So the "Scooby squick" theme seems to be pretty universal in this thread, yes?
I have seen some good Giles/Spike - since I'm not into porn or NC-17 and really not into m/m, I skip those bits but the potential of the dynamics there really goes under-explored on the show - mainly because of ASH wanting to be with his family more, I suppose. That's why I love the resonance from Something Blue to Restless (Giles and Spike on the swingset, training Spike to be a "Watcher" - which is what he becomes on the show informally, "someone to watch over" Buffy), to First Date and Giles as the disapproving father-figure. I can see why people ship them, I just prefer the gen variant.
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I have seen some good Giles/Spike - since I'm not into porn or NC-17 and really not into m/m, I skip those bits but the potential of the dynamics there really goes under-explored on the show - mainly because of ASH wanting to be with his family more, I suppose. That's why I love the resonance from Something Blue to Restless (Giles and Spike on the swingset, training Spike to be a "Watcher" - which is what he becomes on the show informally, "someone to watch over" Buffy), to First Date and Giles as the disapproving father-figure. I can see why people ship them, I just prefer the gen variant.