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The Periodic Table of Wesley by Dana Woods (PG)
Fandom: ANGEL THE SERIES
Pairing: Fred/Wesley
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
danawoods
Author Website: Broken Symmetry
Why this must be read:
Yeah, I was supposed to be doing it all alphabetagammishly but it's Christmas Eve and I'm treating myself. More Fred, more Wes. Fred geeks out in Angst-town. This gives me a warm, contented feeling in my tummy. And Christmas is a time for families so what better than a fic set directly after Lineage? Nothing better, it's clear. The structure of this fic is wonderful. It really is the periodic table of Wesley. Fred observes Wesley, classifies him and the way he has changed over the years. It's not really shippy, this fic. It's about Fred. It's about her not truly knowing herself, and examining that realisation.
Everything can be classified. Fred knows this. It's just a matter of looking closely, of recognizing enough identifying traits to figure out what something is.
People are a different story. It's not easy to tuck someone into a neatly labeled category, because they're always changing. Always evolving. Always being altered by circumstance and environment.
But at their heart, Fred believes that people have a true state. A state that suits them entirely. One that they aren't born into, but become. That defines them completely and says everything there is to say about them. A state that may get cloudy and fogged up, but will always remain true once realized.
On a rooftop, with the harsh, jarring sounds of bullets firing, Fred classifies Wesley.
***
Cadmium is a soft, bluish-white metal and is easily cut with a knife.
The Periodic Table of Wesley
Pairing: Fred/Wesley
Author on LJ:
danawoodsAuthor Website: Broken Symmetry
Why this must be read:
Yeah, I was supposed to be doing it all alphabetagammishly but it's Christmas Eve and I'm treating myself. More Fred, more Wes. Fred geeks out in Angst-town. This gives me a warm, contented feeling in my tummy. And Christmas is a time for families so what better than a fic set directly after Lineage? Nothing better, it's clear. The structure of this fic is wonderful. It really is the periodic table of Wesley. Fred observes Wesley, classifies him and the way he has changed over the years. It's not really shippy, this fic. It's about Fred. It's about her not truly knowing herself, and examining that realisation.
Everything can be classified. Fred knows this. It's just a matter of looking closely, of recognizing enough identifying traits to figure out what something is.
People are a different story. It's not easy to tuck someone into a neatly labeled category, because they're always changing. Always evolving. Always being altered by circumstance and environment.
But at their heart, Fred believes that people have a true state. A state that suits them entirely. One that they aren't born into, but become. That defines them completely and says everything there is to say about them. A state that may get cloudy and fogged up, but will always remain true once realized.
On a rooftop, with the harsh, jarring sounds of bullets firing, Fred classifies Wesley.
***
Cadmium is a soft, bluish-white metal and is easily cut with a knife.
The Periodic Table of Wesley