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harmony033 ([personal profile] harmony033) wrote in [community profile] giles_shorts2018-03-22 02:36 pm

Drabble: Missing

Title: Missing
Author: harmony033
Characters: Giles
Setting: Post-"Anne", early S3
Rating: FRC
Word Count: 100
Prompt: “Sighing, he wriggled out of his jacket.” from il_mio_capitano's drabble Stumped
Disclaimer: All for fun, not profit!



Sighing, he wriggled out of his jacket. It had been a long patrol. Giles' shoulder was angry and purple from colliding with a headstone instead of the Grontoch demon. He sat down heavily with a bag of frozen peas kept just for this occasion.

Please come home, he thought sadly. The others said they'd finish patrolling once they bested the Grontoch and Giles' arm nearly fell off. He was becoming weary of the "Nighthawk" talk anyway.

A commotion outside awoke Giles. He stood, wincing, hoping no one was hurt. A tentative knock…there she stood. For a moment, his heart stopped.
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[personal profile] feliciacraft 2018-03-22 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Poor Giles. At least his effort was not for nothing! That ending was a stunner!
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[personal profile] littleotter73 2018-03-26 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
HA! Nighthawk! LOL Xander will never live that down!

Love the ending. Hadn't expected that. Great pay off!

[personal profile] foreverbooks 2018-03-28 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
AWWW! At least his night ended much better than it began. Great drabble!
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[personal profile] quaggy 2018-04-01 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
This was fantastic! You can feel Giles's worry and grief over his missing Slayer and then his joy that Buffy has returned. Excellent work!