Giles is arrested for the murder of Jenny Calendar. The first couple of chapters will cover the fallout of this, then I'm introducing an original character for slow-burn romance. Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine, but belong to their respective owners. Apart from Rowan Wood, my original character. Set at the end of 2X17 and then into AU.

Rupert Giles can easily deal with impending apocalypses, powerful magic, demons, angsty vampires, and hormonal Slayers. After all, he was no ordinary high school librarian. But Samantha Doolittle was no ordinary high school history teacher either. Now, Sunnydale's resident Watcher finds himself entirely unprepared to deal with the most frightening thing he's ever faced.... navigating his feelings. This is a Rupert Giles x OC story, with the whole Scooby gang getting involved to help their favorite stuffy Brit out!