FIC: Mistakes (PG-13, gen)

[aaronlisa]

Title: Mistakes
Author: Aaronlisa
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing/Characters: Rupert Giles, Faith Lehane
Rating: FR13
Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer belongs to Joss Whedon and company.
Summary: Giles realizes over the years that he's failed Faith as a Watcher.
Word Count: 1158

Comments

[gilescandy]

I like this a lot. I make it no secret that I think Faith's life would have gone much differently if Giles would have had the room to focus on her. And here you showed that brilliantly. Then you added the silent forgiveness at the very end and I almost teared up. Wonderful. Thank you.

[aaronlisa]

Thank you. I've always thought it was out of character for Giles to not try to help Faith when she first arrived .

[menomegirl]

Ah, Giles Giles Giles. So close to perfect as a Watcher but for his glaring failure with Faith. Thank you for a glimpse into an inner monologue of his thoughts regarding his acknowledgement of that failure.

If you don't mind a small tiny critique? You have an error in the first paragraph that needs correcting; it made me frown and pulled me out of the narrative a bit: this sentence here-

All he can do is hope that the Watcher has promised to send out for her is one that can break through the walls that Faith has erected around herself.

I'm thinking you meant "the Watcher that the Council has promised to send out for her" instead?

:)

[waddiwasiwitch]

Nice little character piece. Well done.

[pookitoots]

cool. I'm sure Giles did feel some guilt or responsibility to Faith. Ultimately, it sounds cold, but I don't think he failed her. I think there were things she needed to go through. She's still cookie dough. :)
I do think, if Giles had been Faith's Watcher, things could have turned out differently though. Look how he was with Willow, and she went way eviler than Faith did.
Thanks for sharing!

[slaymesoftly]

Well done. So many times mistakes were made with Faith that may have made the difference - I'm glad Giles is aware of them.