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Title: Game Over?
Author:

lonesomesundown
Characters: Giles, Buffy, Willow, Xander, Dawn
Setting: Post-series
Rating: G
Pairing: Gen
Word Count: 4,225 words, 1/1 chapters

Summary: Giles has always been a technophobe, but everything changes when he's gifted a pink Nintendo DS for his birthday.

Read on AO3 here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/57485935

harlow_turner_chaotic_ace

Title: When the Hellmouth Freezes Over
Author: @harlow_turner_choatic_ace (

MadeInGold)
Characters: Giles, Maggie Walsh, Spike, Buffy
Setting: Season 4, soon after "A New Man"
Rating: PG-13/Teen and up
Pairing: Giles/Maggie Walsh
Word Count: 2,229 words, 1/1 chapters
Summary: A magic snowstorm forces Giles to offer shelter to his arch-rival.

Read link: read on Ao3 here

captainskyson

Title: are we destined to burn?
Author:

captainskyson
Characters: Giles, Buffy, Willow, Xander, Anya, Dawn, Spike
Setting: Episode 06x08 Tabula Rasa
Rating: NC-17 / Explicit
Pairing: Giles/Buffy
Word Count: 16,714 (2/2 chapters)
Summary: It's Tabula Rasa the way it should have gone.
Notes: A photo manip by

kvinnlig during Summer of Giles 2022, and a long-ago conversation with Muldersgurl, inspired my rewrite :-)

Kvinnlig's photo inspiration found here

Read Link: are we destined to burn?

il_mio_capitano

It has begun.

Summer of Giles is now open for business. Remember, this is a reduced two week free-for-all that will close on 1st August.

Have at it!

il_mio_capitano

Many thanks to the people who've asked about Summer of Giles this year. I don't have the spoons to moderate a full month but I am proposing we shrink the festival to the last two weeks in July. To that end, I'd also like to make every day free-for-all so no signups are required (you will still need to be a member to post in the comm).

Currently the comm is locked for posting for everyone but I will open it up from 17th July 2024 until 1st August.

The usual rules about courtesy to others will still apply of course. The limit of three posts will still apply. I will do a roundup post sometime in the following week as best I can.

I know this reduced service isn't what we're used to, but with dwindling numbers I hope this is acceptable to everyone who is still interested.

Let's make this the best, possibly last, great summer to appreciate our Rupert!

capitano

il_mio_capitano

Here we go, one last time...

Giles wants Drusilla to tell him the future.
Giles wants to be left alone. The Council needs more from him.
Ethan brings magick to Giles’ world
Jenny and Giles have a demon-free date for once
Giles has the comfort of those who have gone before him.
The Council have always been dicks. Giles should know
Giles cannot escape the world that molded him except maybe through airplane scotch.
Buffy needs Giles’ help.
A vampire needs teaching not to mess with the unholy three of Giles, Spike, and Faith.
Buffy and Dawn learn a terrifying secret.
Giles sacrifices some dignity but who wouldn’t in the face of giant demon moths!

And Cover art for addler’s awesome fic and two great manips from emmatheslayer round us off.

Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to this year’s Summer of Giles. I really do appreciate and cherish each and every entry. Bless you all.

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Fic
+ Listen to the Mockingbird (Giles, Drusilla FRT) by aadler

+ His Destiny (Giles FRT) by aaronlisa

+ nothing satisfies (but i’m getting close) (Giles/Ethan FRT) by melacka

+ An Amble Through the Zoo With You (Giles/Jenny FRT) by cornerofmadness

+ Moving On Up (Giles FRT) by apachefirecat

+ Council Headquarters 2/? (Giles FRT) by pbjellius

+ His Father’s Son (Giles FRT) by aaronlisa

+ Lest This Bond Be Broken 1/? (Giles/Buffy FRM) by dynapink

+ Bloodbath (Giles & Faith & Spike FRM) by apachefirecat

+ I Know What You Did Last Summer (Giles & Buffy & Dawn FRT) by will_conqueror1

+ A Matter of Mothballs (Giles & various FRT) by 23Murasaki

Art
+ Cover Art for Listen to the Mockingbird (Giles & Drusilla worksafe) by aadler

+ Ripper and his Vampires (Giles & Spike & Drusilla worksafe) by emmatheslayer

il_mio_capitano

Fic from 23Mursaki for free-for-all day

Title: A Matter of Mothballs
Giles and various
Rating T
Length approx 1500 words

Read it on AO3 at the link below

archiveofourown.org/works/49015558

All comments and likes there please

will_conqueror1

Title: I Know What You Did Last Summer

Author: Will_Conqueror1

Rating: T

Summary: Dawn and Buffy find out where Giles really was last summer.

Pairing: None

Timeline: Post Series

Word Count: 1,967

A/N: I’ve been on a book binge lately, so when I do watch TV it’s usually been Masterchef or something so I don’t really have to pay attention to it. I was trying to think of something to write for SoG and this is what came to mind.

Click here to read

archiveofourown.org/works/49021129

apachefirecat

Title: Bloodbath
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author: Apache Firecat
Characters: Spike/Buffy, Giles, Faith
Rating: R/M for gore
Summary: A Demon leaves a particularly gory and well-planned message aimed for the Slayer. She wasn't the one to find it.
Word Count: 2,568
Written For: Summer of Giles 2023 and Nekid Spike: First Line Challenge
Warnings: Tragic/Gory NPC Deaths
Disclaimer: All characters within belong to their rightful owners, not the author, and are used without permission.

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emmatheslayer

Artist : emmatheslayer
2 edited banners
Late night coffee date
Spike/ giles

Late night reading

Artist : emmatheslayer

Drusilla/ giles

aadler

Artwork here for the title page and story page of “Listen to the Mockingbird”, my fic for this year’s summer_of_giles.

aaronlisa

Title: His Father's Son
Author:

aaronlisa
Characters: Rupert Giles
Rating: FR13/PG-13
Notes: Set during Season Seven.
Summary: Giles reflects on how he became a Watcher, despite never wanting to be one.
Word Count: 1069

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pbjellius

Title: Council Headquarters (Part 1)
Author: PBJellius
Rating: G-ish
Characters: Giles, Robson, and other co-workers
Timeframe: Pre-canon (maybe ~10 years before)
Length: ~6000 words

Another installment from the wayback machine of Giles' life coming back into watcher-dom. He heads downtown to Council Headquarters to get help with his mystery stones and prior night's vampires.

Roughly a day in life at the Council. Hopefully part 2 will come sooner than this one did but no promises.

Comments always greatly admired and worshiped.

Many Thanks to the mods for all their work and everyone else for a fun month.

Read at AO3 Headquarters (Part 1)

dynapink

Title: Lest This Bond Be Broken (1/?)
Author: Dynapink
Characters: Giles, Buffy, Original characters
Pairing: Giles/Buffy
Rating: Mature (probably not much past PG-13 at any point)
Summary: A year in the life: a "quietly retired" Watcher, a depressed Slayer haunted by an elemental, and a marriage of convenience which is neither convenient nor a marriage.

AO3 Link

apachefirecat

Title: Moving On Up
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author: Apache Firecat
Characters: Giles, with many mentions of other characters and pairings
Rating: PG/K+
Summary: Many years ago, he watched them graduate. Now, some might say, it is his turn.
Word Count: 2,866
Written For: Summer of Giles 2023
Warnings: Future Fic, Character Deaths, both Canon and Non-Canon
Disclaimer: All characters within belong to their rightful owners, not the author, and are used without permission.

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cornerofmadness

Current Mood: busy
Current Music: B. Dylan Hollis

Title: An Amble Through the Zoo With You
author:

cornerofmadness
Summary: Giles takes Jenny to the zoo on his day off. All he wants is a nice romantic day out but will Sunnydale allow for that?
Rating: teen
Characters/Pairings Rupert Giles/Jenny Calendar

Find it here on AO3

( or under this cut )

melacka

Title: nothing satisfies (but i'm getting close)
Author: Melacka
Rating: PG/FRT
Characters/Ship: Giles/Ethan
Length: 300 words
Summary: Rupert Giles could still feel the magic crackling blissfully under his skin.

Read it here on AO3.

aaronlisa

Title: His Destiny
Author:

aaronlisa
Pairing implied Giles/Ethan (past), implied Giles/Olivia
Characters: Rupert Giles, with mentions of Ethan Rayne, Olivia, Quentin Travers
Rating: FR13/PG-13
Notes: This is set before Season One.
Summary: He had never really wanted to be a Watcher.
Warning: There's a section that discusses that the Council might use certain methods to ensure that they get a "perfect" Slayer. Nothing happens in the story but it's implied that the Council aren't very nice.
Word Count: 1553

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aadler

Title: “Listen to the Mockingbird”
Author: aadler
Rating: PG
Season: Sixth (Buffy)
Genre: Character interaction
Characters/Relationships: Giles, Drusilla
Summary: Conversations in a prison cell, with a severely unreliable source.
Word count: 3,557

Story at LiveJournal – at Dreamwidth

il_mio_capitano

It hasn't been our busiest Summer of Giles, but we've still had a lot of fabulous contributions. There's one week left and don't forget, Monday 31st is out free-for-all day. So you've time to join in!

In fiction so far:

Giles and Spike have felt inadequate.
Giles and Buffy got philosophical about the implications of unleashing the potentials and their own past and understandings.
Giles wants to hate Angel but it’s complicated.
Jenny chooses date night and Giles takes a while to get into the spirit.
Giles and Anya take things a little NSFW further in Tabula Rasa
Zombie-cat Patches becomes Giles’ houseguest
Giles and Olivia explore the silence

In Art so far

Ripper and Constantine rocked out!
Giles and Anya were happily engaged!

Please check out the links and show your appreciation.

Fic

+ Only the Worthy (Giles, Spike FRT) by il_mio_capitano

+ Off the Clock (Giles, Buffy FRC) by sparrow2000

+ Mirror Man (Giles, Angel FRC) by sparrow2000

+ (if only I could) see the stars (Giles/Jenny FRT) by Melacka

+ Memento Immemores (Giles/Anya FRAO) by ynyseira

+ An Old Man and a Cat (Giles FRT) by 23Murasaki

+ All the Unsaid Things (Giles/Olivia FRAO) by rippergiles

Art
+ Hellblazer crossover: Ripper & John (Giles & John Constantine worksafe) by monsoonhazard

+ Newly Engaged (Giles/Anya worksafe) by ynyseira

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FIC: GAME OVER? (GEN) G

Fic: When the Hellmouth Freezes Over (Giles/Maggie) PG-13

FIC: ARE WE DESTINED TO BURN (GILES/BUFFY) NC-17

Summer of Giles 2024 is now open

Reduced Summer of Giles 2024

Final roundup of 2023 Summer of Giles

Fic A Matter of Mothballs

Fic: I Know What You Did Last Summer (Gen, FRT)

FIC: Bloodbath (Spike/Buffy + Giles + Faith)

Ripper and his vampires , giles / spike , giles/ Drusilla

Cover art

FIC: His Father's Son, FR13, Gen

FIC: Council Headquarters - Part 1 (Just Giles)

FIC: LEST THIS BOND BE BROKEN (Giles/Buffy)

FIC: Moving On Up (Giles-Centric with Many Mentions of Others)

Fic - An Amble Through the Zoo With You (Giles/Jenny)

FIC: nothing satisfies (but i'm getting close) (Giles/Ethan)

FIC: His Destiny, FR13, implied Giles/Ethan, implied Giles/Olivia

Fic: “Listen to the Mockingbird”

Round up of happenings so far

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