New Faith/Fuffy icon - it was time (in which I blather, excessively)

[red_satin_doll]

When I realized that:
1) Buffy, Faith and/or Buffy/Faith (I can go either way) was starting to take up major real estate in my brain, my fanfic and in my
    fandom conversations;
2) I can't decide from one day to the next which Summers sister I 'ship with Faith (I can go either way)
3) Buffy+Dawn+Faith+Tara = One True Family could totally be a thing in fandom;

...then it was way past time to get a new icon.

A.) Somewhere on the internet I saw an icon of Faith in Buffy's body in Who Are You, stroking Buffy's leg (now her own) in the bathtub with the text "Tell me again why Fuffy isn't canon?" (eleusis_walks's meta on Faith and Buffy describes the "masturbatory" nature of that scene. Tell us again why Fuffy isn't canon, Mr Whedon?) ETA: Mystery solved : it's beer_good_foamy's. Of course.



I haven't found that icon again but I came across a trove of Buffy/Faith icons on the "Fuffy fanclub"  at Fanpop.com. All of them were posted by a member named AcidBanter by the source is only given as "LiveJournal"; so I suspect that AB isn't the original artist.

My apologies therefore and if anyone here does know, please let me know so I can give proper credit.

I wanted to go with #2, "WIll fuck with your sexual orientation" or one of the funny ones with text to start, but my template shrinks the icons too much and I have this bizarre kink about legibility. It's a thing.(#3 's "subtext" is just barely legible in this template.) I may end up rotating all of these anyway, thanks to elisi's instructions on how to do that by using the exact same keywords for the new icon as the one it replaces.

1.)  2.) 3.) 4.) 5.)

BTW, I haven't rewatched S3 in over a year btw so I'd forgotten how pretty Eliza was that season - and can anyone tell me what the what is going on in #8 below?

6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.)

B.) Now this is the sad part: Because I'm limited to 15 icons, someone else had to get booted off the island. And y'all know I love my babies something fierce. *sniffle* This is where I needed to be strong and decisive. Most of my icons were DO NOT TOUCH just TRY to pry them out of my hot little hands and behold the meaning the word "fierce". That left four candidates:

I've used this one to represent: Lesbianism, friendship and/or solidarity, proof on Willow-centric journals that I don't hate Willow; and that moment is one of my favorite moments in the entire series. CHILLS UP MY SPINE every time I watch it.
BTW - the W/T "spiritual handfasting" will be echoed by B/S in Chosen, and perverted by Glory in Tough Love. Speaking of which, check out clockwork_hart1 tribute fic to Tara's bravery and sacrifice in TL, "Shadows and Light". (Read it now and thank me later.)

Extremely useful for obvious reasons, and cute besides. Everyone needs a "huh"? or WTF? icon.

Do I really need another image from "Showtime"? Probably not. But it's useful for "fierce and determined" (as opposed to "extremely pissed off"). Buffy's the hand: when she sets out to get something done, shit gets done.
Also useful for "I have a lot of love for S7 despite the flaws";  "I actually do sorta-kinda think her wounds are a little sexy even if I'm too chicken-shit to admit it"; And of course: "Buffy is my Hero damn it! And she's the protagonist of the Buffyverse! Ergo it is my sworn duty to remind fandom of this fact every once in a while." (Believe me now and thank me later.)

Which leaves me with:

I know, sweetie, I know - it hurts me too. *sobs quietly* But it's the icon I probably use the least, and comlodge 's original artwork will always have pride of place on my Welcome post. (Don't mind me, I'll be all righ...*curls up in fetal position and sobs loudly*)

Comments

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

I think there's a lot of canon support for some attraction between those two. I really do.

Sorry about your having to practice tough love on your icons.



Gabrielle

[comlodge.livejournal.com]

Gosh. I have a few icons and a rather pretty one blondebitz made for me but I still mostly always stick to warrior woman. I never recognise me if I use any others. Love seeing others though and how clever they can be.

Very pretty faith icons - not having watched any of S3 I'm not really up on her story with Buffy and I simply have not read any fem slash other than a little of valyssia's who by the way, is a most marvellous writer. Just not interested in that genre which is so wierd because I always thought I had tendencies that way. Oh well, each to our own I guess and because I'm Spike obsessed I guess I rarely read anything that does not feature him.

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Somewhere on the internet I saw an icon of Faith in Buffy's body in Who Are You, stroking Buffy's leg (now her own) in the bathtub with the text "Tell me again why Fuffy isn't canon?"

Aaah, one of my proudest creations. And apparently not tagged since I couldn't find the original post right now, so I had to pilfer it back from deird1, who uses it a lot. Here you go:



(And yes, when I first posted it, I did get a couple of comments from people since drifted away from my flist telling me in quite serious tone that they were NOT canon and they had NOTHING like that and blah blah blah.)

I do love that series, though. I think there's at least one more - that scene from FH&T where Joyce opens the door on Buffy and Faith, with the caption "Hey. I'm banging your daughter."

Goodies.

[blackie-da-minx.livejournal.com]

They're pretty as hell....just felt like saying so....and I totally understand the real-estate of the brain being soaked up by this. Never fear that you are alone...lol

[lokifan]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! I love this post. Buffy/Faith is my fave ship in the Buffyverse and maybe my favourite ship of all time and I am SO INTO LJ icons (witness my having almost 200 slots because I shell out for them).

I like #5 best (I'm crude, and they're both so ridiculously pretty) although #6 is also adorable. I love #8 MASSIVELY (oh, Faith, my darling! *sobs*) but you know. The only thing better than a Faith icon is a Faith/Buffy icon.

Given the givens, I think you should drop the fourth.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I always feel I can get behind Faith/Buffy. They are made of sexy.

Sorry that you had to lose an icon today.

[wickedbish.livejournal.com]

As far as I'm concerned, Buffy & Faith DID have some sort of (initially reluctant?) sexual attracti-question something going on. It's "canon," but it's purely (mostly) subtext so that it can be interpreted any way you want. For example, you might watch one scene and think Faith is trying to draw Buffy out of the closet; someone else might watch one scene and think Faith is trying to get Buffy to literally hang out with her in her closet, but without clothes; yet another person might watch one scene and think Buffy is attracted to Faith and too firmly hetero to do anything about it . . . and all of those scenes can be the exact same scene, and all three of those people can be completely correct.

Also, I don't know why they're touching each other like that, but I believe No. 8 is from 3x7, "Revelations," the one with Faith's evil female Watcher.

Speaking of Buffy & Faith, I'm surprised you don't have an icon from "Bad Girls." Their dance at The Bronze is one of the sexiest scenes in the series.

I love your Willow/Tara icon! I used to have one just like it!

In conclusion, I thoroughly enjoyed this post.

[debris4spike]

I really must get back to my re-watch. I am 100% Spuffy ... so it means that the other cahracters begin to lose their impact. I have re-seen season 1, and enjoyed learning about them again. These Faith pictures are re-inspiring me.

[kikimay]

And the Fuffy ship sails itself once more! *CCC* Yay!
The icons are gorgeous and funny. I lolled at the "Subtext" one with Buffy and Faith reading something. XD

Talking about Fuffy (Or Baith. Baith doesn't sound better to you? Fuffy seems like a dog name or some kind of hoover. I don't know.) I must admit that my OTP is Buffy/Spike but I was fascinated by some pairings during the watching of the episodes (At some point, when I was younger, I even shipped Bangel and sometimes I even wrote Bangel - or, at some other point I shipped Spangel and I wrote a lot more about them) ultimately Spike/Buffy became my endgame for different reasons.

BUT, but, but.

Faith and Buffy together are too gorgeous for words. Faith is a very sensual character and I have a huge crush on SMG - don't let me even start/don't judge me. Picturying them together is kinda hot. (Plus, know that I think about it, Faith and Buffy have totally the same Loki/Thor dynamic. And I ship Loki/Thor with the burning passion of thousand suns)
My happy (and also angsty, at times) Fuffy place is post series, when they are more wiser and Faith knows more of what it means to love someone and to sacrifice for them. And latest seasons Buffy is mothereffin' HOT. Who doesn't want to jump on that? I sure that Faith would appreciate a lot.

My motivations are shallow. I'm shallow-girl.

[clockwork-hart1.livejournal.com]

Goodbye, Winged!Buffy, we had some good times, but you get to sit upon the top of the page, and Faith/Buffy is a needful thing of late...

Oh, and point number 3 in the intro is what I'm all about. You know that, but it IS. Fandom, you best take note, because the honorary Summers club is coming for you.

Sidetracked. Anyway, those icons are really cool! I can't pick a favourite. Nope, not happening. Too pretty. (I think I've seen the subtext one before, as well).

And Honey you recced me again! Thank you so much! I am really proud of that story, though. Tara you are all the kinds of awesome, we love you. And if I have to shove you down fandom's throat until they agree then so be it!

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I really, really, REALLY wish that the comics had gone with Buffy/Faith instead of Buffy/Satsu. I have nothing against Satsu, but Buffy/Faith has weight and history to it. :P

[rahirah]

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