Peace of Mind -- B/Wes for btvsats_love

[jedibuttercup]

PG-13; 200 words. (9th in "Watching Buffy" B/Wes series; other drabbles linked here).

She's not his Slayer any more, but Giles still protects her.

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Title: Peace of Mind
Author: Jedi Buttercup
Disclaimer: All your Buffy and Angel are belong to Joss Whedon.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: She's not his Slayer any more, but Giles still protects her. 200 words.
Spoilers: Post A:tS 4.22, "Home" and B:tVS 7.22, "Chosen"
Notes: For maevebran, 9th entry in the btvsats_love drabblethon. She requested B/A, B/Wes, or Wes/Fred; this series is generally B/Wes but refers to the other two. This interlude is from Giles' perspective.

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When the call came about Dana, Buffy, Wesley, Faith, and a significant majority of the others who had survived Sunnydale were deeply embroiled in the first serious demonic plot to open the Cleveland Hellmouth, and Giles chose not to bother them. He'd been privy to Angel's initial long-distance attempt to wipe Wesley's memories of Connor a second time, to Wesley's futile attempts to find out what had happened to Angel's son, and to the fragile understanding growing between his colleague and his former charge. So when the moment came for a decision, he sent Andrew with several younger Slayers as backup and washed his hands of the fallout.

When the call came about Fred, circumstances were somewhat different. Buffy and Wesley were in Rome, overseeing negotiations with the Immortal regarding two young Slayers in the man's employ, but there were others who could have taken up their duties, and Willow's visit to the werewolf community in Tibet could easily have been interrupted. Still, having diverted the demands of former lovers of questionable intent upon his Slayer's peace of mind once already, Giles found it easy to do so again.

He informed Angel that Wolfram and Hart were on their own.

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(x-posted to btvsats_love)

Comments

[brendanm720.livejournal.com]

Nice series.

[jedibuttercup]

Thanks! Just one more in this series-- I'm about to put it up-- before the challenge closes.

Irony of ironies, the challenge-master assigned me to write for maevebran's requests, so I've been having a bit of fun with this-- calling her to dangle plot bunnies on a regular basis. She's a bit miffed with me for not doing the B/A instead of B/Wes, but shyeah right. =)

[maevebran.livejournal.com]

Not exactly miffed just disapointed that you didn't decied to streatch your self with B/A fluff. I like what you have written.

[sony-boy.livejournal.com]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

I've alway wanted to see/read a story/fic where Wesley leaves WR&H early, preferably get together with BtvS crew.

Having him work with Buffy? I really do think they'd get along much better at this time.

Giles making the decision on not imforming Buffy and leaving the LA.Team on their own: Since Wesley isn't there and shatterd by this, I support him.

[jedibuttercup]

I was trying to work through why on Earth Giles made those decisions in canon, for in-canon reasons rather than actor unavailability, and finally came up with this variation.

It is much more palatable with Wes out of the way, though!

[sony-boy.livejournal.com]

For in-canon reasons I do like Giles reasoning, especially since you worked it in and not making it look like a plot hole due to actor unavailability.

I love Wes, and having him torn down, shattered and a living bleeding wound had me hurting fierecely. By NFA I hated that he died-and if Angel hadn't been canceled he wouldn't have-and wasn't given the chance to heal or get better, but I was also relieved because I thought that he'd have some peace in the after life at least.

but then canon comics killed that hope for a bit