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Saturday 25 April 2026

Saturday, April 25th, 2026 05:46 pm

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Off-DW News
Blogtor Who
reviews the novelisation of Aliens of London
Their Friday Video of the Day is a clip from Deep Breath
looks at Doctor Who Magazine's 30 Years of the Eighth Doctor

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Communities and Challenges

dw100: Challenge #1087: document

Fanfiction
Completed
Vantage Point by

badly_knitted [Clara, Eleven | G]

Icons & Graphics

annabeth_roses with 103 Eleventh Doctor era icons

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Dept. of Memes

kaffy_r

Friday, April 24th, 2026 08:28 pm

Music Meme, Day 29

A song that you downloaded:

That would be damn near every bit of music that I've lately enjoyed, which amuses me.

I mean, I still have a large number of CDs out in the living room, music that I used to play all the time. And of course, prior to CDs, I used to play LPs all the time. Musical evolution, or at least musical tech evolution. I'm still not a Spotify type of person, which appears to be the way things roll these days. I'm old enough that I want to actually own the music I play. So even though I may own it in a way that the RIAA doesn't approve of, I still own it.

Downloading: threat or menace? Discuss.

But I'm still enjoying this meme (good lord, I'm almost done with it. Whatever shall I do with myself once Day 30 is done and dusted?) and I've completed a few downloads from YouTube lately, so I can at least show you one or more of my most recent musical acquisitions.

Let's try this one. "NASA" by Ateez came out not all that far before Artemis II took off. As a NASA fan, I loved the performance video, and once Artemis II blasted off, I kept going back to the video and grinning. It doesn't hurt that Seonghwa, the group member who is the main singer in the MV is my bias wrecker. (That's simply saying that he's my second favorite in the group. He's really sweet and unsure of himself, unless he's got his makeup on and he's onstage ... but you didn't need to know that, did you?)

Without further ado, here's Ateez, doing "NASA"

Watch on YouTube

And here's my previous meme day, which has links to all my answers. Because of course you'd be interested in those.

Current Mood: amused
Current Location: the home office
Current Music: Ateez "Dancing Like Butterfly Wings"

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Friday, April 24th

su_herald_feed

Friday, April 24th, 2026 10:30 pm

Posted by double_dutchess

https://su-herald.livejournal.com/1691903.html

Lilah: Faith.
Faith: How do you know my name? I don't think I told you.
Lilah: We are well aware of who you are and what you do. We know you have been experiencing some difficulties. We think we can help bring some order back to your life.
Faith: We do, do we? Who is we, and why do they know me when I don't know Jack about you?
Lilah: Green is my favorite color. I look good in diamonds and I love riding in limousines.

~~Five by Five~~

The Sunnydale Herald is looking for at least one new editor. Contributing to the Herald is a great way to get your Buffy on! Find out more here.

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Postcard by KatyAmberAuthor (Buffy/Giles, G)
The Curl by KatyAmberAuthor (Buffy/Giles, G)

[Chaptered Fiction]

The Seal of Solomon, Chapter 6 by Cosmic__Cowgirl (Buffy/Giles, E)
Heir of the Slayer, Chapter 6 by ANISRAW2020 (Buffy, not rated)
Heaven is here (if you want it), Chapter 1 by sugarmeth (Buffy/Spike, M)

Troubling Deaf Heaven, Chapter 29 by JuneCurry (Buffy/Spike, R)
Restructuring Reality [Series Part 3], Chapter 22 by Ragini (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
Valentines Day Switch, Chapter 5 by Kazfox (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
Seducing the Slayer, Chapter 3 by CheekyKitten (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
Da Capo al Fine, Chapter 2 by EnchantedWillow (Buffy/Spike, R)

TtH • Story • Summoned To Strixhaven: Schooling of Scoobies (Ensemble, Dungeons and Dragons crossover, FR13)
Heroes, villains and Slayers, Chapter 35 by DoctorSkywalker (Scoobies, multiple crossovers, FR18)

Breaking Illusions, Chapter 8 (complete!) by RavenLove12 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
Her Villanelle, Chapter 5 by Geliot99 (Buffy/Spike, R)
Something Borrowed, Chapter 33 by Geliot99 (Buffy/Spike, R)
How Does a Moment Last Forever, Chapter 16 by number1angirl (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)
What Love Looks Like, Chapter 22 by DeamonQueen (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)
Rewoven, Chapter 17 by EnchantedWillow (Buffy/Spike, R)
Aftermath: the Möbius Curve, Chapter 12 by Joan963z (Buffy/Spike, R)
Lost and found, Chapter 17 by JSBirsa (Buffy/Spike, R)
And no net ensnares me, Chapter 12 by Sirabella (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)
Slayer In Hell, Chapter 1 by DeamonQueen (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: Peroxide princess 🧛‍♂️ by blue coffee beanz (Spike, worksafe)
Artwork: Day 18 of drawing Kendra everyday until I get tired of it ft. Buffy and Faith by aa-arttss (Buffy, Faith, Kendra, worksafe)
Artwork: PDA BETWEEN MURDERS AND TRANSLATIONS by ezrablue15 (Dalton, Spike, Drusilla, worksafe)
Gifset: (4x01) The Freshman by likeafantasy
Gifset: bewitched, bothered and bewildered by lovebvffys
Gifset: Heard of me, have you? by poetischeliebe (Spike and the Watchers in Checkpoint)
Icons: Spike, Season Four (pt. 1) by buffyedit
Icons: Buffy in S04E17 by gellaricons
Icons: Buffy in S04E17, S04E18, S04E19 & S04E20 by gellaricons
Fanvid: 🎵Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl - Broken Social Scene buffy x i saw the tv glow 💜 by arentyounaturallybuffbuff (Willow/Tara)

[Reviews & Recaps]

[Buffy comics] Buffy's time in the psychiatric hospital (very good) by CandidateHefty329

[Search & Recs]

Vid rec: Oh good, someone did make a supercut to the Olivia Rodrigo song [Buffy & Spike & Angel] by mosesoperandi

[Fandom Discussions]

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Multifandom icons (Matt Smith roles)

annabeth_roses

icons

Friday, April 24th, 2026 04:49 pm

103 Doctor Who icons (Eleventh Doctor era, mostly the Eleventh Doctor), 16 House of the Dragon icons (season one, mostly Daemon), 1 Womb/Clone icon, 8 Christopher and His Kind icons, 8 The Death of Bunny Munro (should be non-spoilery, but hasn't aired in the US yet) There is a Matt Smith theme. :)

Teasers:

icons @ my personal journal

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"Gunge"

shivver

Friday, April 24th, 2026 10:51 am

Title: "Gunge"
Fandom(s): Doctor Who
Characters: Tenth Doctor, Martha Jones
Rating: G
Genre: General
Word Count: 296

Summary: The Doctor and Martha work to prevent ~~a calamity of epic proportions~~ ... ~~widespread bio-disaster~~ ... All right, all right, it's just going to be really gross, okay?

Read it on AO3.

Author's Notes: So here's the deal. I've been working on a story, and it's 1730 words of pure dross so far. Then I was looking back at another story of mine and thought, "I should write *this* idea instead," but you know, that's going to take two weeks.

Then I remembered I'd written this earlier this month, as just a practice adaptation of another fic I saw, and I thought, "Hey, I can clean that up in ten minutes and get it posted!"

So yeah, this is just crap that I'm posting to not miss a month. Just keep scrolling down your feed and forget this ever happened.

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Multifandom icons

annabeth_roses

fandom_icons

Friday, April 24th, 2026 11:47 am

103 Doctor Who icons (Eleventh Doctor era), 16 House of the Dragon icons (season one), 1 Womb/Clone icon, 8 Christopher and His Kind icons, 8 The Death of Bunny Munro (should be non-spoilery, but hasn't aired in the US yet)

Teasers:

icons @ my personal journal

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Dept. of Theological Meanderings

kaffy_r

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 05:38 pm

Architecture and Monotheism

It's just something I thought while Bob and I were talking in bed last night. Talk turned to religion as more than occasionally happens. He may be atheist and I may be an intermittent agnostic that believes in something on alternate Thursdays, but we have always liked playing with the ideas and philosophies connected to religion in general.

And something that had been simmering in my head over the last while - months, possibly a couple of years - finally bubbled up in words.

OK - here's where folks of faith can feel free to stop reading, or to roll their eyes at me, or be offended. This is what I believe and I expect no one else to agree with me.

( Seriously. Believers might want to avoid )

Current Mood: annoyed
Current Location: the home office
Current Music: RM "Seoul"

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Spring Sprung and Recs Recced

donutsweeper

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 07:48 pm

After a light dusting of snow on the 19th spring has finally sprung and sprung with a vengeance here (to be fair it was unseasonably hot before that snow and now again after, 20+ degrees (f) warmer than usual which is making my least favorite time of year even worse due to a combo of Blargh-Pollen-Everywhere allergies and encroaching ants (dudes, the outside is where you should be! You do not pay rent, do not be in my house). Sigh. Usual tactics to get them gone aren't working either, it might be exterminator time which I hate to do, but oh well.

This is neat: NASA's Your Name in Landsat (see your name spelled out in landsat imagery of the Earth)

Nothing much else interesting is happening in my neck of the woods, I've been doing a lot of cleaning and organizing (a cute self-care/tracking app I use, Finch, had a challenge last month where it suggested little tasks to do each day/every few days and I found it a great way to do things without being overwhelmed - like dust a shelf, go through one drawer, etc - so I've been trying to keep it up and do something most days.) And craftwise, I'm nearly finished with a blanket. Not sure what project I'll do next, something will come to me, though I'm sure.

And for the main reason for this post... here, have three weeks of

recthething recs (lots of tumblr art and one MDZS/Untamed fic):

Doctor Who (Classic)
- More Four Stuff (A whole bunch of adorable Four doodles)

Discworld
- its a heavy burden, having a heart as big as a city. and heavier still when it loves you back (love the way the Ankh Morpork is silhouetted in the background with Vetinari and Sybil looking down at Vimes)

MDZS/The Untamed
- my baby my baby (gorgeous LWJ holding a bunny sketch)

Merlin
- The Favour (love the dreaminess of this)

Nirvana in Fire
- Consort Jing (gorgeous)

Sherlock Holmes
- "Labours of Love" English paper piecing: Doodles and Research (fascinating read and wonderful art)

Supernatural
- Happy Easter!! ✨🐝 "Thought the boys deserved at least one nice, happy Easter egg hunt and in my mind Bobby did so too :)" (adorable comic)

X-Files
- awoo (hilarious Mulder and Scully comic)

MDZS/Untamed fic:
A Fork in the Road by Bodldops (142k)
Summary: With a small change, Wei Wuxian has a chance to reconsider his stance. That change leads to others. The most important words you can say, after all, are thank you, and I am sorry. It is better to say them earlier, than later through tears. ( an interesting turn-left AU where canon events shift post WWX punching JZN in Cloud Recessess. FYI contains some Jiang, especially Madam Yu, bashing)

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, April 23rd

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Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 11:56 pm

Posted by double_dutchess

https://su-herald.livejournal.com/1691605.html

Giles: It can't be!
Ethan: Yes, it can. (Giles turns to him) Hello, Ripper.
Giles: I thought I told you to leave town.
Ethan: You did. I didn't.

~~The Dark Age~~

The Sunnydale Herald is looking for at least one new editor. Contributing to the Herald is a great way to get your Buffy on! Find out more here.

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Let's Fool Around by Skyson (Buffy/Giles, E)
April Fools' by athingworthsaving (Buffy/Angel, E)
Five by Five, Still Breathing by WriterDMathis (Buffy/Faith, T)
The Wedding Date by Mudblood88 (Buffy/Giles, E)

Thragg it all... by CrazyDan (Xander & Scoobies, Invincible/Marvel crossover, FR18)

[Chaptered Fiction]

GRAPESHOT or Twilight for those who are into women (Bella SI), Chapter 18 by Ratmor (Buffy/Faith, Twilight crossover, T)
Breaking Illusions, Chapter 8 (complete!) by RavenLove12 (0)
Greatest Love Story - Prelude, Chapter 14 by FalseGinger (Angelus/William, Angel/Spike, M)
Heroes, villains and Slayers, Chapter 35 by Stand_with_Ward_and_Queen (Ensemble, multiple crossovers, T)
Put Me Down, Chapter 55 by Inspectorrr (Buffy/Faith, E)
Bound by the calling | Fuffy, Chapter 24 by vampireslayerr (mongoosekiramman) (Buffy/Faith, E)
Faith, and How I Fell, Chapter 14 by Willowhand (Buffy/Faith, M)
Ashes to Amber, Chapter 4 by Aya1600 (Buffy, Twilight, not rated)
The Ones That Got Away, Chapter 1 by Cosmic__Cowgirl (Buffy/Giles, E)
Quiet Magic, Chapters 1-5 (complete!) by Skyson (Buffy/Giles, E)

Twin Stars Over Opal City, Chapter 5 by redjacobson (Ensemble, Justice Society of America crossover, FR13)

[Images, Audio & Video]

[Reviews & Recaps]

[Recs]

Vid search: Buffy edit on TikTok by Personal-Crazy6179

[Community Announcements]

Spangel Fanwork Marathon 2026 - Deadline Approaching Soon! by pangel-fanwork-marathon

[Fandom Discussions]

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Thursday 23rd April 2026

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doctor_who_sonic

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 09:17 pm

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Off-Dreamwidth News
Blogtor Who's video of the day for yesterday was a clip from "The Reality War"
Blogtor Who's video of the day for today is Bonnie Langford talking to the Radio Times

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Thursday, 23rd April, 2026

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torchwood_three_hub

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 10:24 pm

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Fic Promptly - A community for daily prompts and fills

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fandom_on_dw

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 05:06 pm

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A Modicum of Daring

setsuled

disneyplusshows

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 09:49 am

Last night's new Daredevil: Born Again was one of the better written of the Born Again series. It's kind of a low bar, though, and there were a few weak bits in the teleplay by Devon Kilger and Jesse Wigutow. But I appreciated how the story got weird at points.

( Spoilers behind the cut )

Daredevil: Born Again is available on Disney+.

Current Mood: groggy
Current Location: A street
Current Music: "Subterranean Homesick Blues" - Bob Dylan

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Tiki | Fire Emblem Archanea

parhelicon

dwrp_icons

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 09:18 pm

CANON: Fire Emblem (Archanea games)
CHARACTERS: Tiki
ADDITIONAL INFO: Child version
CREDIT TO:

parhelicon

35 icons @

parhelicon

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YORU > YOMI NO TSUGAI

quixotic

dwrp_icons

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 09:16 am

CANON: Yomi No Tsugai
CHARACTERS: Yoru
ADDITIONAL INFO: 120 icons from the first two episodes
CREDIT TO:

malagraphic

here @

malagraphic

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animanga: misc

AANG > AVATAR: THE LEGEND OF AANG

quixotic

dwrp_icons

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 09:13 am

CANON: Avatar: The Legend of Aang
CHARACTERS: Aang
ADDITIONAL INFO: 210 icons from the movie, MAJOR SPOILERS
CREDIT TO:

malagraphic

( Read more... )

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avatar: tla and lok

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, April 22

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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 09:17 pm

Posted by sd_herald

https://su-herald.livejournal.com/1691376.html

GILES: Uh-uh, Kendra, uh, there are a-a-a few people, uh, ci-civilians if you like, who, who know Buffy's identity. Willow is one of them, a-a-and they also, um, spend time together, uh, socially.
KENDRA: And you allow this, sir?
GILES: Well, uh...
KENDRA: But the Slayer must work in secret for security.
GILES: Of course, uh, but, uh, with Buffy, however, it-it's, um, some flexibility is required.

~~BtVS 2x10 “What's My Line? Part 2”~~

The Sunnydale Herald is looking for at least one new editor. Contributing to the Herald is a great way to get your Buffy on! Find out more here.

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Double Drabble: Kid Sister (Buffy, Dawn, PG) by badly_knitted

Status Quo Bias (Giles, X-Files xover, T) by madimpossibledreamer

Love is the Cure (Angel/Fred Burkle/Spike/Cordelia, E) by Kittenwritings
Intertwined (Spike/Fred Burkle, E) by Kittenwritings
then, you know, i just explode (Buffy/Tara, E) by TechnicolorRevel
observer effect (Buffy/Faith, E) by IncognitoDuck11
Bursting in Bloom (Buffy/Faith, E) by Wolf_of_Lilacs
The Chemicals Between Us (Buffy/Maggie Walsh, M) by MadeInGold
you're bleeding magic out somehow (Buffy/Maggie Walsh, not rated) by MadeInGold
like old times (Buffy/Angel, G) by Melacka
Photo booth (Buffy/Giles, G) by KatyAmberAuthor

fragile (Buffy/Spike, R) by flootzavut

fragile (Buffy/Spike, R) by flootzavut

[Chaptered Fiction]

Put Me Down, Chapter 54/? (Buffy/Faith, E) by Inspectorrr
Monsters Don't Get Miracles, Chapter 3/? (Drusilla, Angel/Cordelia, Angel/Drusilla, T) by She_posts_nerdy_stuff
A Stake In The Family, Chapter 19/? (Buffy/Spike, M) by voidslayerworks98
Infinitely, Chapter 98/? (Willow/Tara, M) by Laragh
to carve out a place for oneself, Chapter 5/5 Complete! (Giles/Jenny, M) by lilyelisabeth

Something Practical, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by CheekyKitten

The Ring Talks, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, R) by myrabeth
A Very Dangerous Game, Chapters 22-30 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Maxine Eden
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck..., Chapters 22-30 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by zinjadu
Consequences, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Blooddebt

The Ring Talks Part 1: Taking Initiative, Chapter 10 (Buffy/Spike, M) by myrabeth

[Images, Audio & Video]

Gifset: [Giles scenes with on-screen quotes] (worksafe) by starryeyesxx
Textposts: (pt4) BTVS as textposts/headlines | Spuffy edition (worksafe) by sillyb00ks
Gifset: Spike’s Slut Face (worksafe) by victorfreakenste1n
Artwork: Saw a neato billy idol photo and had to use it as inspiration for a cute spuffy painting. (worksafe) by scxrlet64

[Reviews & Recaps]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer S3E19 "Choices" Recap & Review - Part One (Major Slayage) by Major Slayage - A Buffy Rewatch Podcast
S2 Episode 9 "What's My Line (Part 2)" by The Bitch Is Back with Charisma Carpenter

[In Search Of]

Looking for a Buffy/Spike fanfiction [written in the late 2010/2010s. Rated M. About 20+ chapters] requested by Sabby-11

[Community Announcements]

Tentative plan is to start the Season 3 rewatch late next month, on Tuesday May 26 by btvs-weekly-group-rewatch

[Fandom Discussions]

Buffy AU that I will never write by meltedredweasels
We are truly blessed to have all the whump fic potential of the Initiative by demens-rosa
I am not suggesting that Buffy/Riley is the best ship, but those of us who enjoy jealousy are eating good when he is around by demens-rosa
I have thoughts on the questions “Why didn’t Willow and Tara pay rent at Buffy’s when she was dead” and “why did no one help Buffy out of her grave” by madlyn5ever
Love where they ended up in regards to Joyce’s character, but [...] by sallowinahotway
You cannot tell me Fred and Wesley when their relationship is built of of disloyalty and decit by gl1ttergutzz

Was Spike’s accent really that bad?? by Diving_4_Shrimp
Amber Benson Beef? by Exciting-Advantage10
Lorne brought so much charm and humor to the show by SamTheMarioMaster2
Which Angel & Faith comics are good? by Repulsive-Shame-5493
Is Xander really that bad? (No spoiler please) by Entire_Turnover1152
A missing crossover/character development opportunity by Archduke_Pineapple

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Search maintenance

mark

dw_maintenance

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026 09:19 am

Happy Wednesday!

I'm taking search offline sometime today to upgrade the server to a new instance type. It should be down for a day or so -- sorry for the inconvenience. If you're curious, the existing search machine is over 10 years old and was starting to accumulate a decade of cruft...!

Also, apparently these older machines cost more than twice what the newer ones cost, on top of being slower. Trying to save a bit of maintenance and cost, and hopefully a Wednesday is okay!

Edited: The other cool thing is that this also means that the search index will be effectively realtime afterwards... no more waiting a few minutes for the indexer to catch new content.