tag:dreamwidth.org,2012-09-16:1723157Only Wordsestepheiaestepheia2013-02-15T14:24:40Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2012-09-16:1723157:628962FIC REC: It Never Happened by Shadowscast - Giles/Spike2013-02-15T14:22:51Z2013-02-15T14:24:40Zpublic1I haven't recced fic in ages, because there was a time when I didn't read a lot of fanifc. I' missed a lot of good stories that way and am only now catching up.<br />This is an old hat for some of you, I know, but there are other drive-by lj-readers out there, and if only one or two of them catch this fabulous story, then it's worth my while pimping this story.<br /><br /><b>Title:</b> It Never Happened<br /><b>Author:</b> Shadowscast<br /><b>Fandom/Timeline:</b> BtVS - Set during Buffy's death between S5 and S6. Fits very neatly into canon.<br /><b>Genre: </b>Slash-with-plot; hurt/comfort<br /><b>Pairing: </b>Giles/Spike; Giles/Ethan as past lovers<br /><b>Rating: </b>R - Mature<br /><b>Summary:</b> It's the summer of 2001. Buffy is buried under a stone that says <i>"She saved the world. A lot."</i><br />Giles and the others are struggling to figure out how to live in a world without her, and how to continue to protect it. An encounter with a strange demon turns Spike into an ordinary human, which complicates matters. Meanwhile, a curious new camera shop has opened up in Sunnydale...<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://summer-of-giles.livejournal.com/83314.html" data-cke-saved-href="http://summer-of-giles.livejournal.com/83314.html">It Never Happened</a> (LJ version at Summer_of_Giles)<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/74100?view_full_work=true" data-cke-saved-href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/74100?view_full_work=true">It Never Happened</a> (Archive of our Own)<br /><br /><b>Why I love this story:</b> It's plotty, with a distinct gen-fic feel in that all the character voices ring true; also I can literally see all the characters; it's like watching an episode of the show - only with genuine slash. The sex scene are well-written but never gratuitous. Giles acts like a grown-up, and the hurt/comfort pushes all my buttons. Even Ethan has a cameo (I truly love his prank) and sounds as though Jane Espenson wrote him. A truly brilliant story!<br />If you haven't read it, do so now! If you have, well, maybe it's time to read it again.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=estepheia&ditemid=628962" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments