The Weather's Nice Again, Finally

[thedeadlyhook]

Quick fly-by. First up, Happy Birthday bogwitch! Second, fic recs. I've been sucked in hopelessly by WIPs recently - anaross's fic in general and Gail pointed me to The Bear's story Prophecy and Warmth on Buffy/Spike Central. I have to admit that despite the no doubt great collecction of stories there, I haven't made a habit of checking that sight because the burgandy letters on pink background format is such a strain on my eyes... and yet, I plowed through 29 chapters of this story, with the laptop held up near my face to read in some cases, because yes, it's that riveting. Reminds me of something I think fer1213 said recently, about st_salieri's recent fics (also wonderful - for god's sake, please go check them out), that reading through a really good post-series fic that hits you just so makes you get insecure and start rethinking your own work... and yet, there are practically infinite possibilties, aren't there? I had this urge last week to try to categorize the variations of post-series B/S that I've seen, that all feel equally valid in their own way - fics in which Spike starts his own journey separate from Buffy, such as paratti's Samson and the Broken Dolls, fics where Buffy and Spike get back together after a period of struggle, such as fer1213's Third Chances, or totally alt-universe futures such as herself_nyc's Bittersweets or A Nice Place to Visit. I've probably pimped db2305's Take Heart before, but if I haven't, I so should have - alt-Season 4 Buffy/Spike, super-kinky and wonderfully weird and horrific and funny all at once, and originally written for meee, so you know I love it! I'm probably forgetting a whole raft of great stories that deserve pushing, but I'm finding even that thought heartening somehow - that there's really that much more out there to be discovered.

Guess that wasn't such a fast fly-by post, huh?

buffyx is running a Spuffy Kinkathon. C'mon, everybody. You know you want to.

Comments

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

That does help. Thanks for the tip! I get inches from a headache every time reading the site as-is.

[slackerace.livejournal.com]

Many stories on BS Central(including The Bear's) are also archived on www.spikeluver.com (The Spuffy Realm), which has white letters on black background AND you can adjust the print to your liking, making it HUGE if you so desire...

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Awesome! Thanks for the pointer.