Who watches the watcher

Um, hi.  (waves sheepishly to f-list who are mostly not Potter-people.)  I haven't been able to get past one aspect of Deathly Hallows, and now that JKR has spoken publicly on it I just had to put this out there...

Good grief, first post ever in this journal.  Never thought I'd see the day.  And it's my first completed fic!

An answer to HeadRush's Giles H/C-athon (master list here.)  

Title: Twist the Knife
Author: Ann Emmess
Rating: FRT
Summary: Trapped together, Ethan and Giles play cat and mouse.
Timeframe: Post-Chosen, spoilers throughout series
Pairing: Giles/Ethan implied
Word Count: 6000
Disclaimer: Not mine, theirs.
Notes: Thanks to Fairfax, Pythia, and Joanna for invaluable advice on atmospherics, medical matters, and giving the boys a good stern Anglicizing. 
Inspiration words: betrayal, illumination, delirious, totem, contradiction