The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, August 2
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BUFFY: It's okay to use the D-word, Giles.
GILES: Dead. And hence not very forthcoming.
BUFFY: Why didn't the Watchers keep fuller accounts of it? The journals just stop.
GILES: Well, I suppose if they're anything like me, they just find the whole subject too-
BUFFY: Unseemly? Damn. Love ya but you Watchers are such prigs sometimes.
GILES: Painful... I was going to say.
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
- A New Bedmate (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by veronyxk84
- Blood of Life (Darla/Drusilla, M) by Higgystar
- Forgotten (Buffy/Giles, M) by Skyson
- Cruel Kindness (Darla/Spike, E) by Higgystar
- growth from impossible circumstances (Jenny Calendar, T) by TheEclecticLibrarian
- Heaven can wait (Buffy/Spike, Tara/Willow, E) by LBdress87
- One-Night Stand (Spike/Riley, E) by toutes_les_routes
- Across Space and Time: Chapter 2 (Buffy/Angel, E) by sashberg
- say that I'm a rainbow (Tara/Willow, Jenny Calendar, T) by mistyintherivers
- Is mercury in retrograde? (Buffy/Spike, T) by tenderjock
- Dead End (Angel x reader, not rated, warning for violence and blood) by reginaphalangelobster
- Slipping (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by MillennialCryBaby
[Chaptered Fiction]
- Shadowed Suspicion Chapter 385 (jojo's bizarre adventure xover, T) by madimpossibledreamer
- The Haunting of Greenwood Place, Chapter 2/? (Buffy/Giles, M) by Cosmic__Cowgirl, unendingwanderlust
- Across Space and Time: Chapter 1, Chapter 1/? (Buffy/Angel, E) by sashberg
- All or Nothing, Chapter 4/12 (Angel/Lindsey, E) by sweetmelodykiss
- I Do!, Chapter 19/43 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Dusty87
- A Purpose - part 26 (Spike/reader, not rated) by hiddndaydreams
- A Purpose - part 27 (Spike/reader, not rated) by hiddndaydreams
- If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck..., Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, R) by zinjadu
- The Plan, Chapter 29 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by NotYourGrave
- Nothing New, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by number1angirl
- An Abundance of Buffys, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by JayeMaru
- Bachelor of Metaphysics: Apocalypse Prevention, Chapter 20 Complete!(Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by VoronaFiernan
- Drabbles and Snapshots - 2025, Chapters 4-25 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by ChronixCreature
- Hellmouth College Life, Chapter 30 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, R) by the_big_bad
- Refractions: Between the Lines, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by CheekyKitten
- A 200th Go, Chapters 76-78 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, R) by BewitchedXx
- Some October, In the Future, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by bunniesarebad
- fervid as a flame, does it have a name... yes!, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Nadia James
- Game On, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325
- In the Dark of the Night, Chapters 19-20 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Nora
- Thursday... what a concept, Chapter 49 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by NotYourGrave
- Wingwoman, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Nora
- The Wrong Ones, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325
- All For You, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325
- You can be extremely helpful, Chapters 11-12 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Perelynn
- How To Train Your Vampire Boyfriend, Chapters 46-47 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Cazzy
- [French] Happy-End Post-Mortem, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Miss Kitty
- You can be extremely helpful, Chapters 11-12 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Perelynn
- sauce, Chapters 1-5 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by jewelram
- The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Place, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, PG) by flootzavut
- Indecent Proposal, Chapter 31 Complete! (Buffy/William/Xander, Adult Only) by harrisxander2
[Images, Audio & Video]
- Gifset: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ as ๐๐๐๐๐/๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ as ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (Buffy/Angel, worksafe) by calisverse
- Artwork: Spuffy core (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by grantmeonelastwish
- Collage: With my recent rewatch, I thought it would be fun to share this collage I made a loooong time ago. All done by hand! (Ensemble, worksafe) by o0psididitagain
- Artwork: [Drawing of Faith inspired by explosionshark's fic] (depiction of blood, worksafe) by sideartblog999
- Artwork: had too much energy today so sketched my baby girl a couple times (Buffy, worksafe) by lesbiuffy
- Text posts: spuffy as textposts pt1 (worksafe) by lesbian-spuffy
- Artwork/Comics: Willow Makes Giles A friendship bracelet (worksafe) by yarboyandy2
- Artwork: โthus with a kiss i die (William/Drusilla, depiction of blood, worksafe) by miehczyslaw
- Edits: Manips from the Hellmouth, part 6-7 (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by Harmony99
- Artwork: Comic: Willow Makes Giles A Friendship Bracelet (worksafe) by CoffeeMilkLvr
- Artwork: Comic: The Scoobies Help Giles with Valentines day (worksafe) by CoffeeMilkLvr
- Artwork: My eeeeh attempt at the queen (Buffy, worksafe) by Branchomania
- Artwork: Just wanted to share some of my BTVS fanart (Kendra, Buffy, Faith, Willow, Tara, Cordelia, Anya, worksafe) by liam-oige
- Artwork: [FANART] Dear Boy (Angel/Darla, E, NSFW) by girlpire
[Reviews & Recaps]
- The Body (BTVS 5.16) by buffster
- Darla (7x2) by deniouroboros
- No Place Like Home (5x5) by deniouroboros
- Family (6x5) by deniouroboros
- Fool For Love (7x5) by deniouroboros
- Into the Woods (10x5) by deniouroboros
- Buffy spoiler ramble, primarily for S4 by wheatleydl
- Rewatch: When She Was Bad Part 2 by Re-Vamped with Juliet Landau
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Tarot Cards Review by SLOVicto
- Continuing my [BtVS] rewatch and starting season 4: there's so much to say about episode 1 by Nevarae
- PODCAST: Buffy's First Day of Something...(BtVS S6E12) by It Stakes Two
[Recs & In Search Of]
[Community Announcements]
- The [Fanged Four Family Bingo 2025] collection is now open! Get your groove on and post that thang!! by runsintheblood
- Weโre excited to announce that sign-ups are now open for another year of the I Will Remember You Marathon! by iwillrememberyoumarathon
- WIP Reverse Bang Claims (Round 3): Angel the Series by wipbigbang
- SADโs September Event - Missing Pieces 2025 by Sunnydale After Dark
[Fandom Discussions]
- The Puppet Show may not beโฆlikeโฆthe best episode ever, but I really like that they didnโt do the super obvious thing by harleycao
- angelus also loves buffy, thatโs my hot take by calisverse
- people always wanna shade angel for charging people while ignoring that [...] by moistvonlipwig
- I once saw a comment saying that Buffy didnโt love Spike at the end of the show and only said โI love youโ to comfort him. And that feels so strange to me, because it completely goes against her character arc by angrysandwichphantom
- The way that Buffy is juxtaposed to The Other Slayer in season 2 VS season 3โฆ by no-resolution
- [ask by reduviidaebae] If Spike and Buffy got married, what would their last names be? I think Spike would want to be Mr. Buffy Summers answered by lesbiuffy
- actually re: spike buffy dead things handcuffs โdo you trust meโ by lesbianmarrow
- [anon ask] what are your thoughts on faith x willow? answered by willowmosby
- i think people overexaggerate the extent to which joyceโs attempted ultimatum in โbecomingโ affects buffy by moistvonlipwig
- ruminating on the ending of โnormal againโ and i love a good โwhat was realโ ambiguous spot to leave us all on by xinakwans
- we really love how much vampire lore in Buffy is just โwhat works best storywise at the timeโ by earhartsease
- [POLL] which Willow and Oz scenes โmake you lose your mindโ by dontwarnthetadpoles
- Most cringey scenes ever in BTVS? continued by multiple posters
- Did anyone wish that Buffy had kick Willow out after getting Dawn hurt with broken arm? continued by multiple posters
- The opposite of Buffy continued by KaitKat
- Dark Willow - just enough or too short of an arc? continued by hoponlilmama
- What are your favourite Season 3 moments? by HomarEuropejski
- Which demon gave the wiggins the most? by WelshButterfly
- Is Faith Physically Stronger than Buffy? by LowHistorian9654
- [Sequel] Anyone else worried about the soundtrack for the reboot? by Rookke
- Buffy reference in the new Naked Gun movie by WerdNerd88
- The best stretch of episodes? by SayadawDocBenway
- Explain troll hammer lore to me by No-Afternoon9499
- Favourite line from your least favourite character? by cascadingtundra
- How would you write an effective Faith-Buffy love relationship into the show? by ConsiderationSad6560
- What are your favourite non-Buffy pairings? Ngl, Angel was way more fun with Darla than he was with Buffy by HomarEuropejski
- How Would you Rank Buffy's Final Battle Against Glory? by LowHistorian9654
[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]
- PUBLICATION: Sarah Michelle Gellar Gets Back Into Slayer Mode For โBuffyโ Reboot Training With Ryan Kiera Armstrong by Armando Tinoco, Deadline.com
- PUBLICATION: Sarah Michelle Gellar Trains for โBuffyโ Reboot With New Vampire Slayer Ryan Kiera Armstrong: โWe Donโt Sweat. We Sparkleโ by Jazz Tangcay, Variety.com