On Fanlore, users with accounts can edit pages including user pages, can create pages, and more. Any information you publish on a page or an edit summary will be accessible by the public and to Fanlore personnel. Because Fanlore is a wiki, information published on Fanlore will be publicly available forever, even if edited later. Be mindful when sharing personal information, including your religious or political views, health, racial background, country of origin, sexual identity and/or personal relationships. To learn more, check out our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Select "dismiss" to agree to these terms.
The Stranger's Portrait
| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Stranger's Portrait |
| Author(s): | Rowan |
| Date(s): | April 2000 |
| Length: | |
| Genre(s): | |
| Fandom(s): | Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | The Stranger's Portrait, Archived version |
Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
The Stranger's Portrait is an Buffy the Vampire Slayer story by Rowan. The protagonists are Spike (Buffyverse) and an unnamed artist who is hired to paint Spike's portrait.
Reactions and Reviews
This isn't my very, very favourite fic ever, but it's one that I've returned to more than once, and which I think is an almost perfect example of fanfiction. The Stranger's Portrait is concise -- not a word wasted -- it has an original character who is integral to the story, while at the same time throwing new light on Spike. It works both as a character study and as a true short story which stands on its own merits. If I had to choose, say, a five-fic reading list to convert a sceptic, The Stranger's Portrait would be in there. [1]
References
- ^ Fave fics part 1, Archived version, December 25, 2002