I think the thing I have an issue in this is that the girl is eleven or twelve, not eight (though she is small for her age and could pass for eight), and she is written like she is eight developmentally as well. I have a twelve year old son and he is friends with twelve year old girls and none of them would act this young if their lives depended upon it. Granted, they aren't scared Slayers who've gone through a number of Watchers, but I have a hard time suspending disbelief with Heather and her supposed age. Other than that, I do like this fic and will add my review sometime this weekend. :)
There is fanart of Giles holding babies??? Please do share!
Ok. I like this fic, I did, but I have to say that I couldn't buy into Heather's age. She's supposed to be twelve. She acts like she's eight or younger. I get she had a traumatic young life. I suppose she's in regression. I get that she's small for her age, but I just couldn't get over the fact that at age 12, she's being carried around like a six year old and crawling into people's laps for comfort. It really bothers me. I actually had to create my own scenario as to why there was an eight-year-old Potential (not Slayer) living with Giles in order to make the character work for me.
What I did like about this fic was the pacing of the growing relationship between Buffy and Giles. I thought that was fantastic. I love a mature Buffy. And of course, who doesn't love daddy!Giles. He really was cute with Heather.
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There is fanart of Giles holding babies??? Please do share!
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What I did like about this fic was the pacing of the growing relationship between Buffy and Giles. I thought that was fantastic. I love a mature Buffy. And of course, who doesn't love daddy!Giles. He really was cute with Heather.
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