( aftershave? buffy takes the top off and sniffs, humming to herself. it's definitely what you expect a fancy old british guy to smell like — her dad was more the irish springs sort, which begs the question now thanks to the proximity of ireland (west of here? she thinks?), do irish people find it offensive to have their namesake be one of the worst boy-coded soaps in the continental us? or do they maybe not care, not even a little bit? she's about to ask, but she bites her tongue, instead stepping to the side to blink up at giles.
early morning giles. not so rare as one might expect from someone who was initially just her school librarian in the early days of their slayer/watcher dynamic. still. he doesn't look stubbly, which is something she would be interested in seeing, if only for the novelty. )
Do you shave every morning?
( fascinating. without thinking, she lifts her hand to bump knuckles against his jaw, grinning with a very unparalleled bit of delight at the feeling of rough hair under her fingers, biting into her skin. that is novel, giles is almost always well kept. huffing at herself, she asks like she knows it's silly of her, but can't exactly mask her interest, )
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Date: 2025-05-20 12:52 pm (UTC)( aftershave? buffy takes the top off and sniffs, humming to herself. it's definitely what you expect a fancy old british guy to smell like — her dad was more the irish springs sort, which begs the question now thanks to the proximity of ireland (west of here? she thinks?), do irish people find it offensive to have their namesake be one of the worst boy-coded soaps in the continental us? or do they maybe not care, not even a little bit? she's about to ask, but she bites her tongue, instead stepping to the side to blink up at giles.
early morning giles. not so rare as one might expect from someone who was initially just her school librarian in the early days of their slayer/watcher dynamic. still. he doesn't look stubbly, which is something she would be interested in seeing, if only for the novelty. )
Do you shave every morning?
( fascinating. without thinking, she lifts her hand to bump knuckles against his jaw, grinning with a very unparalleled bit of delight at the feeling of rough hair under her fingers, biting into her skin. that is novel, giles is almost always well kept. huffing at herself, she asks like she knows it's silly of her, but can't exactly mask her interest, )
Can I watch? I'll leave after.