I'm also really impressed with your handling of Angel's darker impulses. It's a good thing when descriptions of his thoughts freak me out because of their extreme-crazy-evil-Angelus nature, but then I can still be pulled back into loving him because he's Angel.

I know what you mean. I always go back to a quote from lovely old Anne of Green Gables, something like: "I wouldn't like a man who was wicked. I'd like it if he could be wicked, and wouldn't, for me." I personally think Angelus is just the darkest part of Angel--the demon only personifies it. It'd be like having your every dark thought realized and thrust up in front of your face. Since I think most people don't ever face their very darkest impulses, Angel's life must suck. Just a little ;o)

I'm glad you liked the chapter. *Does a little writer dance*