Because Angel never could admit defeat, and he still gets a look like he swallowed a fart when he takes the Lord’s name in vain. Hahahhaha! And yes.
I LOVED this. I love that harkens to Spike's "To the Angel-mobile, away!" scene in In the Dark. I love that you wrote B/A that's all about Spike.
This is where the fun starts. Or would start, you know, if this wasn’t the tale of two control freaks. This is where you let him work you, pretend to be breaking down, let him think he’s getting somewhere. You always know you’re going to have the last laugh and besides. That works, oh, so well, because he knows them so well - or at least believes he does.
That’s the crux of it, really. They don’t actually know each other. Might have once, but Spike seriously doubts it. And anyway, lots has happened since that moment when a Slayer was a beloved, normal girl for once and the Scourge of Anything Interesting was for a life shattering moment completely redeemed by her. THAT is what makes B/A work for me. They *don't* know each other (did they ever?) at certainly post NFA have become utterly changed. What does Buffy know of the Angel who could laugh with Cordy & Wes & Gunn and who loved and lost Connor and regained and loved and lost everything? What does Angel know of the Buffy who crawled through Season 6 and who was reborn in the last moments of "Chosen"?
And that's what I love seeing in this. That sometimes none of those things matter, but grabbing and holding on to someone just because you love them, or believe you can.
If only they would talk, because Spike's the one who needs to talk to know someone. Oh, God that's perfect. And that last line...yes. (Well, my interpretation of it, anyway. Oh, and there's fucking.)
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I LOVED this. I love that harkens to Spike's "To the Angel-mobile, away!" scene in In the Dark. I love that you wrote B/A that's all about Spike.
This is where the fun starts. Or would start, you know, if this wasn’t the tale of two control freaks. This is where you let him work you, pretend to be breaking down, let him think he’s getting somewhere. You always know you’re going to have the last laugh and besides. That works, oh, so well, because he knows them so well - or at least believes he does.
That’s the crux of it, really. They don’t actually know each other. Might have once, but Spike seriously doubts it. And anyway, lots has happened since that moment when a Slayer was a beloved, normal girl for once and the Scourge of Anything Interesting was for a life shattering moment completely redeemed by her. THAT is what makes B/A work for me. They *don't* know each other (did they ever?) at certainly post NFA have become utterly changed. What does Buffy know of the Angel who could laugh with Cordy & Wes & Gunn and who loved and lost Connor and regained and loved and lost everything? What does Angel know of the Buffy who crawled through Season 6 and who was reborn in the last moments of "Chosen"?
And that's what I love seeing in this. That sometimes none of those things matter, but grabbing and holding on to someone just because you love them, or believe you can.
If only they would talk, because Spike's the one who needs to talk to know someone. Oh, God that's perfect. And that last line...yes. (Well, my interpretation of it, anyway. Oh, and there's fucking.)