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dollsome

Watch Out For That Tree! (Giles/Joyce)

Jun 19, 2007 22:48

Title: Watch Out For That Tree! (Or, Five Times Things Accidentally Rekindled Between Giles and Joyce)
Pairing: Giles/Joyce
Spoilers: Summer before season four through to season five.
Word Count: 3,924
Rating: PG
Summary: Because it didn't exactly end with Band Candy. Thankfully, Buffy doesn't know that. Mostly.
Author's Note: Written for otahyoni's prompt ( Read more... )

fanfiction, fic: buffy the vampire slayer, fic: giles/joyce, buffy

Comments 29

obsession_inc June 21 2007, 13:51:55 UTC

::wipes away tears of joy/laughter/delight::

Oh, man, you are pure greatness. You've got a fantastic ear for character voice, and oh hell JOYCE AND GILES! AND JOYCE COMFORTING SPIKE! AND BUFFY FREAKING OUT! THIS IS AWESOME!!!!

dollsome June 26 2007, 18:56:44 UTC

Hee, thank you! :D You are similarly awesome!

fairygothmum August 1 2007, 20:02:37 UTC

This is great stuff. I really liked your characterisations.

I've been on a few dates where I've wished Giles would come along and slay my date too.

stunt_muppet December 11 2007, 02:34:32 UTC

Wow. It's been years since I was into the Buffy fandom, but someone pointed me here on a reccomendation and I fell in love with this. The characters voices are perfect, and even the narration feels so Buffy, like it was plucked from a show script or novellization.

Personal favorite bits include Joyce "counseling" Spike, Giles trying to get out of dinner with Joyce and Buffy, and the concert, but I just adore this whole fic. I hope you don't mind if I save it to my memories. :)

Great work!

counteragent December 11 2007, 04:04:22 UTC

This is truly delightful!

hobbit_feet December 11 2007, 04:30:05 UTC

Yay for Joyce/Giles cuteness!

This has to be the cutest and funniest thing I've read in quite some time. I think the best thing about it was how perfectly in character everyone was. You got all the voices down perfectly. It was like listening to Joss Whedon's writing.

My favorite bits include:

And you know what they say about inconveniencers!”

“No,” he responds wryly. “What do they say?”

“Something ominous and catchy,” she responds after a moment’s faltering. “It probably even rhymes.”

“How intimidating,” he observes.

“Quit trying to distract me with all the disdainful Britishness,” she commands, swatting him on the arm. “You’re coming.”

And Buffy's big eyed horror at them making out! Hee!

“It was no trouble at all,” Mr. Giles assures her after inviting her in. “We had a lovely time ( ... )