#and there r interesting parallels u can make between willow giles abs

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im sorry to pick on this tag but i want to expand on this bc no i dont think thats true. i dont think willow ever sees him as a potential father figure. if anything xander is the one who the most behind buffy wants giles to be his father figure and recognizes that giles does Not want to be that and therefore feels that rejection more strongly since you can interpret xander as completely lacking a postive older male figure in his life. willow sees him as an authority figure and the most friction that comes between willow and giles is willow wanting giles to view her as a peer, someone who has power and is capable of making decisions and casting powerful magic. willow taking on teaching a high school class while still in high school, learning about jennys magic after her death, wanting to cast the soul curse on angel are all attempts of willow to be seen as someone with respect and power. giles later comment of calling her an arrogant amateur makes her so angry bc she thinks that bc she has channeled the power to raise the dead it should earn her respect as a magic user and an adult.

tldr willow doesn't want that man to be her dad she wants to either be his peer as a respected adult or succeed beyond him

like giles may be a weird pseudo-father figure to buffy specifically but definitely he is NOT the dad to the rest of the scooby gang