ext_15213 ([identity profile] secondalto.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2007-03-12 02:19 pm

The Bond by JBG PG-13

Fandom: BtVS
Pairing: Giles/Buffy
Author on LJ: not that I know of
Author's Website: none, but her stories can be found at The List

Why this must be read: This story and it's sequal deal very well with that mysterious thing known as the Watcher/Slayer bond. What Buffy and Giles have between them is different than a father/daughter thing. And Buffy doesn't need a father, she has one. Which is why their relationship is so hard to define sometimes. But here, Jolene explores the thing that pulls them together, that binds Buffy and Giles in a way that is not father/daughter.

It's fun, romantic and involves all of the cast as well as introducing some clever OCs. There is a sequal, Threefold Cord which deals with Buffy and Giles being parents and how their child will be involved in a future apocalypse. Both are wonderful stories and should be included in any list of Buffy/Giles stories to read.

The Bond (the sequal Threefold Cord is on the same page if you scroll down).