A poster in search of a story : Xander and the Evil Clown (Nightmares)

[red_satin_doll]

So last week I was making award banners for slayerstillness Challenge 53 - and then this happened:

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Title: Why So Serious, Kid? (Nightmares) 2015

Artist: red_satin_doll

Characters: Xander Harris and the Evil Clown

Size: 706x469

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I prefer the brighter version myself but in any case I realized (and my lovely beta confirmed) that it was too showy to be a proper awards banner and would only overwhelm the icons it was meant to highlight and honor. So I went with another design but I'd love to see this used for a fanfiction poster. I don't know of any Xander Nightmares fics off the top of my head but I confess I don't read a lot of Xander fic.  So if anyone knows of a story or any author would like to claim this, let me know and I can personalize it to suit.


Per velvetwhip's rec I asked sparrow2000 if she'd be interested; she graciously declined as she hadn't written anything that this would go with, but am I now reading her fic Cracks in the World. (Her prose is amazing.) Perhaps lusciousxander or aadler? eurydice72? Suggestions, anyone?

Alt # 3) I made a version with the tag line from the movie The Dark Knight because I couldn't resist.


Screencaps: Buffy the Vampire Slayer HD/Blu-Ray, Bloodqueen

"Frame": PSDgraphics

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Comments

[spikesredqueen.livejournal.com]

Very nice banners! Xander looks so young in that picture!

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Doesn't he though? The fact that he's still got some of the chocolate bar tucked in his cheek makes his face look rounder and thus even more youthful, I think. (I had a heck of a time finding the perfect shot of him from that scene - I didn't want his cheek bulging out too much.)

Thank you so much for the feedback!