Fic Recs: Buffy/Giles
My normal response to Buffy/Giles stories is to shudder and then keep on going. I never saw any hint of romance between these two on the show. What I saw was a student/teacher developing into a deeper daughter/father vibe and then, in season 7, Buffy finally deciding that she no longer needed or wanted Giles' advice.
So, when I rec I Buffy/Giles story, its exceptional. Be brave, take a chance. You won't be sorry.
To Rise Above by Te
NC-17. Te is no longer involved in the Buffy fandom, but her wonderful stories are still available to read. This short piece is from Buffy's pov and as it slowly unfolds, we understand what has lead to this broken relationship between Buffy and Giles.
Sins of the Father by Maren
NC-17. Season 4. Buffy and Giles train and Buffy promises to do better. So hot. So wrong.
Once, As He Remembered, All Was Singing by Doyle
PG. Five linked ficlets that never happened, in an third season AU where Angel never returned Doyle writes a slowly burgeoning Buffy/Giles that isn't scmoopy, just beautiful and believeable.
Electra by Kate Bolin
PG-13. Joyce is dead. Buffy and Giles don't deal with it. Short and brutal. I mean that in a good way.
s8
Alternative Lifestyle by A. C. Chapin
PG-13. "Annie" and Ripper wind up in our dimension and meet up with Buffy and Giles. This what could have been if certain things had been slightly skewed from the start. One of my favorite stories.
Rough Replacements by August
NC-17. Buffy and Giles, at the end of the world. Beautiful, sad and painful. Life is not always a blessing.
Untitled by Mireille
NC-17. Giles is going to hell in a handbasket.
Policy by NeverNever
NC-17. Dirtybadwrong and incredibly hot. Giles has always done what the council asked.
Destination Unknown by Yahtzee
PG-13. Only Yahtzee could make me believe that Angel and Buffy were completely over each other and that Giles was the perfect man for her. As always, pitch perfect voices and an engaging storyline, she's the only writer who could possibly make me believe in this storyline.
So, when I rec I Buffy/Giles story, its exceptional. Be brave, take a chance. You won't be sorry.
To Rise Above by Te
NC-17. Te is no longer involved in the Buffy fandom, but her wonderful stories are still available to read. This short piece is from Buffy's pov and as it slowly unfolds, we understand what has lead to this broken relationship between Buffy and Giles.
Sins of the Father by Maren
NC-17. Season 4. Buffy and Giles train and Buffy promises to do better. So hot. So wrong.
Once, As He Remembered, All Was Singing by Doyle
PG. Five linked ficlets that never happened, in an third season AU where Angel never returned Doyle writes a slowly burgeoning Buffy/Giles that isn't scmoopy, just beautiful and believeable.
Electra by Kate Bolin
PG-13. Joyce is dead. Buffy and Giles don't deal with it. Short and brutal. I mean that in a good way.
s8
Alternative Lifestyle by A. C. Chapin
PG-13. "Annie" and Ripper wind up in our dimension and meet up with Buffy and Giles. This what could have been if certain things had been slightly skewed from the start. One of my favorite stories.
Rough Replacements by August
NC-17. Buffy and Giles, at the end of the world. Beautiful, sad and painful. Life is not always a blessing.
Untitled by Mireille
NC-17. Giles is going to hell in a handbasket.
Policy by NeverNever
NC-17. Dirtybadwrong and incredibly hot. Giles has always done what the council asked.
Destination Unknown by Yahtzee
PG-13. Only Yahtzee could make me believe that Angel and Buffy were completely over each other and that Giles was the perfect man for her. As always, pitch perfect voices and an engaging storyline, she's the only writer who could possibly make me believe in this storyline.