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[ripher]

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[bronze]

really giles
and i can’t stress this enough
my life is eighty hundred thousand million billion times better with you in it
from the beginning, you’ve only ever made things better for me

the way i feel isn’t confusing. it’s the easiest thing in the world to me. like breathing

[ripher]

[ There's a guilty relief to it all, in hearing that he's not alone in his feelings, that he hasn't imagined what's surfaced, unexpected but perhaps not entirely a surprise, between them. She's right, of course, it's not uncommon among Slayers and Watchers -- he's told her a few stories, but he'd held just as many back. As a young man, he'd read the Watcher diaries of men and women who felt just as he does now, though he'd always promised himself he wouldn't conduct himself in such a disorganised way. But, as he's come to learn, matters of the heart aren't always so easy to predict.

He sits with her messages for a few moments, re-reading them, hearing her voice in his mind. The easiest thing in the world to me. He could probably go out and find her quite easily if he wanted to -- but he doesn't, not yet. ]

I want everything to be that easy for you, Buffy. That's all I want. To see you happy, no matter what that means.

When we lost you, I felt as though I'd lost everything. Far more than just my Slayer. You've been a confounding, frustrating, beautiful, wonderful presence in my life. I don't want anything more than for that to continue.

[bronze]

well you definitely don’t have to worry about that
you’re stuck with me literally forever

( a short, potentially tension riddled pause in conversation. if that — if this is all true, then eventually she’s going to have to get better at talking things out with giles, regardless of butterflies or flaming cheeks. )

soooooo
does that mean you won’t be afraid to touch me now?
not that i mind going slow. actually i prefer it
but
you know
you’re not the only one who has all those memories. of stuff

[ripher]

[ There's definitely some mild flustering going on here, though Giles is starting to get used to this kind of thing. More or less. ]

Yes, I think I'll be able to do that. Since you prefer going slow.

[bronze]

good good
i mean
not TOO slow. obviously. a good pace.