Climbing inside Angel's head is always tricky. At first I was a bit put off by the wordy, overly dramatic style of the first few paragraphs. Then I realized that was exactly what the inside of Angel's head is like and slid into the rest of the story. Neither Angel nor Angelus have a clearly defined sense of porportion, always seeing themselves as more central players than they are. Viewing Xander, at least outwardly, as an annoying yippy dog. Positively startled when he's effective in a fight.
That gave a lot of punch to the Xander as Buffy's ace in the hole thoughts at the end. That the return resentment is based on a wierd type of respect really sells his perspective. Xander holding onto his animosity with the certainty of youth was dead on for Xander at that point.
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Date: 2007-05-01 05:40 pm (UTC)That gave a lot of punch to the Xander as Buffy's ace in the hole thoughts at the end. That the return resentment is based on a wierd type of respect really sells his perspective. Xander holding onto his animosity with the certainty of youth was dead on for Xander at that point.
Excellent read.