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Warning: This is a smutty exploration of Buffy's sexuality and her varied partners. Please don't read if you're not of legal age in your country.


Giles

It was amazing how dieing managed to put life into perspective. Life was hard and fast and it hurt. After experiencing heaven, it seemed like there was nothing in the world to live for. Even Dawn and her friends seemed pale in comparison. Nothing seemed real to the slayer.

She knew smiling was good, that her friends were relieved to have her back, but she was apart from them. The first thing that brought any feeling other than pain was seeing Giles step through the doorway. He had been a teacher and a friend from the moment they met. Her watcher lent their young group wisdom and experience they would otherwise never have.

Even as she wanted to scream at the scoobies for dragging her from Heaven in their selfishness, Buffy knew Giles had no part in the spell. He was the only one she didn't have to pretend to be thankful for and that made her genuinely grateful. Sitting in the private training room with the former watcher, the blonde sat quietly with the older man.

Looking back later, she wouldn't be able to remember who moved first to press their shoulders together. And then he had slipped his arm around her shoulders. It was only natural for the slayer to shift slightly and turn towards her mentor, tilting her face up to receive the first tentative kiss. It was totally chaste for a moment before loss and relief pushed all objection away.

Giles was by far the oldest man she had lain with, but his body was firm and warm above the blond, anchoring her to reality again. He worshiped the young woman, half hoping it was only a dream but also wishing with all his heart that it was real. The moment spun out filled only with panting breaths and the gentle touch of skin until their simultaneous completion brought them crashing back down to Earth again.

Buffy stopped the older man from apologizing profusely with a sweet kiss. There was nothing she would change and all they could do was move forward.