FIC: Puns Involving the Word 'Watcher' (Xander/Giles)

[delilah_joy]

Title: Puns Involving the Word 'Watcher'

Author: delilah_joy

Rating: NC-17

Fandom: BtVS

Pairing: Xander/Giles
Length: 1800 words
Setting: Post-Chosen

Warning: Mention of underage characters involved in sexual situations (though only of the solo kind)

A/N:  Written for the Giles/Xander Fabulous Fall Fest.  Prompt: Established relo, Giles catches Xander

Comments

[cmk418]

Oh my! *fans self* There are so many things in this fic that I love, starting with the humor that is so perfect in your Xander voice - He’d be less surprised to find a werewolf reading a newspaper at the kitchen table, and wow, does he not lead a normal life.

I like that Xander knows it's best not to intrude and that he lets himself slip into fantasies and memories of things that could have happened. His thoughts on Sunnydale Giles were so vivid, one could see this as something he'd thought about before.

And I loved this bit - This is three-years-ago Giles, retreating to his bedroom while Xander lay awake on the couch, both of them aroused beyond belief, both of them convinced they were the only one feeling it. This is Giles making phone calls between London and Africa, too long, too expensive, and hanging up hard and unfulfilled. The progression of Xander's fantasies/memories as Giles gets closer to climax and the timeframe edges closer to present day is just wonderful

[delilah_joy]

Thanks so much! I wasn't sure I was going to succeed at making it both funny *and* hot, so I'm glad to hear you liked both of those elements. Once I had the idea of going through Giles' history--which, in the cool light of day, actually seems a little perverse--everything just kind of fell into place.

Thanks for reading and commenting! I've really enjoyed your G/X fic, and I hope we'll be seeing lots more submissions for this Fall Fest!

[dark_dreymer]

Writing a coherent fic from Xander's POV can be a real challenge at times because Xander-babble is by nature somewhat incoherent and too much of it makes things hard. But you totally aced it here, the narrative flow is perfectly in character and easy to follow while also mirroring the kind of random leaps of focus the human mind often takes.

I'm done with my smart bit now, so it's time for: yay, totally memming this and that old classic the 'XD' expression.

[delilah_joy]

Thanks! I had fun coming up with a Xander who was older and more mature, but still has that goofy streak he'll probably never lose. (I can imagine him being 70 and still thinking up masturbation puns...)

Thanks for both the cogent literary critique and the 'yay'! :-)

[dark_dreymer]

Xander embodies the whole 'You have to grow old, but you don't have to grow up' argument :D

Also, you can never get enough 'yay'. I just feel my comments are kinda redundant when they're just 'yay' so I try to be intellectual-ish too.

[emilygoober]

i dont read to much g/x but this was AMAZING. totally believable and you got the voices down pat without being too predictable

[delilah_joy]

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it, especially if it's not a pairing you usually read! :D

[delilah_joy]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

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[1_mad_squirrel]

So incredibly hot!

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[delilah_joy]

Yay--thank you! Glad you liked it! :-D