Five Classic Xander/Giles Fics
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buffyversetop5Here are five Giles/Xander fics, which is my second favourite ship. These range from the ridiculously cute to the ridiculously angsty.
Starting with cute, The Beginning of Knowledge by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mireille719 is some lovely incremental snapshots of Giles and Xander’s relationship in which Xander buys post Valentine’s Day chocolate and Giles folds laundry.
If your taste runs to something a little more porny, look no further thandelilah_joy’s Puns involving the word “Watcher’. Xander’s forgotten his phone and comes back to find his boyfriend indulging in a little alone time. Love the characterisation of this mature Xander, and also of Giles, who doesn’t say a word, but is oh so very present in the fic.
I promised angst and here it is, in the shape of The Promise of Home byspeakingsilence. Xander’s contemplating his options over solo drinks in the pub when Giles appears unexpectedly. The encounter leads to a chain of events that is in turn heartbreaking, hot, angsty and ultimately satisfying.
If you want something that will just make your heart hitch, try And Goodnight bywisdomeagle. Post Caleb, Giles visits Xander in hospital and brings his guitar. I love the bleakness and depth of emotion in a story told with great economy and wonderful use of words.
And I couldn’t do a X/G list without athea_bromine fic. She’s a terrific writer and I struggled with which one of her stories to choose, but in the end, it had to be her Kaleidoscope ‘verse. This is a series of snapshots of Xander and Giles starting post Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered and heading out well after the series finishes. If the age difference bothers you, don’t worry, there is no slash until well after Xander is an adult. This is a super, satisfying long read and although it's probably my favourite Thea fic, it's really a case of being first among equals.
I hope there's something there that folks might not have come across before. *g*
Starting with cute, The Beginning of Knowledge by
mireille719 is some lovely incremental snapshots of Giles and Xander’s relationship in which Xander buys post Valentine’s Day chocolate and Giles folds laundry.If your taste runs to something a little more porny, look no further than
delilah_joy’s Puns involving the word “Watcher’. Xander’s forgotten his phone and comes back to find his boyfriend indulging in a little alone time. Love the characterisation of this mature Xander, and also of Giles, who doesn’t say a word, but is oh so very present in the fic.I promised angst and here it is, in the shape of The Promise of Home by
speakingsilence. Xander’s contemplating his options over solo drinks in the pub when Giles appears unexpectedly. The encounter leads to a chain of events that is in turn heartbreaking, hot, angsty and ultimately satisfying. If you want something that will just make your heart hitch, try And Goodnight by
wisdomeagle. Post Caleb, Giles visits Xander in hospital and brings his guitar. I love the bleakness and depth of emotion in a story told with great economy and wonderful use of words.And I couldn’t do a X/G list without a
thea_bromine fic. She’s a terrific writer and I struggled with which one of her stories to choose, but in the end, it had to be her Kaleidoscope ‘verse. This is a series of snapshots of Xander and Giles starting post Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered and heading out well after the series finishes. If the age difference bothers you, don’t worry, there is no slash until well after Xander is an adult. This is a super, satisfying long read and although it's probably my favourite Thea fic, it's really a case of being first among equals.I hope there's something there that folks might not have come across before. *g*
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Date: 2016-10-29 08:28 pm (UTC)Always happy to rec one of your fics, you know they make me very happy.
Take care hon.
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Date: 2016-10-29 11:34 pm (UTC)Enjoy :)
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