This was written for nmcil, who wanted a Giles and Anya story set at Halloween. Ten drabbles of Giles and Anya at Halloween from Season 3 onwards, plus an epilogue. Alternating perspectives, and sort of vaguely comic-compliant. It was originally posted in October 2015.
Bonus points if you can name *both* film references.
Special thanks go to TerrusDacktellus for giving me a chronology for Giles through the comics. Any canonical missteps are my own, as I still haven’t read them.
Previously on Buffy (courtesy of TerrusDacktellus): at the end of Season 8, Angel kills Giles while under the control of Twilight. Season 9 of Angel and Faith is devoted to Angel working to bring Giles back; Eyghon was in possession of Giles' soul throughout the season (Giles having technically sold it to him as a young man).
Previously on Buffy (courtesy of TerrusDacktellus): At the end of season 9, Angel, Faith and Spike fight Eyghon and get Giles' soul back. With the help of Giles' aunts, they resurrect Giles but they screw it up and he comes back in his 12-year-old body. Giles is not pleased.
We are now post-comics (as at October 2015).