Core Four 'verse - Buffy/Giles/Willow/Xander
The enjoining spell the Scoobies used to defeat Adam has surprising and life-changing after-effects. 5 stories.


"Paragon" - Buffy/Jonathan, General audiences
Only true love's kiss will wake her. But who's her true love? 1036 words. February 2007.

"Normal" - Buffy/Oz/Xander, Adult
Parker wasn't enough for Buffy. She needs more. She's not normal. 3125 words. December 2008.

"Gunpowder Tea" - Buffy/Wesley, General audiences
Wesley's in Cleveland, cleaning up after Merrick's career. He thinks he doesn't have a Slayer. 2239 words. February 2008.

"My Bedroom Technique is Unstoppable" - Buffy/Xander, Adult
Some of the things Xander likes best about his girlfriend Buffy. 1797 words. January 2009.

Ars Draconis - gen
Giles and Buffy travel to the desert to find a weapon that might help them defeat Glory. They find a weapon, and the story begins. 3 stories.

"Broken Vessel" - gen, Mature
Giles has just enough money left for a train ticket home. 4150 words. July 2009.
"Brown Bottles" - gen, General audiences
Giles has a lot of pills to take. 1035 words. August 2006.
"The Co-Conspirators" - gen, General audiences
Rupert is taken shopping in London by his grandmother. 1806 words. February 2008.

The Displaced Watcher - gen
Giles acquires a strange artifact, and makes the acquaintance of a consulting dectective and his biographer. 2 stories.

"Echoes in the Air (Pistolwhip Remix)" - gen, General audiences
The morning after firing a gun in a tiny room. 2096 words. July 2009.
"Flannel Sheets" - gen, General audiences
Giles's flat in Bath has a guest room. 466 words. February 2008.
"Fussed Over" - gen, General audiences
Giles has broken his wrist. The left one. The assault on his dignity commences. 1146 words. September 2011.
"Just lie down until they go away" - gen, General audiences
Giles sings the Buzzcocks. 1007 words. May 2006.
"Likely Stories" - gen, General audiences
A Scooby signs up for NaNoWriMo. 670 words. December 2008.
"Nashville" - gen, General audiences
Giles in Nashville. 697 words. August 2006.
"A Short Rest" - gen, General audiences
Xander's convinced it's Hellmouthy, but probably it's just the flu. 4750 words. October 2008.
"Smoke" - gen, Mature
Ripper's thinking clearly for the first time in years. 730 words. August 2006.
"A Soft Place to Land (Free Fallin' Remix)" - gen, General audiences
Giles wonders if he's achieved escape velocity. Probably not. 4260 words. August 2007.
"Welcome to the Hellmouth" - gen, General audiences
Giles introduces Wesley to Sunnydale High library policy. 1522 words. March 2010.
"What Friends Are For (Flow My Tears Remix)" - gen, General audiences
Xander takes steps to make sure he remembers what he needs to. 1812 words. April 2008.

"Roses" - Giles/Anya, General audiences
Roses, history, tea, and decisions. 1199 words. March 2008.
"Twitchy little noses" - Giles/Anya, General audiences
Push the broom. 362 words. August 2006.

"The Apocalypse Stone" - Giles/Buffy, Adult
The apocalpyse stone says Buffy's the one the prophecy is about, only this time instead of dying she has to have sex. Some people think that's worse. 6470 words. September 2011.
"Arms and the Man" - Giles/Buffy, Mature
An ancient order of knights makes Giles an intriguing offer, but both the Order and the Council seem to think he has to give up Buffy first. Buffy has her own opinion about that. 48045 words. July 2011.

Blackmail - Giles/Buffy
A kinky revision of season 4, in ten parts, each in seven chapters. BDSM and other entertainments among consenting adults are depicted. Kink levels and the associated ratings are high; the emphasis is not on the plot. See the header on the first story for warnings. 4 stories.

"A Bottle of Jack Daniels Following Apocalypse" - Giles/Buffy, Mature
Giles, Buffy, and Xander drink to fallen friends in a remote motel room. 4995 words. June 2008.
"Braces and Overalls" - Giles/Buffy, Mature
Or, Because Watchers and Slayers belong together. Quentin Travers got a lot wrong. 2425 words. September 2006.
"Breakfast Tea" - Giles/Buffy, General audiences
The best way to wake up? 224 words. May 2010.
"Breathing" - Giles/Buffy, Mature
Power and life. Mages and Slayers. And what Giles did during his months away. 21609 words. December 2006.
"Contrition" - Giles/Buffy, Adult
Giles has erred and requests punishment. 1031 words. January 2009.
"Dormant" - Giles/Buffy, General audiences
Buffy has run away to seek an ordinary life. Giles finds her, and tells her she can have it. That should be the end of the story. 9824 words. September 2009.
"Duty" - Giles/Buffy, Adult
A Watcher has many duties and is trained to perform them well. 1573 words. December 2008.
"The Elevator Problem" - Giles/Buffy, Mature
Buffy and Giles get stuck in an elevator. Buffy's pissed off. So is Giles. 2058 words. August 2010.
"Emergence" - Giles/Buffy, Adult
Giles emerges from his shell after Scooby encouragement and a little manipulation from Oz. 7598 words. June 2006.
"Entangled" - Giles/Buffy, Adult
The timing is going to be tight, but they should be able to deal with the demon and get back home before the heat starts. Giles is sure of it. Famous last words. 17130 words. July 2012.
"Flu" - Giles/Buffy, General audiences
Buffy gets the flu. Giles has bromides. 1269 words. September 2006.
"Gifts" - Giles/Buffy, Mature
Giles and Buffy dally in a stone circle. 2838 words. August 2008.

Helios Hyperion - Giles/Buffy
A long hot summer in the Hyperion Hotel, after Sunnydale collapsed. 6 stories.

Legacies - Giles/Buffy
Giles's Uncle Charles died in the explosion that destroyed the Council of Watchers, but he left Giles a few legacies. Life-changing legacies. 6 stories.

"Levi's 501 Original Shrink-to-Fit Button-Fly Jeans" - Giles/Buffy, Adult
Giles is wearing jeans that are as old as Buffy is. She can think of nothing better to do with them than unbutton them. 1229 words. August 2011.
"Planning Ahead" - Giles/Buffy, General audiences
What was that vampire doing with a knife? That wasn't fair. 576 words. November 2006.

Reconnection - Giles/Buffy
Giles arrives in Sunnydale after Buffy has been resurrected, and he knows that something is wrong. A post-Flooded AU of season 6. 3 stories.

"Rose Quartz" - Giles/Buffy, General audiences
A moment of being all Poe together in a cemetery. 474 words. May 2010.
"Thruxton" - Giles/Buffy, General audiences
Giles is in love. 272 words. August 2006.

Thusia - Giles/Buffy
Europe worships the old gods, while the New World and the Middle East are the bastions of Christianity. Slayers are touched by the gods... and sometimes so are Watchers. 3 stories.

Tradition & Protocol - Giles/Buffy
Watchers aren't what Buffy thought they were. A season 4 rewrite. 2 stories.

"The Value of Restraint" - Giles/Buffy, Mature
Buffy finds the box Giles has hidden in the back of his closet, the one with the Council's tools. 411 words. May 2009.

"Liberation" - Giles/Buffy/Ethan, Adult
Tonight it's strong drink and desperate sex, and tomorrow they ride away. A post-"Gift" AU. 3530 words. March 2009.

"Rain on the Roof" - Giles/Buffy/Xander, Adult
A thunderstorm after a long day of heat. 2231 words. October 2011.

"Amost A New Friend" - Giles/Ethan, Adult
Giles accepts Ethan's offer of a drink. He remembers what happened last time but can't bring himself to care anymore. 1598 words. September 2009.

An Antique Roman - Giles/Ethan
Ethan Rayne and Rupert Giles have been friends, enemies, and lovers since they were schoolboys. But when Ethan descends upon Giles on a very strange Christmas week, things work out differently. 2 stories.

"Back by Teatime" - Giles/Ethan, Mature
Rupert and Ethan are bored, wishing for adventure, and expecting never to find one. And then a police call box appears in the most unlikely of places. 1462 words. November 2007.

Breaking Glass - Giles/Ethan
Religion, conspiracies, history, magic, artifacts buried deep, Watchers and Slayers. And the story of Rupert Giles, who wants to serve a Slayer. 3 stories.

"Into the Fray" - Giles/Ethan, Mature
There's a vampire problem in London. In about 400 years. 644 words. November 2007.
"Rehabilitated" - Giles/Ethan, General audiences
Giles brings Willow back to the coven, where Ethan is waiting. 1927 words. May 2008.
"Rescue" - Giles/Ethan, Mature
Ethan's in the hands of the Intiative. 430 words. December 2008.

"Alambic Brandy" - Giles/Faith, General audiences
The Watchers and Slayers Society is about to hold its annual holiday party. Giles and Faith are half a world away. 2891 words. January 2009.

Watcher's Child - Giles/Jenny
Giles/Jenny, various ratings, ending up with a different pairing to be revealed. 6 stories.


"A Quiet Night" - Giles/Oz, Adult
Words spoken and unspoken. Giles learns. 1577 words. January 2007.

"Hazy Solos" - Giles/Oz/Xander, Adult
Somebody's been set up. Who? Only Xander knows for sure. 2851 words. May 2007.

"Amends" - Giles/Wesley, Mature
Wesley’s waiting when Giles arrives with Willow. 1483 words. August 2007.

"Apples, Oranges, and Pears" - Giles/Xander, Adult
What happened when Xander got thrown out of his house just minutes after he turned eighteen. 14782 words. December 2006.

The Attic - Giles/Xander
After the fall of Sunnydale, Rupert Giles is with the new Slayers in Cleveland, fighting demons on the new hellmouth. They have no money, but they have each other. Most especially, Giles has Xander. But the year of fighting the First has scarred all of them. 8 stories.

"Certainty" - Giles/Xander, Adult
Xander gets his first serious piercing. Giles has opinions. 2805 words. August 2011.

Cloud Animals - Giles/Xander
Giles rebuilds the Council in England. To Xander's eternal surprise, he's a Watcher now too. A sweet post-Chosen AU. 6 stories.

"Dust on his hands from the sky" - Giles/Xander, Mature
Xander flees to the place Scoobies go when they can't be near the Slayer any more. But the Hellmouth has a few last kicks in the gut to land before it's done with everyone. 25164 words. May 2007.
"Last Night on Earth" - Giles/Xander, Mature
Xander can't sleep the night before the big battle against the First. He needs somebody for a last night on earth snuggle. 2201 words. January 2009.
"Outmaneuvered" - Giles/Xander, General audiences
But Xander doesn't drink! 369 words. March 2011.
"Outmoded" - Giles/Xander, General audiences
Giles and Xander on patrol 344 words. August 2006.
"Presents" - Giles/Xander, Mature
Giles has a surprise for Xander. 1516 words. December 2008.
"Professor G's Uncanny Scoobies #1" - Giles/Xander, General audiences
Xander's carelessness with magic artifacts might have got him into more trouble than he can reasonably escape, even with Giles's help. 11852 words. July 2010.
"Sparks" - Giles/Xander, General audiences
Giles and Xander attempt to figure out what happened in Willow's last moments on the cliff. Something strange, that's for sure. 4251 words. May 2008.
"The Wight" - Giles/Xander, General audiences
The business cards say "Supernatural Investigations & Curse-breaking". They don't say anything about being rained on, soul-sucked, shot at, snowed on, or fed dangerous spicy drinks. 15128 words. May 2011.

"First Time" - Willow/Xander, Adult
Willow has misbehaved. Xander proposes a fix, and to his surprise, Willow consents. 1262 words. December 2008.

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