Drabble for open_on_sunday "A Day off" prompt

[alwaysjbj]

Title: Too many faces
Author: alwaysjbj
Word Count: 100
Character: Giles
Rating: PG
Thanks to confused_muse for the title suggestion.


Too many faces

He awoke slowly, the bright morning sun that peeked around his curtains stabbed mercilessly at pained, over-sensitive eyes. He had responsibilities. The shop needed to be opened. Tasks needed attending to. Records must be written. People needed him; now more than ever. Yet he could not muster the strength to care. Responsibilities be damned. Today he wasn’t a watcher, or a shopkeeper or a life-raft to a handful of drowning children. Today the world could go to hell. He sank wearily back into the pillow and allowed the tears to fall; a father’s tears for the daughter of his heart.

Comments

[ayinhara.livejournal.com]

Poor Giles.

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

*sniffle* that was gorgeous. I loved the relationships Giles had. Thanks for sharing.

[lillianmorgan.livejournal.com]

Oh poor, poor Giles, but this was lovely and heartbreaking and a great Giles voice too. ::sniffle::

[talesofspike.livejournal.com]

Poor guy!

[silentflux]

Poor giles. That was beautiful...Giles really would've mourned her as a daughter. Thanks for sharing.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yes, I believe he would have!

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Thanks sweetie! Hope you had a nice Christmas.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It would have been very hard for all of them after Buffy died, but it would have been up to Giles to record her passing in his journal and to have to be the 'father figure' for all of them (with the possible exception of Spike) and I can imagine that he would have liked at least one day to be allowed to grieve first.

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[amybnnyc.livejournal.com]

This was really, really beautiful, sweetie. So very many hearts broken.

Lovely work!

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Thanks, sweetie! *hugs*