drsquidlove: (new york)
I make a point of almost never posting here except for stories.

But I had to say, we've finally reached 2018, the year in which my Buffy fic New York is set! I've been waiting for this year to come so I could re-read it and see how I did with my future predictions.

I'm not halfway through yet, but:

Score to me for using phones for everything, including swipe to pay on phones, though the subway doesn't quite have it yet. And for kids living on their tablets, but still reading paper books.

Failure to me for predicting that the Rolling Stones would have stopped touring and would all be dead except Keith Richards.

Definitely a failure of me to vaguely suggest some mild Presidential issue might be a topic of conversation, rather than that Washington DC would be a flaming hellscape of inescapable news horror.

I love leaving my own stories so long I can barely remember them. 'Cos this author wrote all my favourite tropes and a character dynamic that perfectly fits my view of the show. It's like it was written specifically for me! And now I get to read it!

If you're so inclined, here is New York.

S.
drsquidlove: (new york)
Sorry about this. I did already post it, but I seem to have deleted that post in amongst all the DDOS attack confusion. So, um, here's another post, linking again.


Well, stick me in a saddle and call me the fifth horseman, because I've combined New York into one file and updated my archive.

New York, the behemouth Giles/Xander poor communication extravaganza is now available with one Crtl+A, Crtl+C, Alt+Tab, Crtl+V into the fic-reading medium of your choice. I still say NoteTab is the greatest fic-reading/writing/editing program, but others have their preferences. For form's sake, here are the details:

New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

Giles/Xander, long meandering life/friendship story with developing relationship. 142 733 words. No, seriously, it's long.

Rated R for sex.

Warnings:
Officially, these are the things I warn for:
Sex: Yep. Including a little (just a little) het.
Violence: A little bit of ass-kicking, nothing more traumatic than standard Buffy fight scenes.
Sexual violence: None.
Underage sex: Not even close.


New York, complete as a single file.

Or you can follow the New York tag to break it into 43 livejournal parts.

S.
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

New York cover

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 43: Perfectly edifying )
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 42: Done )
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 41: Pieces of Xander )
drsquidlove: (new york)
Check it out, readers. I have a chapter total, and it's almost done.

Sorry for the delay. I have intermittent access to irritatingly unstable internet, etc. etc.


New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 40: On a boat )
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 39: Slightly misshapen )
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 38: A footnote )
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 37: Cliche )
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 36: The cavalry )
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 35: Unusual resources )
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 34: Sunnydale irony )
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 33: Viking meditation )
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 32: Picket fence )
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 31: The weekend )
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 30: Scenic route )
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 29: A spinning thing )
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 28: Zombie apocalypse )
drsquidlove: (Default)
I don't usually post anything except fic on this lj, but-

Oh. My. God.

NoteTab, a fabulous plain text, super-light WP program that has never let me down in fifteen (at least) years of writing, went a little funny today just after I posted chapter 27. So I shut down my laptop, booted it up again, and my entire New York story file had completely disappeared. Not in NoteTab. Not in my drafts file. Not in the trash file. Poof, like it never existed.

Never in my entire life have I been so grateful for auto-backups which include all the work I did this afternoon (kisses NoteTab) and my habit of shifting the file (therefore backing it up) daily between my laptop and computer.

So the story will go on. It could easily not have been so.

This was this week's reminder that you should back up your files.

S.
drsquidlove: (new york)
New York
by Dr Squidlove
drsquidlove@@@livejournal.com

Summary: Xander is thirty-seven. Divorced. Two kids. 4000 miles from Sunnydale and his Hellmouth childhood. Also, straight. Only someone forgot to tell Giles. In fact... where the hell is Giles?

ExpandNew York, chapter 27: Beady eyes )

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