"The Case of the Caribbean Bubbly" is a wild and crazy AU set in the 1930s cabaret demi-monde and reaching into high society. Some might call it crackfic, but "crackfic" can imply a thoughtlessness that throws caution and characterization to the winds. This story is definitely thoughtful, as well as funny, scary, and damn sexy. There's ( Read more... )

Giles/Oz, from Devon's POV. A warm, funny take on the notion of "curtainfic." What's not to love?

Title: Over Swedish Meatballs
Author: Kate Bolin (katemonkey)
Characters: Giles/Oz, Devon
Rating: PG
Summary: Three men and a large home furnishings store.

Enjoy, and don't forget to leave feedback for the author.

"What Guile Is This?: A Luddite's Love Story" is a fantastically written, profoundly disturbing story about grief and its effects. Give it a try, even if the pairing absolutely creeps you out. It's meant to.

Title: What Guile Is This?: A Luddite's Love Story
Author: Glossolalia (glossingPairing: Giles/Buffybot ( Read more... )

It's still Thursday (in some time zones) and so I'm spared the humiliation of forgetting to rec for three weeks in a row.

I'm perhaps cheating a little bit with today's story, since its main characters are actually Willow and Ethan. But Giles is in there, and the story's about Giles in all kinds of ways. In any case, the story is just too darn ( Read more... )

Today I'm recommending a powerful post-"Chosen" story in which Giles goes to Maine in search of a new Slayer, and finds . . . Oz. Oz is coping perfectly fine with his life post-Sunnydale, and so is Giles, except that neither of them is actually fine at all ( Read more... )

Fandom (at least on LJ) is not a happy place at the moment, so I thought I'd rec a couple of stories that, against the odds, make me happy. "In Quiet Moments" and its sequel, "One Night" are set in the Wishverse, so the relationship that develops between Giles and Oz has a backdrop of blood and desperation. But these are stories about surviving, ( Read more... )

Remember the metallic silvery shirt of Ethan's that Giles has to put on at the end of "A New Man"? This story is about that shirt and all the things it makes Giles remember ( Read more... )

This story is almost gen--there's sexual tension here, certainly, but it's more an exploration of a moment and of the dynamic between two characters. wisdomeagle captures the feeling of intuitive understanding which, to my mind, is the essence of Giles/Oz.

Title: And A Globe
Author: Ari (wisdomeaglePairing: Giles/Oz UST ( Read more... )

I've got another Giles/Oz story to recommend to you this week. At the moment, all of LJ seems to be hiding from Harry Potter spoilers, but I hope some of you are around and will read this fic ( Read more... )

I'm so sorry this is late--it completely slipped my mind that I was supposed to rec today (er, yesterday now).

But I hope it's some compensation that the novel-length story I'm reccing is truly wonderful. Book of Daniel took a rare and difficult-to-write pairing, Giles/Oz, and made it one of my Buffyverse OTPs. (Which is to say, please give this ( Read more... )