Can't picture it, but I trust you. And I hate reading sex that feels like gyno or urologist visit..

Haha. Harmony and Faith makes me laugh just as a possibility, so that's good.

As long as the 'ship in pairing is somehow established as realistic in context of the characters and the 'verse, I don't have a problem with any of them. But if you have Xander and Giles, say, suddenly decide to get naked together with no buildup, then I get annoyed.

Me too...Giles is mine.

Not quite my reasoning, erikaj, but it works for me. =)

I totally understand. Just wanted to put my bid in while my internet wife is distracted by her book.

ahem, erika, I gave Giles immortality. What have you given him lately?

This is true...sigh. Connie fixed his eyesight and gave him eternal life...I'm very good at the devoted protegee thing which I think he might like, but it is nothing, comparatively.(hanging head)

Oh, I imagine he'd be delighted to have a protegee, someone to nurture and mold and train.

Yeah, well, I gave him his own contemporary Slayer as a lover and the loss of his virginity, in "The Apprentice" and "The Pensioner." MINE, yo.

I have never given Giles anything. But, someday, I'll give him the world.

I think Giles would be a good king.

Then, I will own him. And auction him off to you ladies for cash cuz, honestly, I kind of like girls. Willow/Tara/Fred, though, I would love to keep for myself.

ETA: Chapter four, at least the first bit of it (I haven't decided whether to jump to a different scene or not after this point - if not, my next writing will just extend the chapter.) is up, for those interested in reading. If you lost the link, my up-and-coming-freshman-fic can be found here.

Thanks!