For those who don't know --
YAHF = Yet Another Halloween Fic
But what is it?
It's a story based on the Buffy, Season 2 episode "Halloween" where people turn into their costumes on Halloween, thanks to one of the semi-bad guys.
Several important things in this genre to note:
- Xander usually turns into some kind of superhero and saves the day.
- Often there's a bit of Buffy-bashing going on.
- The plot is a regurgitation of the episode plot.
- Xander keeps his "powers" after everything goes back to normal.
- There is a preponderance of bad stories written around this theme.
And, of course, I'm over generalizing. The stories aren't always Xander-centric. There's one good series of stories centered around Dawn (she dresses up like a character in "Noir") but so many of them seem to be an excuse to write a "Super Xander" story.
So... I've had in mind for a while to write one centered around Buffy... let's have HER be somebody different. Like an Elf. And maybe Willow can be an elf also...
So I've added an entry over at my bad fic page... just in case I actually ever write this idea...
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