Recs.... um, the short Kate Higgins fic I recced at the end of the essay includes that element.
Because I don't know how AU or plotty you like your fic and how you like your Giles (ie. if you care for the Ripper side of him), I hesitate to *rec* my own take on that element: in The Deepest Deep series, I bring an altered Giles (or, Ripper) and Anya back to Sunnydale in an AU season 7. The Scoobies aren't happy about it.
It's not a particularly popular plot in Giles/Anya fic, though, because I think most shippers do ship the characters because they seem like a great match, functional rather than dysfunctional. Some version of a happy ending is present in most Giles/Anya fic as well, in my experience.
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Because I don't know how AU or plotty you like your fic and how you like your Giles (ie. if you care for the Ripper side of him), I hesitate to *rec* my own take on that element: in The Deepest Deep series, I bring an altered Giles (or, Ripper) and Anya back to Sunnydale in an AU season 7. The Scoobies aren't happy about it.
It's not a particularly popular plot in Giles/Anya fic, though, because I think most shippers do ship the characters because they seem like a great match, functional rather than dysfunctional. Some version of a happy ending is present in most Giles/Anya fic as well, in my experience.
Thanks for commenting!