The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Tuesday, March 17
Mar. 17th, 2026 07:52 pmCORDELIA: What?
CONNOR: Are you okay?
CORDELIA: Sure. Except for the morning sickness that can’t tell time.
CONNOR: Good. I mean, that you’re okay.
CORDELIA: Why wouldn’t I be?
CONNOR: Angelus. He was here again.
CORDELIA: Excuse me? (off his look; innocent) He was?
CONNOR: Downstairs. He caught Fred alone, used a fake charm. Fooled her long enough to take everything we had on whoever the Beast was working for.
CORDELIA: That son of a bitch…
~~Angel Season IV Episode #80: "Release"~~
[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

- The Path to Self-Discovery (Xander, Willow, T) by [personal profile] madimpossibledreamer

- BTVS: New Sunnydale (Nova, Buffy, unrated) by Eliza_hazeleyes
- The Town That Would Not Stay Buried (Buffy, T, Red Dead Redemption xover) by Teo Grey
- The Things That Wait Between Heartbeats (Buffy, T, Dr Who xover) by Teo Grey

- Music Hath Charms (Oz, T) by Aadler
[Chaptered Fiction]

- Патруль Ch. 1-4/4 (COMPLETE) (Buffy/Angel, Ensemble, E) by B_E_S
- The Pull of Darkness Ch. 4 (Spike/OC, E) by prettylittletraitors
- Flesh and Blood Ch. 14 (Buffy/Spike, T) by katirahk
- The Fawn of it All Ch. 5 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Iris_Dietrich
- The days that followed Ch. 10/10 (COMPLETE) (Buffy, G, The Originals xover) by Aya1600
- Slay Wars Episode I CH. 8 (Buffy/Faith, T, Star Wars xover) by storiwr
- Bring Me To Life : A Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel Crossover Event Ch. 82 (Buffy/Angel, unrated) by Jean_theGuardian
- Once More With Feeling, My Wayward Sons Ch. 8 (Buffy, M, Supernatural xover) by SequelNeeded
- Downvoted Ch. 6 (Warren/Andrew, E) by Mishafer
- Faith, and How I Fell Ch. 3 (Buffy/Faith, M) by Willowhand
- Blossom in Blood Ch. 10 (Buffy/Spike, E) by desicat
- Slutty Disguise CH. 1-3/3 (COMPLETE) (Buffy/Spike, E) by desicat
- First Kiss Ch. 1-10/10 (COMPLETE) (Buffy/Spike, M) by Sarahvampgrl
- A Message Made From Bones (102) Ch. 10 (Ensemble, Stranger Things RPF xover, M) by katirahk
- A Stake In The Family Ch. 7 (Buffy/Spike, M) by voidslayerworks98
- Fractured Roads: The End Game Ch. 4 (Ensemble, G) by StaarksHeart
- Dolls Underground Ch. 5 (Buffy/Angel, Spike/Drusilla, G) by Naming_stars
- Red Xandra: Season Two Ch. 66 (Ensemble, T) by Kickaha
- Objectionable Behaviour Ch. 8 (Warren/Andrew, E) by GarsCrucible
- Bound by the calling Ch. 9 (Buffy/Faith, E) by vampireslayerr (mongoosekiramman)
- Put Me Down Ch. 26 (Buffy/Faith, E) by Inspectorrr
- The Strange Case of Faith Lehane and Willow Rosenberg Ch. 34 (Willow/Tara, E) by VladimirHarkonnen (TheLightdancer)
- Gonna Lose the Chains, Baby? Ch. 27 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Grianbui

- The Freshman Fifteen: The Memory Shop (Cordelia, T) by michael t

- Come to my window, Chapter 4-5 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Sarahvampgrl [R
- Staked through the heart (and you're to blame), Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Ninereeds
- Slayer in Hell, Chapter 1-2 (Buffy/Spike, E) by DeamonQueen
- Essence, Chapter 23 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Soulburnt
- Carol of a missing lipstick , Chapter 18 (Buffy/Spike, G) by rossshin
- creatures of habit, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, E) by LadyInQuest

- Dearest Gentle Slayer, Chapter 15-17 (Buffy/Spike, E) by LadyInQuest
- Betty and the Bleached, Chapter 11-14 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Dusty
- A Glimpse In the Night, Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Sarahvampgrl
- Villainess, Chapter 14-17 (Buffy/Spike, M) by ClowniestLivEver
- the whole kit and caboodle, Chapter 5-8 (Buffy/Spike, T) by jewelram
- in friendly recompense, Chapter 15-17 (Buffy/Spike, M) by LadyInQuest
- Captive Audience, Chapter 14-16 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Grief Counseling
- creatures of habit, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, E) by LadyInQuest
- A Series of Unfortunate Spins, Chapter 15-17 (Buffy/Spike, T) by A Series of Unfortunate Spins, Chapter 17 by VeroNyxK84
- squared, Chapter 4-11 (Buffy/Spike, T) by jewelram
- Boomerang, Chapter 13-14 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Gabby
- Home Sweet Home, Chapter 15-17 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Lilacsandorangeblossoms
- All Present and Correct, Chapter 14 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Harlow Turner
- I Know You By Your Heart, Chapter 9-12 (Buffy/Spike, M) by scratchmeout
- Short and Spuffy 26, Chapter 15-17 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Sarahvampgrl
- First Kiss, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Sarahvampgrl
- Short and Spuffy, a collection , Chapter 1-17 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Sirabella
- A Glimpse In the Night, Chapter 1-2 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Sarahvampgrl
- Idiosyncratic Use of Advanced Dimensional Folding as Mediated Through an Organic System, Chapter 6-8 (Buffy/Spike, T) by zinjadu
- I Can’t Make You Fall in Love Again, Chapter 14-16 (Buffy/Spike, E) by Maxine Eden
- Motorcycles, Busses, and Pedestrianism, Chapter 8-11 (Buffy/Spike, M) by zinjadu
- Fluffy Times in Paradise, Chapter 6-7 (Buffy/Spike, G) by Lashyan
- hit the lights ('cause we're blowing up tonight), Chapter 1-4 (Buffy/Spike, M) by jewelram
- Riding Shotgun on the Hunt, Chapter 16-17 (Buffy/Spike, T) by VeroNyxK84
- these blades are made for skatin' (and that's just what they'll do), Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, T) by zinjadu
- Quest for Glory, Chapter 6 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Geliot99, Claire
- Revelations, Chapter 63 (Buffy/Spike, T) by Niamh
[Images, Audio & Video]

- Moodboard: willow the hecate witch () by

- Artwork: Buffy (Slayer, The) (edsmoony) by
- Artwork: Buffy () by windigo-ofchicago
- Artwork: Spike () by aud3lia

- Icons: 20 AtS Icons () by nondenomicon
[Reviews & Recaps]

- school hard is a big rewatch episode (ofc) for me by socratesgirl
[Community Announcements]

- Tuesday, March 17 - Promotion Day Reminder by [community profile] fic_promptly
[Fandom Discussions]

- I'm not defending anything spike has done while soulless by spanningyears
- Love in the Buffyverse is so beautiful and, yet, so heartbreaking by adancerofsymphonia
- I love the buffy fandom by thread-bare-theoretician
- can we talk about how deeply buffy is sleeping in surprise?! by thread-bare-theoretician
- why don’t the characters all wear more crucifixes? by skyegraves21
- hate this fandom sometimes by whatcomesnextbelovedpet
- End of s6 Buffy pulling herself out of the grave by desicat-writer
- by
- it does feel like a betrayal of feminism to ship spuffy in season 7 by lesbianmarrow
- just think that cordelia would be really sympathetic to s5/s6 dawn by pinesorneedles
- Silly Buffy AU idea… by srmcd1
- The spuffy bangle is on its way by virgosvaultco
- Not to harp on Sarah Michelle Gellar, but I doubt this one (1) Hulu executive is why the reboot wasn’t brought to series. by frazzledsoul
- the thing that both accelerates and halts spike and buffy from engaging in a sexual relationship/otherwise in season 4 is something blue. by socratesgirl
- link to the not-final-draft Buffy reboot pilot script by ligbi
- Cordelia for the character ask game? by rebornautumn
- the revelation that robin wood is the son of a slayer whom spike killed by lesbianmarrow
- have you read the leaked buffy reboot script that's been floating around? by xinakwans

- Leaked Reboot Buffy script by Gerty_sassygob24
- Where we at by bratholy
- First time watcher season 2 (No spoilers) S2 Episode 16 by Daredevil545545
- Rewatching and this early moment instantly made me flash forwards… by afffffff454
- Modern Writing for Young Adult Media Went Downhill by No_Most_979
- Season 1 green outfit appreciation by CandidateHefty329
- Does Sarah want Hulu to rethink their mistake or is she completely done by user_Second
- Techno Pagans? by thebadphilosopher
- Why tomorrow’s Disney Shareholders Meeting is the "Final Battle" for the Buffy Revival (#FreeTheSlayer) by AdditionalMeringue63
- first time watcher question by gclddust
- Were the revival’s themes and metaphors the real reason the Buffy revival was cancelled? by ImportanceOk7784
- Tell me your Buffy story by santino89217
- SMG Buffy bts by bratholy
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin by mrmerrbs
- I’m going to rewatch Buffy and then Angel by SpikeNBuffy
- Five by five - five what by five what?? TIL by NoTip4329
- Why is Sarah not being asking about it + Hulu refusal to comment on it by user_Second
- Don't drink the kool-aid about the rumored bad Buffy sequel script. by Ok_Food7066
- Is there a discord server? by Mat1711
- BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: CHAOS BLEEDS (PS2) - Any other players? by This_Limit_6945
- Spin the Bottle by Enzo-12345
- how do rank Buffy's final scene among your favorites? by not_firewood_yeti
- I quite enjoyed the reboot's script. by deepfriednergigante
- Steven DeKnight comments on Disney’s feedback on the revival by ImportanceOk7784
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- Bringing your girlfriend home to meet your mom. by AndrewHeard
[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

- PUBLICATION: The Failed Buffy Reboot and the Problem with Rebooting Coming-of-Age TV by The Cutprice Guignol
- PUBLICATION: ‘Buffy’ Autopsy Report: The Inside Story Of How High-Profile Reboot Was Shockingly Slayed by Dealine


