Xander/Giles, Buffy/Giles, Willow/Giles all have the same psuedo parental figure squick.

I can't get into Buffy/Giles and Willow/Giles because it just seems out of character for them, to me. There's a Giles voice in the back of my head that says, "I really don't think so!" And Xander/Giles is a real leap, even for my slash-friendly heart. But it's less of one, because the canonical non-sexual closeness that's at the heart of the Buffy/Giles and Willow/Giles relationships isn't there. The sense of relatively greater emotional distance between the fellas makes it possible in my mind, if that makes any sense. Which it barely does even to me.

Wrod, Fay, re. Connor/Cordelia. And wrod, Callie; but, you know, once I actually *saw*, rather than just read the script for, a particular couple of S2 (post-Jenny's death) episodes, I was amazed and frankly a little freaked by the very strong Willow/Giles vibe. There was chemistry, I believe, of a strong Wrong but Right nature (see, though, one of the reasons I was freaked was that I don't see Giles as hot at all-- and I'm not able to empathise with or understand the motivations for either party, even after really thinking about it; which really shows, I think, how much it was being pushed on screen). (Then again this could have just been me projecting; I'm not saying AH and ASH were planning something. I just saw it. Strongly. Even though I didn't want to.)

I'm fine with Clark and Lex because Clark is an alien and who knows how old he really is. But I'd be less fine with Lana/Lex or Chloe/Lex because of there is an age difference.

Pshh. I've reconciled all my age-squicks for the Smallville universe, because, goddamn, if I've got to care about the characters as people with all the attendant people-weaknesses and people-age, I've got to first *see* them as people, and not just plastic cutout characters in a silly plastic universe.

I do have to admit I've pretty much gotten away from SV entirely. The whole Clark's fake Mommy episode had me shaking my head in frustration and when, at the sight of Lex tied up my first thought was "oh. again. gee." I realized that I probably should stop watching. I want to like it but I just get frustrated.

Much like Andromeda. Why did Sorbo have to kill a show I liked?? Damn him!

Speaking of Andromeda...does anyone know where I can find Harper/Tyr fic? Most of what I can find is Hunt centric.

Recreation of the Warrior, Kit Mason. That's my one Andromeda rec.

Yeah I read that, it was good. I've been looking for more.

I wish I knew of more. I'm sure Viridian's stuff is good, but she tends to write Dylan, and he just makes my teeth itch. You might try her site for recs, though.

Viridian's is all Harper/Dylan. And I don't read Dylan, seeing as he's the reason I don't watch anymore. I think her recs are mostly Dylan centric as well.

I was amazed and frankly a little freaked by the very strong Willow/Giles vibe. There was chemistry, I believe, of a strong Wrong but Right nature (see, though, one of the reasons I was freaked was that I don't see Giles as hot at all-- and I'm not able to empathise with or understand the motivations for either party, even after really thinking about it; which really shows, I think, how much it was being pushed on screen).

Hmmm. I didn't see that, or at least, I don't remember doing so. Season 2's coming around again in a month or so on FX, so I'll try to watch for a W/G vibe, wrong or otherwise. I don't always catch the chemistry that other people see, so it could just be me. I'd certainly see Giles/Willow before Giles/Buffy.

I've always seen Giles as hot. Willow, not so much, but somewhat.

Recreation of the Warrior, Kit Mason. That's my one Andromeda rec.

Goes down as one of my favorite stories ever. Unfortunately, no Harper/Tyr will ever live up to it.

I wish I knew of more. I'm sure Viridian's stuff is good, but she tends to write Dylan, and he just makes my teeth itch. You might try her site for recs, though.

Actually, V5 just wrote a nice couple of Harper/Tyr fics. Granted, she does write Dylan, and he is far from my favorite character. But she's written a couple of Harper/Tyr's.