🦊 FOXTALES 📚

*** mr. joseph fox *** 50, he/him, ftm.
school counselor & wizard.
♡ *** mr. rupert giles *** 43, he/him, ftm.
school librarian & watcher.

joseph is a school counselor at sunnydale high, and a wizard. his wizardry is kept private. joseph always found mr. rupert giles (his coworker) to be quite attractive, and he admires how rupert treats his students. when buffy starts failing school due to how busy she is with slaying, mr. fox steps in & starts seeing buffy regularly to help her manage her time better & focus on her academics but he knows that she is the slayer. he tries to be easy on her since unlike most, he knows her secret & how important her work is. joseph does not tell buffy that he knows her secret, and he certainly doesnt tell her that hes a wizard. he uses his role as a counselor to get closer to buffy, to her friends, and to rupert. joseph finds himself spending more amount of time at the school library, checking out far more psychiatry books than he actually needs & slowly begins to check out some older magic books as well. mr. giles notices mr. fox spending more time with buffy and more time at the library & he starts feeling suspicious of josephs true intentions.. rupert being suspicious & joseph being eager leads the two to start sneaking around one another. in due time, joseph finds himself spending time with buffy, giles, and the whole gang. buffy has opened up to her trusted counselor about being a slayer, willow is fond of mr. fox & finds herself drawn to him, xander is suspicious per usual, and rupert is beginning to develop a crush..

as time moves on, joseph has started staying after school a lot, just dying to spend extra time with rupert & rupert surely doesnt mind. rupert finds himself calling joseph late at night, asking questions he doesnt need the answers to while drunkenly slurring his words. one day, mr. fox leaves a note on mr. giles' desk that reads, "rupert, please be ready by 6:30 & meet me outside tonight", to which rupert obliges nervously. joseph takes rupert out to a nice restaurant, paying for the food & buying extra drinks for his date.. and himself. now both drunk, they wave a taxi down for a ride back to josephs place & find themselves in his bedroom before they know it. waking up the next morning, josephs shirts unbuttoned & his hair is messier than ever & rupert cant seem to find his sweater nor his pants.. eventually, rupert leaves josephs home & returns to his own.
youd think that seeing eachother at school the following week would be awkward, but all that has changed is how deep mr. giles blushes each time mr. fox smiles at him. joseph cant help but find himself pondering his orb almost nightly to watch rupert when they are apart, he needs to make sure that he is safe afterall.. he occasionally checks in on buffy & the others the same way when he knows they might be fighting demons. at this point, he has let the others know about his wizardry, though not much. alas, they two older men have yet to make things official. between constant flirting, leaving notes on one anothers desks, late night visits & friday date nights, they both have fallen for eachother. and a few students, even other teachers such as ms. calender have definitely caught on to the romance brewing amongst them but somehow buffy & the crew remain oblivious.

when graduation comes around, knowing that the mayor plans on destroying the whole town & is targetting buffy n co., joseph decides to confess to rupert right before the big fight is supposed to take place. "mr. giles, stay back with me for a minute." & per usual, rupert listens to josephs words. joseph grabs onto ruperts hands, holding them tightly in his own. "incase something happens, i just wanted to tell you that i really like you. please stay safe for me, for all of us. we need you." joseph says, lowering his voice so the surrounding students dont hear him. rupert smiles, clearly feeling shy now and says "oh, well... thank you, mr. fox. the feeling is mutual, i hope to see you alive after this." joseph nods, and hands rupert a small brass four leaf clover pendant with the words "now keep this safe for me, i have to go." before hurrying away. after managing to stay safe mostly thanks to buffy, willow, xander and of course some magic, joseph finds his home has been caught in the crossfires of the schools destruction & has nowhere to return too. rupert runs up to him, "after our, uh.. exchange earlier, i realize how this could come across but i would like if you stayed with me until you can find a new place. free of charge, and i can sleep on the couch. id hate- no us, we- we would all hate to see you go. joseph, youve been a great help to all of us, really." .. the two go back & forth for a while, joseph saying that he cant accept the offer & rupert practically begging for him to stay, atleast for a few nights, until buffy intervenes. "mr. fox, why not? you guys get along great.. too great sometimes" with a dramaticized shiver, "if you try to leave, ill set you and my mom up on a date!" and so, joseph finds himself at ruperts house that very night. though rupert offered to take the couch, joseph asked if they could share, and so they did.. and a few nights turned into a month, the whole summer, into college.

the first saturday after college starting, buffy willow & xander are at the bronze when xander says "yknow, am i the only one who sees that mr. giles clearly has a crush on mr. fox?", buffy responds "what? no wayyy.. mr. giles is a total hetero, mr. fox is obviously the gay one!". willow, who had been the only one to insider information on mr. fox' feelings for mr. giles laughs at her friends and says "buffy, you cant seriously think mr. giles is straight. hed totally have a girlfriend by now if that were the case, and besides.. did you think he invited mr. fox to live with him out of just kindness? hes totally in love! they both are!". the next day, at mr. giles house, buffy cant help but confront her watcher. "so when were you planning on telling me that youre gay? i totally wouldve told you if i was!" and rupert chokes on his coffee. "buffy, what did you just say? do you know who youre talking too? i- im not gay!", & mr. fox cant help but laugh from the next room over. after more prodding from buffy, joseph & rupert bring their three students in to the living room and confess. joseph is quite eager to tell them all his feelings, but rupert is a bit more reserved.. with a few innapropriate jokes from xander, some invasive questions from buffy, uncomfortable silence from willow, the two have now came out. later that night, joseph who is relaxed as ever takes rupert out on a nice walk and stops to sit down at a bench. "joseph, i didnt prepare myself for that.. i mean, i-.." rupert blurts out before being interrupted, before he can even finish a sentence he finds josephs lips on his own. joseph, with one hand pulling rupert closer to him and the other rubbing his back, stops the kiss and puts his forehead on ruperts, "mr. giles, will you just shut up and let me be your boyfriend already?" he says with a chuckle. rupert starts speaking through his shy giggles, "oh god.. joseph, you- to hell with it. i would love for you to be mine, or my boyfriend rather..".
& so the story goes on 🦊📚

relationships with the others

buffy : at first, she was hesitant to get close with mr. fox but she found herself getting comfortable with him rather quickly. she doesnt have quite the same father daughter relationship with mr. fox as she does with mr. giles but she is very grateful to have him in her life as extra guidance & support. mr. fox finds buffy to be annoyingly lovable, sometimes he cant believe he has stuck around this long with how much attitude she gives him.. but he cant help but love her. especially being her counselor, theres a level of closeness & care between the two that makes their relationship special.

willow : from the moment she laid her eyes on him, she felt almost as if she were in a hypnotic trance. she instantly gravitated towards him, like a magnet to a fridge. mr. fox felt a similar way, he felt a strong urge to protect willow, stronger than his urges to protect others and he couldnt explain it. once willow started first dabbling in the magics, the bond between them grew even stronger. they had such a natural kinship, willow felt safer with him than her own parents. to have an older queer wizard with her was something that she needed, as a young queer witch.

xander : he initially was thrown off by mr. fox' precense, found him suspicious & untrustworthy, especially seeing how fast buffy & willow welcomed him in. it made him question mr. fox' motives and if we may be a demon in hiding. but as time went on, xander came to see mr. fox as just one of the gang. though he never got as close with him as some others, the two came to appreciate one another & bond over a shared sense of humor & love for the girls around them.

angel : when nobody else knew about mr. fox and his secret wizardry, angel knew as vampires always do but he kept his secret, and that alone made the two trust eachother. mr. fox liked angel, especially since he had heard about him during his counseling sessions with buffy.

faith : the two of them never seemed to quite get along, though for faith thats to be expected. she didnt necessarily mind him, but when she found out about his wizardry she immediately lost trust in him, claiming that he isnt safe to be around & is only here to hurt them.

dawn : initially she didnt care much for him, seeing him as nothing more than a sidekick for mr. giles. but as she grew up, and the closer she got to her older sister buffy, she became very grateful for him & his help. now she finds herself coming to him when she is struggling, leaning on him as if he were family.

tara : seeing how close he is to willow, tara couldnt help but feel jealous of their relationship, fearing that willow might prioritize mr. fox over her own girlfriend. after spending some time with him, she came to see him as a wise teacher & trusted confidant, she finds herself going to mr. giles home in search of mr. fox' help when she cant quite figure out a spell.

spike : at first with spike being spike, he was ready to pounce on mr. fox and was not happy to know that mr. fox has the power to fight him off. once he starts softening up, he appreciates how mr. fox cares for buffy. he cant help but tease mr. fox & mr. giles for being gay.. its not meant with ill intention, just spike being spike.

get to know joseph fox

characters similiar to him : zhongli, simon petrikov, joseph joestar p3, nanami kento, haymitch,
carlisle cullen, obi wan.

personality traits : wise, caring, charismatic, gentle, silly, fatherly, fruity.

music he likes : george michael, wham, the who, the cure, david bowie, siouxsie and the banshees, the smiths, the kinks, the doors, etc.

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Pub: 25 May 2025 02:45 UTC

Edit: 01 Dec 2025 07:00 UTC

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