FIC: Tradition & Protocol, 1. Initiation, 4/4

[antennapedia]

Title: Tradition and Protocol 1: Initiation 4/4
Author: Antennapedia
Pairings: Giles/Olivia, Giles/Buffy (eventually)
Rating: FRAO
Warnings: Coercive Council magic. Body piercing with questionable consent issues. Violence. Sex and lots of it. Dom/sub kink, piercing kink, bondage kink. Tattoos. And more. And if that isn’t enough, the odd four-letter

Comments

[kivrin]

That's okay, I didn't need to be doing work this afternoon. :)

DUDE. This is so very satisfying. And also hot.

The Angel wrinkle really turns the screws. Yowza.

I love how Giles and Buffy are each ambivalent about their duty and destiny here, and also that they're both as good at being angry with themselves as at each other when something goes wrong.

Excellent stuff. Guh. Mibble. Whoa. Various noises of appreciation. :)

[antennapedia]

Angelus as reason for Giles not to do the ritual: insight courtesy of emmessann. I knew I had a motivation problem back when I showed you all that earlier draft. I like this solution!

Yay that it all worked! Yay that it's done!

[hobgoblinn]

Whoa-- you mean, you didn't Start with the Angelus fallout as a reason Giles was resisting this? Amazing. Whole thing, really.

I'll look forward to the postmortem on this. Though I think in this case, that would be a misnomer, as there's nothing at all dead about this story. Beautifully done, indeed.

Wish I had the time or energy to write more, but I've been ill today and just got back from taking the small hobgoblinn to Boy Sprouts. I will get to it, though.

[antennapedia]

This one took a long and wandering path to its current state. What you just read is draft #5, I think. It was a lot of work, but I think it paid off. The post-promulgatio will be fascinating to write. Though I don't want to give away too much of the next part!

Hope you feel better! I interviewed a guy who had "Eagle Scout" on his resume today. Mr Pedia, who was also an Eagle Scout, gave me a funny look when I asked him why he never puts it on his resume. But he sure can tie knots.

[secondalto]

Yay it's out! It's published as it were. And it's all my fault! Yay!

I look forward to the next part and I'm always available for first readings and such.

[antennapedia]

8ga 3/4" stainless steel captive bead ring: $20
8ga stainless steel needles: $22/pack of ten
A trained person to stick the needle in: $60.
Early encouragement to insecure and nervous author: Priceless!

[gilesbabe]

Oh, Damn. This was just. Wow.

Great twist with using Angelus and the ritual. Giles should have known it had to be a two way response, but of couse being tortured did have him a little distracted.

And I bet that that jerk Stamford knew exactly what he was doing when he threatened to take Giles back to England.

Jerk.

[antennapedia]

I think your view of Stamford might very well be shared by Giles some time soon. Heh.

Yay! I'm glad this worked for you. I'm pretty nervous about it.

[nutterbudgie]

i friended you, i hope that's alright - i'm just a lurker with no muse, but i don't wanna miss Consolidation!
this was very well written, characters so well drawn the slide from canon to AU was unnoticed 'til 'giles has a PA!! omg!!!'
*hops off to find more TP* XD

[antennapedia]

Hiya! Thanks for reading, and I'm happy to be friended!

"Consolidation" is in progress, but it'll be a while. Lots of balls to juggle, lots of stuff to get right :)

[sweetdoggie]

Very good. I do like the improvements explaining exactly why Rupert is so reluctant to attempt the ritual. Makes the reader a bit more empathetic than the original did.
I'd like to see Buffy and Giles confront Angel--rub his nose in the fact that he didn't break the bond between them--and have Buffy tell him to never contact her again. I think Giles needs that. Poor guy. I'm eagerly waiting for the next bit.

[antennapedia]

I think it's safe to say that protective!Buffy has some opinions about what happened to her Watcher. :)