WIP 1

[indri]

Right, in an effort to get myself to write something (anything) fictional I'm publishing this as a WIP. I've never done this before, so I'm sure it will be a learning experience and hopefully not too painful for those who read it. I'll announce instalments here.

The title is extremely provisional and subject to change just as soon as I think of a better one.


Halfway There
A Season 7 Giles fic. PG13. Work-in-progress.

Comments

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

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!

[indri]

so grim and adult and trying hard to keep it together

Poor Giles. I'm glad I'm conveying this successfully.

I have such issues with S7 as we saw it onscreen

I find it odd rewatching S7. Much of it feels so flat but I have a difficult time working out why, given how much I care about the characters.