Hey everyone, it's your friendly neighborhood Lyr once again. This month, I'll be driving the van for Buffy and Angel. Once again, I'll be trying to bring you a broad range of fic so that there'll be something for everyone. Let's get this show on the road!
Fandom: ANGEL: THE SERIES
Pairing: Spike/Angel
Length: 3,405 words
Author on LJ:
kallystenAuthor Website:
DivagationsWhy this must be read: I will own upfront that I have a weakness for good post-NFA fics - which this definitely is. It picks up right where the episode leaves off, and feels just like a natural, plausible extension of canon. The characterizations are exquisite, and Kallysten evokes a wonderfully powerful sense of mingled hope, loss, anger, and comfort. The emotional dynamics are simply perfect and gorgeous, not to mention rendered in a graceful style that manages to be both restrained and lyrical. I leave this fic with a strong, satisfying conviction that
this is how it must have happened, which is, I think, the truest mark of a really well-written story.
( read an excerpt ) If It's Gotta Be Anyone