With “Look Both Ways” idea – I chose to work with the “Something Blue” and magic – I used the classic Midsummer Night’s Dream 1935 production by Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle that was based on the Hollywood Bowl production of 1934. I love this film and the art design and costumes for the fairies – plus Shakespheare and Mendelssohn – what’s not to love?
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I’ve been influenced by reading some of the darker stories lately plus season six has always been my favorite of all in the Buffyverse – if anyone is interested in having this for their story just let me know. Excerpt from poetry by Pable Neruda Sonnet 17 which I read in “Between the Shadow and the Soul” series by enigmaticblue. I love this poet – his work is so fitting for Buffy and Spike.
“I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.” Pablo Neruda Sonnet 17
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First – my thanks to all the mods for their efforts to keep Seasonal Spuffy online for all the fans to enjoy – congratulations on this 10th. anniversary. Another great big Thanks to all the participants for all the wonderful stories and beautiful artwork you have created for the exploration of this GRAND RELATIONSHIP.
My submissions are a bit of the “Look Both Ways” theme – the darkness and the light that is the Spuffy journey. Hope you enjoy my efforts – as always, I love working with Buffy and Spike.
Fic: “The First of Those Horrible Conversations” (1/1)
Hello! Yay for ten years of Seasonal Spuffy! *tosses confetti*
My entry this time is a prequel of sorts to my fic from the previous round, Bed Wrinkles in Time. You don’t have to have read that one to follow this.
“The First of Those Horrible Conversations”
By: caia
Rating: PG
Length: ficlet
Genre: schmoooooop
Standard disclaimer: The characters aren’t mine, just the story.
Feedback: Please!
Fic: Blood
I still have a few more minutes left before free-for-all day is over? :D (In my time zone, anyway?)
Title: Blood
Medium: fic
Author/creator: tei_lj
Era/season/setting: A series of vignettes spanning pre-S1 (1994) to post-S6 (2006).
Rating: NC-17 for sex, violence, and, obviously, blood.
Word count: ~2800
Notes: So, this fic was inspired by an offhand remark made on the Female Gaze Podcast about how even in fanfic, let alone most canons, there isn’t enough acknowledgement of menstruation and how it would realistically affect characters’ lives. Menstruation, not Spuffy, is the main theme of this fic, but it is plenty Spuffy by volume ;)
Warnings: Uh, basically, if you think you are going to find this gross, you’re probably right.
Karaoke, Kittens, and Christmas (Fanfic)
Title: Karaoke, Kittens, and Christmas
Author: EllieRose101
Season: Post Series BtVS / Angel Season 5
Rating: PG
Story Bio.: Spike has some crazy seasonal adventures
Author Note: Originally written as a Secret Santa present for Tumblr, last year, I have reworked this story to give it an extra-special Spuffy ending.
Really, I should be working on my NaNoWriMo novel, but I wanted to post a treat for the free-for-all day, in light of just winning a few categories over at the Sunnydale Memorial Fanfic awards. Enjoy!
Fic: Stitched Up (5/5/?)
Title: Stitched Up
Author: bewildered
Era: BTVS s2
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Something goes horribly, horribly awry with Willow’s ensoulment spell, and Angel’s soul finds an unexpected home – in his dirty laundry. Read now the tale of a Sock with a Soul; it’s on a mission to help the helpless, and it’s starting with Spike and Buffy.
Fic: Stitched Up (4/5/?)
Title: Stitched Up
Author: bewildered
Era: BTVS s2
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Something goes horribly, horribly awry with Willow’s ensoulment spell, and Angel’s soul finds an unexpected home – in his dirty laundry. Read now the tale of a Sock with a Soul; it’s on a mission to help the helpless, and it’s starting with Spike and Buffy.
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Since today is free for all day, I thought I would post a banner for the occasion.
Behind the cut. Enjoy!!
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Special thanks to cordykitten for saving many of my old Spike/Buffy icons! This post is dedicated to her… And you can go here to find all the ones she saved…please forgive the quality of the older ones.
I used a lot of screencaps from Blood Queen and brushes by inxsomniax. Thank you to fangfaceandrea for letting me use the comic book images you posted on your LJ.
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Fic: Setting Up House (18/22)
Title: Setting Up House (18/22)
Medium: Fanfiction
Creator: sandy_s
Rating: R
Setting: Season 6, AU after “Gone”
Word Count (this part): 3513
Summary: What if the second social worker actually paid a visit to Buffy and Dawn after the incident in “Gone,” and Dawn and Spike convinced Buffy to set up house with Spike? (Eventually, it’s a bit of a crossover fic with AtS.)
Fic: Setting Up House (17/22)
Title: Setting Up House (17/22)
Medium: Fanfiction
Creator: sandy_s
Rating: R
Setting: Season 6, AU after “Gone”
Word Count (this part): 3206
Summary: What if the second social worker actually paid a visit to Buffy and Dawn after the incident in “Gone,” and Dawn and Spike convinced Buffy to set up house with Spike? (Eventually, it’s a bit of a crossover fic with AtS.)
Fic: Setting Up House (16/22)
Title: Setting Up House (16/22)
Medium: Fanfiction
Creator: sandy_s
Rating: R
Setting: Season 6, AU after “Gone”
Word Count (this part): 3693
Summary: What if the second social worker actually paid a visit to Buffy and Dawn after the incident in “Gone,” and Dawn and Spike convinced Buffy to set up house with Spike? (Eventually, it’s a bit of a crossover fic with AtS.)
Fic: Stitched Up (3/3/?)
Title: Stitched Up
Author: bewildered
Era: BTVS s2
Rating: NC-17 eventually
Summary: Something goes horribly, horribly awry with Willow’s ensoulment spell, and Angel’s soul finds an unexpected home – in his dirty laundry. Read now the tale of a Sock with a Soul; it’s on a mission to help the helpless, and it’s starting with Spike and Buffy.
Fic: Stitched Up (2/3/?)
Title: Stitched Up
Author: bewildered
Era: BTVS s2
Rating: NC-17 eventually
Summary: Something goes horribly, horribly awry with Willow’s ensoulment spell, and Angel’s soul finds an unexpected home – in his dirty laundry. Read now the tale of a Sock with a Soul; it’s on a mission to help the helpless, and it’s starting with Spike and Buffy.
Fic: Stitched Up (1/3/?)
Title: Stitched Up
Author: bewildered
Era: BTVS s2
Rating: NC-17 eventually
Summary: Something goes horribly, horribly awry with Willow’s ensoulment spell, and Angel’s soul finds an unexpected home – in his dirty laundry. Read now the tale of a Sock with a Soul; it’s on a mission to help the helpless, and it’s starting with Spike and Buffy.
Fic: Stitched Up [Master Post]
Title: Stitched Up
Author: bewildered
Era: BTVS s2
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Something goes horribly, horribly awry with Willow’s ensoulment spell, and Angel’s soul finds an unexpected home – in his dirty laundry. Read now the tale of a Sock with a Soul; it’s on a mission to help the helpless, and it’s starting with Spike and Buffy.
Departs canon forever during Becoming Part Two. Has about the nuanced characterization one should expect from an Ensouled Sock AU. As seems to be my preferred genre now, this is a shameless smutty Spuffy farce, once I get that pesky canon drama out of the way.
Warnings: By the laws of California, Buffy is still under the age of consent (18) at the beginning of this fic, and will be for many more months. Spike doesn’t care (he’s evil) and Buffy doesn’t care (she’s a teenager who wants to be treated like an adult) and since Spike has the emotional development of a teen (or even tween) himself, we’ll call it good. She’ll be 18 before they get TOO far, anyhow. There will be sexual situations, bad language, character death (or characters-sucked-into-a-demon-dimension, which is close enough), and plain old explicit sex. Also an ensouled sock. If you keep reading, don’t blame me.
Temporary Spike/Drusilla & Buffy/Angel – nothing explicit, but given where this fic veers off, some mooning is inevitable.
Thanks to feliciacraft, who wrote a post on Tumblr that was the initial inspiration for this plot, and to restfield and the_moonmoth, who kept making it worse, until we ended up with this fine and glorious adventure. Tumblr is a scary, scary place. More thanks to the_moonmoth for her thorough beta-read, especially for coming through on very short notice for chapters 2 and 3
EDIT 11/29/15: Story is in its final form! 10 chapters, just over 50,000 words. Thank you all for reading!
Chapter 3: A Sock with a Mission
Chapter 4: A Sock with a Scheme
Chapter 6: A Sock Changes Course
Chapter 7: A Sock on a Rampage
Chapter 8: A Sock’s Plans Unravel
Chapter 10: A Sock Moves On (finale)
Originally posted at http://seasonal-spuffy.livejournal.com/520987.html
Banners and Icons Inspired by Shapinglight’s “Casablanca” (and Rebcake’s request for poppies)
My apologies for missing the 11th: my internet connection went bust as I was finishing this post. We just came back live, yay! Now without further adieu, on with the show.
This being my first post proper at seasonal_spuffy: HAPPY TENTH ANNIVERSARY! Thank you to the mods and members for all the work they do to keep this alive and especial thanks this past month to teragramm for all her advice and support and to rebcake for still being one of the nicest people I know in fandom.
First off, some poster art for shapinglight ‘s “Casablanca” from Round 18; I’ve wanted to make artwork for it since I read it last May and this round provided the perfect motivation and excuse. As usual for me there are alts: in this case, four poster styles, plus accompanying icons. I’ve tried to be faithful to the spirit if not the letter of shapinglight‘s wonderful, mournful, elegant and strangely hopeful tale. I hope she approves. She is welcome to use any and all she likes.*
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Fic: The Ewer of Enheduanna [1/4]
Title: The Ewer of Enheduanna [1/4]
Medium: Fanfiction
Creator: the_moonmoth
Rating: NC-17
Setting: An AU Season 6
Length: 6,000 this part
Warnings: Extremely dubious-consent, since demons made them do it; enjoyment of said dub-con situation
Summary: A life-saving quest, a road-trip to another dimension, two friends pretending to be master and slave, and a tantric ritual that no one’s really sorry for. But what the hell does a long-dead Mesopotamium priestess have to do with anything?
Notes: I fully intended to have this finished for today, but then sb_fag_ends had their hallowe’en challenge and I was completely derailed – in the best way possible! So alas, this is all I have for you today, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless, and I will aim to have the remainder completed for one of the free for all days. Many thanks to bewilde for a series of last-minute and very piecemeal betas. Happy birthday to seasonal_spuffy, and happy birthday to me too ;)
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For my third and last post, below the cut, is a wallpaper. I took inspiration from this fall, 2010 banner by amyxaphania. This banner is speculator, amyxaphania made this banner with over 400 layers!
I just hope I did a half way decent job honoring her wonderful banner. Enjoy!