The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, February 14
Feb. 15th, 2026 12:17 amJENNY: There who is?
GILES: Our new friend Spike. He's known as 'William the Bloody'. Earned his nickname by torturing his victims with railroad spikes. Very pleasant. Well, here's some good news: he's barely two hundred. He's not even as old as Angel is. (frowns) Oh.
XANDER: That's a bad look, right?
GILES: I think your suggestion of running away this Saturday might've been a good one. Spike has fought two Slayers in the last century, and... he's killed them both.
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

- Say goodbye now, my baby (Angelus/Darla/Drusilla, E) by Teland
- [Ukrainian] Світлотінь//Chiaroscuro (Buffy/Spike, E) by Uraniya
- And so your shadow comes around again (Angel/Darla, M) by carbolic
- Drabbles 28 – Come to Pass (Spike, T) by Aadler
- the first cut wasn't deep enough (Buffy/Faith, T) by faithandbuffy
- Til the Bloom Begins (Spike/OFCs, Buffy/Spike, G) by hpg
- Helpful Debbie (Faith/Willow, T) by RotBlau

- i’m wasting my time (Buffy/Faith, M) by n1-adora-fan
[Chaptered Fiction]

- Ch. Three of Better Late Than Never (Buffy/Spike, R) by slaymesoftly
- Shadowed Suspicion Chapter 413 (jojo's bizarre adventure xover, T) by madimpossibledreamer

- Downvoted, Chapter 1/2 (Warren/Andrew, E) by Mishafer
- A Hundred Years of Spike, Chapter 24/? (Spike/Buffy, Tara/Willow, Xander/Anya, M) by voidslayerworks98
- The End Is Now, Chapter 13/? (Buffy/Giles, E) by KatyAmberAuthor
- Buffy's Godsisters Book 4, Chapter 5/? (Buffy & Scoobies, multiple xovers, M) by MotherOfDragons20
- Faiths Vampire Family, Chapter 5/? (Faith & Hope Mikaelson, The Originals xover, not rated) by mwimer
- Spike Trek, Chapter 2/21 (Star Trek xover, T) by Sonofsoulreaver
- to carve out a place for oneself, Chapter 1/5 (Giles/Jenny, G) by lilyelisabeth

- How Does a Moment Last Forever, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by number1angirl
- Pick Me Up, Chapters 25-26 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Dusty
- Re-heated, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, R) by splendidchapette
- Better Late Than Never, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Slaymesoftly
- Do something before you go and break yourself, Chapters 1-2 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Blooddebt
- First Kiss, Chapter 10 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Sarahvampgrl
- Restructuring Reality [Series Part 3], Chapter 16 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Ragini
- Band Candy Baby, Chapter 61 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Tikiriaaa
- Thérapie d'une Tueuse, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Miss Kitty
- [French] A Slayer in therapy, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Miss Kitty
- What's Left of the Night, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sirabella

- How Does a Moment Last Forever, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by number1angirl
- Re-heated, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, R) by splendidchapette
- Better Late Than Never, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Slaymesoftly
- A Stroke Of Bad Loop, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Tikiriaaa
- Band Candy Baby, Chapters 45-48 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Tikiriaaa
- What's Left of the Night, Chapter 8 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Sirabella
- The Gift, Chapter 24 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Corvidae
[Images, Audio & Video]

- Artwork: For my solo souls this Valentines. we still have Spuffy (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by sanzosin
- Gifset: btvs | i robot, you jane (ensemble, worksafe) by lovebvffys
- Artwork: i could just eat you up, valentine! (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by rabbitmotifs
- Gifset: BEST OF BTVS: Buffy Summers — Season Five (worksafe) by clarkgriffon
- Gifset: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER 4.19 | “New Moon Rising” (Willow/Tara, worksafe) by buffygifs
- Artwork: Happy Valentine’s day! (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by revello-drive-1630
- Gifset: femslash february - day fourteen - witches (Willow/Tara, worksafe) by solemnsalem
- Edit: Happy Valentine’s Day. Hopefully Buffy & Angel are somewhere enjoying his shanshu and finally getting to be happy together (Buffy/Angel, worksafe) by buffyanneswift
- Edit: Happy Valentine’s Day (Buffy/Angel, worksafe) by buffyanneswift
- Fanvid: happy valentines (Willow/Tara, worksafe) by arentyounaturallybuffbuff
- Artwork: cooling my blood, warming my heart (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by rabbitmotifs
- Fanvid: season 6 buffy summers to glum by hayley williams (worksafe) by foolforbuffy
- Artwork: Smelly gooners (Warren/Andrew, worksafe) by garscrucible

- [Podfic] Not the End (Willow/Tara, G) by lilolilyrae
[Reviews & Recaps]

- Buffy 5.01 - Buffy vs. Dracula by theinheriteddutchess
- buffy s2e3 “school hard” by foolstrap

- HEARTBREAK HIGH! 'The Prom' - Buffy the Vampire Slayer - reaction and commentary! by All Bronze, No Brains
- Rewatch: Bad Eggs Part 2 by Re-Vamped with Juliet Landau
- 72: BTVS S4E20 “The Yoko Factor” by Still Slaying: A Buffyverse Podcast
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer S3E11 "Gingerbread" Recap & Review (Major Slayage) by Major Slayage - A Buffy Rewatch Podcast

- PODCAST: Sunnydale's Dirt Basements (BtVS S7E8) by It Stakes Two
[Recs & In Search Of]

- Today is the start of AO3’s IFD 2026 Feedback Fest! My favorite Spuffy AUs recced by desicat-writer

- ISO: Name of the music in this "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered" promo? requested by scrantoncookiecookie
[Community Announcements]
[Fandom Discussions]

- Meta — Buffy Summers: the Weight of a Slayer’s Crown by veronyxk84

- wolfram & hart is supposed to be so evil and scary but they’re so incompetent by milfbro
- before i watched buffy the vampire slayer i had obviously heard some things about the show here and there by lesbianmarrow
- the archaeus arc in buffy s10 (comics) could have been so fucking cool and dramatic and i stand by that by xaeyrnofnbe
- i do like the idea that Warren had the worst bullies in high school by christonerd
- another hc I’ve got that’s supported by absolutely nothing, but I think it’s hard for dru to read by camellcat
- Warren does not celebrate valentines day by garscrucible
- I can’t believe it need to be said but Buffy is NOT a serial killer. by artemideaddams
- I find so boring how every Spuffy shipper can’t admit that Buffy loved Angel more lmao especially because that’s an integrale part of the dynamics between Buffy and Spike by artemideaddams

- So tell me, who really started your obsession…Spike or James? by choi_yunaa42
- Which moments from the show best define Rupert Giles as a character? by InfiniteMehdiLove
- How did the Scoobies learn that Buffy told Joyce she was the slayer? by aka_katie
- which song makes you think of a certain charachter? by ShakeMelodic5035
- where do you think Darla went when she died? - where does a human’s soul go when they are turned into a vampire? by Kitchen-Country-39
- For those who were there, by season 3, how big Sarah Michelle Gellar was ? by James-Samuel17
- Is Angel stronger As Angelus? by Fit-Difficulty8902
- I wish Faith would've gotten her own series by SamTheMarioMaster2
- Did Joss Whedon use any actual mythology for the Buffyverse? by Fit-Difficulty8902
- Does God exist in the Buffyverse? by Elegant_Break56
- Still the most romantic declaration of love in TV by LuVEmFuzzies
- What personally appeals to you the most about the show? by dogbappe
- [Sequel] Would you prefer the new Buffy series to give a spoiler about what happened after the Angel finale, or would you prefer it not to mention the finale at all? by Easy-Distribution223
- Are comics really as wild as they seem? by Existing-Worry-97
- what do you think a season 8 would have looked like? I know there are the comics, but what would you like it/think it might have been? by sffiremonkey69
- [“The Pack”] gave me the creeps as a kid…and still does by Catarina-Reis

- Buffy Summers: the Weight of a Slayer’s Crown by veronyxk84


