Quote:SCM Writer of 2814 wrote:That does sound interesting. I would love to read that fic.
Common Story: The Buffy Gang wears new, more powerful costumes on Halloween, and end up keeping their super powers.
Unusual Take: they decide to go as each other, Xander dresses as Angel to mock him, Willow goes as Buff y and vice versa, and end up realizing exactly what makes the person they're dressed as tick, retaining the insights into their friends. Would make for a good dramatic or character development piece, with elements of a fix-fic. Namely, Xander doesn't get along with Angel, so this puts him in his shoes. Opinions?
There are a few really good YAHF (Yet Another Halloween Fic) stories, but most involve letting the character(s) keep their powers through nothing more than author fiat and inevitably degenerate into RAW AWESOME POWER wank. I was actually infuriated by a fic that had many of the characters dress up as superheroes. If I recall correctly, Xander had the cosmic level powers of Ion (the Kyle Rayner Green Lantern) while Jenny Calendar had Supergirl's powers, despite the fact that there was no adequate reason for either of them to keep those abilities. On the other hand, Willow dressed up as Batgirl without realising that her costume belonged to the Cassandra Cain Batgirl rather than the Barbara Gordon Batgirl. Since that particular Batgirl could beat Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris and Jackie Chan senseless at the same time and with one arm tied behind her back due solely to her KNOWLEDGE, Willow's post Halloween transformation into a super capable martial artist would have made for an amazing fic (especially seeing as how her martial development would have likely come at the expense of her mystical development, which would have REALLY changed a lot of critical events in the series). The reader was instead treated to Willow getting shoved to the back burner and ignored while Xander flew around and solved everone's problems with his RAW AWESOME POWER. It was like watching someone sketch out a rough copy of the Mona Lisa, and then use it to blow their nose.
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