Giles Shorts Drabbles
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quaggyI've been behind on posting my Giles Shorts drabbles over here. Let's fix that.
Title: Mirror Image
Word Count: 100
Giles's Record Collection Prompt: "My Father's Eyes" (Eric Clapton)
Notes: I actually first posted this one over two months ago. Whoops. This is post Season 5. Just when, I'll leave up to you
My father had the kindest eyes. Even at his most serious, you could always see the laughter lurking behind them.
After his Slayer’s death, I know he tried to be just as good of a father and husband as he was before. I never doubted that he was proud of me and it was obvious that he adored my mother. But his eyes were never the same. There was a sorrow in them that never quite went away.
I now think about that every morning when I look in the mirror and my father’s weary eyes stare back at me.
Title: Confessions of a Bibliophile
Word Count: 100
Giles Shorts Prompt: Books (His Favorite Things)
Ethan stopped teasing him about poking around bookshops after he’d brought home that old spell book. And if anyone asked, the poetry was to impress girls. But, in reality, he could no more abandon his books than he could stop breathing. The musty smell as he walked through the bookshop door, the triumph of a successful hunt, the joy in an unexpected treasure, the comfort of a paperback in his back pocket, they were all a part of him.
Ripper had left behind everything that had to do with Rupert Giles, but he took his love of books with him.
Title: The Shock of the Old
Word Count: 200
Giles Shorts Prompt: Giles's Record Collection
Notes: This may or may not be inspired by an actual conversation I had with a relative of mine. Ignore the B/G undertones if that's not your thing.
“Buffy?”
“Yes, dear?”
“One of the new Slayers… well…”
“Oh, no! I knew that this year’s party was going too well! What is it?”
“No. Nothing bad. Just damn unnerving.”
“Giles, we’ve been hosting these holiday parties for ten years now. We’ve had monster invasions, cat fights, break ups and hook ups. We’ve fielded intrusive questions about dating vampires and Watcher/ Slayer relations. It wouldn’t be a party if something unnerving didn’t happen!”
“True. That one Slayer with the hat? I found her in front of my record collection. She was quite enthusiastic.”
“That’s not surprising. You have great taste.”
“Not about the collection itself. That we were keeping with the times by investing in vinyl. Buffy, those records are older than she is!”
“What…? Oh! Don’t worry! It’s a just hipster thing. Next time just smile and nod and hope they go away.”
“A hipster? I don’t want to know, do I?””
“Probably not.”
“She hadn’t heard of a fraction of the bands. She asked if George Harrison was any good and said that she liked to keep track of up-and-coming musicians. Stop laughing, Buffy. It’s not funny!”
“Yes, it really is!”
“Well, perhaps that part’s a little funny.”
Title: Mirror Image
Word Count: 100
Giles's Record Collection Prompt: "My Father's Eyes" (Eric Clapton)
Notes: I actually first posted this one over two months ago. Whoops. This is post Season 5. Just when, I'll leave up to you
My father had the kindest eyes. Even at his most serious, you could always see the laughter lurking behind them.
After his Slayer’s death, I know he tried to be just as good of a father and husband as he was before. I never doubted that he was proud of me and it was obvious that he adored my mother. But his eyes were never the same. There was a sorrow in them that never quite went away.
I now think about that every morning when I look in the mirror and my father’s weary eyes stare back at me.
Title: Confessions of a Bibliophile
Word Count: 100
Giles Shorts Prompt: Books (His Favorite Things)
Ethan stopped teasing him about poking around bookshops after he’d brought home that old spell book. And if anyone asked, the poetry was to impress girls. But, in reality, he could no more abandon his books than he could stop breathing. The musty smell as he walked through the bookshop door, the triumph of a successful hunt, the joy in an unexpected treasure, the comfort of a paperback in his back pocket, they were all a part of him.
Ripper had left behind everything that had to do with Rupert Giles, but he took his love of books with him.
Title: The Shock of the Old
Word Count: 200
Giles Shorts Prompt: Giles's Record Collection
Notes: This may or may not be inspired by an actual conversation I had with a relative of mine. Ignore the B/G undertones if that's not your thing.
“Buffy?”
“Yes, dear?”
“One of the new Slayers… well…”
“Oh, no! I knew that this year’s party was going too well! What is it?”
“No. Nothing bad. Just damn unnerving.”
“Giles, we’ve been hosting these holiday parties for ten years now. We’ve had monster invasions, cat fights, break ups and hook ups. We’ve fielded intrusive questions about dating vampires and Watcher/ Slayer relations. It wouldn’t be a party if something unnerving didn’t happen!”
“True. That one Slayer with the hat? I found her in front of my record collection. She was quite enthusiastic.”
“That’s not surprising. You have great taste.”
“Not about the collection itself. That we were keeping with the times by investing in vinyl. Buffy, those records are older than she is!”
“What…? Oh! Don’t worry! It’s a just hipster thing. Next time just smile and nod and hope they go away.”
“A hipster? I don’t want to know, do I?””
“Probably not.”
“She hadn’t heard of a fraction of the bands. She asked if George Harrison was any good and said that she liked to keep track of up-and-coming musicians. Stop laughing, Buffy. It’s not funny!”
“Yes, it really is!”
“Well, perhaps that part’s a little funny.”
Mirror Image
Date: 2018-03-31 07:36 pm (UTC)Credits
Brushes: belladonna
Filters: Xero Filter: Nostalgia, Pastellise
Fonts: Ariel, An Unfortunate Event
Gradients: Photoshop Basic, Blacklagoon
Images: Screencapped.net, RTGO
Textures: Brutal Affection, blackravell, appendixsquared
Words: by Quaggy
Quaggy, if you wish you can share this on tumblr. I can no longer post on Tumblr. My internet connection has issues with it.
Re: Mirror Image
Date: 2018-04-01 04:54 am (UTC)I would like to share it on Tumblr, if you don't mind. *It's too pretty to be kept hidden away over here. Is your profile still active? I would like to tag appropriately!
Thank you again! I'm going to be floating on air for a few days!
Re: Mirror Image
Date: 2018-04-01 08:46 pm (UTC)Will definitely be checking out more of your amazing drabbles/stories.
Re: Mirror Image
Date: 2018-04-11 03:07 am (UTC)