The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Tuesday, July 15
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Buffy: This thing isn’t digging up the bones of a child for fun.
Xander: Well, a demon’s got some pretty hilarious ideas about fun.
Willow: Bones of a child though. I saw that! An ancient ritual – uses the blood of a man, the bones of a child and – something called the word of Valios? I-It’s all part of the sacrifice – the sacrifice of three.
Buffy: Let me guess – ends the world.
Willow: Well, yeah, - I-it’s not big with the details, though. It doesn’t say how the world ends or what the ritual entails exactly.
Xander: The sacrifice of three... – Three people are going to die?
Buffy: No, they won’t. Because claw boy is not getting all of his ingredients. We have to find that third one, the Word of Valios, keep him from getting it.
Willow: If he doesn’t already have it. I mean, who knows where he’s been?
Xander: Well, a demon’s got some pretty hilarious ideas about fun.
Willow: Bones of a child though. I saw that! An ancient ritual – uses the blood of a man, the bones of a child and – something called the word of Valios? I-It’s all part of the sacrifice – the sacrifice of three.
Buffy: Let me guess – ends the world.
Willow: Well, yeah, - I-it’s not big with the details, though. It doesn’t say how the world ends or what the ritual entails exactly.
Xander: The sacrifice of three... – Three people are going to die?
Buffy: No, they won’t. Because claw boy is not getting all of his ingredients. We have to find that third one, the Word of Valios, keep him from getting it.
Willow: If he doesn’t already have it. I mean, who knows where he’s been?
~~Buffy Episode #67: "Doomed"~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]
- Treat Me Well From Now On (Cordelia, Willow, T, SMT Devil Summoner Raidou Kuzunoha (Will of the Yatagarasu) xover) by madimpossibledreamer
- Grounding (Buffy/Spike, T) by veronyxk84
- Cat (Willow, T, Criminal Minds xover) by FaithDaria
- Craft (Buffy, T, Star Wars xover) by FaithDaria
- Run (Xander, T, SPN xover) by FaithDaria
- Mask (Buffy/Angel, G) by a2zmom
- When Hope Turns Quiet (Buffy/Angel, G) by DeezBoots
- One Weird Night (Giles/Joyce, M) by TheCatMendacity
- Pranks among friends (Chloe/Kennedy, M) by SidneyPrescottFan
- Can we rest now? (Buffy/Spike, T) by I_cant_find_a_name
- In the Wake of Loss (Buffy/Angel, G) by DeezBoots
- Way Too Many Stories to Link Individually (Characters & Ratings in link) by Gojirob
- Voiding Twilight (Buffy/Spike, T) by Orange Wombat
- Tainted (Ensemble, M) by samsas
[Chaptered Fiction]
- The Red Slayer: Ch. 33 (Willow/Tara, E) by VladimirHarkonnen
- Weight of Echos Ch. 4 (Faith/Giles, M) by SchrodingersKatInABox
- Once More, With Fangs Ch. 6 (Buffy/Spike, unrated) by Cazzyy
- Where I Broke Ch. 1-11/11 (COMPLETE) (Buffy/Angel, G) by DeezBoots
- Don't Kill The Messenger Ch. 1-2/2 (COMPLETE) (Buffy/Angel, G) by DeezBoots
- dinner is not over Ch. 2 (Ensemble, T) by killerqueen1985
- All the Girls We Were Ch. 4 (Buffy/Faith, unrated) by Stokley
- Draugadrottinn Ch. 24 (Willow/Tara, E) by VladimirHarkonnen
- When You Called Me A Fool, You Made It Sound Like "Honey" Ch. 7 (Buffy/Spike, M) by LadyInQuest
- Chasing the Light Ch. 35 (Angel/Lindsey, E) by
- Cunning Woman Ch. 10 (Buffy/Spike, E) by desicat
- The Favor CH. 5 (Buffy/Angel, T) by Manic_valentine
- A Mile In Your Shoes Ch. 2 (Buffy/Spike, M) by xaeyrnofnbe
- Epilogue 2: Old Faces & New Beginnings Ch. 3 (Multiple pairings, T) by xaeyrnofnbe
- Xander's Fever Dreams Ch. 2 (Xander/Anya, E) by red_jacobson
- First Day of My Life Ch. 7 (Buffy/Faith, E) by hayley128
- Thanks for Saying it (Buffy/Spike, T) by MagicEnergyKey
- Miss Buffy, the Vulgar Witness Ch. 10 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Orange Wombat
- AI: Angel Investigations Next Gen Ch. 3 (Buffy/Spike, T) by EllieRose101
- What Happens In Paris Ch. 4 (Buffy/Spike, ) by Maxine Eden
- Better Off Together Ch. 6 (Buffy/Spike, E) by satinsafe
- The Proof Is In The Gouda Ch. 8 (Buffy/Spike, M) by simmony
- i slithered here from eden (just to sit outside your door) Ch. 6 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Vicky Pirena
- Transitory Ch. 12 (Buffy/Spike, T) by GhostsInLove
- Dusk's Haven Ch. 10 (Buffy/Spike, E) by TwilightChild
- A Thrilling Escape Ch. 8 (Buffy/Spike, E) by TheAcidQueen
- Momentary CH. 9 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Sparkly Faerie
- Dead Poet's Inheritance Ch. 13 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Soulburnt
- Lover's Envy Ch. 3 (Buffy/Spike, E) by DeamonQueen
- Thursday... what a concept Ch. 21 (Buffy/Spike, M) by NotYourGrave
- Sycamore Ch. 5 (Buffy/Spike, G) by Orange Wombat
- Hellmouth College Life (Buffy/Spike, M) by the_big_bad
- Moth to a Flame Ch. 16 Ch. 14 (Buffy/Spike, M) by tragic
- What Love Looks Like Ch. 8 (Buffy/Spike, M) by DeamonQueen
- Random Acts of Spuffyness Ch. 16 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Joan963z
- The Beast Inside Ch. 4 (Buffy/Spike, M) by MnM
- Life After Death Ch. 11 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Holly
- In No Particular Order Ch. 22 (Buffy/Spike, T) by JamesMFan
- Rules Only Get You So Far Ch. 5 (Buffy/Spike, M) by ClowniestLivEver
- Band Candy Baby Ch. 8 (Buffy/Spike, Joyce/Giles, M) by Tikiriaaa
- Time CheckCh. 16 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Willow25
- Refractions Ch. 43 (Buffy/Spike, M) by CheekyKitten
- Buffy and the Slayer - Season 1 Ch. 4 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Sunnydale Sentinel
- Bert and Ernie Present: Drabblemania 2025 Ch. 14 (Buffy/Spike, M) by clarissadalloway
- Striking Matches Ch. 7 (Buffy/Spike, E) by kcchameleon
- The Second Coming Ch. 34 (Buffy/Spike, T) by tempestt
- Fake It ‘Til You Make It, Chapter 1-2 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Cazzy
- A Demon With No Name, Chapter 1-2 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Cazzy
- Home For Strays, Chapter 16 (Buffy/Spike, T) by violettathepiratequeen
[Images, Audio & Video]
- Artwork: The two of us (Spuffy) by JSBirsa
- Artwork: Forearms fetish (Spuffy) by JSBirsa
- Animation: Buffy and Giles' first meeting in Lego stop motion! () by Robymuso90
- Video: Angel: Lonely Vampire () by Hope You Enjoyed
[Reviews & Recaps]
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdXuiSf7GRM () by Major Slayage
- BTVS group rewatch: 1.07 Angel by juanabaloo
- Mothman’s Buffy Rewatch, Season 5, episodes 13, 14, and 15, “Blood Ties”, “Crush”, and “I Was Made to Love You” by mothmans-wedding-photographer
- Season 2, Episode 14, “Innocence.” by violettathepiratequeen
- Who Are You? (16x4) by deniouroboros
- This Year’s Girl (15x4) by deniouroboros
- PODCAST: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 4 "Inca Mummy Girl" Review & Recap by Major Slayage
- PODCAST: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2 Episode 3 “School Hard” by Major Slayage
- PODCAST: 'The I in Team' by Sunnydale Diaries
[Community Announcements]
- Tuesday: Action by comment_fic
[Fandom Discussions]
- Hello! What would be considered as “Classics Buffy fanfictions”? by hellhoundsbloodfeast
- thinking about angelus when he was first cursed with his soul. by xaeyrnofnbe
- The people who say that Buffy’s only true friends were Tara and Cordy by lightdancer1, slutty-gantu
- It’s always bothered me on a certain website I’m on about how people react when someone is upset or “attention seeking” or “rage baiting” how they tell them to “Just leave!” by saivanmarly
- Whats even more tragic about Angels sacrifice in “I will remember you” by roseraintears
- How and where the fuck are these cave and crypt dwelling vampires bathing by lynx-brynjar
- As the slayer you don’t have the luxury to be a slave to your passion by chloe–summers
- Riley coming back with a scar in season 6 will never not be funny to me. by aphony-cree
- 5 times during season 2 when Willow played detective and stole the show by dontwarnthetadpoles
- i think jonathan pitched the “class protector” award to the prom committee. by chambergambit
- Buffy final season (and final ep) is going up in almost as many flames as Game Of Thrones did at the end. by kleoshe
- The more i hear about the buffy reboot the more questions n shit i get by lynx-brynjar
- What would be the ultimate nightmare situation for your favorite whumper or whumpee? by carryingstarlightinherwake
- honestly I think it’s grand how fickle spike is in s4 by camellcat
- Yknow they like to say that the vampires are generally soulless (and thus emotionless) but then by lynx-brynjar
- Given how much of a big deal the show made of Buffy’s “secret” identity just a couple of episodes earlier, it’s pretty striking how little of an issue this seems to be in the season’s seventh episode, Angel. by btvsfemslashenjoyer, isakglaser, coraniaid
- Genuine question: are there any romantic or sexual relationships between a woman and a man on Buffy where both of the following are definitely true? by coraniaid
- The more-than-slightly flexible canon of Buffy... has the... side-effect of making Giles seem pretty terrible at his job. by coraniaid
- Sometimes it just hits me that they wrote Faith *like that* about food by absolutelyspockedtohearthat
- https://www.tumblr.com/kleoshe/789015984599072768/i-knew-this-was-coming-and-i-knew-i-would-be-mad by kleoshe
- Its so stupid that Oz claims worrying about Willow as the reasons for wolf outbursts in “ new moon rising” by roseraintears
- I too hate how the Scoobies treat Buffy in S7 but I do think it’s realistic and thematic. by drusclues
- Who had the most animosity between them? by silvermoon
- Is Season 6 edited on commercial TV? by Stake fodder
- This Character or That Character? by Multiple Authors
- Did anyone wish that Buffy had kick Willow out after getting Dawn hurt with broken arm? by CardboardGhost
- The Critical Drinker Does Joss Whedon by Priceless
- “…She still sings” by Automatic-Adeptness4
- Dead Man's Party poll - Were Buffy's friends and Joyce justified? by StaticCloud
- Buffy then Angel or alternate? by benzipol
- Things You've Noticed That Don't Quite Make Sense by LadyLongLimbs
- Rewatching Buffy has hit different lately by littlemiddlemomma
- How much Buffy do you expect to see in the revival series? by twinknutzz
- Not gonna lie, Sarah's and James' acting is the thing that kept me going in season 7. by HomarEuropejski
- Season 7 simplified? by NCH007
- I have never seen this promo picture before. by Beached-Peach
- What episode did riley let vampires bite him? by Easy-Connection-5933
- Thoughts on the season 4 finale? by modeyink
- Season 7 is underrated by BigMan12345lol
- Can Buffy still feel like Buffy without Joss Whedon? by Rude-Blacksmith-829
- I’m only on about season 2 but do the vampires like not know where Buffy lives? by 111atlas
- hypocrisy in buffy season 7 by kobunnis
- S5E6 - LET THEM KISS!!!! by Tuna_96
- Rewatched Selfless last night… by Seed0fDiscord
- What do you think an ideal Faith spin-off would be like? by Proud3GenAthst
- As viewers are we supposed to like or dislike Faith by solarmelodic
- Let's say you watched Buffy and Angel when they originally aired by loki2002
- It took me a while to get used to demons becoming like regular citizens by HomarEuropejski
- Fanfics were the Scoobies get a smackdown? by BellesNoir
- Which mean girls has the best arc ? : Cordelia Chase or Brooke Davis from One Tree Hill ? by Cailly_Brard7
- What is an overlooked line that hits deep with you? by Artistic-Total-303
- Dawn should appear in the sequel series in Key form by Disastrous-Baker-351
- What do you guys think is straight up the best scene of the entire show? by HomarEuropejski
- Cordelia and Connor by Routine-Werewolf-889
- Does anyone else want the Buffy reboot /sequel to keep the same intro music? by Will-Bend-You-Over
- The only thing I really am hoping the sequel does by hikingdyke
- How different would the Buffyverse be if, instead of a limited amount of crossovers, they happened frequently by sadhungryandvirgin
- UPDATE "....I need some motivation to continue watching AtS season 5." by Sushisuus
- This fringe was a crime against humanity by Light_inc
- Am I wrong for feeling sorry for Riley, Spike and other guys that Buffy will date in the future? by HomarEuropejskiHomarEuropejski
- When do you think Willow fully got over Xander? by Sweaty_Affect9363
- Who was going to tell me? by JamesIsVictorious
- Wesley tells Buffy instead of Faith that Angel is gone and that Angelus is back in "Salvage" - What does Buffy do? by jdpm1991
- Buffy finds out that Wesley stole Angel's son; Connor, what does she do? by jdpm1991
- Parallel S3x02 and S7x19 by Lloronalina
- Ilona Costa Bianchi by Artistic-Total-303
