Wolfie Gilmore
03-07-08, 07:03 PM
Apologies for the lateness – but here are the results of my challenge (number 7).
Winner: Nocturne by tangent
This fic had a great atmosphere, almost a poetry to it - one that I didn’t pick up on at first. The opening made me a little dubious, actually, because the demons felt like they were from a different universe, more Pratchett than Buffyverse somehow… but as the fic went on, it all clicked into place. Buffy-off-the-rails was also the universe-off-the-rails. Like the Wish, the shift into badass place for the slayer is mirrored in/caused by the world around her. I liked that. I also liked how this dark Buffy was a silent Buffy:
The other thing, the thing that grew more and more apparent as her foes fell was how silent her movements were.
There’s something very disturbing about an unquippy Buffy. This badassness is not a pose at all – she’s not trying to impress or seduce like Bad Faith does. Maybe that makes her even hotter? Anyway, this fic is true leather pants stuff.
Runner up:
Aissy’s was an interesting take on the challenge, with a real authentic sense of the AtS characters and their conflicts, fears and destinies (foreshadowy goodness!), but I would’ve liked to see Fred’s When She was Bad moment go a little further into the gritty, nasty territory, I think, since she’s such an innocent character.
There were some other strong fics in the mix, but I think tangent’s and Aissy’s got the heart of the challenge best.
Winner: Nocturne by tangent
This fic had a great atmosphere, almost a poetry to it - one that I didn’t pick up on at first. The opening made me a little dubious, actually, because the demons felt like they were from a different universe, more Pratchett than Buffyverse somehow… but as the fic went on, it all clicked into place. Buffy-off-the-rails was also the universe-off-the-rails. Like the Wish, the shift into badass place for the slayer is mirrored in/caused by the world around her. I liked that. I also liked how this dark Buffy was a silent Buffy:
The other thing, the thing that grew more and more apparent as her foes fell was how silent her movements were.
There’s something very disturbing about an unquippy Buffy. This badassness is not a pose at all – she’s not trying to impress or seduce like Bad Faith does. Maybe that makes her even hotter? Anyway, this fic is true leather pants stuff.
Runner up:
Aissy’s was an interesting take on the challenge, with a real authentic sense of the AtS characters and their conflicts, fears and destinies (foreshadowy goodness!), but I would’ve liked to see Fred’s When She was Bad moment go a little further into the gritty, nasty territory, I think, since she’s such an innocent character.
There were some other strong fics in the mix, but I think tangent’s and Aissy’s got the heart of the challenge best.