FIC: Bruises (Giles/Buffy, FRAO)

[antennapedia]

Title: Liegeman 2/7: Bruises
Prompt: 49. Heart
Pairing: Giles-Xander friendship, Giles/Buffy, Xander/Anya
Rating: FRAO
Summary: Fish and chips are eaten; Xander makes deductions; Giles follows instructions.
Word count: 3000
Notes: All Blackmail stories, in order. The best way to think about this series is as "kinky sex leavened with a season 4

Comments

[secondalto]

I totally love Protective!Xander. And I love that he and Giles have a weekly dinner out. I hope that Buffy returns soon.

[antennapedia]

I think we get to see what Buffy is up to next.

[demonbrat_98]

Nice job - I really enjoyed this glimpse of "grown-up" Xander. Can't wait for more!

[antennapedia]

Thank you! More in a few weeks, I believe.

[ladyforash]

Holy Moley.

[antennapedia]

Picante!

[ladyforash]

:giggles: Trust me, that was a very good HOLY MOLEY!

[seldomifever]

Fabulous!

[antennapedia]

TY! Also ty for the typo spotting.

[hobgoblinn]

Wow. The lovely friendship and the spot on Giles and Xander voices in the beginning are fantastic. And then the ending-- even knowing what universe I was in here, it took me by surprise. Very hot. Great work, Lady.

[antennapedia]

Thank you! I have a weakness for Giles and Xander getting along. This isn't even that far from canon, given how we see them interacting early in S4.

[hobgoblinn]

Yeah. I think what I like most, though, is how this is the wise, grown up Xander we see three years later, telling Dawn she's "Extraordinary." He's not a bumbling kid anymore; he's comfortable with himself and his relationship with Anya.