AO3 hits meme (booting this out of the drafts folder to make room for Dr Who squee)

[kivrin]

1) Five Times Angel Took Care of Wesley During Angel Investigations' First Year (As Told By Cordelia). 396 hits, because selenak recced it.

2) Never Spoken, Giles/Xander post-"Band Candy," 148 hits.

3) Therapy, Angel/Wesley post-"Epiphany," 131 hits.

4) Don't Forget, companion piece to "Never Spoken, 120 hits.

5) A Song in the Dark, Giles/Wesley fluff, 93 hits.

6) The Wild Iris (Resurrection Remix), Tara comes back to life, 89 hits.

7) Rupert Giles' Top Five Clearly-Posted Rules of the Sunnydale High School Library, With Asinine Student Responses Thereto, 85 hits.

8) Three Conversations in Liminal Spaces, Giles/Wesley romance, 84 hits.

9) Home, Giles/Wesley utterly plotless romance, 84 hits.

10) Five Ways Wesley Wanted Giles, 80 hits.



My own personal favorite When They Take You In is away down at 65 hits, number 17. I imagine people don't look for pre-series fic as much as they hunt for fic by pairing, which would explain the ranking.