The great Oz icon post...

[katekat]

In an attempt to finish my fic for maleslashminis (Oz round), I apparently went into a frenzy of Oz iconing.  But I couldn't just stop there - there are also some new Core 4/Scoobies icons (with antennapedia in mind), some Tara/Xander (made for secondalto - who has graciously shared them), two Oz/Xander, a bunch of Oz/Willow, and then at the very end some Giles (because I can't leave him out), Xander, and one G/B.

Frenzy, I tell you, frenzy.

At least for me.

Teasers:
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+ please let me know what you think
+ please don't modify (talk with me, I'm happy to modify for you!)
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+ icon/graphics website HERE, resources HERE.

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Comments

[blueanddollsome.livejournal.com]

As always, lovely work. I especially like #11, 12 and 51, for the framing.

[biodamped]

Pretty! I'm very impressed by 9/10 and 49. :) You did good.

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

Oh the changing hairstyles and colours of Oz, Exellent work. #24 was my favourite.

[xanzpet.livejournal.com]

Oh, WOW. They're all gorgeous, but I really love the X/T ones! X/T, as well as X/Darla, are my two favorite unconventional het pairs, so it's nice to see one of them in icon form! YAY!

[rainne]

Beautiful. *Snags several*

[rainne]

Would you mind if I added text to a blank, or would you prefer I didn't?

[jericho150.livejournal.com]

Heya, two things.

1. Love your icons, and 2, do you mind if I add you?

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

Hey, can I jump in to ask if you have any fic recs for either of those het pairings? I don't think I've ever seen Xander/Darla, and most of the Xander/Tara seems to be threesome (Xander/Willow/Tara).

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

Oh, these are very cool! I like a number of the icons in the mix, and it's fun to see them all together and view how SG's/Oz's look changed at different points in canon.

Right now I'm just grabbing two -- Giles with his book (#50) and the 2nd of the Tara/Xander ones (#46). Funny thing, I had no idea that I needed a T/X icon, but clearly after seeing yours, I do!

[secondalto.livejournal.com]

Funny thing, I had no idea that I needed a T/X icon

Neither did I! Until it popped into my head that hey would make an interesting pair to write. And then I went looking for icons and they didn't exist. Then katekat1010 generously made me some, which I decided to share. (I owe Kate big time now!)

OMG OMG OMG!

[thspace-between.livejournal.com]

You did it! *swoon*

I so TOLD you that if you did an Oz icon post thing that you'd turn me into your fangirl!!

*sigh*

No-one but yourself to blame for this!

*SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

Now if I could just tempt you into making banners and wallpapers too... *grin*

[thspace-between.livejournal.com]

Ok, so I hit enter too soon before I could tell you which ones that I took and now I don't remember the exact number so suffice it to say that I took a WHOLE BUNCH!!! ^^

There are 2 things:

1). Can I have #41 customized? Hvae it say my crush in the top right on the white framing and then have it say thspace_between along the bottom? Pretty, pretty please?

2).#36 icon, his last name is spelled incorrectly..not sure if you meant to since his nick is Oz, but just in case, its actually spelled Osbourne (like Ozzy Osbourne).

Now I'm gonna go add some new icons to my icon list^^

Thank you so very much for doing these!

[antennapedia.livejournal.com]

#35. *headthunk*

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

I've actually written a Tara/Xander fic, but other than the first initial reader, who loved it, the only other person I showed it to really, really did not like it one bit. So it's gotten a back-burner status.

I hope you enjoy writing them!

[literati555.livejournal.com]

Oh, Oz!

Saving 10, 14, 20, 27, 41; will credit. :)

[melcappa.livejournal.com]

I LOVE all the Oz/Xander goodies, Yay!

[kittyism.livejournal.com]

Grabbed... several. These are just lovely!

[justams.livejournal.com]

Loving these. Taking several of the Oz ones. :D

[xanzpet.livejournal.com]

Gah! You know, I'm really not sure about recs for X/T because, as you said, there are few (at least in my experience) which are not a threesome. I think a lot of writers don't want to violate Tara's strongly-established sexual identity, which I certainly understand and support, though I do think that Xander and Tara present an interesting dynamic, at least beyond canon. Most of the sole X/T I've read are strictly friendship fics, but according to others, a small movement is growing to pair them romantically. As for Xander/Darla, I've been literally searching for years, and the amount of available story is truly miniscule. A lot of people express dismay when I mention I'm intrigued by this couple, but I believe they have all the same potential romance and drama as Buffy/Angel. I'm actually working on my own Xander/Darla, but as it's really my first time writing the pairing, I don't expect it to be very good.

Anyway, here are some links of the X/D stories of which I am familiar:

sexymermaid was kind enough to write me an X/D drabble found here (http://sexymermaid.livejournal.com/235931.html), entitled "The Dance."

xanfan27 also wrote an X/D drabble for me in her spring_with_xan entry. It's called "Jealousy," and can be found here (http://community.livejournal.com/spring_with_xan/33957.html#cutid1).

There are a couple of X/D stories on this (http://www.geocities.com/pilamsega/thesire.html) site, too.

I think there are also some on the USCL site, but you really have to hunt for them.

Hope it helps! BTW, I'm a big fan of yours! Your stories are beautiful; thank you for sharing them with us.

[jans-intentions.livejournal.com]

*snags*

I'd tell you what I was taking, but it's so much! But fave is smiling wolf.

Thank you!

[willowy-witch.livejournal.com]

Taking 13 & 50
I love the Oz ones, great work.
50 is truely unique

[sonnekinde.livejournal.com]

I love you. Like... OMG. Saving pretty much all, memming, crediting! Thank you! :D

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for your thoughtful and detailed answer!

I agree with you -- there are many people who don't want to put Tara into a male/female relationship because canon has her so firmly ensconsed in a particular identity/orientation. Completely understandable (and has a parallel in people who don't want to read, say, Riley in slash relationships since he only ever seemed to have relationships with women in canon). Even the way AB played the part, as so focused on Willow (and that may have been a combination of writing, direction, and acting initiative) supports that -- as opposed to other characters, like Xander, who dealt with almost every interaction as potential flirtation, no matter if the other character was male or female.

I think it would be tough to read a fic that didn't deal with that canon, that basically said, "Tah-dah, Tara's straight now!", but I could absolutely imagine stories in which her decision to become involved with a man, or gradually closeness to a male character, could make sense even in the context of her history and canon interactions.

I've read a few fics in which Tara figures briefly in m/f relationships that arise out of crises or peculiar circumstances. A post-apoc story called Our House (http://s8219.net/bbfarchive/archive/1/ourhouse.html) pairs her with a male character (keeping that quiet in case you decide you want to check out the fic -- it's an interesting reveal), though that grows very naturally out of the narrative, and the overall fic is gen in focus. And there was a fairly big push for Tara/Spike fics that gained headway a few years ago, with a community devoted to the pairing, and maybe a ficathon, though I see less of those fics now.

But Tara/Xander, to me that makes more sense than Tara/Spike. He had more canon interactions with her, iirc, and I'm not very sure of the Tara/Spike vibe (basically, I'm not really convinced they had a friendly relationship, though lots of fics that are grounded in a wide variety of pairings seem to argue that point).

On the other hand, I'm just a big Xander fan, and I can imagine him paired with nearly everyone, so I'm probably not the most trustworthy person to judge Tara/Spike in contrast!

Many thanks for those Xander/Darla links! I've read one or two Xander/Drusilla, but never Xander/Darla. And thanks so much for your kind words about my stories -- I really appreciate hearing that. :)

[katekat]

thanks sweetie! i happen to adore that xander one too for the same reasons :D

[katekat]

thank you darling!