Fic: A New New Man, Giles/Wesley, PG-13/FRT

[lostgirlslair]

Title:  A New New Man
Author: lostgirlslair
Fandom: BtVS
Pairing: Giles/Wesley
Rating: PG-13/FRT
Summary: Wesley throws a wrench into Ethan's plans.
Spoilers: Set during the season 4 episode “A New Man”
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Comments

[lostgirlslair]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I miss them, too!

[mireille719]

Oh my goodness. :D You managed to take a request I would have been delighted to get...and make it *better*. (Clearly, "just add Ethan" is a wise decision. Or something. *g*)

I absolutely adore this--Wesley is wonderful, the re-imagining of the episode is great, and I am still snickering about Riley discovering them in the crypt.

Thank you thank you thank you!

[lostgirlslair]

::heaves a huge sigh of relief:: I'm so glad you like it, sweetie! And thank you! I loved the request and I was torn between two bunnies, but Ethan won out in the end! ::snorts::

::huge hugs::

[mireille719]

I was hoping you would like it (I guessed that was you, and tried to give you something I thought you'd really enjoy), and I really loved this. :)

[lostgirlslair]

Yeah, I figured everyone knew it was me. ::laughs:: I kinda walked in with a sign saying 'Giles/Wesley shipper' in big bold letters. *G*

And I definitely did enjoy it! Your request was a lovely description of *exactly what I love to write*! *G* I had some trouble and frustration getting it done on time, but most of that's because I just couldn't get the sequence of events (from the original episode) right. Despite having watched the ep. and having read a transcript.. ::shakes head at self::

Anyway, thank you, sweetie! *G* Is it bad that I'm already looking forward to next year's cya ficathon?

[katekat1010]

Really well done lady. I think this went off really without a hitch - completely seamless and I love how Giles is much more balanced about the whole Buffy thing with Wes there to keep him... balanced. The end scene was just adorable, and really brought the fun back in. Loved Ethan's jealousy/testing of Wes - it's subtle but really perfectly there too. And ADORED the Riley/commando thingy!!

This isn't really concrit, just musing, but I do think you were right that it's hard to take the Buffy parts out / put the Wes parts in without making it more serious - I found myself growing quite concerned with Giles' personal changes (his growly grrrs, etc) right along with Wes - it injected a note of worry in there that wasn't in the ep (because there was no one to *worry* about Giles in the ep, which reflects pretty poorly on the ep, i think). Anyway, interesting how caring made the transformation go from silly to more serious.

beta note: 2nd line - quiet (not quite)

[lostgirlslair]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Loved Ethan's jealousy/testing of Wes - it's subtle but really perfectly there too.

::squeezes you to itty-bitty bits:: THANK YOU!! I find Ethan so very tough to write (probably because I haven't written him enough ) and I'm so thrilled to know it came over well!

Anyway, interesting how caring made the transformation go from silly to more serious.

One of my main worries when writing it was that it was becoming overwrought (and it may still be in a few places. ::laughs::), because it was such a silly episode and the fic is more serious. I'm glad to hear it struck the right note!

Thank you, sweetie!
::huge hugs::

[mireille719]

IMO, you do an excellent Ethan, by the way. :) (My opinion and $1.59 will get you some coffee, but still...)

[lostgirlslair]

Thank you, sweetie!! Coming from my favorite Ethan writer, that means quite a lot!! ::huge hugs::

[schnuffie]

Great, great story!
Thanks!
I loved it.
Watcher-love is best!!!! :D

[lostgirlslair]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!