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[spelldealer]

[godyoupeopleareannoying-deactiv]

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[ptrckhnghn]

The video talks about why cottage core is appealing to queer people and its implications. It isn’t saying ‘EVERYONE SHOULD BE INTO COTTAGE CORE ITS AMAZING’ it’s a genuine video essay and discussion

[angelbabyspice]

I’m gonna need yall to start at least watching the videos if you’re gonna mock the thumbnail lmao...

[aenslem]

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[spuffybot]

THAT LITTLE SMILE AT THE END THO

[gorps]

Post of the decade was that one time someone tried to invent a slur for asexuals so that they could reclaim it

[buffy-slays19]

Buffy and Spike throughout the seasons

[welcome-to-sunnydale]

I believe that Spike has a certain amount of respect and affection for Joyce, born from the fact that Spike was human once and he was a sweet, kinda nerdy, love-poetry writing little victorian boy. His mother was the most important person in his life and her death made Spike terrible and cruel . But that’s what make him so unique , contrary to other vampires who lose their humanity , Spike kept it . His actions are driven by human emotions and it consumes him. He may be dead, but Spike is the quintessential human.

He seeks Joyce , a motherly figure , for comfort after his break up , talks to her and even laughes with her. He feels accepted around her. Her death affected him whereas in theory it shouldnt. To understand Spike , you have to understand William. They are not opposite , just two sides of the same coin.

“Care? Joyce was the only one of the lot of you that I could stand ! She was decent. She didn’t put on airs. She also had a nice cuppa for me .And she never treated me like a freak.”

[marshmallow-the-vampire-slayer]

tv tropes - title drop

If a line of dialogue is the title of the episode, movie, or book, it obviously must have some great significance.

[stalwartsandall]

WIP It Good

In the past few days, I’ve stumbled across a slew of comments and posts all bemoaning WIPs. Nothing biting or mean, just a general consensus-y murmur about the inferiority of unfinished stories. A couple of categorical statements about how certain readers would never intentionally read a WIP. A series of comments about the annoyance of starting a good story and then realising it is incomplete. A refusal to recommend a fic because it is unfinished. Basically, just a pervading sense that WIPs are inherently flawed as reading material.

Anyway, it got me thinking about the fact that, despite evidence that plenty of readers consume and enjoy WIPs, I rarely hear the fact stated clearly. So, to state it clearly: I consume and thoroughly enjoy WIPs. Consider this post a shout-out to all the glorious WIPs out there: the sporadically updated, the-flurry-of-early-activity-but-ultimately-abandoned, and the tantalising-two-chapters-that-never-went-anywhere. 

For me personally, completeness of a story ranks well below characterisation, plot, dialogue, pacing and grammar as a determining factor in whether I enjoy a story. And there’s a host of WIPs that are great reads in their incomplete form—better reads than many complete stories—even if they end abruptly. It’s personal preference obviously, but I prefer three chapters of wonderful, incomplete storytelling to 100k worth of (complete) mediocrity. And I don’t think I’m alone in my preference. While I’m sure the majority of readers prefer finished stories, a quick peek at hit counts will tell you that readers happily devour WIPs.

Anyway, consider this a cheerlead-y, supportive pompom shake to all the authors with perma-WIPs hanging over their heads. Even if you’re seeing countless comments bashing unfinished fic, a bunch of readers love your story, just as it is.

A teeny sampling of Spuffy WIPs that are great reads as is:

Monsters by betty cratchit

Beyond the Pale by FlightsofFancy

Left for Yesterday by the_moonmoth

Rules of the Road by Gort

Ex Magic by bookishy

In For a Penny by bewildered and the_moonmoth

Books and Their Covers by JustTiff

Ever Sun, Ever Moon by St Ephiny

[sunalsolove]

@robotgort

[whatisyourchildhoodtrauma]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 Promos

[handsupwhowantstodie]

Spike doing the thing [3]

[seasonal-spuffy]

Editable World Map of Spuffy Fic Recs

by thenewbuzwuzz

Title: Editable World Map of Spuffy Fic Recs Creator: thenewbuzwuzz Notes: I wanted to make a playground for something collaborative, but I’m bored with online magnetic poetry kits - though I would play if someone else made a kit. ;) So, instead, I lifted the format off of something unrelated to recs that @iamoffyourbird did in the Elysian Fields Facebook group, and I mapped the settings of some Spuffy fic I have recced in the past. For example, “One Gazelle in All the World” by baphrosia takes place in the Serengeti, so I stuck a pin in Serengeti National Park and put the fic title and author in the description. So. Theoretically, one could use the map to find fic recs based on setting. Travel the world with Spuffy, so to speak. :)

To see the map or add to it, go to the linked LiveJournal post. Enjoy, and remember that you’re welcome to post your own new Spuffy creations of almost any kind throughout today, November 25th. :)

[past entries by thenewbuzwuzz] [if you’re looking for more recs on LiveJournal, buffyversetop5 is the place to go] [newest Seasonal Spuffy entries] [schedule]

[thenewbuzwuzz]

I fiddled with styles so all pins are listed and we can have labels. Screenshot:

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[winchestress]

Spike + jaw clenches

[buffyblue]

[c-sand]

a knife now, is it? what’ll – what’ll that – you – you can’t hurt me. you’re – you’re just a bloody figment, you are. you’re just …

[spellofwinter-deactivated202605]

as you were // touched

[dailybtvs]

3.17 | 3.22 ↳ “Buffy gets out of bed, and she’s in her hospital gown and she walks over to Faith in her hospital bed and she returns the kiss that Faith once gave to her. This moment is not sexual at all. It’s very, very gutting because Buffy loves Faith, and she has always loved Faith and they shared something very special. This isn’t the kind of loss you can measure, because if you think about it, none of us can possibly understand what it would be like to be so singular. To be a supernatural force in the world and have no one. And then gain someone, and lose that someone, but then gain someone who is more a part of your life.. to then lose them by your own hand. This is that moment that Xander was talking about when he said to Buffy, “I don’t want to lose you.” We did lose a part of Buffy when she put that knife in Faith. When she sees that Faith is in a coma, and that it is by her own hand, we lost a part of Buffy. And that part of Buffy will never come back. Growing up, you do things you cannot erase and they become a part of you and take away a part of you. And you see this in that kiss.”

[booklover721]

I love that one of the first things Angelus does in the 20th century is wear leather pants. Like all these years, Angel is wearing sensible pants, and then Angelus comes out and is like “HOW have I missed out on THESE”