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Twenty-Eight Days by Hth (R)
Fandom: BUFFY: THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Pairing: Willow/Tara
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hth_the_first/bettyp
Author Website: hth
Why this must be read: When Willow got herself a girlfriend a thousand fannish hearts were stolen (so to speak) and a huge subsection of Buffy fandom was formed. Both fans and non-fans of the pairing, however, often complained that so much of their developing relationship happened offscreen, a gap this fic rectifies.
This story captures the inherent sweetness of the pairing without ever veering into schmoopiness. Its strength lies in its realism and its ability to capture the everyday, the regular routines of life and the way they intersect with love. In such a mythical, mystical universe it's easy to forget the ordinary aspects of these character's lives but here Hth does them justice alongside the more fantastic elements of witchcraft and life in Sunnydale. The framing mechanism of the moon's phases is lovely and exactly perfect for this pairing. The Tara voice is just wonderful, perceptive and uncertain, and her observations on Willow are dead-on, painting an impressively in-character picture of her, of them both. This is worth a look even if you're not a huge W/T fan. It's just exactly the kind of love story that slips into canon perfectly and fills a craving you didn't know you had.
Twenty-Eight Days
Pairing: Willow/Tara
Author on LJ:
hth_the_first/bettypAuthor Website: hth
Why this must be read: When Willow got herself a girlfriend a thousand fannish hearts were stolen (so to speak) and a huge subsection of Buffy fandom was formed. Both fans and non-fans of the pairing, however, often complained that so much of their developing relationship happened offscreen, a gap this fic rectifies.
This story captures the inherent sweetness of the pairing without ever veering into schmoopiness. Its strength lies in its realism and its ability to capture the everyday, the regular routines of life and the way they intersect with love. In such a mythical, mystical universe it's easy to forget the ordinary aspects of these character's lives but here Hth does them justice alongside the more fantastic elements of witchcraft and life in Sunnydale. The framing mechanism of the moon's phases is lovely and exactly perfect for this pairing. The Tara voice is just wonderful, perceptive and uncertain, and her observations on Willow are dead-on, painting an impressively in-character picture of her, of them both. This is worth a look even if you're not a huge W/T fan. It's just exactly the kind of love story that slips into canon perfectly and fills a craving you didn't know you had.
Twenty-Eight Days