Deliverance by Debchan (R)

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Fandom: Angel
Author lj: debchan
Author website: chalk scribblings on the sidewalk
Pairing: Wesley/Connor
Rating: R
Why this must be read:

I have a serious soft spot for Wesley-fic and indeed, anything which tackles Wesley post-Tomorrow. This is excellent because not only do we get Wesley but we also get Connor - vulnerable, unsure and grieving but never weak.

The characterisations are spot on and the tone of the piece is solomn but with a faint trace of hope.



Connor went out the next night. Hunting, he said. He came back with a neatly skinned and cleaned pet shaped carcass. "Meat," he said proudly.

Wesley looked at it, dutifully jointed it, then cooked it. With enough garlic, it wasn't too bad. Even so, he told Connor not to touch the meat wearing tags.

"Are they talismans?"

"Of a sort, yes."

After that, Wesley started hunting with him, showed him where the most active demon nests were and Connor decided it was more entertaining to hunt prey that could fight back.

It wasn't the good fight, Wesley decided, as they beheaded a Breva demon. No mission except to kill and any help they gave was incidental. Still, it was…satisfying. When Connor pulled out his knife and determinedly pried one horn free for a trophy, Wesley just told him to mind the poisonous tip.


Deliverance by Debchan