ice cream for freaks: buffy and angel fanfic recs

Ethan/Giles

Begging For Coppers, Begging For Drugs
by Wendy
Angst; Vignette; pre-series
The moment when Giles tells Ethan he's going back to his father and the life that's been set out for them. Crams so much feeling and atmosphere into few words.

Mumukshutva
by Magpie
Angst; Romance; post-The Gift
Novella. We start out in the 70s, with Ripper's gang during a Eyghon orgy/high, and Ethan claiming his soul belongs to Ripper - then passing it off as a joke. Fast forward a few decades and in the weeks Buffy's death, Giles begins to have vivid dreams that he becomes more and more reluctant to leave. Couldn't put this down.

The Way Down
by Ascian
Action/Adventure; pre-series
In which Ripper and Ethan encounter a vampire, and come away with more than they bargained for. Excellent plot fic with slashy subtext.

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