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Vegas Odds by The Brat Queen (PG-13)
Fandom: ANGEL THE SERIES
Pairing: Angel/Wesley
Length: 3,698 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thebratqueen
Author Website: The Brat Queen's Home
Why this must be read: The story is set after the episode "Disharmony", while Angel is still trying to get his team to forgive him for the whole firing them all thing, and Wesley is still in charge of Angel Investigations. It was an interesting point in both Angel and Wesley's character arcs in canon, and certainly one of the times when pairing them together seems easiest and most natural to me. The Brat Queen does indeed do a smashing job of making this story read like an organic growth of the canon dynamic; it feels totally in-character, filled with all the mixed emotions of that time in canon, and absolutely plausible for both characters. Speaking of which. the characterizations are satisfyingly wonderful; it's especially impressive that they even play cards in ways that reveal their different styles and thought processes. The dialogue is excellently pitch-perfect and witty, too. But the thing I think I like most about this story is the way that The Brat Queen explores New Wesley (as in the post-firing more hardened and badass model) from Angel's perspective. I always thought that evolution in Wesley's character was fascinating, but it's even more striking seen from Angel's eyes.
"Whatever," Angel said. "I mean - whatever. Whatever you want. Men - women - sheep. Whatever you want, Wes. Whatever makes you happy."
"Sheep?"
"Whatever."
"Yes, but sheep?"
"I'm just saying - "
"I wouldn't even know how," Wesley said. "Putting aside for the moment the fact that you're only saying that because I'm British - "
"It's just a random example."
"- I must say I'm given to wonder how one would even start a relationship of that nature -"
"Why would it be because you're British?"
"- I mean is there some sort of judgment? A type of wool or sound of a 'baa' which is deemed sexier than another? Does one get distracted at the butcher's -"
"Everybody knows it's the Scots who -"
"- and think to oneself 'Ah yes, if only this flesh were still alive I would find it quite stimulating and would want to be inside of it' - "
"And my point is that you can do whatever you want. You can fuck watermelons if you want to. I'm still there for you."
Wes wound down, looking at him. "Watermelons."
Angel shrugged, taking a few cards. "Yeah, sure."
Wes turned his card over, revealing seventeen. "Are you drunk?"
Vegas Odds
Pairing: Angel/Wesley
Length: 3,698 words
Author on LJ:
thebratqueenAuthor Website: The Brat Queen's Home
Why this must be read: The story is set after the episode "Disharmony", while Angel is still trying to get his team to forgive him for the whole firing them all thing, and Wesley is still in charge of Angel Investigations. It was an interesting point in both Angel and Wesley's character arcs in canon, and certainly one of the times when pairing them together seems easiest and most natural to me. The Brat Queen does indeed do a smashing job of making this story read like an organic growth of the canon dynamic; it feels totally in-character, filled with all the mixed emotions of that time in canon, and absolutely plausible for both characters. Speaking of which. the characterizations are satisfyingly wonderful; it's especially impressive that they even play cards in ways that reveal their different styles and thought processes. The dialogue is excellently pitch-perfect and witty, too. But the thing I think I like most about this story is the way that The Brat Queen explores New Wesley (as in the post-firing more hardened and badass model) from Angel's perspective. I always thought that evolution in Wesley's character was fascinating, but it's even more striking seen from Angel's eyes.
"Whatever," Angel said. "I mean - whatever. Whatever you want. Men - women - sheep. Whatever you want, Wes. Whatever makes you happy."
"Sheep?"
"Whatever."
"Yes, but sheep?"
"I'm just saying - "
"I wouldn't even know how," Wesley said. "Putting aside for the moment the fact that you're only saying that because I'm British - "
"It's just a random example."
"- I must say I'm given to wonder how one would even start a relationship of that nature -"
"Why would it be because you're British?"
"- I mean is there some sort of judgment? A type of wool or sound of a 'baa' which is deemed sexier than another? Does one get distracted at the butcher's -"
"Everybody knows it's the Scots who -"
"- and think to oneself 'Ah yes, if only this flesh were still alive I would find it quite stimulating and would want to be inside of it' - "
"And my point is that you can do whatever you want. You can fuck watermelons if you want to. I'm still there for you."
Wes wound down, looking at him. "Watermelons."
Angel shrugged, taking a few cards. "Yeah, sure."
Wes turned his card over, revealing seventeen. "Are you drunk?"
Vegas Odds
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