The Circle of Life

At a certain point in your life you turn around and realise that, despite all your efforts to the contrary, you’ve done the inevitable and become your father. This wouldn’t be such a bad thing for most, he assumed, but in his case the thought was sobering to say the least. He stared vacantly at the desk, his words echoing in his ears until Buffy’s voice intruded upon his reflections, breaking the spell. Nodding his dismissal to the girl, he locked the door to his office before reaching into the cabinet for a glass and the well-concealed bottle of scotch.