Fic: I Don't Know

[dragonyphoenix]

Note: Written for the last-line-first-line prompt at Giles Shorts

But she didn't want to stay. She'd said “I don't know” instead of “I'm leaving” but it came down to the same thing. His world was too frightening for her.

When they'd first met, Olivia had been protected by her youth. A young teen hanging at the edge of Ripper's debauched crowd, she'd called magic a bourgeois game, a rebellious phase that he'd soon get over.

And now she was protected by cowardice. No, that wasn't fair. His world was damned dangerous. Look at what had happened to Jenny. Rupert drowned his Scotch and repressed the urge to shatter the glass. Violence wouldn't bring either woman back. Jenny had been a fool to stay. Olivia was many things, but she'd never been a fool.

Comments

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Poor Giles.

This is a perfect little vignette.



Gabrielle

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I really like the idea of Olivia knowing Giles from his Ripper days. Not in a close sense, but in a sense sense.

Still, can't help but feel bad for the G-man. He is not the lucky in love type.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

I thought she called him Ripper at some point. Maybe I got that from a fanfic. ;-)

No, poor Giles is not lucky in love.

[spikesredqueen.livejournal.com]

This was perfect. It was fitting for Giles and his relationships, and it helped fill in that little gap of what he felt when Olivia left. Great work!

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I got the idea from Joss commentary. He said that Giles knew she was leaving when she said "I don't know."