Top 5 Buffy/Giles fics of 2006

[katekat]

I know, not many people go for the pairing.  But I also know that for ever pairing in the buffy 'verse there is a readership.  And it makes me happy that there's so much out there for us all to read.

So, I share with those of you who might want to try something new or have a secret love in their heart for these two ....

December, 1998 by glimmergirl  (G)
Why should you read it?  Because Glim can do amazing things with little touches and tiny moments of introspection.  I love Glim's Buffy in this, because she is that perceptive woman from the first episode who befriended Willow because she could see Willow needed a friend.  Except this time it's also a Slayer looking after her Watcher.  It's gentle and affectionate and I consider it time well spent to read.

Breathing by antennapedia  (FRM)
Why should you read it? Because antennapedia is quite possibly one of the best story tellers playing in the Giles pool.  This fic answers questions you didn't know you had about Season 6 cannon, and heals you as you read it.  Funny how good writing can do that sometimes - heals wounds that the show kind of inflicted on us in cannon.

Somewhere In Time by gilesbabe (FRM)  chapters 1-4 & 5 & 6 & 7 (WIP)
Why should you read it?  One of the most interesting takes on the "go back and do it over" concept - Instead of Buffy going back in time to not make the same mistakes, she brings an mature Buffy and a Season 1 Giles together.  My only sadness is that it's not finished.

The Missing Ingredient by mrtwistedwhsprs (FRM)
Why should you read it? Written for lostgirlslair's Drunken!Giles Ficathon, this is one of the most fun fics I've read in ages.  The only way I can describe it is charming, silly, and unrepentantly tipsy.  It's set post-Chosen at the Slayers and Watchers Society Annual Christmas Party and you should read it just for the giggles.

Braces and Overalls by antennapedia
Why should you read it?  Antennapedia, I think, has a direct line into the brain of most B/G readers - moments we wished had happened, she writes.  And then she expands them, giving them twists that are so utterly perfect and yet so original.  That's why I can't help but put another one of her fics on here.  This one happens moments after the credits rolled in S3 after "Helpless" and puts to rest that idea of a father's love.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

But I also know that for ever pairing in the buffy 'verse there is a readership

Indeed there is. Just read the fourth one, hee! Thanks for the post!

[katekat]

Yay! i'm glad it made you smile! thanks for the encouragement lady!

[antennapedia.livejournal.com]

I'M IN YUR BRAIN, STEELIN' YUR FANTASIEZ. Thanks!

And I absolutely love both "December 1998" and "The Missing Ingredient" (which was written for me! me! it's all about me!).

[katekat]

OUT OF MY BRAIN!!!

OH. wait. Um, I like your writing. GET INTO MY BRAIN!!!!!!!!!!

thanks darlin!

[confusedkayt.livejournal.com]

Thanks, you... B/G is definitely not my pairing, but I'm always willing to try new thigns and happy to have a good guidepost.

[katekat]

That is the nicest compliment! Thank you so much! I hope you find ones you like in these - and if not, I'd actually suggest this older fic:

The Bond: Reconstruction by beadtific if you're a first time B/G reader. It's set post Chosen, is really sweet, and maybe gives you a little more insight into why the pairing's kind of fun...