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Change of Heart by wesleysgirl (NC-17)
Fandom: ANGEL: THE SERIES
Pairing: Wesley/Angel
Length: 36,011 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wesleysgirl
Author Website: Adds Mystery
Why this must be read: This story is what happens in the Wishverse when Wesley finds Angel in the Master's cage. I love when a writer crafts a clever AU that develops from canon in thoughtful and plausible ways, and this is one of those. The Wishverse is built forward here in totally natural ways, and the Wesley and Angel who exist in that world make complete sense; they are still themselves, just who they would be if different things had happened to them. There's also an interesting plot, a powerful sense of barely-leavened grief and horror that sets the atmosphere for this world well, and careful attention to physical detail. For instance, I find the insightful rendering of the proxemics of dealing with someone who has been traumatized as this Angel has to be especially impressive.
"Y-you're human," the man says, his dark eyes looking up into Wesley's.
That gives Wesley pause, as the tone implied something he hadn't expected to hear. But before he can
answer, he hears his name being called upstairs, recognizes the voice of one of the more experienced team
members and realizes he's been followed.
"Down here!" he calls.
The man in the cell cowers further against the wall as two men descend the stairs, the reaction seeming as natural
to him as breathing.
Or, Wesley realizes, perhaps not.
"You're a vampire," he says, and knows from the way the creature looks down that he's correct.
But why would other vampires keep one of their own chained in captivity?
Change of Heart
Pairing: Wesley/Angel
Length: 36,011 words
Author on LJ:
wesleysgirlAuthor Website: Adds Mystery
Why this must be read: This story is what happens in the Wishverse when Wesley finds Angel in the Master's cage. I love when a writer crafts a clever AU that develops from canon in thoughtful and plausible ways, and this is one of those. The Wishverse is built forward here in totally natural ways, and the Wesley and Angel who exist in that world make complete sense; they are still themselves, just who they would be if different things had happened to them. There's also an interesting plot, a powerful sense of barely-leavened grief and horror that sets the atmosphere for this world well, and careful attention to physical detail. For instance, I find the insightful rendering of the proxemics of dealing with someone who has been traumatized as this Angel has to be especially impressive.
"Y-you're human," the man says, his dark eyes looking up into Wesley's.
That gives Wesley pause, as the tone implied something he hadn't expected to hear. But before he can
answer, he hears his name being called upstairs, recognizes the voice of one of the more experienced team
members and realizes he's been followed.
"Down here!" he calls.
The man in the cell cowers further against the wall as two men descend the stairs, the reaction seeming as natural
to him as breathing.
Or, Wesley realizes, perhaps not.
"You're a vampire," he says, and knows from the way the creature looks down that he's correct.
But why would other vampires keep one of their own chained in captivity?
Change of Heart
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