2 Buffy/Giles stories by Adele Heidenreich
Yes, I know that this is six shades of very late and I'm very sorry about that. I have no excuse but that I've spent the last two days trying to flay my own skin off.
That said, I'm going with a hurt/comfort theme to my choices. The first one is set in season five, after Joyce is dead and it's rated FRAO. Willow and Tara are living in the house. Buffy comes home from patrol one night to find the house dark and quiet. Turns out Willow and Tara quieted everything down because Giles isn't well. He's so ill that he can't even keep his eyes open and Buffy starts to panic at the idea of losing him. She's been in love with him for a while and with his lowered defenses from the illness, he lets it slip that he loves her too. Once he's feeling a bit better, his Giles-ness comes through and he decides she's be better with someone else and he knows if he just stands strong, she'll realise that too. But Buffy being Buffy, well, you know how determined she can be. Will she get her man? It's very well written and I loved every second of it. I particularly love the scene where Buffy gets upset at him and tells him to just leave her alone and he goes all intense asking her if she really thinks he doesn't want her. He gives us this line: "Would it make you feel better if I said I dream about you every night? That every waking moment I imagine how your naked body would feel beneath me? Well, feel better!" It's called Taking Care of You by Adele Heidenreich.
The other choice is by the same author. This one is also set in season five, but this one has Joyce in it and it's also rated FRAO. Buffy sustains a head injury on patrol and cannot remember who she is. In fact, the only thing that seems familiar to her at all is Giles. She clings to him, both emotionally and physically, which makes things a bit dicey for the man who is secretly in love with her. The real trouble starts when she comes to his house in the middle of the night and climbs into bed with him. Seems she thinks he's her boyfriend. She's basing that on what she feels when she looks at him. Giles just doesn't know how to deal. It's what he's always wanted, but he knows when she gets her memory back it will all fall to hell. Can he resist her? Of course not. When her memories do come back she does a typical Buffy and overreacts. Now, how is it all going to work out? This one is called A Loving Heart is the Beginning of All Knowledge also by Adele.
Have a great week and happy reading
That said, I'm going with a hurt/comfort theme to my choices. The first one is set in season five, after Joyce is dead and it's rated FRAO. Willow and Tara are living in the house. Buffy comes home from patrol one night to find the house dark and quiet. Turns out Willow and Tara quieted everything down because Giles isn't well. He's so ill that he can't even keep his eyes open and Buffy starts to panic at the idea of losing him. She's been in love with him for a while and with his lowered defenses from the illness, he lets it slip that he loves her too. Once he's feeling a bit better, his Giles-ness comes through and he decides she's be better with someone else and he knows if he just stands strong, she'll realise that too. But Buffy being Buffy, well, you know how determined she can be. Will she get her man? It's very well written and I loved every second of it. I particularly love the scene where Buffy gets upset at him and tells him to just leave her alone and he goes all intense asking her if she really thinks he doesn't want her. He gives us this line: "Would it make you feel better if I said I dream about you every night? That every waking moment I imagine how your naked body would feel beneath me? Well, feel better!" It's called Taking Care of You by Adele Heidenreich.
The other choice is by the same author. This one is also set in season five, but this one has Joyce in it and it's also rated FRAO. Buffy sustains a head injury on patrol and cannot remember who she is. In fact, the only thing that seems familiar to her at all is Giles. She clings to him, both emotionally and physically, which makes things a bit dicey for the man who is secretly in love with her. The real trouble starts when she comes to his house in the middle of the night and climbs into bed with him. Seems she thinks he's her boyfriend. She's basing that on what she feels when she looks at him. Giles just doesn't know how to deal. It's what he's always wanted, but he knows when she gets her memory back it will all fall to hell. Can he resist her? Of course not. When her memories do come back she does a typical Buffy and overreacts. Now, how is it all going to work out? This one is called A Loving Heart is the Beginning of All Knowledge also by Adele.
Have a great week and happy reading