Summary: A challenge response that supposes how Season 6 might be if Giles had not left for England, with several other liberties taken. 
Beta and Sensitivity Readers: None
Artists: None
Categories: Season 6
Characters: Ensemble, Faith Lehane, Giles, Mr. Gordo, Original Characters, Spike
Genres: Drama
Warnings: Adult Language, Character Death, Sexual Situations, Violence
Challenges: Author's choice
Event: 2019 Challenge Month
Completed: No Chapters: 2
Word count: 5,683 Hit Count: 2,241 ePub Downloads: 14
Published: April 07, 2019 Updated: April 14, 2019


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Story Notes: This is the first multi-chapter fic I have posted here at EF. (Yay me!) I have the entire thing outlined and am working on having 3 chapters done with month with my CampNaNoWriMo commitment. I have Beta support, so all mistakes are my own and would be worse without lovely help from mak324 who, I hope, knows what she means to me, and those in my RL that tolerate this obsession. 
I chose the Challenge with the lovely Surprise Me! button and was thrilled at the first one given (great feature!). However, Mr. Whedon and Fox and whomever else own all. I just borrow the characters for little adventures. This chapter has been edited slightly to contain the music references I was hesitant to add. My lovely friends over at Hidden Gems had a concurrent challenge for music that changed my mind. 
It goes without saying, but one must anyway so DO NOT POST ANYWHERE without my explicit written permission. Grrr. Arrgh.

1. Chapter 1: Depression by Tzigane - Likes: 25 Comments: 16 Word Count: 2,400 Hit Count: 1,387 Published: April 07, 2019

No warnings for this specific chapter EXCEPT that Season 5 did occur as in Canon so we do speak of Buffy in the past tense. A lot. 

 

2. Chapter 2: Denial by Tzigane - Likes: 20 Comments: 13 Word Count: 3,283 Hit Count: 854 Published: April 14, 2019

Words cannot express how much gratitude I have for my friends and helpmates: gratitude to Mak324 for her staunch support and editing; to Chrissel for her beta work and to FancyFlautist for beta work and this amazing new BANNER! Have you seen it yet? And those in my RL that are keeping this story good. 

My friends here at EF and at HG have been great at helping me get back into the swing of being online and part of a community. To them, I am grateful for the effortless way you all welcome me in.

NOTE: I have used a couple of scenes from BtVS S6 Ep 1: Bargaining, Part One. All those words were written by someone else and are shared here to shape the plot.