Fic: Elegies Part 1 - Words for the Faded, Chapter 1

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Title: Elegies Part 1 - Words for the Faded
Author: useyourlove
Era: Post-Comics, Dollhouse-Crossover (it makes sense in context?)
Rating NC-17 (language, sexual content)
Genre: eventual post-apocalyptic crossover--see author's notes

A/N: I feel like this whole endeavor needs some explanation. So, I spent my summer watching Buffy, Angel, and Dollhouse for the first time, and I managed to cram them all in in less than six weeks. Which, by the end of it all, led to much sleep deprivation. It was in one of those strange half-awake moments when I got the idea for this. My brain said "hey, I bet all of Joss's worlds are really one big interconnected world. A literal Jossverse. Wow... wouldn't that be angsty as hell?" So, in perfect Whedon Tradition, I've made Spike and Buffy an established, stable, and happy couple just so I can steal their happy ending from them.

The basic premise is that folks have run out of demons to fight in San Francisco, nobody really pays attention to the Slayer anymore, and Spike thinks Buffy should move on to somewhere more in need of her services. They head to New Orleans, make fun of Anne Rice, fight some vampires, and then the brain-wiping Apocalypse happens. Leading to much angst. It's in three parts with six chapters each and is largely already written, I just need to edit it (which is where the hold-up is coming from). There's no need to have read the comics, to have read Anne Rice, or to have seen Dollhouse to understand this fic. The only things you need to know in advance are that I'm an angst-bucket and I enjoy innappropriate humor and kinky sex.

I'm afraid this chapter is lacking on all those counts and I'm not satisfied with it. The sex is less than hot (if you ask me--I am much too wordy and don't have to time to edit this further today) and Buffy and Spike are so happy it's schmoopy. This will change. At any rate, here's the first installment.

Read on LJ. Read on AO3. (Both of these will be updated.)

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Fic: What You've Got (1/1)

[this_caia]

I wasn't able to get this up on my assigned day yesterday, so I'm taking advantage of the 24-hour grace period to post it. My apologies to useyourlove for horning in on your day.

I hope you enjoy this bit of early S6 silliness. :)


What You've Got

By: caia (thisficklemob on LJ)
Rating: PG
Standard disclaimer: The characters aren't mine, just the story.
Summary: Buffy needs a reason to like the world. Spike shows her one of his.
Feedback: *puppy dog eyes*

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Fanmix: Burning in Blue

[useyourlove]

Here be my next offering :-). So, my typical listening fair is either classic rock or blues, jazz, and ancient recordings of showtunes, etc. Listening to some of these exquisitely crafted songs while trying to write fic, I just couldn't help but think of my favorite fictional pair. So I put together a bunch of old songs by female blues and jazz singers. You can probably tell my musical crushes by this mix (Billie Holiday and George Gershwin topping the list).



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[useyourlove]

Heyo, folks. I've got plenty of goodies to share today, but I'm having a hectic day (and, indeed, am posting these in the middle of class. Sigh.) More to come!!



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