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Author of the Month: Ragini has published 3 stories at Elysian Fields since joining on December 10, 2018.

Commenter of the Month: WilliamMyBeloved has written 751 comments at Elysian Fields since joining on November 04, 2022.

Artist of the Month: tragic is our current artist of the month.

Commenting Stars: 4 members have met the requirements to be an All Star Commenter this month.

Miracle Worker (A Halloween Ficlet) by Passion4Spike NC-17
A short, four chapter spuffy Halloween ficlett with some drama, lots of smutty...
The Way We Were by FoolForSpuffy PG-13
She found him slumped in the alleyway leading to the Bronze. The man looked...
Dinner For Two by sweetprincipale R
This was written for the 2021 Mystery-Fic-A-Thon Event. That being said, the...
A Halloween To Remember by the_big_bad PG-13
Spike encounters a helpless and lost in time Slayer on Halloween. Will he take...
Mysterious Influences by EnchantedWillow NC-17
A possessed toy, aided by Drusilla, and a deceptive younger sister sneaking...
Something Borrowed by Geliot99 R
It was just to fill a hole; feed a need for them both. A pretend (and secret)...
The Degradation of Duality [Series Part 2] by Ragini NC-17
After the events in Deliverance From Destiny, Buffy, Spike, Willow, and Lorne...
Oh My Goddess by Maxine Eden R
After a mysterious visit from a pair of gods, Buffy realizes what’s been...
Deliverance From Destiny [Series Part 1] by Ragini NC-17
Two months after Spike sacrifices himself to close the Hellmouth, a shattered...
Incarnate by Sigyn NC-17
Buffy died just after the hellmouth. The world seems like a cold and empty place...
Random Story
Return by EllieRose101 R
Spike is back in Sunnydale but so much has changed. (Missing scene set just...
Shoutbox
DarkVoid116 (11/3 12:12am): Happy birthday, Liv!
ClowniestLivEver (11/2 11:23pm): Thank you so much! Excited to celebrate tomorrow
pfeifferpack (11/2 09:59pm): party Happy birthday to Miss Marisol & ClowniestLivEver! Happiest of days with all you most treasure and desire today and in the year ahead! May your efforts meet success, wishes be in reach, love returned & joy each day.
pfeifferpack (11/2 09:57pm): Your perch & nest are right here sweet bird of youth... Lovely to see you here.
honeygirl51885 (11/2 07:47pm): And we’re always glad when you do, OYB! kiss
OffYourBird (11/2 07:33pm): You know birbs, we just pop outta the bushes sometimes wink (Also, hello dear violetta!)
violettathepiratequeen (11/2 07:15pm): @Haha OffYourBird just dropping into the chat all nonchalant! HELLO! love
OffYourBird (11/2 06:24pm): Hallo!! flowers wave
Holly (11/2 06:22pm): Birdieeeeeeeee!!!! squee
Ragini (11/2 04:41pm): @offyourbird - Thanks for the insight. I'll be trying to tell myself that.
OffYourBird (11/2 04:09pm): I promise you, people always care! Far, far more than they often say smile
Melme1325 (11/2 02:26pm): Congrats to the MotMs!!!!
Ragini (11/2 01:08pm): @Slaymesoftly - Yep! Totally get that now. I'm not sure what it says about me that my unexamined assumption was that people would be mostly apathetic to my presence. Nothing great about my self-esteem, that's for sure.
slaymesoftly (11/2 11:19am): @Ragini - People do care! LOL Especially true, I think, for new authors who aren't sure if anyone is reading or if they should keep going. I try not to even start anything if I don't think I'll at least be leaving "likes" on it for encouragement.
cawthraven (11/2 12:33am): @hebic not sure how many have already been “awarded” it, but HappyWhenItRains will keep awarding it to any betrayal WIPs that have a poodle ref in future chapters, too.
Ragini (11/1 10:01pm): I have a different perspective since I started posting stuff I write. Turns out that people do care whether or not you're around reading. smile
slaymesoftly (11/1 09:17pm): Well, thank you for that. It's very flattering. smile
Ragini (11/1 08:22pm): smile Good, I got a laugh. Still, I have quite a few of your stories downloaded to my devices to prevent losing them entirely if they ever disappear on me.
slaymesoftly (11/1 04:42pm): LOL @ Ragini.
Ragini (11/1 12:52pm): @slaymesoftly - OMG, been reading your stories for years. You used my name. Cool!
Ragini (11/1 12:52pm): Thank you!
tragic (11/1 12:49pm): Thanks so much for the motm award! Absolutely crazy to see my name up there!!
Joan963z (11/1 12:39pm): @Ragini It happened because you are a phenomenal writer. party
Joan963z (11/1 12:37pm): For any readers that could not download my story "Life With Buffy" to ibooks the problem has been fixed. Thank you Mods. You're the best. love
Ragini (11/1 11:55am): Thank you! I have no idea how this happened, but thanks so very much!

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Final Details about the October Event

It’s the news post you’ve all been waiting for! Ellie is here on behalf of the Mod Team to answer all of your burning questions about next month’s event. First things first:

What was the theme again?

BETRAYAL! (Not poodles. Probably.)

Elysian Fields is turning eighteen, and so, the inspiration for the theme comes from Buffy’s own harrowing eighteenth birthday, when she is betrayed by Giles and the Council alike. 

That said, your fic/art DOES NOT have to be based around that same episode. So long as it’s a Spuffy work with betrayal as a theme, you’re good. This does not mean it specifically has to be Buffy or Spike who is the subject or perpetrator of the betrayal! You could go for a spin on canon with Amy betraying Willow, Willow betraying Tara, or something completely AU like...



--EllieRose101 and the Mods on September 25, 2024 12:57pm 3 Comments
Event Announcement: Anniversary Month 2024

It is a momentous occasion, folks. Against all odds, our archive is on the cusp of turning eighteen! 

Whether you are a commenter, an author, an artist, a beta reader, a sensitivity reader, or any combination thereof, the Mod Team invites you to join us to celebrate with our anniversary event, the theme of which is: Poodles!

That’s right. You’ve been asking for months, and we’ve been telling you for months. Now, don’t you feel silly?

Where did the inspiration for the theme come from? Buffy’s own near-fatal experience of being bitten on the neck by an angry poodle puppy.

RULES:

  • All fics must be poodle-centric. Spike adopts a poodle. Buffy is turned into a poodle. A poodle is the Big Bad. As long as poodles are heavily featured, we’ll consider...


--EllieRose101 and the Mods on August 17, 2024 01:11pm 14 Comments
Comments & Constructive Criticism

Hello, wonderful EF community. As you might be aware, we are close to announcing the theme of our 18th-anniversary celebration event. Eighteen years, y’all! This community is almost old enough to vote! Or to be drafted! Or to vote not to be drafted!

But before we get to celebrating, there is something the Mods wanted to address.

Clarifying Constructive Criticism

We have always been a pro-constructive criticism community in the right circumstances; we have not, however, always been good about defining constructive criticism or empowering our creators to establish safe boundaries. This is something we have corrected this year, with a new definition available on our TOS page. It reads as follows (emphasis added):

[…] constructive...



--Holly and the Mods on August 16, 2024 09:43pm 5 Comments