• Red, Red Rose by xfirefly9x [Buffy, Dawn | G]
• Not Only Human by xfirefly9x [Buffy/Angel | G]
• Understanding the Enemy by aaronlisa [BtVS/AtS | Buffy/Darla | FR13]
• Secretly Courting by warpedminded [Darla/Willow | PG13]
• A Matter of Trust by theladymerlin [Spike/Xander | R]
• Skål by brutti_ma_buoni [Giles, Ensemble | PG13]
• Donut? by forsaken2003 [Spike/Xander | PG13]
• Marry in Haste by shapinglight [Spike/Giles | PG13]
• Blood in the Gardens by brutti-ma-buoni [Darla/Drusilla | R]
• Slayer Training: Drunk Edition by the-huffster [Buffy/Giles | PG13]

• Xandercles the Mighty, Prologue and Chapter One, by dustandroses [Spike/Xander | PG13]
• You're No Mr. Smith, Chapters 1-5, by sentbyfools [Buffy/Angelus | NC17]
• The Oak King, Chapter 6, by whichclothes [Spike/Xander | NC17]
• Influence of Demons, Chapter 12, by gabrielleabelle [Buffy/Spike | NC17]
• Blue Amber, Chapter 3, by amandam830 [BtVS/Supernatural | Buffy/Dean | NC17]

• Spike/Buffy Firefox Personas by chickensparrow

• A new prompt is up at writers-toybox
• Nominations are open until 1 February at wicked_awards
• Last day for signups at cya_ficathon

• BtVS rewatch update by ash-carpenter

BUFFY: What are you doing here? Five words or less.
SPIKE: Out... for... a... walk... bitch.
BUFFY: Out for a walk at night by my house. No one has time for this, William.
SPIKE: On your merry way, then. You know, contrary to one's self-involved world-view, your house happens to be directly between parts... and other parts of this town. And I would pass by in the day but I feel I'm outgrowing my whole "burst into flame" phase.
BUFFY: Fine. Keep going, I cut you a break.
SPIKE: Oh, yeah. Okay, let me guess... you won't kill me? Wooo... the whole crowd-pleasing threats-and-swagger routine. How stunningly original. You know, I'm just passing through. Satisfied? You know, I really hope so because God knows you need some satisfaction in life besides shagging Captain Cardboard and I never really liked you anyway and... and you have stupid hair.

~~No Place Like Home~~

• The River's Daughter: The Two-Body Problem by valyssia. Buffy/Willow. FRT.
• Many Happy Returns by littleotter73. Buffy/Giles. FR13.
• Rolling in the Deep by musicbitch. Spike/Buffy. PG-13.
• Divergence by seraphcelene. Willow. G.
• Angel reads Douglas Adams by kairosimperfect. Angel. G.
• Afternoon Tea Delight by il_mio_capitano. Giles/Buffy. PG15.
• Home Sweet Limbo by meltha. Wes/Fred. G.
• Never Get The Girls by lettered. Angel(us)/Spike. NC-17. For rekindlespangel
• Ante Praevisa Merita by stoney. Holtz, Connor. NC-17.
• Simplicity Itself by meltha. Angel/Spike. NC-17.
• The Day Boy and the Night Girl by ScheherazadeBet. Andrew/Dawn. FRT.

• Distress Signals Chapter 26 by PeaceHeather. Buffy/Spike. Teen.
• The Oak King Chapter 5 by whichclothes. Spike/Xander. NC-17.
• Omega Rising Chapter 5 by aliceinwondrbra. Buffy/Faith. R.

• wicked-awards nominations 7th Round close Feb 1st.
• Challenge #304 at femslash100: prompt is curve
• Vote in Challenge #305 at btvsats-guys

• molly-may discusses watching BtVS for the first time (plus a poll!)

• Mark Watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer S2 E21: Becoming, Part One. Please observe Mark's strict no spoilers in comments policy.

Xander: I know what you're thinkin'. Can I get by him? Get up the stairs, out of the building, seconds ticking away... I don't love your chances.
Jack: Then you'll die, too.
Xander: Yeah, looks like. So I guess the question really is... who has less fear?
Jack: I'm not afraid to die. I'm already dead.
Xander: Yeah, but this is different. Being blowed up isn't walking around and drinking with your buddies dead. It's little bits being swept up by a janitor dead, and I don't think you're ready for that.
Jack: Are you?
Xander: I like the quiet.

~~The Zeppo~~

• Gone But Not Forgotten by slaymesoftly in fantas_magoria, Buffy/Spike, NC-17.
• One, Two, Three And You’re ...Invisible? by slaymesoftly in fantas_magoria, Buffy/Spike, NC-17.
• The Only Solution by a2zmom for open_on_sunday, Willow, PG.
• Last Horizons I Can See by redbrickrose for rekindlespangel, Angel/Spike, NC-17.
• Space Between by mushroomgal for sb_fag_ends, Buffy/Spike, PG.

• The Oak King Chapter 4 by whichclothes, Spike/Xander, NC-17.
• Where Do We Go From Here Chapter 32 by littleotter73, Buffy/Giles, PG-13.
• The Building Blocks Of Good And Evil Chapter 3 by patriciatepes, *crossover with Darkwing Duck*, PG-13.

• 20 BTVS icons by valyssia.

• Voting for Challenge 211 is open at btvs_hush.
• Challenge 212 is open at btvs_hush.
• kinda_gay is hosting a Valentine’s Day/Anti-Valentine’s Ficathon.
• The January Poll is open at sb_fag_ends.

• The Feminist Filter: Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered by gabrielleabelle.
• Buffy Rewatch: 3.03 Faith, Hope, and Trick by boot_the_grime.
• Thoughts On Truth & Responsibility In Art, Or, Why I Dislike Xander Harris But Think He's Necessary by penny_lane_42.

• Mark Watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer, S02E20 “Go Fish”.
• The Rodarte Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

• Another Family Reunion by spikesjojo, Spike/Angel, NC-17.
• Biding Time by aliceinwondrbra, Faith/Tara, PG-13.
• Burning by lycomingst, Holtz, Justine. Written for open_on_sunday.

• Collide Chapter 27 by toobusy2write, Spike/Angel, NC-17.
• The Hooded Man Chapter 3 by naughty_fae, William/Xander, NC-17. *Journal NSFW*
• Family Confidential Chapter 48 and Chapter 49 by miss_kuddel, Willow/Tara, PG-13.
• The Oak King Chapter 3 by whichclothes, Spike/Xander, NC-17.
• The Faith Lehane Files 4: the years of freedom by brutti_ma_buoni, Faith, PG.
• One Thing in Common Chapter 5b by lusciousxander and lusciousspike, Xander/Angel, Baby Spike, PG.
• Midnight Empire Chapter 4 by lostboy_lj, Ensemble cast, R. (Sequel to Clocks of the Long Now)
• Le Roi Renaud (part 1) and Le Roi Renaud (part 2) by misco, Buffy/Spike, R.

• feedbackathon reminder: There is one week left to submit feedback to your assigned authors.
• Do you ever feel like Eve is the most misunderstood character in the 'verse? Have you been thinking of writing some meta on the character of Kennedy? Do you often feel like there isn't enough Lilah/Darla/Dawn/Drusilla/Glory/Fred/Cordelia/Illyria fic out there? Yes? Well then, womanlovefest is the community for you! It's one week dedicated to the awesome ladies of fandom that don't get enough love and are hated for all the wrong reasons. The second edition is set to start in March. Show the Buffyverse ladies some love and sign up today!
• Prompt submissions are open at dark_fest.

• moscow_watcher posts her fanfic recommendations for fall, 2011.
• simonf asks if there any fan studies out there comparing Yahoo Groups to Facebook pages and wonders if lack of anonymity makes for better discussion.
• Whedonesque discusses Angel and Faith #6.
• Buffy S8 Review -- Retreat, Part V by harsens_rob.
• Angel & Faith #6, Summary and Review by kairosimperfect. Spoilers!

• io9 includes Anya's death in the episode "Chosen" as one of the top ten most undignified deaths in sci-fi and fantasy movie/TV history.
• Mark Watches "Killed By Death".

• Xander's Favorite Stake (Spike/Xander, NC-17) by dustandroses
• The Blank Slate (Buffy/Spike, PG) by misco
• The Day Boy and the Night Girl (Dawn/Andrew, PG-13) by ScheherazadeBet
• 147 Days (Buffy/Faith, R) by TigerDragon
• A Highly Fluffy Story (Angel, Lorne, G) by Meltha
• Hell Froze Over (Angel/Spike, PG-13) by Meltha
• Happy Anniversary (Oz/Willow, G) by Meltha
• Family (Gunn/Wesley, G) by SevenCorvus
• On the Road (Harmony/Cordelia, PG-13) by Aaronlisa
• Middles (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by lizzledpink
• Our Secret Flares (Buffy/Spike, R) by bayloriffic
• Passions (Riley/Adam/Spike) by killer_quean
• Neither Here Nor There (Xander/Oz, G) by Fluffyllama
• Beyond the Call of Duty (Adam/Spike, R) by ellenmcc
• Under Glass (Riley/Spike, NC-17) by trepkos
• Rain (Ensemble, G) by malinaldarose
• Slave Boy (Xander/Spike, R) by VannaVamp
• Home (Spike/Drusilla, G) by Hieiko
• Solace (Anya/Spike, PG-13) by Hieiko
• SAT Prep (Buffy/Faith, NC-17) by TigerDragon
• Winnie The Pooh And Spike And Buffy, Too (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Laure Alexander
• Willow's Been Naughty (Willow/Dru/Spike, NC-17) by Laure Alexander
• Intercessions (Willow/Dawn. NC-17) by chellefic
• Unbreakable (Buffy/Faith, NC-17) by chellefic
• Strawberry Road (Buffy/Faith, NC-17) by chellefic
• What Anya Knows (Willow/Anya, NC-17) by chellefic
• (Un)Truths (Buffy/Angel, PG-13) by Leni

• Future Imperfect, Chapter 20 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by lilachigh
• Twists and Turns, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by wolffan200
• The Oak King (2/6) by whichclothes
• The Hooded Man Chapter 2/27+ Epilogue by naughty-fae

• Tara manips by kudagirl
• Buffy Icons by guinluvsc

• Episode Poll: 5.05 No Place Like Home by gabrielleabelle
• slaymesoftly is looking for S8/9 Spuffy fics set on the fire escape

• Fandomania reviews Angel & Faith #6

• A Brief History of Time (A Love Story) (Buffy/Angel, R) by carlyinrome
• Meanwhile, on the Fire Escape... (Spike/Buffy , G) by coalitiongirl
• Hercules (Spike/Xander, PG 13) by forsaken2003
• Untitled (Buffy/Angelus, PG-13) by leni_ba
• Falling (Buffy/Spike, G) by drizzlydaze
• Last Dance (Angel, Spike, PG) by rahirah
• Two Drabbles (Buffy/Angel, Oz/Willow, G) by tiny-white-hats
• Worth It (Spike, Dawn, PG) by verucasalt123
• Burn (Angel, Spike, PG) by redeem147
• Patch Me Up (Angel, Faith, PG-13) by stakeland
• Fear Talks Back (Spike, Joyce, G) by readerjane
• A Row, A Few Too Many, and a Confession (Buffy/Giles, PG) by horrorfangirl
• Needed (Buffy/Giles, R) by thdneoncharlie
• Fish and Chips (Buffy/Giles, G) by il_mio_capitano
• Postscript (Wesley, G) by beer-good-foamy
• Confession Is Good For the Soul (Spike/Angel, R) by skargasm
• All The Deceits of the World (Spike/Buffy, PG13) by brutti-ma-buoni
• Christmas Boon (Buffy/Angel, PG-13) by leni_ba
• Owen Who? (Owen, R) by valyssia
• My So-Called Unlife by honorh
• First Aid for Vampires (Cordelia/Angel, PG) by Florrie</a>

• My Elizabeth - Chapter 17 (Buffy/Spike, R) by thepuddinhead
• Immigrants - Chapter 2 by curiouswombat
• Wayward Souls Ch. 4/? (Spike/Buffy, PG-13) by naughtynyx88
• Working My Way Back to You - Chapter Thirty-Five (Buffy/Spike, R) by bogwitch
• El Santuario (Faith, Wesley, PG-13) by eurydice72
• The Oak King (1/6) (Spike/Xander, NC-17) by whichclothes
• The Hooded Man 1/27 (Spike/Xander, NC-17) by naughty-fae
• Feral (Prologue) (Willow/Angel, NC-17) by velvetwhip
• Bruises Chapter 24 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by hulettwyo
• I Ven Eden ‘A New Road’ Parts 1-9 (Buffy/Giles, PG-13) by mythichistorian
• Le Roi Renaud. Part I (Buffy/Spike, PG) by misco

• Buffy Icons by lapislazu
• BtVS Icons by debris4spike

• The Willowy Goodness Awards are accepting nominations!</a>
• Round 7 Signups are open till Jan 29th at cya-ficathon
• Gotta Have Faith is still taking nominations!
• New Challenges are up at spuffy_wonder and taboo_spuffy

• Fandom Fights by shadowkat67
• BtVS Season 8 and Sandman: Tales in the Sand by kairosimperfect
• whichclothes asks if there's any interest in a Spanked Spike Ficathon
• Evil vampires are not so nice by deird1

• Give the Devil His Due by angelus2hot [Giles/Harmony | PG13]
• Liquor and Magic by angelus2hot [Giles/Buffy | PG13]
• So We Meet Again by velvetwhip [Willow/Oz | FRT]
• A Delightful Game by theladymerlin [Drusilla/William | R]
• The Road is Life by brutti_ma_buoni [Spike, Buffy, Dawn | PG]

• The Way to a Man's Heart, Chapter 5, by dorians-kitten [Spike/Buffy | NC17]
• With No Direction Home, Chapter 1, by tabaqui [BtVS/Firefly | Spike/Angel | Adult]
• Marching Us All to Our Graves, Chapter 5 Chapter 6, by arina_summer [Spike/Buffy | PG]
• Midnight Empire, Chapter 3, by lostboy_lj [Ensemble | R]
• Influence of Demons, Chapter 11, by gabrielleabelle [Buffy/Spike | NC17]
• Phase Changes, Parts One – Seven, by thea_bromine [Giles/Willow/Xander | FRM]

• Icons: Faith by whiskyinmind

• Fortnightly Prompt Challenge at kinda-gay
• Choose Your Author Ficathon at cya-ficathon

• Review: Buffy S8, Issue 29 by harsens-rob
• Being a Buffy fan on the internet from 1998 to the present day by shadowkat67

SPIKE: Buffy, Buffy, Buffy! Everywhere I turn, she's there! That nasty little face, that... bouncing shampoo-commercial hair, that whole sodding holier-than-thou attitude.
HARMONY: Well, aren't we kinda unholy, by the-
SPIKE: She follows me, you know, tracks me down. I'm her pet project. Drive Spike round the bend. Makes every day a fresh bout of torture.
HARMONY: Spike!
SPIKE: You don't understand. I can't get rid of her. She's everywhere. She's haunting me, Harmony!
SPIKE: This ... has got to end.

~~Out of My Mind~~

• On the Road by aaronlisa. Cordelia/Harmony. FR13.
• A Foggy Day in London Town by forsaken2003. Spike/Xander. PG-13.
• Empty Spaces: Crossed Wires by valyssia. Willow/Buffy. FRT.
• Band-aid by coalitiongirl. Spike, Dawn. PG.
• Love's Fools by waddiwasiwitch. Spike/Buffy. PG. For sb-fag-ends
• The end is near, but not here by ladyvisionary. Wes/Fred. G.
• Still Life with Violet and Oleander by Shadowlass. Angel/Drusilla/Spike. M.
• The end is near, but not here by ladyvisionary. Wes/Fred. G.
• Promise by alwaysjbj. Spike, Dawn. G.

• Midnight Empire Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 by lostboy-lj. Ensemble. R.
• Masters of Thornfield Chapter 159 and Chapter 160 by naughty-fae. Spike/Xander. NC-17. AH. *Journal NSFW*
• Phase Changes Chapter 7 by thea-bromine. Giles/Willow/Xander. M.
• Cut right into me (I am made of scars) Chapter 1 by elizaria. Angel/Spike. PG-13. For rekindlespangel
• Omega Rising Chapter 4 by aliceinwondrbra. Buffy/Faith. R.
• The Building Blocks of Good and Evil Chapter 1 by patriciatepes. PG-13. Crossover with Darkwing Duck
• Distress Signals Chapter 21 by PeaceHeather. Buffy/Spike. Teen.
• Change Partners and Dance Chapter 2 by A Dreamweaver. Buffy/Spike. M.
• Future Imperfect Chapter 19 by lilachigh. Buffy/Spike. NC-17.

• Faith icons by whiskyinmind. Plus other Eliza Dushku icons
• BtVS & AtS icons by evangelin1202. Plus Ringer and movie icons
• Angel/Spike wallpaper by sueworld2003. For rekindlespangel
• Spike Artwork: Let me Fade Away by sueworld2003.

• cya-ficathon has started a 7th Round. All Buffyverse authors are invited.
• Challenge #303 at femslash100: prompt is sweet
• writers-toybox new prompt is a Magpie prompt

• Comic Book Resources preview pages for BtVS S9 #6.
• Mark Watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer S2 E13: Surprise, S2 E14: Innocence, S2 E15: Phases, and S2 E16: Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered. Please observe Mark's strict no spoilers in comments policy.
• Joy Davidson discusses Angel: There's My Boy... at Smart Pop Books.

• Not Quite So Wrecked (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by readerjane
• Trusty Bottle (Spike/Faith, PG-13) by sookie-marsters
• Help me Move (Faith/Xander, PG-13) by sookie-marsters
• Lighten Our Darkness (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by brutti-ma-buoni
• Four B/A Drabbles (Buffy/Angel, PG) by leni_ba
• Hell on Wheels (Buiffy/Spike, PG) by shapinglight
• Howl (Buffy/Spike, R) by smells-corrupt
• Light up my Darkest Skies (Buffy/Spike, R) by smells-corrupt
• That There Is Not Me (Willow/Faith, PG-13) by beer-good-foamy
• What Matters (Faith/Tara, R) by brutti-ma-buoni
• Nightmares Are Real (Faith/Xander, NC-17) by consumedly
• Can't Be Real (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by tennyo-elf
• Bespelled, Besotted (Angel/Willow/Xander, NC-17) by lit_gal
• Most Amazing )Buffy/Spike, G) by a2zmom
• For All Eternity (Spike/Xander, NC17) by theladymerlin
• Never Stand Alone (Spike/Xander, PG-13) by dustandroses
• Shadows (Buffy/Spike, PG) by coalitiongirl
• A Missed Phone Call from L.A. (Giles, Wesley, PG) by ripper_repoman
• Forfeit (Buffy/Faith, NC-17) by swan_secrets
• Distracted (Buffy/Faith, R) by verity
• Unanswered (Buffy & Dana, PG-13) by snowpuppies
• After the Cheese Dip (Willow, Xander, Tara, G) by snowpuppies
• Not Another Apocalypse (Xander/Giles, PG) by juniperberry.
• Five by Five by Infinity (Faith/Buffy, NC-17) by snowpuppies
• Nev's Drabbles & Ficlets: AtS Collection 2 (Various pairings, R) by Nevcolleil
• Nev's Drabbles & Ficlets: AtS Collection 1 (Various pairings, PG-13) by Nevcolleil
• Like Sunlight (Wesley/Angel, PG-13) by Nevcolleil
• Wham Bam... by Laure Alexander

• After The Fangs (part 1) (Spike/Angel(us), NC-17) by kallysten
• My Elizabeth - Chapter 16 (Buffy/Spike, R) by thepuddinhead
• Marching Us Al To Our Graves, Ch. 4 (Buffy.Spike, NC-17) by arina-summer
• Monster, Chapters 4 & 5 (Xander/Spike, PG-13) by dragonyphoenix
• Phase Changes, Parts 1-4 ((Giles/Willow/Xander, R) by thea-bromine
• The Way to a Man's Heart-Chapter Three (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by dorians-kitten
• Rides a Pale Horse, Ch. 17 (Xander/Spike, R) by raynejelly
• Blossoming Evil, Ch. 4 (Spike/Xander, R) by mortal-enemy
• Masters Of Thornfield Ch. 157 (Spike/Xander. NC-17) by naughty-fae
• The Chosen One, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 (Buffy/Faith, R) by lizardmm
• Spiked Faith With a Touch of Nerd , Chapter 3 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by jesterlady
• Influence of Demons , Ch. 10 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by gabrielleabelle

• Five People Who Keep Fandom Chugging Along by petzipellepingo
• Five Comms That Kept On Producing the Goods by shapinglight

• BtVS icons by guinluvsc
• From Beginning To End (Spike/Angel vid) by kallysten
• BtVS icons by xheartrockx
• BtVS icons by emmahyphenjane
• Spangel manips (NSFW) by of_too_minds
• BtVS icons by http://misstress-tink

• Bechdel Test Comment Ficathon signups by penny_lane_42
• kinda-gay is now opening its doors for all LGBT-themed works and discussions involving any of the characters from the Jossverse.
• Challenge #303 Results at btvsats-guys
• Flash Challengefor Smashed and Lullaby at fantas-magoria

• What is Spike's role in the comics? by fenderlove
• About that whole consent in Issue 5 thing... by ms-scarletibis
• Xander Harris, the Magical Being by misse
• More thoughts on S9 #5 by penny-lane-42
• Random Fandom Fun Poll #14 by gryfndor-godess
• Anthropomorphic Polling... by deird1

• Let Me Be the One by theladymerlin [Spike/Xander | R]
• Under Wraps by angelskuuipo [Angel/Willow/Xander | FRT]
• What He Fights For by shakensilence [Willow/Angel | G]

• 30 Days, Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9, by writtenbyfates [Angel/Spike | NC17]
• Monster, Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3, by dragonyphoenix [Spike/Xander | Mature]

• Icons: BtVS by emmahyphenjane

• Challenge #304 and Voting for Challenge #303at btvsats-guys
• Bechdel Test Comment Ficathon 2.0 held by penny-lane-42
• A New Apocalypse is Beginning at whedonland

• Thoughts about Buffy 9.5 by penny-lane-42
• Random Buffyverse related thoughts by manthk
• BtVS Season 9, Issue 5 thoughts by rebcake