Whispers in The Dark

Musings of an inperfect writer, and pagan. ADHD AF. Harry/Murphy shipper. Beginner guitarist. Diehard Spuffy shipper. Nerd. Reader. Resident Weirdo woman. Welcome to my midlife crisis.

[mapleejay]

does anyone else think about how brave all their friends are and get really emotional about it

[mapleejay]

I'm glad everyone is alive rn

[norseshadows84]

In light of the utterly devastating loss of Anthony Head, my husband and I are planning to watch Repo and our favorite Buffy episodes tonight, with our favorite beer and snacks. Band Candy is absolutely on that list. I think the best way to honor his legacy, is to be the kind of person Giles would be proud of. The world is darker, crueler, there is evil and unkindness and horrific things going on. The world is dark and scary, but we can choose to be the ones that hold a light in the darkness.

We should all strive to be the kind of person both ASH and Giles were. This pint's for you, Ripper. Cheers.

[fanetiquette101]

I need a fucking minute.

Rest in piece Anthony. You were a foundational part of so many of our youths, and you were a phenomenal performer. You will be missed.

[inadvertently-biblical]

Anthony Head (1954-2026) as Rupert Giles

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - 4x18

[domoarigateaux]

i said this elsewhere, but ASH was really a father for an entire generation. we see this in every tribute, every outpouring of grief, and so many of the beautiful words people are sharing right now.

i think a fantastic component of his time on buffy to draw attention to here is when he was fired from the watcher’s council and still chose to stay with buffy and guide her. this, as an adjacency to buffy’s parents getting divorced and her dad actively choosing not to stay in her life resonated with so many kids who grew up with dads who weren’t around, parents who weren’t physically or emotionally available.

this man, through his work, was a father, a mentor and a guide to all of us; he made weird kids feel seen. he gave life to so many characters, characters that have since become such an integral part of our cultural lexicon. he encouraged people into getting interested in theatre. he was a staunch and proud ally for lgbtqia+ people across the world. the man carved out a niche in media that will always be uniquely and unequivocally tied to his legacy. and you know what? i’m damn sure he made people respect their local librarian a little more.

my heart really goes out to his family; the amount love the world had for him and his work was truly extraordinary. we lost a real legend today; he’ll be our watcher forever and always.

[elysianfieldsarchive]

Saying Goodbye to Anthony Head

He was our librarian. Our teacher. Our surrogate father. Our Watcher. We didn't always see eye-to-eye, but we always loved, and we were always here for him to test any theory.

Also, the man was fine as hell in drag.

The world feels less safe without him in it.

Hug your Buffy friends, folks. We're not okay today.

[teatimewithgiles]

Rest in Peace, Tony.

I'll always remember your smile.

Anthony Head (1954-2026)

[norseshadows84]

I just heard the news about Anthony Head. 💔💔 I am absolutely not okay. His poor daughters. My heart goes out to them in this time. I lost my dad suddenly in 2022, and losing your parents so close together like the did.. oh, my heart breaks for them and his friends and coworkers. Such a tragic loss. I was first introduced to him back in 2015 when a friend lent me her copy of Repo and after that I loved his work. I even managed to find the whole Rocky Horror production that he was in on YouTube. He seemed like such a lovely human being, too. Just devastating news. Rest in peace, good sir, you will not be forgotten for your legendary work and lovely soul! This year can eat a dick.

[sunsetbuddie]

when you say something awkward and stupid in a social situation that probably no one will remember except you for the rest of time

[norseshadows84]

social anxiety be like

[norseshadows84]

Bit of a clusterfuck today. I have a nasty sinus headache and sinus pressure. No fun. Working on some fic though, then calling it a night! Doing the Spike and Buffy going to Dawn's class for Parent's Night idea. Not sure if it'll be a one shot or not, depends on my muse I suppose lol. Big thanks to @toxicphangirl15 and @floralgreenery for letting me bounce ideas and being so encouraging as I wade into the fandom and fic writing!

[rabbitmotifs]

cut my hair and dyed it under duress

[rabbitmotifs]

im having a very buffy s6 moment right now i will say

[desicat-writer]

Do you need a hot vampire to break down a condemned building with?

[th3grunchler]

Who doesn't???

[desicat-writer]

my bad my query was dumb 🤣

[norseshadows84]

Just finished Calvary on Angel and all I can say is WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK??? Doing my girl Cordy dirty like that?? Look I hated her the first season of Buffy but goddam, the growth has been unreal and I've seriously started to love her. This is sum bullshit. I am seriously pissed right now lol. Also, Operation Toddler Bed was a partial success last night. Our youngest bounced around her room like a squirrel on crack, then passed out on the floor, woke up several times at night, and by morning was actually sleeping IN the bed. She's napping now, and actually using the bed. Hooray! Now I can have more coffee and get back to writing the Spuffy fic I started last night :D That said, toddler Connor would have been a riot. Might have to do something about that...

Also! My husband and I are looking into getting our first ever Cricut. We're mainly wanting to do like decals for cars/walls, shirt transfers and stuff like that and don't know which one is right for our needs so I've been trying to research that out.

Like I'm making our daughter's room Buffy themed and wanted to put a couple decals and quotes up on the walls and on her door, do some t shirts, stuff like that. We also have a 3d printer and he printed me out a Spike figure :) Now that's love haha.

[my-dailydreams]

[buffyblue]

[bespangeled]

I love how gently he treats her…

[chuckdrawsthings]

time wasted

[dawniesummers-archive-blog]

Spike + Head Tilts requested by ezriela

[norseshadows84]

Sometimes I hate living in the South so, so much. I'm currently playing "is it allergies because pollen is an evil bitch or am I sick YET AGAIN" and I don't like it because either way I lose. Currently got some postnasal drip and a mild sore throat. Super bullshit. Also, watched Angel "Awakening" and they gave us perfection only to say SIKE at the end and f me I should have realized things were going too well long before I did haha so that's my bad. Still eyeballing my ever growing list of story ideas. I hate decision paralysis. I took my sketchpad with me to my eldest's appointment but forgot a pencil.. oops lol