Fanfic rec: Battling Towards Contentment - by Miranda

[estepheia]

TITLE: Battling Towards Contentment
AUTHOR: Miranda / mirandaflynn
RATING: PG
SPOILERS: Spoilers for Not Fade Away
SUMMARY: post-NFA ensemble story that focusses on Illyria.

My comment: Miranda has a gift for writing happy stories that 'fix' things that went 'wrong' in the series. Anyone unhappy with the way AtS ended will find here a much lighter and optimistic ending, one that still rings true. This is how ME could have played things - if Joss weren't determined to always heap on the angst. Anyway, I've always loved Miranda's writing, and this plotty, economically told story will show you why. Go read. Be happy.
(Oh, and there's a sequel too, but I haven't read it yet.)

Comments

[shapinglight]

Thanks for the rec. I did enjoy NFA but I got a bit annoyed with Wesley's death scene, because like in Fred's death scene in AHitW, I felt I was being blatantly emotionally manipulated by Joss.

It'll be nice to read something a little more optimistic.

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

Oh! I haven't checked her site in ages (since she seemed to have moved on from BtVS related fic), and she's posted the sequel since then! Spiffy!

[mirandaflynn.livejournal.com]

Hi, Estephia. Thanks for the rec!

[timeofchange.livejournal.com]

Wonderful story! Thanks for the rec.