Wow, this was fantastic. I love your Faith voice and the growth in her character throughout. A couple passages that moved me the most were in chapter 5 and her sympathizing with her mother, and the end of 9, when her feelings about those people and her actions towards them come together so nicely.

I liked how true to character it was from the very beginning, with her covering her vulnerabilities by snapping at him with something hurtful, and the transition around chapter 8 when she didn't mean to say something hurtful but was so regretful that she did.

Also some very nice glimpses of Angel's character and past in this, but Faith really shines.

I'd say this was a successful experiment! Fabulous work. And yay for the mystery of your research the other day revealed!