FIC: CSI Sunnydale (BtVS, Giles/Xander, FRAO) 3/3

[soft_princess]

CSI SUNNYDALE: THE ONE WHERE THE REPORTER SOLVES THE CRIME, 3/3
FRAO, Giles/Xander, AU

PART ONE | PART TWO

Comments

[noelia_g]

Oh, woah. *hyperventilates*

I mean, I knew it was going to be good, but... woah. WOAH.

The case itself is engaging, even more than some of the CSI cases tend to be, and definitely much better than any tine-in novel I've read :D.

But the greatest stuff is in the translating BtVS and AtS cast into the procedural drama world. I would say casting is a stroke of genius here, except you have enough strokes of genius to paint a masterpiece.

Buffy! Perfect in her bossing Giles around way. Wesley! so much love, especially for the common Oxford background and hee knowing the same people. Willow! Gunn! Cordelia and her finance obsession! Spike the ballistic guy. And Angel! And his history with Buffy and Spike and Lindsay! Seriously, all the details, the complicated background that comes up as if by accident... this is world building at it's best, not intrusive, but helluva fantastic. And the thing is, everyone stays in character, absolutely, even though they are so far away from canon. Buffy as the lead CSI reminds me of NY's Stella a lot, she kicks ass and is a thing of beauty. And Andrew and his explanations. And eccentric Fred. And Anne as a social worker... all the pieces made me squee, and every new bit of info had me pausing in my reading and flailing.

And the Giles/Xander is wonderful as always, characters true to the core in an absolutely different world. And Giles - you had me guessing for a while about the past, and it was beautifully played, the information slowly spilling out, up to the point when the puzzle comes together and he actually tells the story. Oh, Giles. And Willow's message, and Jesse and Larry, and oh, Xander.

And hee, Riley getting to know all the weird people in the lab. And hee, Parker Abrams. And hee, Sunnydale's crime rate as compared to Iowa. And HEEE, Snyder.

And I'm so in love with you and the fic right now I can't type straight.

I am going to be rereading this time and time again because it rocks like a very rocking thing.

Thank you so so so much.

[soft_princess]

Oh, I am *so glad* you loved it. Hee! It makes me so happy. Thank you, sweetie, thank you so much. *squishes*

And heee, yes, EVERYONE made it in, and it was just *flails* Oh, I had fun. I had SO MUCH FUN. And thank YOU for making this request. *big hugs*