Social Q’s: No Need to Feel Flattened by a Fifth Wheel
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agonyauntThird question in this week’s NY Times’ Social Q’s, posted because I’m flabbergasted by the guests’ question.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: Collapse
Jun. 19th, 2025 01:16 pmveronyxk84 posting in fan_flashworksTitle: Collapse
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 200 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set in S6, eps. 6x12 “Doublemeat Palace” and 6x13 “Dead Things”
Summary: They weren’t good for each other. They knew. They didn’t care.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Challenge: #482 - Yield
Also for: [June 10 out of 20] poison bysweetandshort
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Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:
veronyxk84Characters/Pairing: Buffy/Spike
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Word count: 200 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting: Set in S6, eps. 6x12 “Doublemeat Palace” and 6x13 “Dead Things”
Summary: They weren’t good for each other. They knew. They didn’t care.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction created for fun and no profit has been made. All rights belong to the respective owners.
Challenge: #482 - Yield
Also for: [June 10 out of 20] poison by
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Deadloch: Horsehair by pint pot Judas
Jun. 19th, 2025 10:02 pmmific posting in fancakeFandom: Deadloch
Characters/Pairings: Eddie Redcliffe/Dulcie Collins
Rating: Teen
Length: 2518
Content Notes: Internalised homophobia, unreliable narrator, political correctness and Eddie aren't even in the same universe
Creator Links: pintpotjudas on AO3
Themes: Female relationships, Backstory, Ambiguous relationships
Summary: Just Eddie, musing on hair. And lesbians. And herself, a bit. (She's meant to be thinking about the case.)
Set in a lull (???) in episode five, or thereabouts.
Reccer's Notes: The detective partnership of Eddie and Dulcie is central to Deadloch, and it's "enemies to friends" in canon, but with a tantalising hint of maybe-polyamory at the very end of the show. In this story, Eddie thinks about lesbians in general (Deadloch's full of lesbians), her odd fascination with Dulcie's long, thick, hair, and remembers a female friendship from her teens. It's a believable character study where we understand a bit more about Eddie and see the beginnings of her attraction to Dulcie, even if Eddie's still mostly in denial. Interesting, and well written, with great characterisation and Eddie's usual hilarious and colourful turns of phrase.
Fanwork Links: Horsehair
Characters/Pairings: Eddie Redcliffe/Dulcie Collins
Rating: Teen
Length: 2518
Content Notes: Internalised homophobia, unreliable narrator, political correctness and Eddie aren't even in the same universe
Creator Links: pintpotjudas on AO3
Themes: Female relationships, Backstory, Ambiguous relationships
Summary: Just Eddie, musing on hair. And lesbians. And herself, a bit. (She's meant to be thinking about the case.)
Set in a lull (???) in episode five, or thereabouts.
Reccer's Notes: The detective partnership of Eddie and Dulcie is central to Deadloch, and it's "enemies to friends" in canon, but with a tantalising hint of maybe-polyamory at the very end of the show. In this story, Eddie thinks about lesbians in general (Deadloch's full of lesbians), her odd fascination with Dulcie's long, thick, hair, and remembers a female friendship from her teens. It's a believable character study where we understand a bit more about Eddie and see the beginnings of her attraction to Dulcie, even if Eddie's still mostly in denial. Interesting, and well written, with great characterisation and Eddie's usual hilarious and colourful turns of phrase.
Fanwork Links: Horsehair
Mister Miracle #11
Jun. 19th, 2025 08:36 amiamrman posting in scans_dailyWriter: Jack Kirby
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Mike Royer
The return of Doctor Bedlam!
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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, June 18th
Jun. 18th, 2025 11:41 pmburnhername posting in su_herald
Joyce is making fresh-squeezed orange juice. Buffy comes dancing in singing and wearing her cheerleader outfit.
BUFFY: Macho, macho, man! I want to be a macho man. Macho... Oh, hey, juice! (grabs the glass and drinks) Mm... Quality juice. Not from concentrate!
JOYCE: (glances at Buffy) You're in a good mood.
BUFFY: I am! I'm on the squad, which is great, 'cause I feel like cheering and leading others to cheer. Ooo, hey, juice!
Buffy takes the second glass and drinks again.
BUFFY: Macho, macho, man! I want to be a macho man. Macho... Oh, hey, juice! (grabs the glass and drinks) Mm... Quality juice. Not from concentrate!
JOYCE: (glances at Buffy) You're in a good mood.
BUFFY: I am! I'm on the squad, which is great, 'cause I feel like cheering and leading others to cheer. Ooo, hey, juice!
Buffy takes the second glass and drinks again.
~~Witch~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
- i made it through, but you don't know how by MadeInGold (Buffy/Faith, M)
- At Least We're Together by MadeInGold (Buffy/Willow, T)
[Chaptered Fiction]
- Blood, Guts, and Angel Cake - ch. 1 by Misti (Buffy/Spike, R)
- Xander as Various LoL Characters - ch. 2 by Demonspawn (Xander, League of Legends xover, FR18)
- The Magic of Sunnydale - ch. 15 by Buffyworldbuilder (Buffy, HP xover, FR15) COMPLETE!
- Fight or Flight - ch. 9 by pierceangelus (Buffy, Avengers and Roswell xover, FR18)
[Images, Audio & Video]
- Crafts: SHE'S COMPLETE!! by xaeyrnofnbe (Illyria, worksafe)
- Icons: Cordelia Chase — Buffy the Vampire Slayer, S02E16 (1998) by slashericons (Cordelia, worksafe)
- Icons: Buffy Summers — Buffy the Vampire Slayer, S02E16 (1998) by slashericons (Buffy, worksafe)
- Artwork: You did it. You killed me. by youhavethesun (Buffy/Faith, worksafe)
- Artwork: Everything is Fuffy actually by mildlyinterestedcreature (Buffy/Faith, worksafe)
- Moodboard: bi bigender buffy summers by courtillyy (worksafe)
- Moodboard: bi aroflux faith lehane by courtillyy (worksafe)
- Artwork: more post s4 au cangels by artsying-ifer (Angel/Cordelia, worksafe)
- Artwork: Got a couple drawings signed at Hellmouth Con. by amazzyblaze (Lilah, Spike/Dru, worksafe)
- Artwork: A sketch sheet with a meme spike (｡･∀･)ﾉﾞ by 0-pepites-0 (Spike, worksafe)
- Artwork: Turn Back Time Tuesdays: Cangel Doodles by elcrahdraws (Angel/Cordelia, worksafe)
- Artwork: Hey did you know Buffy's really cute in Teacher's Pet? by sideartblog999 (Buffy, worksafe)
- Artwork: buffy summers tried some buffy fanart, not the best but hey still nice 💅🏻 by mooncvk3 (Buffy, worksafe)
- Artwork: Still in progress but recent drawing of mine of the Scoobies by kawissahhh (Buffy, Scoobies, worksafe)
- Artwork: My favourite ship in the show sorry not sorry they didn't get enough screentime by garscrucible (Warren/Andrew, worksafe)
- Moodboards: I will make one for the other two... 😈 AND ignore the blue by garscrucible and saivanmarly (Warren, worksafe)
- Moodboards: [3 moodboards for each member of The Trio] by garscrucible (Warren, Andrew, Jonathan, worksafe)
- Moodboard: T4T Xander and Anya by squishsquishy (Xander, Anya, worksafe)
- Moodboard: Bisexual Willow Rosenberg by squishsquishy (Willow, worksafe)
- Gifset: BEST OF BTVS: The Scoobies — Season Two by clarkgriffon (Buffy, Scoobies, worksafe)
- Gifset: Buffy making Angel smile by anjelia3 (Buffy/Angel, mildly NSFW)
- Vidlet: Lilah's reaction to Lindsey/Darla by WelcomeToCaritas [Liv] (Lilah, Lindsey/Darla)
- Tattoo: Buffy by [The Arcade Tattoos in Toronto tattoo artist] higorart via Redditor matt_s1992 (Buffy, worksafe)
[Reviews & Recaps]
- Long overdue: my thoughts on the final book in Kendare Blake's "In Every Generation" series by oveliagirlhaditright
- HellmouthCon: GET READY FOR A MONSTER OF A POST! (grrr Arghh!) by fandomsofagrrrl
- HellmouthCon: At Hellmouth Con we did the "Stop Calling Me Pastries" breakfast... by amazzyblaze
- Doppelgangland (16x3) by deniouroboros
- Enemies (17x3) by deniouroboros
- as much as I'm neutral about Riley [Goodbye Iowa is juice for spuffy brainrot] bymangio-formaggio
- Spoilers for Buffy season 6 by xxthegreenwitchxxteveo
- Group Rewatch: The Harvest. and then The Witch. by lushtakular
- Group Rewatch: Witch by thesearemycurrentobsessions
- Group Rewatch: btvs group rewatch episode 3: witch by probably-hyperfixated
- Group Rewatch: [Witch represented an unrealized direction for BTVS, while Teacher's Pet sets the direction of the show] by coraniaid
- Group Rewatch: Thoughts on rewatching “Teacher’s Pet” (1/3) [the whole virgin thing] by btvsfemslashenjoyer
- Group Rewatch: Thoughts on Rewatching "Teacher's Pet" (2/3) [the she-mantis as a monster] by btvsfemslashenjoyer
- Group Rewatch: As I mentioned, there are some good parts of Teacher's Pet by coraniaid
- Group Rewatch: There's things I admire about Teacher's Pet. by badwolfwho1
- Group Rewatch: Teacher's Pet by thesearemycurrentobsessions
- Group Rewatch: btvs group rewatch episode 4: teacher’s pet by probably-hyperfixated
[Recs & In Search Of]
[Community Announcements]
[Fandom Discussions]
- [thoughts on Willow being a comphet lesbian or being bisexual] by xxthegreenwitchxxteveo
- usually when the protagonist is the chosen one they are so annoyingly humble about it [but not Buffy] by prophecygirly
- partial list of traits that distinguish Teacher's Pet's insectoid monster-of-the-week from [other mantids] by coraniaid
- [more about] how i do NOT buy into the "buffy only had good sex with spike" thing by spangelmybeloved
- the insane crossover theory of my own creation that captain swan is [an AU fix it Spuffy] by socratesgirlnextdoor
- The way that Spike knows immediately that Buffy clawed her way out of her grave because he's done it himself. by sallowinahotway
- [parallels of BTVS "resolving things with violence" with scene in Angel book] by oveliagirlhaditright
- I do feel kinda bad for Cordelia, like she still kinda sucks [BUT] by ace-fandom-dumbass
- 1. Willow getting that guy in the back with her floating pencil... by ace-fandom-dumbass
- Oh my god vampire!Xander and willow were so unsettling but also cool holy shit by ace-fandom-dumbass
- I really wish we got more of spike comforting buffy in normal again by blush-and-books
- [buffygiles and the morality of his decision about Ben] by andwewerebothgirls
- BUFFY SEASON 5-7 SPOILERS KINDA MOSTLY YEAH by xxthegreenwitchxxteveo
- it's actually so foul that on top of everything in season 6, they [give] buffy delusions of being in a mental hospital by blush-and-books
- Never Leave Me: A DAY FOR THE GAYS [pro Willow] by xxthegreenwitchxxteveo
- THAT’S Kennedy? BUFFY SEASON 7 SPOILERS nooo she’s so… straight? by xxthegreenwitchxxteveo
- POLL: Who is the Hottest Vampire Puppet? Count von Count vs Puppet Angel by the-hottest-vampire-poll
- Riley lights up Season 4 updated by TheMaster666 and silvermoon
- How well have Buffy and Angel aged? updated by OceanicChic
- How Memorable Is Buffy? updated by OceanicChic
- Was Spike a special or unique vampire? updated by OceanicChic and hoponlilmama
- Defending Spike's Actions in Seeing Red updated by OceanicChic
- [discussion about] James Marsters Reveals Spike Was Supposed To Crossover To Firefly by BAF and others
- Have you ever been angry at Buffy Summers? by FallenAngel00 and others
- Sex in the show [which characters got punished for having it?] by Dash83
- [praise for a] new Buffy tattoo by Higor at The Arcade Tattoos in Toronto (@higorart). via matt_s1992
- How Much of Spike is in the Audible Book Slayers? by LadyLongLimbs
- How do you feel about the use of dreams as a narrative device in the Buffyverse? by InfiniteMehdiLove
- [discussion about Whedon and others making their characters unhappy] by HomarEuropejski
- At least Xander followed Buffy into the tunnel... Unlike Angel. by sushibananawater
- Anyone think Season 1 deserves some more love? by Seed0fDiscord
- Is it likely that angelus and Anyanka have met back in the day by voldy1989
- [Giles thinking about leaving for England in OMWF] by khazroar
- Giles's behavior in season 7 wasn't out of character by Cailly_Brard7
- Beneath You question [new viewer asking about Spike returning with his soul] by New-Investigator-542
- Moments that could've/should've broken [Angel's] curse? by yeahitsme9
- Of these three; who is the most important in Angel's eternal life? [Doyle, Cordelia, or Buffy] by jdpm1991
- What’s your list of “X should’ve happened in another season.” by FaveStore_Citadel
- [comparing] Spike and angel by Warm_Birthday_3198
[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]
The New Gods #7 (2024-) leverages the shared universe.
Jun. 18th, 2025 06:47 pmthanekos posting in scans_dailyThe scope of this New Gods run's zoomed in and out - it's balanced " Apokolips and New Genesis being menaced by a force emboldened by Darkseid's death " with " Scott and Barda protecting a child of prophecy from being killed by Orion ", each issue advancing both stories.
The latter story's on Earth - issue #6 brought the former there too, consequently pulling in Superman and the Justice League.
The former'd stepped in because he'd heard Orion and Scott.
( The latter stepped in because someone else heard. )
The latter story's on Earth - issue #6 brought the former there too, consequently pulling in Superman and the Justice League.
The former'd stepped in because he'd heard Orion and Scott.
( The latter stepped in because someone else heard. )
The Flash #19 - "So the Soul"
Jun. 18th, 2025 07:13 pmlaughing_tree posting in scans_daily
When writing Big-2 books, unless you’re one of the handful of creators invited to plot the course of the entire shared universe, at some point you have to reconcile yourself to the notion that you are a cog in a machine. Some publishers, and some editors, are better than others at telling the cogs about the machine. Where it’s going, what it’s for. Who’s tinkering with it, and to what end. Why that new component suddenly appeared overnight, and what it means for your specific function. Ugh. More tortured metaphors. Point is, it’s easy to understand why the creative urge tends to carry a writer, when confronted with this reality, in one of two directions. They either a) aspire to become a driver of the machine, or b) focus so tightly on their own unique component within it - seeing it as a discrete device in its own right, with its own modes and motivations - that they can essentially ignore the rest. For myself, I’ve consciously tried to be in the former camp while instinctively falling into the latter. -- Si Spurrier
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[ SECRET POST #6739 ]
Jun. 18th, 2025 07:00 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #6739 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 16 secrets from Secret Submission Post #964.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Ka-Zar #2
Jun. 18th, 2025 10:20 pmiamrman posting in scans_dailyWriter: Mark Waid
Pencils: Andy Kubert
Inks: Jesse Deperdang
Ka-Zar takes on the man who trained Kraven the Hunter.
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The Ultimates #12
Jun. 18th, 2025 10:05 amlaughing_tree posting in scans_daily
I think we're all kind of reevaluating who are villains and who are heroes. And being part of the establishment doesn't feel quite as heroic as it did 60 years ago, 20 years ago, not even EIGHT years ago! -- Deniz Camp
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Justice League of America #249
Jun. 18th, 2025 03:26 pmiamrman posting in scans_dailyWriter: Gerry Conway
Pencils: Luke McDonnell
Inks: Bill Wray
All the Justice League needs now is Kurt Russell with a flamethrower.
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