#bg is literally a pillar of this fandom and yet so much of the fic is just soft and cute 😭

[jennycalendar]

maybe i have just gotten bored and decided to start fires now that i’ve realized i can just share my more questionable fandom hot takes with the internet, but my specific beef w/ buffy/giles has nothing to do with ridiculous moralistic pearl clutching and everything to do with the fact that the fanfic i see so often refuses to engage with canon & denies any existence of father/daughter subtext. and don’t think this is me going “they’re definitely father/daughter!!” this is me going — if you are gonna knuckle down and commit to this ship, do something INTERESTING!!!! don’t just go “they were in love the whole time,” LEAN INTO the fact that she sees him as a dad and he’s uncomfortable with that and how that would factor into a potential romantic relationship!!!! can you imagine how deliciously fucked up and fascinating the fic would be if it was actually rooted in their canon dynamic and not just like this milquetoast reading that simplifies a deliciously complex relationship??? it’s not an either/or scenario. canonically, giles both is and isn’t buffy’s dad. that is what is happening.