6 Aug 2006

I can't tell you how much I adore GAnya fic--thank you ever so for indulging my desperate romanticisms!

1 Jul 2006

*Sigh* That was beautiful, I love your Giles and Anya

29 Jun 2006

Very well done. I especially liked the little touches ... especially Anya's extra thought in finding a watch with the moon phases on it. Very useful!

29 Jun 2006

Oh, lovely domestic fic there. And a perfect new job for Giles too.

29 Jun 2006

Just as touching and lovely as it was the first time I read it. A wonderful series, sweets.

26 Jun 2006

This story captures such a wonderful moment between the two of them. I really love this story and can't thank you enough for writing it!

*hugs you like mad*

26 Jun 2006

A lovely domestic moment of truth-telling! :-) Thank you for posting.

26 Jun 2006

Beautiful - nice to see some Ganya again, and interesting to compare your various Giles.

26 Jun 2006

squeeeeee
You know my utter weakness! Ganya!

This story is so sweet. I really picture the two of them having this relationship. They complement each other so perfectly. I really love this story so much. (as I love all of your work!) *huge grin*

Thank you so much for the wonderful prezzie and for the birthday wishes!
*hugs, squishes, hugs*

26 Jun 2006

Absolutely beautiful, sweetie.

25 Jun 2006

Aw - lovely.

25 Jun 2006

Lovely addition to the series - there's our thoughtful, sexy Giles

25 Jun 2006

Now this is the Giles that I really prefer!

25 Jun 2006

Lovely little ficlet.

25 Jun 2006

Awesome update!! *sniff* So sweet!

25 Jun 2006

Aww, very nice! I just read your other update. I'm thoroughly enjoying Broken Things , but it's nice to see a happier version of Giles!

Nice insight into Anya in this ficlet. I can easily picture her at the salon planning the hair, hails, and facial around her outfit. Hee!

25 Jun 2006

Lovely. What else can I say?

25 Jun 2006

Beautifully done. I love the ease with which Anya says that she loves him. It just goes to show how much being with Giles has healed her of the pain from her relationship with Xander.

25 Jun 2006

Awww... so sweet!! I LOVE your Ganya... and I know Selene is going to just love this!

19 Mar 2006

Absolutely gorgeous... so nice to see them find themselves fumbling onto the same page, here, and finding happiness amidst all of it.

And if Giles stays in Sunnydale, I daresay he'll have a chance to have another go at Xander before it all finds itself resolved. *g*

Wonderful, as per usual.

5 Mar 2006

Wow. What a lovely series! I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of them, and the back and forth, love, argue, relationship you build between the two of them.
You have some wonderful lines and really capture the spirit of both Giles and Anya.
Really enjoyed reading all of them, thanks very much for sharing :)

24 Feb 2006

Yay! A lovely addition to this 'verse!

24 Feb 2006

Loved the update. I'm so glad Giles made it clear to Anya that he was picking her, not Buffy. I always want to smack Xander when he doesn't pick Anya over Willow or Buffy, and I love Xander. Anya deserves to be secure in her relationship! And Buffy has Joyce back in this verse. And Xander has a lot of growing up to do in any
verse!

I didn't realize that the Merry Thoughts version of Will You is a cover, but I love the song. Great connection.

24 Feb 2006

At last they both understand what the other wants. Well done.

23 Feb 2006

Glad they're sorted out on the 'should I stay or should I go now?' bit. Librarians ought to be good with words - and this time Giles managed it.

23 Feb 2006

Absolutely delightful.

23 Feb 2006

wonderful update! go supportive giles! lol, lovely as always!

23 Feb 2006

I'm SO glad they aired things instead of doing the Scooby denial thing and making themselves miserable. Great chapter? ficlet?

23 Feb 2006

I'd have to be a damn fool not to," Giles assured her, wishing yet again that he'd hit Xander just a few more times. Say thirty or forty might have done it.

If I beg, could you write this scene - it would give me great pleasure.

23 Feb 2006

Yay!! They've got the staying/going thing sorted at last. Giles choosing her over Buffy is going to reassure her even more.

23 Feb 2006

How lovely that he makes his point so clearly. Nice to see the difficulty resolved!

23 Feb 2006

Wonderful entry. Good Giles, indeed! Love his assessment of his relationship with Buffy - and his wisdom about the safest way to tell her he wasn't going to be her watcher anymore. LOL "thirty or forty more times might have done it.." ROFL Bit of Ripper showing through there! Good job.

23 Feb 2006

I think if I were to accept the job, it would place me in a position where I would constantly find myself having to choose between you and Buffy. I think it's far better I make my choice clear right now." Well done, Giles!
Delighted their wires are finally uncrossed.

23 Feb 2006

I LOVE this series and this new instalment is just wonderful!! Thank you for posting them here (http://community.livejournal.com/good__evil/). *hugs*

23 Feb 2006

I love it!  It made me laugh, and they're happy again.  Sigh.

So many things to like about it.  The fact accepted worldwide at least as readily as Mastercard...  And it was a good hammer...  Anya's immediate decisions about sharing the rent and keeping the books at the shop, which was so Anya... Giles' description of the Scoobies descending like locusts...  Giles wishing he'd hit Xander a few more times, say thirty or forty...  I'm still smiling.

Thank you, sweetie.  Lovely, lovely.

23 Feb 2006

Ah, so that's how they sort out their confusion!
... Thanks for the early update - it was beautiful as always.

30 Jan 2006

Lovely bittersweet installment! Thanks for sharing it.

29 Jan 2006

great update! ugh! just wish she would tell him she didn't want him to go! *whimpers*

26 Jan 2006

I love it just as much the second time, of course. You do such great stuff.

25 Jan 2006

And now things are becoming clearer.

Excellent Anya there.

Gina

25 Jan 2006

Gorgeous, bittersweet & evocative.

Have I said recently how much I love these ficlets?!

25 Jan 2006

GAH! That was just bittersweet and poignant and absolutely gorgeous... having had to say far too many of those goodbyes in my time, I have to say that you captured every last twinge of heart perfectly.

So, so wonderful, sweetie! And go you with the uber-productivity!

25 Jan 2006

Very nice!

I may be the only one, but I don't mind if Giles heads back to Englad for a while. I'll bet it won't be a long stay, and maybe they need some distance to figure things out.

::ducks::

25 Jan 2006

If their time together must end soon, she intended to make the most of the little they had remaining. Sometimes that meant the sound of his voice, reading or singing.

This was a lovely, poignant vignette. I hope somebody on your flist has a birthday soon.

25 Jan 2006

Thank you so much! This was lovely, if sad. Poor Anya. A wonderful addition to the series and a wonderful birthday prezzie! *smooches and hugs*

25 Jan 2006

In my heart of hearts, I knew Anya wanted him to stay, but it's really good to get that confirmation even if they haven't been able to resolve the situation between themselves yet.

25 Jan 2006

Eee well - they're heading in the right direction anyway. A lovely little bitter-sweet vignette. Eventually it will occur to them that neither of them really want Giles to only pop over for a visit now and again I'm sure!

25 Jan 2006

Lovely! And while it doesn't 'fix' things, it does seem in character for the two of them. They're both wary of overwhelming the other one. They're trying to keep things under control when it's not what they, personally, want, for the sake of the other. And I'm sure they'll both get the message eventually.

25 Jan 2006

*Sniff*

25 Jan 2006

Beautiful, bittersweet, and tender. A perfect companion piece to the guitar one (which I didn't comment on at the time due to LJ playing silly buggers with the log-ons and I forgot to come back to it later - loved it too, of course).

29 Jan 2006

Ah, the guitar! I do love Giles the musician, even if in a bittersweet scene like this.

24 Jan 2006

Oh, poor dear! The road to hell and good intentions and all that, but still... WAH! Fix them! *stamps foot*

Really, really beautiful... both of them still so vulnerable in so many ways, and this was a wonderful reminder that as good as their conversation has grown, there are still so many things they've not said.

Lovely, heartbreaking stuff.

22 Jan 2006

Aren't insecurities horrible!! It looks like poor Anya is giving him a reason to come back & Giles thinks she's telling him to stay away..

Can you make it better soon?

Loved it!

22 Jan 2006

Poor Giles. I hope Anya can reassure him soon.

Gina

22 Jan 2006

That was beautiful, although I do hope Anya asks Giles to stay soon...

22 Jan 2006

ohh, poor Giles, so hopeful, just wanna give him a hug *hug*

21 Jan 2006

As much as I'd love for them to rush to the happy I like that this is taking time. I love Anya's gift. I'm sure she just doesn't expect Giles to want to stay yet. Giles is so sappily in love here of course he'll have some insucurities poor guy.

21 Jan 2006

Oh good. We definitely don't want his misunderstanding to be in limbo for too long.

21 Jan 2006

I always mean to comment before reading other people's comments, but never seem to manage it.

Guessed the box was a gift for Giles, and read eagerly on to see what it was she'd put so much 'Anya-type' time and effort into. Like CW and others, I'm hoping Giles is reading too much into this and that Anya is giving him the opportunity to come and go as he pleases,even if that isn't probably what she wants. (Don't know if that made sense).

Glad they won't be in limbo for too long. I was wondering where you were going for your hols (have read the last A&D even if I've not commented yet), and now I know that as well.

21 Jan 2006

I second curiouswombat 's comment-- Poor Giles! I'm sure that Anya wasn't telling him to leave town. I think he's reading too much into the gift, but I suppose that's in character... ::grumble::

You'll fix this after a suitable period of mistaken beliefs, right?? Right??

21 Jan 2006

Awwwww! Perfectly bittersweet.

21 Jan 2006

I didn't want to leave Giles in limbo for too long so I changed my mind.

I'm glad that you did.

21 Jan 2006

Oh poor Giles - it probably isn't what she meant to imply at all. I hope.

21 Jan 2006

Diolch o galon, heart felt thanks.

This was so kind of you. It was the first post up on my friends page this morning. Can't improve on that timing eh? Impressive.

As to the content. I dabbled in guitar playinginmy youth, still have the guitar,which the daughters now dabble with, and the buying of it, the care to find the correct tone, fit etc....god times.

And the 'end' is bittersweet as is life and at the moment that fits for me too.

I think you must be psychic!

Oh and I don't appear to have said how much I like it:D

23 Feb 2006

I love this wonderful series! And how perfect they are for good Giles month. Go you!

27 Jan 2006

A fascinating look at Xander/Anya. Really lovely.

20 Jan 2006

This was absolutely gorgeous... so poignant to see her struggling out of the past, and to see Giles understand and accept that so effortlessly. They really are just what the other needs in so many ways...

Beautiful!

20 Jan 2006

Bestest unexpected birthday present ever, Tales! Thank you so much for this and for your good wishes!

Ganya has now replaced premium chocolate as my indulgence of choice, thanks to you. The more I read, the more I'm amazed at how much HEALTHIER this relationship is for both Giles and Anya than where they'd been for the previous four or five years.

20 Jan 2006

Oh, you're right! I did somehow miss this episode. Very nicely done, BTW. I like how Giles and Anya are moving on and creating their own life. I can't quite picture Giles as the rebound guy, but I'm still happy!

18 Jan 2006

Great installment, both sexy & sweet.

18 Jan 2006

Wonderful as always. It makes sense that it was Xander who had the real kink in that relationship. In the beginning Anya was looking to him to define "normal".

Now Anya has had enough time as a human to decide on her own definition. And Giles is simply giving her support.

18 Jan 2006

Lovely! And, oddly enough, extremely sexy without there being any actual sex in it whatsoever.

18 Jan 2006

What a lovely lunchtime surprise! It's a beautiful description of the differences between the two relationships too.

18 Jan 2006

If only ...

I kinda love your Giles and Anya!

18 Jan 2006

Nice bit of settling into the relationship there.

Gina

18 Jan 2006

That's lovely, and she's quite right of course, but I somehow don't think the shop will become a totally sex-fee zone!

24 Feb 2006

ooooh, I hadn't seen this one! Nicely done *pictures Giles/Anya having sex in the kitchen*

26 Jan 2006

Lovely middle of the night moment!

It does make me laugh, however, because I gave them a collie too in a monster AU written a couple of years ago. Clearly, they are collie people! :-)

6 Jan 2006

This was so sweet, and left me with the biggest grin on my face.

Though I have to say my favorite bit was naming the dog Randy or some other uppercrust name so Giles can get it out of his system. :D

30 Dec 2005

Lovely story/chapter.

Yep, but I suppose that when you find your name is Rupert it doesn't seem unlikely that Randolph or Randall might also be family names.

Whereas I'm doing the running joke about the traditional names in Rupert's family being Edward, Yogi, and Paddington.

28 Dec 2005

*happy sigh* I loved it. I especially loved Anya's comment about the name "Randy." Too funny!

28 Dec 2005

Excellent stuff. They all seem to be getting on just fine together.

Gina

28 Dec 2005

More Ganya! Much to the good. I'm sure that curiouswombat will love her birthday fanfic.

28 Dec 2005

This is going to make me smile for the rest of the day.

28 Dec 2005

Really cute! I do enjoy this series; are there any more upcoming birthdays on your list?
"I have been told that some women find reading sexy."

Oh, yeah...

28 Dec 2005

Aw, that's lovely. All those thoughts going through Giles' head, bless him, so considerate of Anya's feelings.

28 Dec 2005

The more of those embarrassing uppercrust English names of yours that we can use up on the animals, then the more chance there is that our children will make it through kindergarten without having their heads flushed down the toilet."

Indeed, I once read girls raise above whatever they are called, boys sink, stuck with me as accurate.

Enjoyed reading this.

28 Dec 2005

Thank you so much - what a lovely birthday present. (Although I was a little worried there at the beginning...!)

28 Dec 2005

Another lovely addition to the whole. Thanks.

23 Dec 2005

And, of course, I loved this one. Especially

"Gi-iles. I don't like waiting. If it was going to be a surprise then you shouldn't have told me about it until you were ready to give me it. Now I have to wait and I don't like it because I don't know whether when the surprise comes I'm going to be all happy and then I could sort of enjoy the waiting even though it's still pointless... Or maybe it'll be a big disappointment and I'm going to get all excited and then I'll be grumpy when it turns out to be something like a can opener and a really big beanbag. So gimme."


Gina

16 Dec 2005

I'm being lazy and responding once to all four ficlets. I've just managed to find time to read them, and loved all four. I especially love the Giles/Anya interaction - they're a good match in so many ways.

16 Dec 2005

One down... loved Anya's worrying over little things she had forgotten and her impatience to know what was in the large parcel (and her reason for wanting to know - sounds logical to me). Just want to hug Giles for his thoughtfulness.

15 Dec 2005

Great work! I love the comparison of Giles and Anya to Bogart and
Bacall. Nobody would be unhappy with that. I adore "To Have and Have
Not". Bogart and Ball generated great chemistry.

15 Dec 2005

I loved it. I loved the analogy to Bogart and Bacall. Bogey and Bacall sure generated whole forest fires of chemistry.

15 Dec 2005

Nice picture this makes. that sounds so Yoda!

15 Dec 2005

awwww, so sweet! sigh i just love giles

15 Dec 2005

Ahh, cute! And Anya as a dog person; makes sense to me! plus the dog can chase off the bunnies...

15 Dec 2005

Awww...that was so, so sweet. I loved it.

15 Dec 2005

*squee* I love the way you write Giles/Anya. Beautiful. And the idea of Giles getting her dogs...so cute!

15 Dec 2005

Incredibly thoughtful Giles in here. Not only does he help her move and get a vehicle big enough to do it in one shot (except for any forgotten things) but his presenceeeps Xander from being an ass to her and he thinks of her emotional well being for when he's not around.

15 Dec 2005

This is so sweet! I absolutely love your Ganya.
Your Anya voice is so perfect... I loved the fact that she just couldn't wait for her surprise. Hmmm... I wonder who that reminds me of? *looks around innocently*

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you so much for the awesome Christmas prezzie!!
It was such a lovely surprise during my break from wrapping presents. My back is killing me! lol.
I have to go back to wrapping but at least I know that I have your fics (for C and t_geyer) to look forward to in my next break! lol.
Thank you again!

*hugs you like crazy!*

23 Feb 2006

Lovely glimpse of the growing relationship. Thank you!

24 Jan 2006

Very sweet interpretation of the middle-of-the-first-night. :-)

24 Jan 2006

Lovely story. Great look into Giles' heart.

9 Dec 2005

This was gorgeous, sweetie... Giles' mind wandering to potential offspring and amorphous dogs was just heartwarming. Lovely job!

26 Nov 2005

That was beautiful. Especially lines like

Whatever drawbacks there might be to dating a man who was approaching fifty, they couldn't come close to matching the down side of dating Xander Harris.

Gina

26 Nov 2005

Lovely. Long may we continue to get glimpses of Giles and Anya, separate from the Better 'Verse - the two stories have very different 'feels' to me, and no matter how entwined Giles and Anya get into the other story it will be good to see them in this special world of their own as well.

26 Nov 2005

Very believable as Giles' thoughts. I have always been a Ganya fan.

25 Nov 2005

Lovely picture of day dreaming in gentle after glow.

25 Nov 2005

Hee hee! I think Xander's accusations in the last ficlet might have backfired on him a little. After all, if you're going to get the blame for something, you might as well have the fun, too, or at least I suspect Anya might have seen it that way. Glad you approve.

25 Nov 2005

Great work. Always thought Giles and Anya made a terrific couple.

25 Nov 2005

Ahhh, sweet!

Delightful!

25 Nov 2005

Lovely. I especially like the idea of Giles trying to see Anya's roots to put hair on his, as yet unconceived, offspring.

25 Nov 2005

What a lovely bit of breakfast reading. It made the dark and the cold much more bearable. (Not that it's cold in the house, but the prospect of going out in an hour ... brrrr.)

25 Nov 2005

More Ganya-verse! yeah!! (actually tried typing "More
Better-verse!" but I just couldn't make myself commit that sentence to screen..) Anyway loved this story!

I adored Giles little daydream:

she held his hand as they watched a slightly amorphous, largish, long-haired dog run around the park as if it were the most joyous thing in the world. He hadn't quite worked out whether it would be a pedigree or a mongrel.

My favorite bit!

25 Nov 2005

Aww, you know me so well. Thank you hon. I love it {{Hugs}}

23 Jan 2006

I feel guilty pleasure at Giles' takedown of Xander and unalloyed pleasure at Dawn's kind words to them.

23 Jan 2006

It doesn't make sense but it's good feedback honest
I have this vision of going up to the fannish pearly gates. Saint Bjo meets me there and asks me why I deserve to be let in. I recount the postcards I sent in and it doesn't impress her. I tell of the walk-a-thons and the charity auctions.The dozens of afgans crocheted for the good of puppies and Christmas leave her cold. Putting up with a Klingon XO for two years impresses her a little but the fic impresses her not. I made her cry at a con once and she holds a grudge.

At last I say I got TalesofSpike to write Ganya! And Saint Lori shoves Bjo out of the way and says, "Get in here girl." or something with much more class.

23 Jan 2006

I love these stories. Giles and Anya fit together so well.

Xander is SUCH a dick, isn't he? That's one of the things that went on in canon I could not believe they came up with. He leaves her at the altar without having the decency to tell her first and also she has to deal with his family. Then he comes back and wants to DATE!

I always figured that given her history in seeing the worst in men as a vengeance demon then Anya had to have taken an enormous leap in faith to trust Xander enough to say yes to his proposal . I don't think he fully appreciated that or anything about her really.

8 Nov 2005

Lovely. It's got it all, an immediate Ganya connection, with Anya not giving Giles a chance to get nervous, the unwelcome but inevitable interruption of the scoobies, a fight, and important things said and hopefully heard too. Good for Dawn, glad she had the courage to give the couple her 'blessing', and hopefully the steadying presence of Joyce will help Buffy accept this new relationship.

6 Nov 2005

I think this was my favourite so far. Lovely Anya voice. Great contrast between Giles and Xander. Yay for Dawn!

And of course Giles can keep up with her. I can think of at least one of my original fiction pairings that has things far worse ;-)

Gina

5 Nov 2005

Well, you should know that I'd think that you got Xander's reaction spot on, but only because he didn't have enough warning to pick up an axe first. Now, whose side is Buffy going to be on? I suspect it's one of those things Joyce might have to mediate on.

Lovely chapter.

4 Nov 2005

Hoo boy! That really spiced things up, but I'm very pleased with the way Giles handled Xander. Hooray for librarians with experience! And I'm hoping that Buffy comes around soon, but I'm so glad that Dawn's being sensible. Very good stuff.

4 Nov 2005

Ohhh... was waiting on it to hit the fan, but MAN you didn't drag your feet. And good on Giles for kicking Xander's ass... pompous ass, thinking that she was just going to be OK with dating after he left her at the altar. And how much do I love Dawn right now?

Although the end, with Anya switching from orgasms to babies to dogs in about half a second? Brilliant, and so, so perfectly her.

Well done!

4 Nov 2005

"That's good. Reading in bed was nice but orgasms are fun, too, and necessary, if we ever wish to procreate. What about dogs? Do you like dogs?"

One of the reasons that this is so very funny to me, besides the priceless look one can imagine on Giles' face, is the possibilities for misunderstanding. Dogs? And procreation? My mind went to a very odd place.

4 Nov 2005

Your characters are terrific, especially Giles, Anya and Dawn.

4 Nov 2005

This is wonderful! I so loved it!

I loved how Giles didn't let Xander talk bad about her. I love the way that you portray Giles. So great!

4 Nov 2005

Wonderful as always. I loved Anya's last line and Dawn being the so mature about it all.

4 Nov 2005

My heart was in perfect working order.

Me thinks 'other' organs will get a workout (hee!), but I think I'm in Anya-mode at the moment. Lovely, lovely Ganya plus a Xander smackdown - there can never be enough Xander smackdowns ...

4 Nov 2005

I almost missed this! It didn't show up on my FL - I've just found it when cruising through S2C's FL whilst waiting for the daughter to get ready to go out! Eek! How terrible would it have been if I'd missed it!

It has nothing to do with wanting to hurt him... At least, just in an incidental bonus sort of way

Love it - and so right, Anya.

4 Nov 2005

SQUEEEEE !!!!!
squeeee!!!!! *does happy dance around the room and then hurries to sit back in my chair red as a beet as everyone in office looks at me funny* that was great!!! was so excited to see my name at the top...now i can't get the grin off my face!!! i loved that Giles came out on top of that little skuffle, and that is sooooo how i could see Xander and the scoobies reacting to the new couple...*sigh* i'm now in my happy place!!!

4 Nov 2005

Okay, it's not my birthday but it sure feels like it! I loved this part. Wow. And I'm glad Giles got to beat Xander a little cause he really truly deserved it. And I was thrilled that Dawn was supportive! *grin* This was great. Can't wait for more!

4 Nov 2005

Absolutely wonderful. Good enough, in fact, for a Whale of Approval icon; but much too short for such a vast marine mammal, and so I've had to create a special icon to show my appreciation.

4 Nov 2005

"That's good. Reading in bed was nice but orgasms are fun, too, and necessary, if we ever wish to procreate. What about dogs? Do you like dogs?"

BTW, love that last line!

4 Nov 2005

Yeah! Always good to see more of this wonderful story, but especially good this morning. A rotten night at work, terrible cold, and sleep deprivation are improved with a new chapter in the Giles & Anya chronicles!

I really liked that you had Giles stad up for Anya. I knew you would, but he said things that needed to be said. I think Buffy and Dawn agree, but their loyalties are torn. Willow is already angry with Giles, and sh's always been jealous of Anya. So good for Giles in saying what needs to be said, and good for Dawn in doing the right thing. And good for you for cheering me up this morning

22 Jan 2006

How lovely that their connection holds, and that he'll even use the computer. ;-)

4 Nov 2005

It's taken me too long to find your wonderful Ganya stories. I just inhaled all nine of them in one sitting. I look forward to more.

3 Nov 2005

I love Anya. And Giles. And you.

That is all.

:)

2 Nov 2005

Awww. Nicely done and it begins to tie the stories together.

1 Nov 2005

that was so good, poor giles doubting himself, and i loved the last line...*squeee!!*

1 Nov 2005

I loved the chap!! LOL... Spike worrying about how bad life would be if Buffy failed her test was brilliant! Putting Quentin in his place was even better!

Wes and Spike and Giles' car? Poor Giles!! Although I am reasonably sure they will get it back to him in one piece! I am glad that Wes thought to take a car rather than the bikes- much better than them ending up stuck for the night as Spike was in the show.

1 Nov 2005

Lovely!

1 Nov 2005

'It's Anya. Of course she's aware of the distinction.'

Love that line! And the rest of it. It was just what I needed with my marmalade yoghurt to steel me for work!

1 Nov 2005

Oooh, I like that one.

Gina

1 Nov 2005

Thank you, thank you. It was really so perfectly in character for Giles to be full of doubts in this way, and that last line was exactly what he needed to keep his guilt at bay.

1 Nov 2005

Oh, that was lovely. Poor Giles and his self-doubt. Although, how wonderful of Anya to teach him to use IM! :)

1 Nov 2005

Oh I love you. I love the way you write Giles/Anya...please say someone else's birthday is soon! *grin*

1 Nov 2005

Very cute! I'm always happy to see another story in this
verse. I love Giles re-thinking and rationalizing his kissing Anya in the last story. And I'm with him on the ironing front!

looking forward to the next birthday!

21 Jan 2005

A lovely piece.

21 Jan 2005

Coffee and rain and Persephone... oh, so very beautiful. I continue to adore these stories ever so much. They truly are cherished moments of quiet beauty in my day.

3 Nov 2005

*sniffle*

This was gorgeous, and made me all teary... you've captured perfectly that sort of constant pain that comes with any sort of long-distance romantic connection in that you're always saying both hello and goodbye all at once, and you're never quite what you feel you should be without them there. Absolutely beautiful.

24 Oct 2005

A lovely addition to this on-going story. So sadly sweet.

24 Oct 2005

Ooh, lovely.

Thanks for giving me the heads-up.

Gina

24 Oct 2005

Getting you to write Giles/Anya is the best thing I've done for fandom. I love this series. The word that always comes to my mind is tenderness. I loved the kiss.
Just as once before, she let herself be swept over backwards, trusting to his strength to prevent her from falling.

24 Oct 2005

Very sweet and plausible.

24 Oct 2005

ohhhh!!!! so good. so sad. hope this blends in with the other story so that we can see what happens!!!!

24 Oct 2005

So, not going to get this posted before Tuesday eh?

As always, beautifully in character, a lovely bitter-sweet parting with the promise of reunion soon.

For the others adulthood was just a thin veneer over their teenaged personas

So true, but hopefully Joyce's presence in their lives now will help them make the transition more easily.

I love Anya - she must be such a joy to write, with her thousand years of demon experience and wisdom contrasting with so little time trying to fit in as a human - not made easier for her by the way she was treated by Xander, Willow and Buffy.

24 Oct 2005

Delightful.

24 Oct 2005

Lovely, as always. I hope he visits her soon too ...

24 Oct 2005

For the others adulthood was just a thin veneer over their teenaged personas

How well put - and exactly right.

And I loved Anya's choice of password for Giles.

24 Oct 2005

*sniff*

She left but they'll keep in touch. Beautiful Ganya .

24 Oct 2005

Alway delighted to see more in this 'verse! I reviewed this on your site, but I wanted to say how much I love this story! Perfect departure scene, and very in character. I love Giles' password!

Uhm, any chance there are more birthdays on your friends list coming sometime soon??

24 Oct 2005

Uhm, he *is* going to visit, right? 

Still loving this story; this chapter is perfect.  Love the visual of Anya gritting her teeth to go back to her life; even knowing her friends probably won't understand.

And very nice kiss!  Looking forward to the next episode...

24 Oct 2005

*Squee* You do not know how much you just made my night. Seriously. That was great. I looooove Giles/Anya fanfic--especially yours. They're so perfectly in character. *happy sigh*

24 Oct 2005

Now that was a delicious little pick-me-up. Poor Anya and Giles, forced to wait it out. Thanks so much for sending it to me, even if it was un-betaed. (I didn't see any glaring errors, by the bye. It was lovely as is.)

20 Jan 2005

Nice portrait of their tentative relationship, and I like the details of their Paris adventures, too!

20 Jan 2005

Having a very bad day, but this is a lovely bright spot in the middle. So glad you posted! I love the museum of erotica, the coyness, and the hopefulness. Just wonderful.

6 Oct 2005

Wow. That was a fantastic story! Perfectly in character with both. Well done! :)

5 Oct 2005

Sorry, I didn't get to this earlier. My own muse was on a rollthen I got sick. Anyway I Love this story the two of them going though the pictures was so touching. You packed a lot into a short story. And I could just see Giles outside the museum LOL.

4 Oct 2005

Even lovelier than the last -- memories and the promise of a future for them.

Gina

23 Sep 2005

I am just *dripping* tears--this was just absolutely gorgeous. The heartbreak that comes with knowing you're going to have to part soon, trying to hold on to the memories and plan for the next time you're together--and then add in the uncertainty of where the heart lies. This was absolutely just masterfully done!

21 Sep 2005

love these stories.  i want to read lots more of them that perhaps include xander realizing he was a total idiot and not being able to do anything about it and anya and giles populating the world with tiny capitalist who enjoy cleaning their glasses

20 Sep 2005

Delicious!

I'm not sure about the people taking Anya to be Giles' daughter; Emma Caulfield doesn't look that young, and indeed she isn't. She's 32 now, and would have been just coming up to her 29th birthday at this point in time. Of course she was supposed to be much younger, at least physically!

20 Sep 2005

One by one, she shared out their memories.

The whole thing was lovely, but this was my favourite line. Looks as though they will have the chance to experience more shared memories as well.

20 Sep 2005

I do love these vignettes, and the slowly developing storyline.

As I said in my e-mail, I hope the diamonds are only on the outer end of the butt-plug....!

20 Sep 2005

A lovely story, sweetie. Sweet and sad and funny and hopeful all at the same time.

20 Sep 2005

Just de-lurking for a moment to tell how much I've been enjoying these stories; Anya's is a hard voice to get right and these little vignettes are just jewel-like in their precision. Thank you for sharing them!

20 Sep 2005

Makes me wish we had canon Ganya, but I suspect yours is better anyway because Joss would have made it hurt.

20 Sep 2005

Well, if I hadn't been feeling better, I certainly would be now!

It's perfect, really. Just...perfect. Not too fast, not too slow, just right.

20 Sep 2005

See I knew there was a reason to get up aside from going to work!

Really enjoyed this one; particularly the picnic at Sacre Coeur. Makes me feel like pulling out my own snapshots from there! I love the mental picture of them at Disneyland too! I have to say that it doesn't seem like a very Giles kind of place; but if Anya wanted to go...

24 Oct 2005

Lovely!! Doesn't look like I will get to read the others tonight as I had wished... there is a huge storm just starting up and I better get the puter all shut down. *hugs* I hope to catch up to them tomorrow instead.

4 Oct 2005

The characterisation in this one was just lovely. Especially Giles.

Gina

23 Sep 2005

That was just gorgeous, and made me all teary!

Moving on...

4 Sep 2005

Lovely. And of course it leaves you so much scope for more of these ficlets when the opportunity arises ...

31 Aug 2005

"Turquoise Blue" was superb!  Thanks so much for writing this!

30 Aug 2005

Anya took his promise and clutched it close. In the dark nights when she returned to America alone, she knew that it would give her the strength she needed to keep going.

Very atmospheric and evocative, lovely Giles and Anya as always.

29 Aug 2005

*utterly happy sigh* Such a beautiful little jewel of a fic.

29 Aug 2005

Thanks you, love. The chapter was an utter delight. So much love without being mushy in the least. Love that you had Giles sing his feelings out, giving Anya her space and her answers in one feel swoop. I'm honored with the dedication.

28 Aug 2005

Lovely. A wonderful addition to the series.

28 Aug 2005

Have only been to Paris twice but your writing evoked all my memories:)
"And instead I'm sitting in Paris, France, drinking a beer called Desperados Now Desperados is a recent thing for me but very nice beer.
I also thoroughly enjoyed the ficlet. You write a very sweet, plausible Anya.

28 Aug 2005

Beautiful, beautiful. Might not get around to Angels and Demons just now - I will have to get on and write myself, but I will get there!

18 Jan 2005

Ahhh, Anya... sweet revenge. I'm still loving this, adoring all the wonderful details you incorporate. One can feel the sheets, smell the chamomile, hear their voices -- wonderful work. Also, thank you for the lead to the icons yesterday! I forgot to upload them, but c'est la vie. :-)

4 Oct 2005

I seem to have missed out on a bunch of these, but I'm catching up now.

I loved Anya's revenge on Xander in this one; just the thing to further endear her to Giles.

Gina

23 Sep 2005

Catching up...

This was just gorgeous... Anya needing solace, Giles stumbling through providing it... and her revenge could NOT have been more perfect! :D

On to the next...

24 Aug 2005

Beautiful. Thank you so much for letting me know you'd posted it.

Poor Anya. I always hated Xander and the Scoobies for abandoning her like that. And to lose your lover and your best friend all in one go...Poor, poor Anya.

24 Aug 2005

Thank you so much for this! I almost missed it - how awful would that have been? In my defense - I was on my holidays - but I am so glad that you pointed me at it - it is lovely.

Go Giles! And I loved Anya's revenge!

20 Aug 2005

You show Anya's insecurities very well, I hadn't thought she might reference the time when she and Giles were engaged too, but it makes perfect sense.
I particularly liked, You can be rather exasperating at times, but that doesn't mean that I don't like you, and if you think I would invite someone to Paris just because I felt sorry for them, then you obviously overestimate either my wallet or my generosity."

20 Aug 2005

"Xander walked out... and there's this great big hole in my heart where he used to be and I don't know why and I can't even talk to my best friend about it because he was my best friend."

Love this bit - I always thought the writers gave Anya two of the lovliest speeches (the Joyce one and her wedding vow one).

So glad you're keeping up with this - there's not enough Ganya fic out there - and not enough icons either. It's not going to take away my Spuffy love, but it's running a close second.

20 Aug 2005

I love Giles debating whether or not to flush; very human moment. I also love the discussion of whether he'd have used the plane ticket or not during Willow's spell. I always wondered; and pretty much came to the same conclusion.

Anya bit her lip and grimaced slightly. "I left his car in the short term parking at LAX."

Hee! Now that was evil! Very creative revenge; which is just what I'd expect of Anya. I only signed my ex up for a variety of email newsletters and surveys, making sure to check the box which said "sell my info to lots of advertisers".

19 Aug 2005

loved it!! please update soon.

19 Aug 2005

I missed the first of these, and then others appeared when I didn't have time to go back and read, but I've rectified all that tonight. I've gone back to the start, and thoroughly enjoyed them all. You've got both characters so right - that I can actually see them as I read.

19 Aug 2005

I love this series of yours!!! It is just gorgeous! You write them both so beautifully!!!

Giles is just wonderful... I love the way he is so gentle and patient with her even though the inner 'Ripper' just wants to... well we all KNOW what Ripper wants!! lol.

Poor Anya, so hurt and confused. How could she ever think it was her fault that that stupid git did what he did! *kicks Xander* I LOVE her leaving his car in the short term parking!! I hope it takes him a nice long time to work out where it is!

I can't wait for the next installment... and you KNOW it will be soon... as we were discussing in my LJ... this Ganya is very addictive... and you, my dear... are hooked!! lol.

19 Aug 2005

Anya bit her lip and grimaced slightly. "I left his car in the short term parking at LAX."

Go Anya!

Nice story I love how tenderly you write my favorite pair.

16 Jan 2006

For some strange reason, this is my favorite story in the whole series!

I really do like the conversation with D'Hoffryn. He's such an intriguing character; sister, but strangely comic. A good example of what I love about the Buffy-verse, and you've captured that perfectly!...

...And how perfect is Anya's plan for vengeance? They do say that living well is the best revenge!

15 Jan 2006

Nice conversation with Halfrek!

30 Jul 2005

That was truly beautiful! I loved it. Anya's conversation with D'Hoffryn was just perfect! And Giles and Anya were so gorgeous together in Tabula Rasa.
What she ever saw in Xander I will never know, he was nothing but rude and condescending to her throughout their entire relationship and really even though she looked the same age as the Scoobies at over 1000 years old what could she possibly have in common with someone as immature as Xander? A more mature man who would treat her like a woman rather than a trophy or an accessory is a much more appropriate match!
**off to read the next installment!**

27 Jul 2005

I really love your work!

I have glutted myself on your Ganya and it is good! :D

I really love the way you show that Anya truly has nothing left but hope... (Really lovely analogy with Pandora's box)

I am praying that you continue with this but it works equally well as a stand alone trilogy. *stomps on begging inner self* Thanks!

25 Jul 2005

Hi, finally here:)Enjoyed reading both of these. Especially liked, "Giles isn't shop-worn— Well, maybe a little, but the last few years have been hard on him. Buffy does that to people. Even Spike looks older than when he came to Sunnydale and vampires are always meant to look the same age as when they were turned.
Go Anya, blunt but oh, so accurate! Okay to friend you so I don't miss more of these?

23 Jul 2005

I finally had a chance to sit down and read this (and it's only 8am here) and I absolutely love this story! I've always adored Anya. You write her very sympathetically, and really nail her voice. Too often in fic she's a cartoon. I can see that could be a fine line to walk. I'm always thrilled to read a good Anya, and this is a great Anya!

Besides, surely she could have no better vengeance on Xander than to live happily ever after with many satisfying orgasms while he struggled to find date after date, who would no doubt reveal themselves to be demons whose only reason for tolerating his company was to take him off guard so that they could kill him.Of course, Buffy would be around to make sure none of them would ever get as far as actual murder but that was okay.

I love this bit-- I can almost hear her voice in this sentence.

I like the way you write D'Hoffryn; very sinister vibe there. My view of him changed significantly with Selfless . I'd seen him as sort of clownish from something blue and Hell's bells .

Giles isn't shop-worn— Well, maybe a little, but the last few years have been hard on him. Buffy does that to people. Even Spike looks older than when he came to Sunnydale and vampires are always meant to look the same age as when they were turned.

Hee! Love this part! Great explanation and very Anya!

23 Jul 2005

Read the first. Loved it. Read this one. Loved it. Is this going to be a series maybe? Cuz that would be mighty cool.

23 Jul 2005

A very fitting sequel there.

23 Jul 2005

It's wonderful to see more Ganya from you. Zanthinegirl is a real sweetheart and deserves nice things.

I like the kisses like Valentino comment it's a throw away line that really shows some of Anya's true age. Anya dreaming of children and dogs with Giles :contented sigh:

23 Jul 2005

That's brilliant, I loved it.
Especially loved -
"Giles isn't shop-worn— Well, maybe a little, but the last few years have been hard on him. Buffy does that to people. Even Spike looks older than when he came to Sunnydale and vampires are always meant to look the same age as when they were turned. Anyway, Giles is surprisingly vital for a man of his age."

That and the fact that being happy would be the ultimate vengeance on demon-magnet Xander.

23 Jul 2005

This is just lovely! I love the idea of Giles swooping in at the last minute, and of someone giving Anya some hope and comfort and recognition of her pain.

She and Giles could've been so good together... and then she would've had perfect vengeance against Xander, really (as you so aptly point out :) ).

Lovely story!