The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, November 15
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GILES: Here's another one. Early 18th Century Slayer.
BUFFY: Good. Let's hope she'll be more helpful than this last one.
GILES: Why? What does it say?
BUFFY: Same as all the others. Slayer called... blah, blah... great protector... blah, blah... scary battles... blah, blah... oops! She's dead. Where are the details?
GILES: Details? Well, it says this Slayer forged her own weapon.
BUFFY: Gotta love a gal with an anvil. But where are the details of the Slayer's last battle? You know, what made that fight special? Why did she lose?
GILES: You didn't lose last night, Buffy. You just-
BUFFY: Got really close. I slipped up, Giles. I've been training harder than ever and still I... And there's nothing in any of these books to help me understand why. I mean... look, I realize that every Slayer comes with an expiration mark on the package. But I want mine to be a long time from now. Like a Cheeto. If there were just a few good descriptions of what took out the other Slayers, maybe it would help me to understand my mistake, to keep it from happening again.
BUFFY: Good. Let's hope she'll be more helpful than this last one.
GILES: Why? What does it say?
BUFFY: Same as all the others. Slayer called... blah, blah... great protector... blah, blah... scary battles... blah, blah... oops! She's dead. Where are the details?
GILES: Details? Well, it says this Slayer forged her own weapon.
BUFFY: Gotta love a gal with an anvil. But where are the details of the Slayer's last battle? You know, what made that fight special? Why did she lose?
GILES: You didn't lose last night, Buffy. You just-
BUFFY: Got really close. I slipped up, Giles. I've been training harder than ever and still I... And there's nothing in any of these books to help me understand why. I mean... look, I realize that every Slayer comes with an expiration mark on the package. But I want mine to be a long time from now. Like a Cheeto. If there were just a few good descriptions of what took out the other Slayers, maybe it would help me to understand my mistake, to keep it from happening again.
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
- Four Reunions That Didn't Quite Happen (And One That Did) (Darla/Drusilla, T) by SomeKindOfADeviant
- who leads me through the desert and the dry (Darla/Drusilla/Spike, E) by MadeInGold
- Real Me: Redux (Buffy & Dawn & Joyce, T) by Greensword101
- In Another Place, In Another Time (Buffy/Riley, T) by Greensword101
- Promises Before the Fall (Buffy/Angel, G) by BrandiIndigo
- All These Traversed Stars (Buffy/Angel, T) by Empire_of_the_Words
- Up All Night (Angelus/Wesley, E) by Kittenwritings
- Until you shine again (Drusilla/Spike/Buffy, G) by Laqt15
- A Bond Made By Fate (Spike/Fred Burkle, T) by flipflop_diva
- A Ginger Date (Spike/Andrew, T) by GarsCrucible
- When it Reigns, it Pours (Angel/Wesley, M) by TheClowniestLivInExistence
- Reasons to Run (Buffy, Giles, Xander, not rated) by GreyCat16
- I Ask For Forgiveness (Xander/Faith, G) by afteriwake
- I'll keep you safe if you keep me strong (Buffy/Willow, E) by Stormfet
- out of the dark (Giles/Spike, M) by LiraelClayr007
- second chances (Tara/Faith, E) by TechnicolorRevel
- Ser Kate vs The Dragon (Angel/Kate Lockley, M) by MadeInGold
- Snakes in a Lab (Anya/Tara, T) by feroxargentea
- I'm not Afraid (Buffy/Willow, T) by Kittenwritings
- The Dog Dies at the End (Warren/Andrew, M) by GarsCrucible
- [Untitled] (Giles/Jenny, not rated) by marigoldbaker
[Chaptered Fiction]
- Buffy Summers M.D., Chapter 3/? (Buffy/Faith, M) by storiwr
- Faith & Hope, Chapter 12/30 (Faith, Degrassi xover, T) by KitRokaku
- we love in the age of weeping, Chapter 2/? (Buffy/Faith, Willow/Tara, M) by bloodandferns
- Conditional, Chapter 1/? (Giles/Jenny, M) by TheClowniestLivInExistence
- Side Hustle, Chapter 1/? (Buffy/Faith, Buffy/Tara, Willow/Tara, M) by storiwr
- kiss me in the rain, Chapter 3/3 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, M) by flootzavut
- Fractured Roads: Watchers in the Rain, Chapter 6/? (Giles & Wesley, Scoobies, G) by StaarksHeart
- A Place to Belong, Chapter 1/? (Anya, Lorne, AtS xover, T) by frogdetector
- Putting the Pieces Back Together, Chapter 2/2 (Buffy/Giles, T) by VThinksOn
- Enchanted (Taylor’s Version), Chapter 2/6 (Willow/Tara, not rated) by Taintedtricked
- Good Luck Babe, Chapter 2/5 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Taintedtricked
- Chpt. 3 | Reuniting with Faith (Faith/reader, not rated) by faithlehaneblog
- Rewoven, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, R) by EnchantedWillow
- Seeing Is Believing, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325
- All My Demons, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325
- Battle of Titans, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325
- Anointed in Dawn, Chosen in Ash, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Angelinasway
- Hearts a Mess, Chapter 28 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by splendidchapette
- Nemesis: To Give What Is Due, Chapter 26 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by YouCutYourHair
- Feral Love., Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by DearDeadDeer
- Shatter Me, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by CheekyKitten
- Buffy and the Slayer - Season 3, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Sunnydale Sentinel
- What Love Looks Like, Chapter 21 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by DeamonQueen
- The backup backup., Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, R) by All4Spike
- Anointed in Dawn, Chosen in Ash, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Angelinasway
- Hearts a Mess, Chapter 28 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by splendidchapette
- Shatter Me, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by CheekyKitten
- What Love Looks Like, Chapter 21 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by DeamonQueen
- kiss me in the rain, Chapter 3 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, M) by flootzavut
[Images, Audio & Video]
- Artwork: Sketch of spike in season 4 (worksafe) by youlivhere
- Artwork: Sketch of buffy in Season 4 (thread reblog with 2 Buffy sketches, worksafe) by youlivhere
- Artwork: Willow/Tara (worksafe) by rabbitmotifs
- Artwork: lets pencil it in (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by rabbitmotifs
- Artwork: [Flashback drawings with Spike's quote from "Fool For Love"] (Spike, Slayers, Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by rabbitmotifs
- Artwork: studied some scenes so i can figure out how i wanna draw them, ended up turning these into a lil comic (Buffy/Faith, worksafe) by moldingman99
- Artwork: mr and mrs big pile of dust (Buffy/Spike & Giles, worksafe) by rabbitmotifs
- Artwork: What happens when a Slayer turns? (Buffy & Vampire!Buffy, worksafe) by chimerawoods
- Gifset: BEST OF BTVS: Faith Lehane — Season Three (worksafe) by clarkgriffon
- Artwork: “One down” (Dark Willow, worksafe) by honeycitrusrat
- Text Posts: Weslah + Text Posts // Part 3 (worksafe) by welcometocaritas
[Reviews & Recaps]
- Thoughts on Rewatching S2E08, “The Dark Age”, 1/X: Who is Jenny Calendar? by btvsfemslashenjoyer
- Thoughts on Rewatching S2E08, “The Dark Age”, 2/X: A Spectre is Haunting Giles… by btvsfemslashenjoyer
- 63: Angel S1E14 “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” by Still Slaying: A Buffyverse Podcast
- Rewatch: Lie to Me Part 1 by Re-Vamped with Juliet Landau
- BUFFY S2E21 "Becoming Part 1" Review & Recap (Major Slayage) by Major Slayage - A Buffy Rewatch Podcast
- No Future For You Review by CandidateHefty329
- PODCAST: What Daddy?! (BtVS S6E22) by It Stakes Two
[Community Announcements]
- Today’s fic is "Promises Before the Fall" by BrandiIndigo, who is contributing to the marathon for the first time this year! by iwillrememberyoumarathon
- Today’s fic is "All These Traversed Stars" by Empire_of_the_Words, who is contributing to the marathon for the first time this year! by iwillrememberyoumarathon
- Elysian Fields Secret Santa 2025 by elysianfieldsarchive
- Secret Santa 2025 Event Details by Elysian Fields
- Fancy Dress Competition Winners Announcement by Re-Vamped with Juliet Landau
[Fandom Discussions]
- cordelia should have gotten to kick way more ass with those sword fighting skills by xaeyrnofnbe
- My fav thing about Wolfram and Hart is when Angel and Co take charge, they are consistently and immediately hit sith that fact that the people of this firm are mostly human and genuinely doing their job by mementomauri
- I have this stupid ass theory about Drusilla’s spirit/humanity/soul (whatever you want to call it) and how it affects her line by anathemagerminabunt-blog
- [anon ask] I'd love to hear your favorite and least favorite AtS ships (romantic)? And do you prefer Fresley or Frunn?! answered by xaeyrnofnbe
- As someone who was a vengeance demon for 1,100 years, Anya would not ever use the word “wish” flippantly by vampmissedith
- headcanon that cordelia has natural curly hair and she hates it by greenfairys
- I think the Watcher’s Council had no respect for Giles and Buffy which is why they were paired after her first watcher was gone by sortamadwolves
- one of my favourite things about btvs is that buffy is not a perfect victim by no-stars-anymore
- What do you think of Cordelia's character in ANGEL season 3? by jdpm1991
- Why isn't Wesley toxicity towards Gunn and Fred a major discussion like Xander's jealousy over who Buffy dates? by jdpm1991
- [Sequel] Chloé Zhao talks about New Sunnydale: it's NOT a reboot. by More_Tumbleweed_8191
- Buffy's SAT scores by CaptainPhangurl
- What do you think about Restless? by reina_sin_corona
- Another reactor ranking episodes, seasons and characters by fabe1haft
- The scariest buffy villains were the gentlemen by Adventurous-Ice254
- The Master: How strong was he? by FoxIndependent4310
- Continuity question for S3, E11 "Birthday" by SirFeatherbottom
- Connors new parents by Key_Barber_4161
- Who is the Worse Roommate: Buffy or Cathy? by rocrom77
- Willow is the unspoken fashion queen of Buffy by Greedy-Highlight4525
- Favorite Buffy podcasts where one of the hosts is a first-time viewer? by missbitterness
[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]
- CONVENTION: ICYMI James Marsters Superstar Comic Con Savannah schedule by dontkillspike
- CONVENTION: UPDATED James Marsters HeroFestival Marseille 2025 Reports, Pics & Videos (w/ English translations) by dontkillspike
- PUBLICATION: Chloé Zhao on [...] ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Sequel With ‘OG Characters’ by Variety.com
- PUBLICATION: Buffy Sequel "Will Bring Back OG Characters for Sure": Chloé Zhao by bleedingcool.com
