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| Vashti (*) |
Preferences: I'll read just about anything:
Fluff, good song-fics, long, short, I don't care. I'm
pretty easy going. If length becomes an issue, I'll let
you know. |
Dislikes: Uh, I'm working myself down from
NC-17 so I figure I
shouldn't give myself temptation, but if the plot's good
enough I'll take
that too. Which, by default, means PWP is out. No slash. |
| Nikki (*) |
Preferences: I don't mind Riley, I will
read slash between most male pairings, I like bloodplay
and humour, a certain amount of torture, but not too
much gore -- less is more. I like psychological thriller
type stories where one or more characters is a sandwich
short of a picnic, and I absolutely adore Ethan! I can
beta for content and character and continuity of plot.
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| Dislikes: Gratuitous violence towards
children, F/F slash, anything that includes Faith,
Darla, Lindsey, or Joyce. |
| Raine (*) |
Preferences: I'm not too picky. I love
all characters in both shows and all styles of writing.
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| Dislikes: I am not comfortable with
slash. |
| Jadana (*) |
Preferences: Crossovers, Willow/Spike,
Willow/Angel(us), Xander/Spike/Willow, Xander/Spike,
basically most unconventional couples. My strengths are
plot and spelling. |
| Dislikes: Female/Female, Buffy/Spike,
Buffy/Angel, Riley stories, never-ending angst, Oz
stories, and Darla fics. |
| Libby (*) |
Preferences:Well written stories with
valid characterizations. More Giles and Anya (together
or not). I like Spike. Good smut is always entertaining.
Minor characters can be interesting (Jonathan, Harmony).
Humor is good. Consensual slash is fine by me. I am a
perpetual student and freelance journalist, so my
editing skills are pretty good. I also love to read!
Humorous mysteries with some smutty romance are my
ideal. |
| Dislikes: Rape, canon character death,
character bashing or poor characterization (Anya, Giles,
and Xander are more than just horny, stuffy, and goofy),
songfic, Buffy/Angel, sap (yes, I know Spike loves
Buffy, but don't get silly -- he's a bad rude man).
Slash is fine, but unless it's Spike/Angel or
Willow/Tara, there should be a leadup. Good luck and
send me stories! |
| Aimee (*) |
Preferences: I prefer Buffy/Angel,
Willow/Tara, Xander/Anya, Xander/Cordelia, Willow/Oz,
Buffy/Faith, and Buffy/Spike. |
| Dislikes: Anything other than the
pairings listed above. |
| Minim Calibre
(*) |
Preferences: Het, Gen, Slash (M/M or
F/F), so long as it's well-written. BtVS and
Ats are things of which I'm equally fond.
Girlslash that's smutty and fun, not a political
statement, is something I'd love to see. Unconventional
pairings are always a plus, and I'm fine with some
non-Jossverse crossovers, especially The X-Files
and Smallville. |
| Dislikes: Giles/Any Scooby other than Anya,
Songfic, Rapefic, Willow-as-straight-post-S4, Mary Sues,
and character bashing. |
| Laura O (*) |
Preferences: I prefer Buffy/Angel fluff,
but will read anything having to do with Buffy and
Angel. |
| Dislikes: Anything not Buffy and Angel
related. |
| Emerald Swan (*) |
Preferences: Please spell-check any stories
before they are sent. No attachments unless the file is
simply too large to fit into an email. Pairings: Willow/Spike,
Willow/Angel, Dawn/Spike, Dawn/Connor, Xander/Spike, Spike/Giles,
Willow/Giles, Buffy/Giles. PWPs okay. |
| Dislikes: No F/F slash. MPreg, Heavy Non-con
or bloodplay. |
| xanya
(*) |
Preferences: Just about anything, especially
if it's Anya-centric. Favourite pairings: Anya/Xander,
Xander/Cordelia, Buffy/Angel. |
| Dislikes: Slash, Giles/Other, Dawn/Other
(unless these are just friendship fics). |
| Irishrose (*) |
Preferences: The really, really dark
stuff. Because I know it is hard to find someone to beta
those. There isn't any dark fiction I won't read. |
| Dislikes: Male/male slash. |
| Kasey (*) |
Preferences: Any rating. Any type of story. I prefer Buffy/Oz, Buffy/Spike, and Buffy/Doyle. |
| Dislikes: none. |
| Jo
(*) |
Preferences: I will read heterosexual stories
and slash stories. Any pairing or character except for
the ones mentioned below. Better at characterizations
than grammar. |
| Dislikes: No rape, no incest, no graphic
sex. Also, no Cordelia/Connor. |
| Vegan4Vampires
(*) |
I have no problem reading NC-17 stories,
and I especially enjoy bloodplay and BDSM. Most of my
favorite 'ships involve Spike, and I am a huge Spike/Dawn
fan, although I also like Spike/Willow and Spike/VampWillow.
I especially enjoy unconventional relationships, but not
slash unless it's Willow/Tara or Spike involved in an
M/F/F threesome. Spike, Dawn and Willow are my favorite
characters to read/write. I don't like fics set more than
a few years after the end of season 7, and I don't like
relationships involving the older characters, like Joyce
or Giles. I don't tend to be a fan of emasculated Spike.
I also prefer fluff and humor to angst most of the time,
unless it's very good angst or I'm in exactly the right
mood, so if you need help lightening up a story, I'll
be pretty helpful. |
| Dislikes: I tend to dislike the
emasculated Spike. I only read canon slash
relationships, unless it's comedy/parody or sexy
threesomes with Spike and two girls. I don't like
relationships with any of the older characters, e.g.
Joyce or Giles. |
| Brandi (*) |
Preferences: Most everything, but prefer
Angel, Angelus, Cordelia, Lindsey, Darla, Wesley, Spike,
Buffy, and Willow stories. |
| Dislikes: I prefer not to read extreme
BDSM, unless there's a plot. |
| JL (*) |
Preferences: Slash, both female/female
and male/male, but I prefer male/male slash. It's also
nice to see silly and funny stories, but they still need
a plot and a point. |
| Dislikes: Blood and blood play. |
| Melissa
(*) |
Preferences: Anything and
everything. |
| Dislikes: Nothing |
| Kyntal (*) |
Preferences: Anything set in
Buffy or Angel. |
| Dislikes: Slash or crossovers. |
| Tara (*) |
Preferences: Slash, Angst, Dark,
anything. I prefer to read Spike/Buffy, Cordelia/Angel,
Willow/Tara, Spike/Angel, Lindsey/Angel, Andrew/Dawn,
Giles/Willow, or any relationship having to do with
Drusilla and Darla. |
| Dislikes: Buffy/Riley |
| Insane Vampiress
(*) |
Preferences: I'm a total slash fan, but
I will read non-slash and non-romantic. |
| Dislikes: Anything homophobic. |
| Missy (*) |
Preferences:I enjoy all fanfics as long
as they are true to character, and well thought out. |
| Dislikes: Not overly fond of songfic,
and I don't know Doyle, Lindsey, or Lilah very
well. |
| maria (*) |
Preferences: I prefer reading Buffy/Spike
but I will read almost any pairing. I also prefer reading
NC-17 and R rated stories, also it doesn't matter if its
hard R or graphic NC-17. If you write slash I'll read
it, the pairings I read are Faith/Buffy, Faith/Cordelia,
Cordy/Buffy. I will read just about any season, including
anything involving a season 8. |
| Dislikes: Male slash, G-PG-13 stories, Buffy
or Spike death scenes, Joyce/Spike. |
| Sylvia Fisher
(*) |
Preferences: Buffy and Spike. I like
humourous stories. I'm willing to take a look at any
ship. |
| Dislikes: Would prefer not to read slash
-- since I know very little about it, I probably
wouldn't be any good with the technical aspects of
it! |
| Korey
(*) |
Preferences: I prefer stories focused on
Angel, Spike, Wesley, Lilah, Lindsay, Giles, Willow, Tara,
Jonathan, or Doyle, but I will accept anyone. Slash or
het fine, h/c, angst, and fluff are my faves. |
| Dislikes: NC-17, incest, major bdsm, noncon
(except involving the infamous AR). |
| ArmyBrat (*) |
Preferences: I like pretty much anything.
I prefer conventional relationships: Buffy/Angel, Buffy/Spike,
Oz/Willow, Tara/Willow, Cordelia/Xander, Anya/Xander,
Cordelia/Doyle, Angel/Cordelia, Drusilla/Spike, Faith/Wood,
etc. As long as Buffy is the main character. Must have
a good solid storyline, and alternate universes are very
much welcome. Whatever kind of theme of story is alright
with me: romantic-comedy, tragedy, action, etc. They're
all good! I do prefer ratings that are PG-13 and higher
though. |
| Dislikes: Male/male or female/female slash.
Stories without a point, and random sexcapades. |
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