I had this rec all ready to go on Tuesday and then I forgot. Bad
sahiya! And I'm away next week so I won't be able to rec then either, so I hope you all can forgive me for reccing out of turn, and also for reccing something that's been recced here before. I try not to do that, but this time I had to.
Sing for Absolution by
loneraven, R, Giles/Ethan, Willow/Tara.
Willow and Giles and lovers past, that summer in England.
I am a sucker for post-Grave Giles-Willow fics, shippy or gen, and this is one of the best I've read. It's everything I love about the late-series Giles-Willow dynamic - that he's been where she is, his utter compassion for her, her vulnerability, their mentor/mentee relationship (which was never what it might have been under other circumstances because of Buffy). And lovely, lovely writing. Enjoy!