woo and hoo! what a great thread as usual dmw. and I'm actually going to post this. Really. I'm not going to write a page and a half and delete like I keep doing on your writing thread (I have feedback fear).
and, for the record, I'm in total agreement with both of you.
so my two cents: Katharyn's resourceful, kick-ass, intelligent and still-sensitive Tara in
The Sidestep Chronicle is a good place to start. and I really love technopagan's Giles in
Doppelganger Redux, but then I love everyone in that fic. oh! and mariacomet's Buffy in
The Stone Circle is a miraculous thing. I didn't think I could ever like her character again, but she somehow makes her believable as a caring, intelligent friend. which is quite a feat. not to mention the sheer loveliness of her more mature W/T in the Now. and Tulipp? I bow at the characterization goddess (that's you Juli)'s feet. everyone in
Terra Firma makes me want to cry for what was lost.
there are so many great chacterizations on Pens. I'm sure this will be a VERY long thread.
thanks as usual DMW.
xomel
edited to add:and Rane's Caitlin (Tara's Mom) in
Working out the Kinks. so wonderful to watch Willow interact with Tara's mother, something we obviously never got from the show. not to mention Tara actually having a beautifully supportive relationship with an actual family member. and Caitlin is a complex character torn between wanting happiness for her daughter and worrying for her safety. so...kudos to rane too
and did I mention tommo's high school W/T in
Final Exam? I can't even watch the old reruns anymore without imagining Willow sneaking off to 'snuggle' with sexy, insecure, take-charge Tara in the library. heh.
see, I'll just keep going and going and going...so, shutting up now. really.