...and as long as we're abusing that riff, we may as well acknowledge that she's a talking Dawn (Key) and slap her into Shrek in the obvious place. Of course, this wouldn't really be a *bad* crossover - it's more one of those low-key never-stray-far-from-the-source stories that some writers come up with, nothing objectionable - except that if we're running it full-on, there's the obligatory romantic subplot with the dragon to go through, including, by the third movie, kids.
Also, not so much a CTSNB, but an image for a songfic (or perhaps filk) Xander POV, wistful, from one of those Buffy/Xander types, post-series: "the Boys of Summer(s)"
Also, not so much a CTSNB, but an image for a songfic (or perhaps filk) Xander POV, wistful, from one of those Buffy/Xander types, post-series: "the Boys of Summer(s)"