crazydiamondsue | One Rec for Every Buffyverse Pairing, Ever (Reply)

Or, you know, not.

I wrote in my 'I don't need romantic endings' post that I'd read most of the Buffyverse pairings. I quickly realized that this couldn't possibly be true (D'Hoffryn/Skip is still on my to-read list) but I have read a large selection of pairings featuring primary and secondary characters.

So I decided to make a recs list of them, despite the fact that it's not EVERY PAIRING EVER OMG.

These are all stories I greatly enjoyed. They span every possible genre and rating and all are well-written. Will they all be every Buffy fan's cup of tea? Most likely not.

I did not try to reinvent the wheel for the "big" pairings. If you're a Buffy/Angel, Buffy/Spike, Spike/Angel or Spike/Xander (or other more common pairings) fan, you're probably not going to find anything new. But if you've been curious to try any of those pairings, you'll at least find a well-written story. ETA: I forgot to say that a lot of these stories are older, written pre-2007 or pre-pre-pre-2007. A few are new.

I struggled in choosing a Spike/Xander fic, since I wrote, read and 'shipped it so long and the majority of my long-time LJ friends are (or were) S/X writers. So I took the easy way out: I rec'd myself. I might not have been the best S/X writer of all time, but I certainly didn't suck.

Halfway through compiling these recs I thought, "Why, exactly, am I doing this, again?" It's not every pairing ever. It's not Sue's List of Must Read Fics (there would be more Xander if that were the case.) What this ended up being was a long list of fics that feature 'ships. I believe all the canon ships are represented, and most of the "almost canon." There's one fic per pairing and pretty much one pairing per fic (I didn't have time to roundup all the threesomes and moresomes; I have an unlife you know.)

This was hard. It was hard to leave writers off because I was only listing *one* Buffy/Angel or Spike/Angel fic. It was hard to pick fics for 'ships for which I'd read multiple fics. It was really hard to track down those Willow/Kennedy, Giles/Olivia and Faith/Robin fics. But in the end I'm left with a lengthy recs list that those new to fandom and those who are interested in trying out new pairings can use as a starting point.

Yes, I'm sure I left a popular pairing or two off. I am actually only human, all the awesome to the contrary. Feel free to leave recs for me in comments, that would rock. (I already have that Skip/D'Hoffryn to read, though, so be creative.)

The Recs

Angel/Connor
Five Years Later at a Holiday Inn by

romanyg, NC-17

Angel/Darla
Eternal Return by Sera C, PG-13

Angelus/Darla
Morning After by

selenak, PG-13

Angel/Doyle
I'm Not One by

kita0610, NC-17

Angelus/Drusilla
Lamb of God by

lostakasha, NC-17

Angel/Faith
Half-Lit World by

marenfic, R

Angelus/Fred
Mind Fuck by

ash_carpenter, NC-17

Angel/Giles
Grief That Does Not Speak by

estepheia, R

Angel/Gunn
This Is Our Grace by

idyll, NC-17

Angel/Illyria
Not Yourself by

deird1, NC-17

Angel/Kate
Call It Closure by

clawofcat, PG-13

Angel/Lilah
Mortal Taste by

likeadeuce, R

Angel/Lorne
But We're Not (Losing Faith) by Dusk, PG

Angel/Nina
Something Else by

romanyg, R

Angel/Oz
Clair de Lune by

spikendru, NC-17

Angel/Penn
Salvation by

ely_jan, NC-17

Angel/Riley
Damage Done by

chrisleeoctaves, NC-17

Angel/Spike
Vicarious by

lynnenne, NC-17

Angelus/Spike(William)
Chevachee by

peasant_, R

Angel/Wesley
Full Circle by

lyrstzha, NC-17

Angelus(Angel)/Willow
Rematch by Medea, R

Angel/Xander
He Never Did Listen by

viciouswishes, NC-17

Anya/Andrew
A New Hope by

rubywisp, PG

Anya/Tara
Resistance is Useless by

missmurchison, PG-13

Anya/Willow
First Time for Everything by

snowpuppies, R

Buffy/Angel
Weight of Life by

marenfic, NC-17

Buffy/Anya
For Her Pleasure by

lunabee34, PG-13

Buffy/Connor
New York Blooms by

entrenous88, PG-13

Buffy/Cordelia
Remedial Buffy by

glossing, NC-17

Buffy/Darla
Calisthenics With Words by

sevendeadlyfun, R

Buffy/Faith
Dreaming of We by

femmenerd, R

Buffy/Fred
Lemon Sprinkle Frosting by

brutti_ma_buoni, PG

Buffy/Gunn
Average Love Story by

marenfic, NC-17

Buffy/The Immortal
Tramps Like Us by

likeadeuce, PG

Buffy/Nina
Love Lost and Found by

tinpanalley, NC-17

Buffy/Oz
Experiments With Normal by

glossing, PG

Buffy/Riley
As You Weren't by Alexandra Huxley, PG

Buffy/Spike
Stick Shift by

stultiloquentia, NC-17

Buffy/Tara
House Full Of Women by

witling, PG

Buffy/Wesley
Clarity by

thomasina75, R

Buffy/Xander
The Bright Blessed Day, the Dark Sacred Night by

nwhepcat, PG

Buffy/Willow
Discretionary by

ladycat777, NC-17

Connor/Dawn
Les Cousins Dangereux by

annakovsky, R

Connor/Oz
The Post-Finals Tradition by

mireille719, R

Cordelia/Angel
Washer at the Ford by

lostakasha, R

Cordelia/Darla
Vessels by

carlyinrome, NC-17

Cordelia/Doyle
California Dreaming by

lycomingst, PG

Cordelia/Fred
Remembering by

mirielle719, NC-17

Cordelia/Gunn
Enormous Panties and Other Things by

viciouswishes, NC-17

Cordelia/Harmony
Almost by

chicken_cem, PG-13

Cordelia/Kate
Browser Memory by Lar, R

Cordelia/Lilah
Universe, You're On Notice by

viciouswishes, NC-17

Cordelia/Wesley
And Other Strangers by

likeadeuce, NC-17

Cordelia/Willow
Closet series by

gabrielleabelle, R

Cordelia/Xander
Knowing by

inlovewithnight, G

Faith/Buffybot
Wind Her Up and She Slays by

brutti_ma_buoni, NC-17

Faith/Cordelia
Gods and Monsters by

marenfic, NC-17

Faith/Dawn
Never Brought to Mind by

queenzulu, NC-17

Faith/Drusilla
Draw Back Your Bow by

clawofcat, R

Faith/Robin
Carry An Island Around On Our Backs by

callmesandy, PG-13

Faith/Xander
Contrite Spirits by

liz_marcs, PG-13

Fred/Faith
Doctor Kink by

stoney321, R

Fred/Gunn
And I Would Know You Anywhere by

inlovewithnight, PG

Fred/Lilah
Point of Reference by

likeadeuce, R

Fred/Riley
Unified Theory by

likeadeuce, PG-13

Fred/Tara
Experiment in Fast Forward by

soft_princess, NC-17

Fred/Xander
Five Ways Xander and Fred Never Got to Fall in Love by

inlovewithnight, PG (1st part as standalone)

Fred/Willow
Third Time's the Charm by

jennyo, PG

Giles/Andrew
The Scapegoat by

kindkit, NC-17

Giles/Anya
Left Hand by

ljs, PG

Giles/Buffy
The Big Three-Oh! Part One and Part Two by

uberaeryn, NC-17

Giles/Drusilla
Remains by

violethamster, R

Giles/Ethan
The Glass Will Fall Forever by

mirielle719, PG

Giles/Faith
Sleepy Tears Undone by The Pirate Queen, PG-13

Giles/Jenny
Dressed to Kill by Runawayscrape, NC-17

Giles/Joyce
Twilight's Last Gleaming by Laura Shapiro, NC-17

Giles/Olivia
Vex Not the Roses by

seraphcelene, NC-17

Giles/Oz
'Til It Bleeds Daylight by Sarah T, R

Giles/Xander
Damage Control by

janedavitt, NC-17

Giles/Wesley
Glad You Came by

janedavitt, NC-17

Giles/Willow
Too Much by

doyle_sb4, PG-13

Gunn/Anne
On A Clear Day You Can See Culver City by

mikelesq, PG-13

Gunn/Gwen
Beginning, Somewhere in the Middle by

marenfic, R

Lindsey/Darla
In the Waiting by Lar, PG-13

Lindsey/Eve
Stumble by

ely_jan, R

Lindsey/Lilah
Morale Events by

minum_calibre, R

Oz/Devon
Words Are Flying Out Like Endless Rain Into a Papercup by

doyle_sb4, R

Riley/Dawn
Every Day Was Like the End of the World by

bear, R

Riley/Graham
Reconnaisance by Lar, NC-17

Spike/Andrew
A Few Degrees Cooler by

wesleysgirl, NC-17

Spike/Anya
Not That Simple by

flurblewig, PG-13

Spike/Connor
Begin at the Beginning by