It's that time of week again! Check it out - it's the weekly link round up of all the pretty presents gifted to Summer of Giles.

And remember, every time you feedback you avert an apocalypse! (Ok, possibly not really) But your feedback may make an writer or artist's day, so please give 'em some love!

Fic
+ On Time, Just For Once (Gen, FRT) by anyjay
+ Age Sneaks Up (Gen) by rivendellrose
+ Love & Death on the Hellmouth (G/various, FR13) by aaronlisa
+ A Country Ride (G/Faith, NC17) by nothorse
+ True Lies (G/Spike, G/Jenny, R) by shapinglight
+ Losing Control (G/Buffy, FRM) by colbyucb
+ An American Slayer in Paris (G/Buffy, FRM) by seldomifever
+ Control of the Situation (G/Riley, AO) by strickens_girl

Art
+ Layout: Seduction (G/X worksafe) by katekat1010
+ 16 Icons and 9 Banners (Worksafe) by kargrif

Thank you so much to everyone who contributed all the awesomeness!!

And be sure to tune in next week for these contributors: heavenlyblack, ladyforash, wench_for_hire, dragonydreams, snapeophilia, quoshara, mythichistorian, and ruuger

~e! and Kate

Title: An American Slayer in Paris
Author: Seldomifever
Pairing: Giles/Buffy
Rating: FRM
Word count: ~500
Disclaimers: I don't own Buffy, wish I did
Notes: My very, very long story condensed into an itty bitty one. Sorry if it isn't English. I'm delirious.


( If Buffy had known this might happen, she would have agreed to meet Giles halfway ages ago. )

Title: Losing Control
Author: colbyucb
Pairing: Giles/Buffy
Rating: FRM
Warning: D/s themes, nothing graphic.
Summary: Giles wants his Slayer to know that outside of her calling, there is no shame in letting others take charge.

( Losing Control )

Hi. Today is my posting day, and I want to start by saying thanks to katekat1010 for being so flexible and to everyone here for keeping the Giles love going.

My contribution is the third in a series of Giles/Spike stories I'm writing, which re-tell parts of BtVS season 7, starting with the premise that Spike goes to Giles after the events of Seeing Red, not back to Sunnydale. The previous stories in the series can be found here. The events of those stories are referred to.

Setting: The coven retreat, Westbury, Wiltshire. Takes place before the Giles/Willow scene in Lessons, BtVS season 7, where Willow tells Giles she's seen the earth's teeth.
Pairing: Giles/Spike, Giles/Jenny
Rating: R
Beta: Many thanks to peasant_.
Banner and very appropriate icon by katekat1010, to whom many thanks also.

True Lies

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Title: A Country Ride
Author: nothorse
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 2570
Warnings: Mentions of non-consensual bondage, nudity, strong language and mind control.
Character: Giles, Faith
Spoilers: Season 8 - No Future for you.
Disclaimer: Not mine. No money.

Ooof. Almost manged to get it in before midnight. So I'll have to virtually relocate to the British Isles to keep the deadline.

( Giles gets an eye full --Faith is taken for a ride )

Title: Love & Death on the Hellmouth
Author: aaronlisa
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing/Characters: Rupert Giles with references to Jenny Calendar, Joyce Summers, Olivia, Buffy Summers and Willow Rosenberg.
Rating: FR13
Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer belongs to Joss Whedon and company.
Notes: Written for the 2009 summer_of_giles
Summary: Five pieces about Giles and love.
Word Count: 794

( There's never much time... )

Title: Age Sneaks Up
Rating: Gen
Future!fic - set some eight or so years after the series. Please note that I'm willfully ignoring large swathes the Season 8 comics' canon. ;)

Summary: Age catches up with everyone in time, even the Slayer, her Watcher, and her friends.
Notes: Three vignettes, loosely connected. A sequel of sorts to my series of vignettes from this comm a few years ago, Seek Not..., but it does definitely stand on its own.

Warning: Some adult language.

( Giles rather assumes, at this point, that he will never have children of his own. )

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On Time Just For Once
Written by anyjay for summer_of_giles
AU, set in March of Season three
Gen
FRT
What would happen if Xander were on time, just for once?
Warning: Mentions of canonical and non-canonical character death, angst
Disclaimer: They belong to Joss. If they belonged to me, Giles would have slapped Wesley. Repeatedly.

There were two folks signed up for today. I'm the second. I usually write happy, fluffy fic. I don't know why I'm giving Giles such a hard time this year. Possibly the influence of the way RL is going.

( On Time, Just For Once )

Had a busy week?  Looking for something to reread before the weekend finishes?  Need a new Giles icon?  Check it out - it's the weekly link round up of all the pretty presents gifted to Summer of Giles.

And remember, every time you feedback you avert an apocalypses!  (Ok, possibly not really) But your feedback may make an writer or artist's day, so please give 'em some love!

Fic
+ Virtues (G/Faith, PG) by sahiya
+ Smooth Hit (G/Spike, PG) by sahiya
+ Entertainment Value (G/Buffy, G) by sahiya
+ Proud (G/Xander, G) by sahiya
+ Big Yellow Taxi Guy (G/Buffy, G) by sahiya
+ Terennopatre Chapters 1-8/?(G/Buffy, FRT) by gylzgirl
+ Alive (G/You, FRAO) by gylzgirl
+ Moving Forward (G/Buffy, FRAO) by froxyn

Art
+ Icons & Wallpapers (G/Buffy & Giles quotes, worksafe) by mammothluv
+ 20 Giles Icons + 1 header (G/Anya & Giles, worksafe) by obiwahn
+ Layout: Introspective Watcher (worksafe) by katekat1010
+ Layout: Lounging Watcher (worksafe) by katekat1010
+ 11 movie posters (worksafe) by katekat1010

Other
What are your favorite Giles crossovers?

Title: Moving Forward
Author: Froxyn
Rating: FRAO
Pairing: Buffy/Giles
Timeline: Not long after Standing Still.
Synopsis: Buffy and Giles are moving ahead in their relationship…and they have Jell-O to thank for it. And Willow…
Author’s Note: I had a very nice email from PhoenixLady that said she wanted to see a follow up to Standing Still…concerning Buffy and Giles’ first time along with Xander’s reaction to the new aspect of their relationship. I hope you enjoy this, Julia. Special thanks to wyvernwolf for being such a wonderful friend…and a tremendous beta. This was posted as my second offering for summer_of_giles 2009.

( Moving Forward )

here we go - the last of the movie posters!   Here are 11 movie posters for 11 fics (again some were even posted right here at summer_of_giles.

( this way to the oodles and oodles of giles )

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I think I was supposed to post today?

My only real rule is that you do not hotlink :)
Credit is nice. Comments are love!

You may add your own text to the header if you wish. Some kind of credit would be appreciated, but is not mandatory.

Teaser:



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Happy Thursday and Happy Summer of Giles!

32 Season 6 icons - mostly Buffy/Giles plus a few Giles quotes
5 Buffy/Giles wallpapers

don't hotlink, don't edit, please comment, please credit mammothluv

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( Yes, quite, yes... )

Happy Summer of Giles!

Title: Terennoaptre [Chapters 1-8 of ?]
Author: GylzGirl
Rating: FRT
Fandom: BtVS
Pairing: Buffy/Giles
Timeline: AU- Season 10 – Summer. Everything through OMWF happened.
Summary: Sunnydale's Hellmouth is going dormant just as news arrives from overseas that will change the lives of Buffy and Giles forever.
Beta: The Amazing lauratew. Any remaining errors are totally my fault.
Author's Notes: Chapters 1-3 are revised repostings. Story revised and continued for the summer_of_giles 2009. Anyone who already had the original 3 chapters up, feel free to archive the rest. Anyone else who'd like it, just ask.
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Chapter I: King
Chapter II: Farewell Sunnydale
Chapter III: Country
Chapter IV: Duchess
Chapter V: Fear Factor
Chapter VI: Remembrances
Chapter VII: Pen Pals
Chapter VIII: Reunion

More to come later this month! Stay Tuned!

So, in lieu of a post today, how about a fic rec discussion?

One of the things I've found in fandom is how it expands your horizons.  Even shows or books or other fandoms that I didn't realize I loved, I learned to love once they were crossed with my favorite Watcher.

And some of the most interesting fics at summer_of_giles have been crossovers. Here are just a few of my favorites:

Bibliophilia (Btvs/Merlin) by glimmergirl where Glim explores Merlin's long life... through the young eyes of our favorite Watcher.

Everything Changes (Btvs/Torchwood) by starshine24mc where Michele wonders what would happen if Jack and Giles were to encounter each other in a dark alley one night.

Recruit (Btvs/Harry Potter) by ubiquirk who imagines a Watcher's council that needs to recruit that irascible wizard Severus Snape.

(though seriously, just check out the crossover tag because every one is worth reading).

And one of my all time favorite old-school crossovers is by elementalv's The Key's Watcher / Dark Haven series (found here if you scroll down the page), where Giles and Dawn are transported into the Anita Blake-verse (written by Laurel Hamilton). When I read these for the first time I realized how *much* I liked the characters from the AB-verse, but also how much cooler they were when Elementalv was writing them because we could see them through Giles' eyes. (And also, Jean-Claude actually got to have some fun with Giles, which I think was good for them both).

So, what are your favorite crossovers?? Links? Share with the comm!

All right, it is technically after midnight where I am, but I got back later from picking my cat up at my parents' house than I expected. And in Hawaii, it is still the 29th. So here you go - one last ficlet. Thanks so much to everyone who prompted, and my apologies to those whose prompts I didn't get to. They were all great and I wanted to do all of them - alas, it just didn't work out.

Title: Big Yellow Taxi Guy
Rating: G
Summary/Prompt: For mammothluv, who wanted "Buffy/Giles - something set right after or sometime in the summer after "Grave."

( Big Yellow Taxi Guy )