As the title says, today's recs are an older fic and one posted earlier this week. I'll start with the older one first. These Hallowed Halls by Firephly, is a Willow/Giles post Sunnydale fic wherein Willow is teaching at the newly reformed Council headquarters. When Willow receives a belated gift for her birthday, Giles realises that he was so caught up in his work that he had forgotten her special...

Hey everyone! I hope you are having a great weekend. It's after midnight here, so I'm going to post. (I'm going to be pretty busy tomorrow.) I wanted to pick a theme, but I found so many varied stories I like, that today is going to be quite a mish-mash of stories. First for today is a story that is old, yet new. (And admittedly not quite done yet, but it will be.) I'm so excited to see this one...

As London seems to be in the middle of a heatwave, I'm going with the theme of "heat" today. My first rec is Tenderly Ripped Apart by Cap. Buffy and Giles become trapped in a tomb, the heat rises and one thing leads to another. Although, everything may not be what it seems, especially their reasons for being in the tomb in the first place.  This fic has an FRAO rating. My second rec today is a...

Hey all! I'm sorry this is so late, but I've been out celebrating my anniversary. And in that spirit, I'm going with a marriage theme with my stories today. My first offering is actually the beginning of a very long series by Froxyn. There are about 26 parts to this series, so don't plan on reading it all in one go. (And to make it longer, each part has chapters. Like the last one that she just posted...

Today’s rec is very much out of season, being a Christmas story, but I do like the way it portrays Giles’s sense of affection for his young charges. It’s called Nothing Is Of Greater Value by Della Mills Having delivered Christmas gifts to Buffy, Willow and Oz, Giles pays a visit to the Harris household. Unable to find Xander and after an altercation with Mr Harris, Giles spends his day...

Today's rec: Emergence by antennapedia (Giles/Buffy - FRAO). I know I recced this a couple of years ago, but I've had these lines running through my head lately, and I can't let them go: "It would be the summer holiday, if he were still a school librarian, which he was not." "It would be a lull between prophecies, if he were still a Watcher, which he was not." I love fourth season stay...

Hey everyone! I hope you are having a great weekend. Today I thought I'd go with a Giles/Faith theme. I know it can be a harsh pairing, but I think in some ways, he really understood her longing to fit in and the pull the darkness had on her and she felt his loneliness and saw him as so much more than a text book with arms. My first choice is set right after Buffy dies. Faith comes and finds Giles...

Hi all, I’ve been in an odd mood this week, but a long chat with my best friend and a little bit of fluffy reading goes a long way to helping. Today’s recs are two stories by Masked-Spangler. In the first fic, Little Ladybug , a future Giles is telling his daughter a bedtime story. The fic is written entirely from Giles’s side of the conversation and I do so love imagining what his daughter...

Hey all! Sorry this is so late. My son needed the computer for some last minute school thing and it ended up lasting all day. :::sighs::: Anywhom, my stories today are friendship stories for our guy. Two stories where someone acknowledges what he's done for them and how much he means in their life. My first choice today is a sweet story of comfort between Giles and Dawn. It's set in season seven...

I've been in the mood for some angst recently and after rewatching Helpless , I thought it would be interesting to see the inevitable conversation which took place between Buffy and her Watcher. Strength by Jeanne DeVore , shows us one option of how this conversation could have played out. Buffy wants to be angry with Giles, but something within her realises she can't do this job without him. She...