Summer of Giles

Welcome to the annual festival of Rupert Giles fan works. We are primarily on Dreamwidth but can be contacted at summerofgiles at gmail dot com. 

[unendingwanderlust]

It's @summerofgiles, babyyy! 🥂 @cupcake-or-death and I are thrilled to bring you this very special collab! Please sit back, grab a beverage of your choice, and enjoy!

TITLE: The Haunting of Greenwood Place RATING: M (for now... 👀) WARNINGS: None RELATIONSHIPS: Buffy Summers/Rupert Giles

SUMMARY: When Buffy confesses her feelings to Giles during what was supposed to be a routine patrol, a demon ambush puts him in a comatose state. Now, it's up to the Scoobies to find the remedy before it's far too late.

Meanwhile, Giles must face his own demons- inner and outer...

READ ON AO3

[thecrazyknight]

Kicking off Summer Of Giles with the first chapter of Sins of The Father

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Summary:

Giles is offered a choice: to sacrifice what's necessary and save Buffy, or allow destiny to take its course.

Whistler offers Giles a glimpse into the future; one where Buffy lives, but only if he's willing to make sacrifices others can't. Their attack against Glory and to save Dawn is foolproof, until it isn't. At the eleventh hour, Giles makes the decision no-one else wants to. Can he live with the consequences of his actions?

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Official Dates

We're happy to announce the dates for this year's writing event‼️

Prompts will be released on the 1st of July

The event officially opens on the 1st of August and will run until the 30th of September.

Special Note

While the event runs between August and September, it will remain open for any late submissions. But note, any work submitted after the 30th of September might not be featured here on this page, and will not be included in the round up that follows immediately after. It will, however, be included in future round ups or "Favourite Pick" events.

In the following weeks leading up to the 1st of July, we'll be reminding everyone of the event rules. All important information will be available on this page or the AO3 Collection.

Any further questions don't hesitate to pop us an ASK, and either @guin-ramble or @thecrazyknight will get back to you.

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Summer of Giles will be happening this year between 1 July and 31st July 2025. Details to follow.

All ships are welcome. Or gen fic. Fic/Art/Videos/Anything. This is all about Giles lovin'.

That said, strictly NO AI GENERATED CONTENT.

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Get Your Nominations Ready!

Hello everyone! Just a Heads Up (we do love a pun) to let you know that it's almost time to open up the Headline Award nominations for 2025! This is your chance to nominate your favourite fanfic, artwork or videos and let the amazing creators within this fandom know just how much you appreciate their work!

While you wait for the nomination form to land, check out our website at theheadlineawards.com to familiarise yourself with this year's categories and their requirements!

As always, if you have any questions, you can reach us in the comments or by emailing [email protected].

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Here we go, one last time...

Giles wants Drusilla to tell him the future.

Giles wants to be left alone. The Council needs more from him.

Ethan brings magick to Giles’ world

Jenny and Giles have a demon-free date for once

Giles has the comfort of those who have gone before him.

The Council have always been dicks. Giles should know

Giles cannot escape the world that molded him except maybe through airplane scotch.

Buffy needs Giles’ help.

A vampire needs teaching not to mess with the unholy three of Giles, Spike, and Faith.

Buffy and Dawn learn a terrifying secret.

Giles sacrifices some dignity but who wouldn’t in the face of giant demon moths!

And Cover art for addler’s awesome fic and two great manips from emmatheslayer round us off.

Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to this year’s Summer of Giles. I really do appreciate and cherish each and every entry. Bless you all. Capitano X Fic + Listen to the Mockingbird (Giles, Drusilla FRT) by aadler + His Destiny (Giles FRT) by aaronlisa + nothing satisfies (but i’m getting close) (Giles/Ethan FRT) by melacka + An Amble Through the Zoo With You (Giles/Jenny FRT) by cornerofmadness + Moving On Up (Giles FRT) by apachefirecat + Council Headquarters 2/? (Giles FRT) by pbjellius + His Father’s Son (Giles FRT) by aaronlisa + Lest This Bond Be Broken 1/? (Giles/Buffy FRM) by dynapink + Bloodbath (Giles & Faith & Spike FRM) by apachefirecat + I Know What You Did Last Summer (Giles & Buffy & Dawn FRT) by will_conqueror1 + A Matter of Mothballs (Giles & various FRT) by 23Murasaki Art + Cover Art for Listen to the Mockingbird (Giles & Drusilla worksafe) by aadler + Ripper and his Vampires (Giles & Spike & Drusilla worksafe) by emmatheslayer

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Not every day on a hellmouth is an apocalypse, but that doesn't mean the rest aren't really really weird. Mid-S3, the Sunnydale crew (plus Faith and Wesley) have to deal with a horde of mutant moths, because of course they do.

(This was a present for alphamikefoxtrot, who for some reason still talks to me despite the horde of mutant moths.)

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Title: I Know What You Did Last Summer

Author: Will_Conqueror1

Rating: T

Summary: Dawn and Buffy find out where Giles really was last summer.

Pairing: None

Timeline: Post Series

Word Count: 1,967

A/N: I’ve been on a book binge lately, so when I do watch TV it’s usually been Masterchef or something so I don’t really have to pay attention to it. I was trying to think of something to write for SoG and this is what came to mind. 

Click here to read

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Title: Bloodbath Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Author: Apache Firecat Characters: Spike/Buffy, Giles, Faith Rating: R/M for gore Summary: A Demon leaves a particularly gory and well-planned message aimed for the Slayer. She wasn't the one to find it. Word Count: 2,568 Written For: Summer of Giles 2023 and Nekid Spike: First Line Challenge Warnings: Tragic/Gory NPC Deaths Disclaimer: All characters within belong to their rightful owners, not the author, and are used without permission.

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Artist : emmatheslayer 2 edited banners Late night coffee date (Spike/ giles)

Late night reading (Drusilla/ giles)

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Artwork here for the title page and story page of “Listen to the Mockingbird”, my fic for this year’s summer_of_giles.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Title: Lest This Bond Be Broken (1/?) Author: Dynapink Characters: Giles, Buffy, Original characters Pairing: Giles/Buffy Rating: Mature (probably not much past PG-13 at any point) Summary: A year in the life: a "quietly retired" Watcher, a depressed Slayer haunted by an elemental, and a marriage of convenience which is neither convenient nor a marriage.

AO3 Link

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Title: His Father's Son Author:aaronlisa Characters: Rupert Giles Rating: FR13/PG-13 Notes: Set during Season Seven. Summary: Giles reflects on how he became a Watcher, despite never wanting to be one. Word Count: 1069

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Title: Council Headquarters (Part 1) Author: PBJellius Rating: G-ish Characters: Giles, Robson, and other co-workers Timeframe: Pre-canon (maybe ~10 years before) Length: ~6000 words

Another installment from the wayback machine of Giles' life coming back into watcher-dom. He heads downtown to  Council Headquarters to get help with his mystery stones and prior night's vampires.

Roughly a day in life at the Council. Hopefully part 2 will come sooner than this one did but no promises.

Comments always greatly admired and worshiped.

Many Thanks to the mods for all their work and everyone else for a fun  month.

Read at AO3 Headquarters (Part 1)

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Title: Moving On Up Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Author: Apache Firecat Characters: Giles, with many mentions of other characters and pairings Rating: PG/K+ Summary: Many years ago, he watched them graduate. Now, some might say, it is his turn. Word Count: 2,866 Written For: Summer of Giles 2023 Warnings: Future Fic, Character Deaths, both Canon and Non-Canon Disclaimer: All characters within belong to their rightful owners, not the author, and are used without permission.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

CURRENT MUSIC: B. DYLAN HOLLIS

Title: An Amble Through the Zoo With You author: cornerofmadness Summary: Giles takes Jenny to the zoo on his day off. All he wants is a nice romantic day out but will Sunnydale allow for that? Rating: teen Characters/Pairings Rupert Giles/Jenny Calendar

Find it here on AO3

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Title: nothing satisfies (but i'm getting close) Author: Melacka Rating: PG/FRT Characters/Ship: Giles/Ethan Length: 300 words Summary: Rupert Giles could still feel the magic crackling blissfully under his skin.

Read it here on AO3.