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You guys! It's only been a year. No big deal. But @dustyfics and I finally posted the finale to our comic book! We are so proud, and hope you enjoy this really fun tale that Dusty whipped up, and seeing my artistic progression as it went along. You can, maybe, tell that I was trying to find a style I liked and then settled into it HARD. Also, fair warning: there be nakeds in this.

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Thanks for tagging me, @somekindofadeviant ! <3

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written less than ten, don't be shy and share anyway!

All fics are Spuffy!

the Eyes

Standing alone in the school library, just inside the door, Buffy remembers abstractly that innocent, romantic song that played as her mother lit one little candle for her birthday, just a few hours ago. She should’ve made the wish. Instead she let the candle burn. Wishless. “You must be so disappointed in me… this is all my fault.” “No. I don't believe it is.”  Giles was wrong. Everything was burning now, and it was all Buffy’s fault.

Queen of Everything

Sweet’s Hellsville isn’t what she’d imagined. Violet skies, thick with stars. Cherry blossoms in the dark. Dance and jazz spilling from bars. Everything is art. Buffy walks on cobblestones, holding her own arms, feeling apart. “I’ll always feel this strange estrangement. Nothing here is real, nothing here is right. I don’t need my home ‘cause it’s no home, back there where no one knows—” “I know.” “What’re you doing here, Spike?” He swallows hard. “Rescuing you.” “I’m no damsel.” “You’re dressed like one.” “... I’m the queen.”

Happily Ever After

“The sink is clogged again.” Buffy rushed over to inspect the sink. “What?! No! The sink can’t be clogged again! I’ve been so careful!” “It can be, and it is,” Dawn said, folding her arms authoritatively as she gave the inches of undrained water in the sink a disdainful glare.  Pouting, Buffy said, “I was gonna make Hamburger Helper.” “You can totally make Hamburger Helper without a properly draining sink, but please for the love or your sister and your boyfriend who have taste buds, do not make more Hamburger Helper.”

I Do!

“Bloody fuck yeah, I do.” Buffy giggled and looked into Spike’s eyes dreamily. “I do, too.” His grin was devilish, his blue eyes gleaming hot. Based on how he kept biting the tip of his tongue as he looked at her, he seemed to want to slurp her up in her white gown and veil right then and there on the altar. Buffy had to admit that his mischievous predatory gaze and the way he looked in that tuxedo were giving her some dangerous thoughts of her own. But they were in a place of God.  Or maybe the government. She didn’t really know, and she didn’t really care. Sounding remarkably low on caring himself, their graying officiant stated, “I now pronounce you husband and wife. Make sure you sign and pick up your license at the door, and… you may now kiss the—” Spike grabbed her and pushed his tongue into her mouth before the officiant could finish. Buffy dropped her bouquet and clung to his face, kissing him back with a massive smile on her face. She’d never been this happy.

Frostbite

“Absolutely bloody not.” “Please, Spike!” Dawn put some extra whinge in her voice as Spike did his best to ignore her and focus on retrieving the blood from his refrigerator. “I never ask you for anything!” Spike scoffed as he untwisted the top of the jar and gave it a sniff. “That’s bollocks and you know it.” “I don’t!” she protested, voice squeaky, eyes big. He crooked one brow at her and took a sip of his breakfast without comment.

Not a Date

Artwork by @dampersandspoons

Fresh

It’s a medical room. He’s recovering in bed. Because he survived. There should be a reassuring beep… beep… beep… But it’s Spike, so of course there isn’t. Pulses are required for that. There are machines, though, with glowing red numbers that mean nothing to Buffy. Needles in his veins connected to bags of something. He’s in a weird hospital gown that’s too white. Spike doesn’t wear white. He looks wrong in white. Everything here is so white. She doesn’t like this place.

Aglow

The boozy burn felt good and hot in Spike’s throat. It wasn’t quite enough to temper the sting of Buffy’s final words, her flippant tone, her fireless eyes— but it was better than nothing. “Spike, you have to move on.” Like hell. Spike didn’t move on. It wasn’t in his nature. Spike held the hell on. He fought tooth and nail for what he wanted. It was the only way he’d ever gotten a bloody thing.  But Buffy was sure as fuck testing all that. His hands were exhausted and trembling from the white-knuckle grip he had on his love for her. It hurt. All of him hurt. From his fists to his cold, dead heart.  He just needed it to stop.

A Very Bad Man

Pacing the kitchen, Buffy shouted dramatically, “Spike is capital ‘E’ Evil, Mom! God, why do I need to explain this? He is a vampire! Vampires are bad! And you served him cocoa?! We do not serve the undead cocoa under any circumstances! You could’ve died! He has no soul—” “Well, of course he doesn’t,” Mom said, drying one of the offending cocoa mugs while she spoke. “What other kind of vampire is there?” “None! No other kind exists or has ever existed! Ergo and thus, they are all very soulless and all very dangerous. Should make it real easy to remember not to invite one in and give it warm treats when it shows up at your doorstep like a mangy stray cat.” “Oh, Buffy, you are completely overreacting,” Mom replied, setting down her dishcloth as Buffy folded her arms resolutely. “And while I appreciate your protective spirit, I am still your mother. And… I’m a woman.” “Excuse me, what is that supposed to mean?” Her mom smiled and shrugged. “It means I know when I’m in danger and I know when I’m not. And that man—” “Vampire.” “ — is not so bad.” Buffy sighed heavily and stared at the ceiling.

Pick Me Up

How dare Mr. What’s-A-Macchiato? tip her with a fortune cookie? Buffy had real bills to pay! Irritated, she snapped it open and crunched on the insulting cookie.  “You’ll win a zillion dollars!” she declared, unfolding her paper fortune. Love isn't something you find. Love finds you. “Guess China’s never heard of me.” The has-been slayer who destroyed magic and watched every lover go. The doorbell jingled. “We’re closed!” Well, nearly.  “Not here for coffee.” That voice…  She looked up. “Spike…?” “Buffy.” Vision blurry. Heart beaty. “Missed you,” he uttered. Burning hands. Her quiet confession… Shattering glass jolted her back. “Spike.”

I can't believe 10 fics back only takes me to a year ago 😲

Tagging: @violettathepiratequeen, @dampersandspoons, @scratchmeout, @bookishy, @violetmoonofthenight, @allchoseny, @womanaction, @spuffygifs

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actual dialogue from wrecked if u ask me

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“What if I write it and it’s bad-”

WHAT IF YOU WRITE IT AND ITS GOOD? WHAT IF YOU WRITE IT AND ITS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANTED? WHAT THEN????

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« — Can we rest now? »

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the world is pretty scary these days, so here is General Buffy to protect you 💕

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"Once upon a time, a hero slayed a dragon. A kiss saved the day." THE FAIRYTALE by @dustyfics 

This is me attempting to my first fanfiction binding cause every now and then I need to change the direction of my creative projects to keep me sane. - [Please note: Selling fanfictions is illegal, this is ONLY for personal use. If you see people selling bound fanfictions, please report them.]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 5x18 / The Great: 3x04

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Good Night Sweet Girl 🎶

[ Posted here & BlueSky @ MadQueenMaddie ]

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The Writers of BtVS

So because I'm a nerd, and because I was curious, I compiled a list of the credited Buffy writers and their episodes, mostly to check for their own consistency, haha. And because I thought it was interesting enough to share:

WRITERS:

Joss Whedon

Welcome to the Hellmouth

The Harvest

Nightmares (with David Greenwalt)

Out of Mind, Out of Sight (with Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden)

Prophecy Girl

When She Was Bad

School Hard (with David Greenwalt)

Lie to Me

Ted (with David Greenwalt)

Innocence

Becoming, Part 1

Becoming, Part 2

Anne

Amends

Doppelgangland

Graduation Day, Part 1

Graduation Day, Part 2

The Freshman

Hush

Who Are You?

Restless

Family

The Body

The Gift

Once More With Feeling

Lessons

Chosen

Dana Reston

Witch

David Greenwalt

Teacher’s Pet

Angel

Nightmares (with Joss Whedon)

School Hard (with Joss Whedon)

Reptile Boy

Ted (with Joss Whedon)

Faith, Hope, and Trick

Homecoming

Rob Des Hotel & Dean Batali

Never Kill a Boy on the First Date 

The Puppet Show 

The Dark Age 

Phases 

Killed By Death 

Matt Kiene

The Pack

Inca Mummy Girl (with Joe Reinkemeyer)

Ashley Gable and Thomas A. Swyden

I, Robot… You, Jane

Out of Mind, Out of Sight (with Joss Whedon)

Ty King

Some Assembly Required

Passion

Joe Reinkemeyer

Inca Mummy Girl (with Matt Kiene)

Carl Ellsworth

Halloween

Howard Gordon

What’s My Line? Part 1 (with Marti Noxon)

Marti Noxon

What’s My Line? Part 1 (with Howard Gordon)

What’s My Line? Part 2

Bad Eggs

Surprise

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

I Only Have Eyes For You

Dead Man’s Party

Beauty and the Beasts

The Wish

Consequences

The Prom

Living Conditions

Wild at Heart

Doomed (with David Fury and Jane Espenson)

Goodbye Iowa

New Moon Rising

Buffy vs. Dracula

Into the Woods

Forever

Bargaining, Part 1

Wrecked

Villains

Bring on the Night (with Douglas Petrie)

Elin Hampton

Go Fish (with David Fury)

David Fury

Go Fish (with Elin Hampton)

Helpless

Choices

Fear Itself

Doomed (with Marti Noxon and Jane Espenson)

The I in Team

Primeval

Real Me

Shadow

Crush

Bargaining, Part 2

Life Serial (with Jane Espenson)

Gone

Grave

Sleeper (with Jane Espenson)

Showtime

Lies My Parents Told Me (with Drew Goddard)

Thania St. John

Gingerbread (with Jane Espenson)

Jane Espenson

Band Candy

Gingerbread (with Thania St. John)

Earshot

The Harsh Light of Day

Pangs

Doomed (with David Fury and Marti Noxon)

A New Man

Superstar

The Replacement

Triangle

Checkpoint (with Douglas Petrie)

I Was Made to Love You

Intervention

After Life

Flooded (with Douglas Petrie)

Life Serial (with David Fury)

Doublemeat Palace

Same Time, Same Place

Conversations with Dead People (with Drew Goddard)

Sleeper (with David Fury)

First Date

Storyteller

End of Days (with Douglas Petrie)

Douglas Petrie

Revelations

Bad Girls

Enemies

The Initiative

This Year’s Girl

The Yoko Factor

No Place Like Home

Fool For Love

Checkpoint (with Jane Espenson)

The Weight of the World

Flooded (with Jane Espenson)

As You Were

Two to Go

Beneath You

Bring on the Night (with Marti Noxon)

Get it Done

End of Days (with Jane Espenson)

Dan Vebber

Lovers Walk

The Zeppo

Tracey Forbes

Beer Bad

Something Blue

Rebecca Rand Kirshner

Out of My Mind

Listening to Fear

Tough Love

Tabula Rasa

Hell’s Bells

Help

Potential

Touched

Steven S. DeKnight

Blood Ties

Spiral

All the Way

Dead Things

Seeing Red

Drew Z. Greenberg

Smashed

Older and Far Away

Entropy

Him

The Killer in Me

Empty Places

Diego Gutierrez

Normal Again

Drew Goddard

Selfless

Conversations with Dead People (with Jane Espenson) 

Never Leave Me

Lies My Parents Told Me (with David Fury)

Dirty Girls

So the conclusion I've come to is... in my own fanfic writing projects, I sometimes have works that I know are very good and are received well. And there are some that I know just stink, and the lower interaction reflects it. It's pretty comforting to know that for professional writers, the same thing is true.

Jane Espenson, for instance, beloved by Spuffies everywhere for being our man on the inside, ALSO co-wrote "Gingerbread," my least favorite ep ever.

Douglas Petrie is, in my opinion, absolutely an undercover Spuffy, or at least understood the assignment well enough to fake it. And I love him for being the first to write Wesley, for breaking Bangel up one of the times in S3, for writing "Fool for Love," for strengthening Spike's character in every ep that included him.

And David Fury... look, I know he gets a lot of flack, but I think he doesn't actually hate Spike as much as it seems. Looking at his list of episodes and the messages I know to be in them, I think he's just VERY pro-soul, and can't wrap his head around a vampire being good without one. But once Spike does get his soul... well, we need look no further than "Showtime."

But really, let's all bow down to Rebecca Rand Kirshner. For "Out of My Mind." For "Tabula Rasa." For "Help." For "Touched." For some of the sweetest Spuffy moments in all her other eps.

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER — S6E09: Smashed.

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Buffy Summers + Swords

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Incredible story of Spuffy ! ❤️

Difficult but powerful, dark and tender... This story plays with our emotions...

I recommend.

"Gray" by Dusty

https://dark-solace.org/elysian/viewstory.php?sid=7062&ageconsent=ok&warning=6

Warning, difficult topics covered, for informed audiences.

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer ↪ Season 4 Episode 8 | "Pangs"

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Buffy really did the FUNNIEST thing possible with Spike. usually when a villan becomes part of the found family it's because 1. they're already on a redemption rc or 2. there is an even bigger evil and they need to join forces.

with spike they just put a muzzle on him like he is a rabid dog they don't want to put down, dressed him with some Hawaiian shirts and started feeding him blood out of a straw.

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | 6.05