indri

I swear, I have such issues with S7 as we saw it onscreen, but at least one thing good about all those missing scenes is that they provide fill-in-the-blank inspiration for fics like this. Giles was so puzzlingly reworked in S7 that his story was just begging to be told, likewise with all those nearly interchangeable girls - after all, they were just like Buffy was once, right? I love that you're giving them a backstory and personality that shows them some respect as fifteen year-olds in the miserable situation they were in. And Giles himself is so grim and adult and trying hard to keep it together, to do his duty. Great start!