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FANDOM: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
FIC LINK: Sisters in Light
AUTHOR LINK:

LittleRaven
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete, 1120 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Kendra Young, Sineya

FIC SUMMARY: Life, death, and life again. Three looks at the Slayer.

RECCER'S NOTES: A wonderfully imaginative world building fic (I received as a part of the

worldbuildingex exchange), full of old myths explaining the origins of the Slayers. It's also a fascinating looks into Kendra's mind and the way analyzes and interacts with what she reads and learns about being a Slayer.

facethestrange

FANDOM: Firefly (+ Serenity) / Buffy the Vampire Slayer
FIC LINK: A Friend to the Spirit
AUTHOR LINK:

ChronicBookworm
RATING/WARNING(S): T
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete, 3190 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: River Tam, Buffy Summers

FIC SUMMARY: In her dreams, there was an angel, like in legends from Earth-that-Was, with blonde hair and a kind smile, and River knew that this angel meant her well; that she was here to protect her; that she was River’s sister.

RECCER'S NOTES: The entire idea of this story is such a fantastic way to make this crossover work - there are some brilliant reveals that I'm not going to spoil. It's a relatively dark fic (it deals with River's past abuse and current trauma) but ultimately it's full of hope. I love how elements from both canons and all the characters ring 100% true, which means that it can go from poignant to humorous and back again, often in the same paragraph, just like the source material does. Other than the central, touching relationship between Buffy and River, my favorite part of this story are quips between Buffy and Mal.

It's another exchange gift I got, this time at

x_ship. :)

longlivehumour

FANDOM:
FIC LINK: The Cheese Man Cometh
AUTHOR LINK:

Snickfic
RATING/WARNING(S): PG | none
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 1,400
MAIN CHARACTERS: Core Four, the Cheese Man

FIC SUMMARY: There’s something wrong with the cheese world, they agree. The cheese man is not what he was.

RECCER'S NOTES: A follow-up to the S4 episode "Restless": ridiculous, oddly moving, filled with cheese. Do not read if peckish.

espresso_addict

FANDOM: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
FIC LINK: Stumbling on the Fields of Praise
AUTHOR LINK:

Dipenates,

Dipenates
RATING/WARNING(S): ~PG-13 | None
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | ~725 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Riley Finn

FIC SUMMARY: In Sunnydale, no one went to church. Which was kind of ironic, because there was so little that was truly bad in Huxley, Iowa and yet he could count the people who hadn’t gone to church on one hand.

RECCER'S NOTES:

Riley is probably the second most despised Buffy character, behind only Kennedy, and there's so little Riley-centric fanfiction that doesn't make him into a monster. This insightful study builds from the fact he's only the only Buffy character shown attending church, and takes a serious look at what the Buffyverse might do to an ordinary person with religious faith. A quiet gem.

thady

FANDOM: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
FIC LINK: The Real You
AUTHOR LINK:

brutti_ma_buoni
RATING/WARNING(S): PG
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 2,000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Tara Maclay, Dawn Summers

FIC SUMMARY: Tara's trying to work something out, with magic and memories.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This creates such a beautiful picture of Dawn and Tara. Love how Tara deals with the reality of Dawn, and to the conclusion she comes. Haunting and poignant.

thady

FANDOM: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
FIC LINK: Five Things Xander Harris Didn’t Realize He’d Miss About Sunnydale
AUTHOR LINK:

julia_here
RATING/WARNING(S): PG
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 2,000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Xander Harris

FIC SUMMARY: See title.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This story packs quite a wallop. Very realistic depiction of grief, and gorgeous characterization. Certainly into my Top 5 of Xander-centric stories.

thady

FANDOM: Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Firefly
FIC LINK: Rough Heals
AUTHOR LINK:

voleuse
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 620 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Dawn Summers

FIC SUMMARY: I peeled away when you weren't looking.

RECCER'S NOTES: Beautiful and sad and melancholy. Wonderful characterization of Dawn, and how she survives. For such a snippet it packs such a punch.

thady

FANDOM: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
FIC LINK: Legend
AUTHOR LINK:

MarcusRowland
RATING/WARNING(S): PG
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 3,800 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: no main characters, ensemble

FIC SUMMARY: What will the world make of the destruction of Sunnydale, and who's going to tell the tale..? Futurefic, complete.

RECCER'S NOTES: I love the format and really enjoyed the concept. It showed how the way history can become distorted and mythologised.

thady

FANDOM: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
FIC LINK: Five Things The Chip Was Never Marketed For
AUTHOR LINK:

sangpassionne
RATING/WARNING(S): R
WIP?/WORD COUNT: ~ 2,500 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Spike, Xander Harris, OCs

FIC SUMMARY: Based on the five things challenge, this story assumes that Spike was recaptured during The Initiative (4.7) and offers five possible futures for him. All events after that episode happened as we saw it on screen, only without Spike’s presence. All scenarios take place during the time period of AtS season 5, so there may be a few character spoilers.

RECCER'S NOTES: Dark and disturbing and revealing and psychological sound. Brilliant.

thady

FANDOM: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
FIC LINK: Five Things The Chip Was Never Marketed For
AUTHOR LINK:

sangpassionne
RATING/WARNING(S): R
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot; ~ 2,500 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Spike, Xander, OCs

FIC SUMMARY: Based on the five things challenge, this story assumes that Spike was recaptured during The Initiative (4.7) and offers five possible futures for him. All events after that episode happened as we saw it on screen, only without Spike’s presence. All scenarios take place during the time period of AtS season 5, so there may be a few character spoilers.

RECCER'S NOTES:

Dark and disturbing and revealing and psychological sound. Brilliant.

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Entries tagged with - fandom: buffy the vampire slayer

BtVS: Sisters in Light, by LittleRaven

Firefly/BtVS: A Friend to the Spirit, by ChronicBookworm

btvs: The Cheese Man Cometh, by Snickfic

BtVS: Stumbling on the Fields of Praise, by Dipenates

BtVS: The Real You, by brutti_ma_buoni.

BtVS: Five Things Xander Harris Didn’t Realize He’d Miss About Sunnydale, by julia_here.

BtVS/Firefly: Rough Heals, by voleuse.

BtVS: Legend, by Marcus Rowland.

BtVS: Five Things The Chip Was Never Marketed For, by sangpassione.

BtVS: Five Things The Chip Was Never Marketed For, By Sangpassionne.

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