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On the Mend by beadattitude (G)
Fandom: ANGEL THE SERIES
Pairing: Angel/Wesley
Length: 808 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
beadattitude
Author Website: just her lj
Why this must be read: After Wesley gets back the memories of Connor Angel traded away to Wolfram and Hart, they have a bit of a talk. This story should have been canon; this confrontation needed to happen, and I think it would have gone just exactly like this. Although this story is short, it says a great deal about Wes and Angel and the connection between them. Even though they have a lot to work through, somehow this story feels like the knot beginning to unravel. Also, Bead writes excellent voices for both Angel and Wesley here, and you can really believe that this is a scene from the show that you simply missed somehow.
"What, Wes, do you need for me to say it out loud? That I screwed up? That by altering my son's memories I nearly got him killed? That by altering yours I violated you and all the others? That this time, meddling with my life and my son's was okay, because it all worked out in the end? 'Cause it didn't. He had to kill a demon, not be a normal kid and you know everything I don't want to think about, ever. I never wanted Connor to be a part of – " He waved his hand around, searching for the words, "Supernatural stuff, but the joke's on me, 'cause he is. I still end up in the lose column and you're still going to hate me for messing with your brain."
"Oddly enough, I don't. Hate you, that is."
All the fight drained out of Angel, and he went still. "What?"
"I'm afraid your other points are still valid. Of course, I would have preferred that you consult me before 'messing with my brain', but circumstances being what they were, I understand. I seem to remember someone saying something to me--for comfort--about making all the hard decisions, no matter what it cost. You might want to remember that."
ETA: Now unlocked. Enjoy!
On the Mend
Pairing: Angel/Wesley
Length: 808 words
Author on LJ:
beadattitudeAuthor Website: just her lj
Why this must be read: After Wesley gets back the memories of Connor Angel traded away to Wolfram and Hart, they have a bit of a talk. This story should have been canon; this confrontation needed to happen, and I think it would have gone just exactly like this. Although this story is short, it says a great deal about Wes and Angel and the connection between them. Even though they have a lot to work through, somehow this story feels like the knot beginning to unravel. Also, Bead writes excellent voices for both Angel and Wesley here, and you can really believe that this is a scene from the show that you simply missed somehow.
"What, Wes, do you need for me to say it out loud? That I screwed up? That by altering my son's memories I nearly got him killed? That by altering yours I violated you and all the others? That this time, meddling with my life and my son's was okay, because it all worked out in the end? 'Cause it didn't. He had to kill a demon, not be a normal kid and you know everything I don't want to think about, ever. I never wanted Connor to be a part of – " He waved his hand around, searching for the words, "Supernatural stuff, but the joke's on me, 'cause he is. I still end up in the lose column and you're still going to hate me for messing with your brain."
"Oddly enough, I don't. Hate you, that is."
All the fight drained out of Angel, and he went still. "What?"
"I'm afraid your other points are still valid. Of course, I would have preferred that you consult me before 'messing with my brain', but circumstances being what they were, I understand. I seem to remember someone saying something to me--for comfort--about making all the hard decisions, no matter what it cost. You might want to remember that."
ETA: Now unlocked. Enjoy!
On the Mend