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FIC: The Guardians (Giles/Jenny, FRC)

Apr 03, 2008 19:53

Title: The Guardians
Author: Antennapedia
Pairing: Giles/Jenny
Rating: FRC
Summary: Buffy learns about names and magic.
Notes: In the universe of A Tragedy in Six Holidays. One last bit of fluff before season 2 starts making its opinion known...
Word count: 1550
Feedback: Makes the author happy. Even if you just say hi.
Disclaimer: This is a work ( Read more... )

series:tragedy in six holidays, fic:giles/jenny, fiction

Comments 18

ex_shitsu_to509 April 4 2008, 16:49:16 UTC

Ah, mini-Watcher is cute. Am very much liking the fusion of organised religon and magic, seems very complex and I like that. Always wanted them to explain at least one of the characters take on religon on the show, what with all the cross wearing, weilding and reacting to that went on.

antennapedia April 4 2008, 17:00:41 UTC

It's a theme I poke at in several stories, turns out, this business of religion and magic in the Buffyverse. It's always interested me that BtVS adopted some of the traditional vampire lore, then stripped it of all context. I suppose it had to, for the demands of American TV, but what we're left with is a strange cartoon generic Catholicism. Buffy can make nun jokes after Riley leaves, but nobody ever talks about where she gets her holy water. Or why it hurts vampires.

sahiya April 6 2008, 17:33:52 UTC

Awww! This is adorable. Love the insta-connection Buffy has with the mini-Watcher.

Such a trainwreck though. Cannot. Look. Away.

antennapedia April 7 2008, 01:57:37 UTC

I'm looking forward to the next one. Eyghon, take me away! Oops.

jenlownie April 7 2008, 18:02:05 UTC

I'm majorly enjoying this anyway - the whole story so far - mostly because it's not, hmm, a comedy or a farce or a tragedy (well not yet). It's real-life-ish.

But in this one? I think the thing I liked the most, was Buffy examining religion. It struck me as so true. Buffy is a good example of many of us, church is when you dress up twice a year and never think about it at all, one way or the other. And yeah, the holy water stuff works, so what's up with that?

Buffy having to pay attention and think about some of this stuff is so good. Doesn't hurt that it makes *us* think about it too. :-)

Such a treat, this is!

firefly124 April 8 2008, 02:39:38 UTC

This is so sweet and sad. I love Buffy sort of realigning her ideas of how the world works and then her moment with Peter at the end. And I'm terrified of where this is going.