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

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Thank you! In hindsight I should have added a bit more shadow to his left cheek to de-emphasize the bulge but it's not so bad here as in other shots.

I confess I haven't gotten much further in the story because I've been busy with art projects (Seasonal spuffy banner comp etc) but it's on my reading bookmark list - and knowing that Buffy plays a part eventually should motivate me to keep reading (as if the prose and intriguing story weren't enough on their own.) So much goodness, so little time...

[sparrow2000.livejournal.com]

Definitely so much goodness, so little time.

I can assure you that Buffy definitely is a big driver for the second story in the Cracks 'verse, but they’re not going anywhere, so they’ll be there, just as and when you get the notion and your art projects allow :)

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

:D Now you've really got me looking forward to it!

I'm just about done with my banner project for seasonal spuffy so yay!