Rocky Path

[lady_windermere]

Title Rocky Path
Characters Giles, Faith
Setting During Season Eight, but do not need to have read it to read
Rating U
Word Count Double Drabble, 200 words
Having done the fatherly Giles for Buffy, how does Giles feel about being partnered with Faith?


Giles watched Faith work out, they became a unit. Giles felt he understood Faith, they had both faced the darkness within them, and now sought to do good. They could talk, guide each other.

Giles had done his bit for the new Watcher Council, he had guided the newly activated young girls as best he could, but they were all innocent, never had to do the things he had in his past. Even when he only had Buffy to look after, and tried to protect her from the darkness within him from his younger days, with Ethan, practicing black magic, he never felt he had someone who would know the true depths that could easily entice.

Now with Faith as his ally, he felt he had someone he could let go with, talk about himself, even the unsavoury aspects, wouldn’t judge or moralise at him. As a unit, Faith and himself, they could fight not only the darkness of demons and vampires, but knew the darkness within, and could defeat that as well. They were the grey, and knew that it was not all black and white, sometimes you have to walk a rocky path to do the greatest good!

Comments

[jaded-jamie.livejournal.com]

I think you have a great handle on Faith and Giles and how he thinks here. This is great.

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

Thank You so much Jamie! I just had to do this, I think they could be a great team together!

[moon-chylde.livejournal.com]

Very nice. Two of my favorite characters together. You should write some longer pieces, get into actual dialogue between them.

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

I might try later, but the Faith dialogue might be a bit difficult for me!

[spikesfool.livejournal.com]

They make a good pair, able to rein in each other's darkness. Thank you, sweets, for a great drabble. I wouldn't have thought of them together, but you make it work.

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

Thank You so much darling, yes they both have a bit of darkenss, that makes them work together! *hugs*

[zoesmith.livejournal.com]

Oh well done love! Pairing Giles and Faith was sth I quite liked in season 8 and I think it makes sense. And you captured all the reasons why I believe that.

Loved it! xxxx

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

I think the pairing of Giles and Faith could work as well. They both have a side to them that could appeal, and attract! I almost wish they had branched off from Buffy Season Eight, and done a comic with just Giles and Faith!

[zoesmith.livejournal.com]

Oooh a Faith and Giles comic would be so so cool!
So much potential there!

[http://users.livejournal.com/woman_of_/]

It really would, I see it working very well.

[kudagirl.livejournal.com]

Faith and Giles are kindred souls. They both know the darkness that can take them over if allowed. A common ground to bond over. Lovely insight.