-13.
• Sunday by
  raynejelly. Spike/Xander. PG.
• Show Don't Tell by
  lokifan. Buffy/Faith. PG-13.
• His Guide by
  orlidepp. Angel/Cordelia. PG-13.
• Lethal by
  orlidepp. Faith. G.
• Lead by
  garnigal. Caleb.
• Choose Your Own Adventure (Team Slayer) by
  brutti-ma-buoni. Spike/Bufy, Dawn. R.

[Chaptered Fiction Updates]

• The Building Blocks of Good and Evil Chapter 20 by
  patriciatepes. Buffy. Crossover with Darkwing Duck.
  
• Omega Rising Chapter 12 by
  aliceinwondrbra. Buffy/Faith. R.
• Feral Chapter 8 by
  velvetwhip. Willow/Angel, Buffy/Angel. NC-17.
• After the Fangs Chapter 3 by
  kallysten and
  lynnenne. Spike/Angel, Spike/Angelus. NC-17.
  
• Origin and Season One Chapter 17 by
  bone-dry1013. Buffy. PG-13.
• Hide and Seek Chapter 5 by
  A Dreamweaver. Buffy/Spike. Mature.

[Community Announcements]

• Challenge #311 at
  femslash100: smooth
• 
  writers-toybox is holding a Ten Word Challenge: weather.
• Challenge #313 at
  btvsats-guys is up
• Challenge #312 at
  btvsats-guys is now voting

[Fandom Discussion]

• 
  gabrielleabelle looks at Becoming, Part 1 through The Feminist Filter.
• 
  harsens-rob looks at Best of/Worst of Character Moments in Out of Sight, Out of Mind.

[Articles, Interviews & Other News]

• Mark Watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer S4 E07: The Initiative (Warning: extreme all-caps (ab)use) and Angel S1 E07: The Bachelor Party. Please observe Mark's strict no spoilers in comments policy.
  
• Nathan Fillion to play Hermes in Percy Jackson sequel.
  
• Felicia Day to guest on Supernatural.
  
• Second seasons for David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf's Grimm and Jane Espenson's Husbands the Series.
  

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