Black Magic White Lies, chapter 4

[moscow_watcher]

Title: Black Magic White Lies
Chapter 4 - In Which Xander Discovers the Sitch Is More Screwed-up Than He Thought
Timeline: BtVS, alternate season 5
Genre: drama, mystery, action
Characters, pairing: general, Xander/Faith
Rating: R (for intense situations).
Summary: Xander thinks he has a little secret. He doesn't know that his little secret is a

Comments

[moscow_watcher]

So this would be one week before the monks' spell in Real Me on October 3, 2000.

Monks did the spell somewhere in August: in No Place Like Home (24 October 2000) there is a title card that the spell had been made 2 months ago. In this AU the spell had been made somewhere in summer. So only season 5 is AU. Season 4 is 100% canonical.

But the characters don't remember season 4 the way it really happened. Don't forget that in canon they also remember season 4 differently, with the insertion of Dawn.

So in this altered 'verse, did Angel visit Faith and now have memories of hearing a second child's heartbeat inside her (a la Offspring with Darla)?

No. In this story Xander basically plays Angel's role - at least in the flashback. I even pondered upon naming Chapter 2 "Five by Five, Bedroom Version". So having both Angel and Xander in this story would have been excessive.

I suspect I have confused you because I mentioned Angel in the first chapter. A lesson to me: to plan the story more carefully.

What brought Faith to Wes' attention and not Angel's?

I think Wesley felt guilty for letting her down and he wanted to help her. Meanwhile Angel went dark, Wesley felt useless and frustrated because of Faith's refusal to see him, so he asked Giles to help.

[angearia]

Monks did the spell somewhere in August:

Ah okay, gotcha.

I even pondered upon naming Chapter 2 "Five by Five, Bedroom Version".

So the premise is that Sanctuary happened different due to the altered memories? So Angel hasn't been visiting Faith because he doesn't remember being instrumental in her redemption?

[moscow_watcher]

So the premise is that Sanctuary happened different due to the altered memories? So Angel hasn't been visiting Faith because he doesn't remember being instrumental in her redemption?

The events of Sanctuary happened, but since summer 2000 nobody remembers them. Their memories have been altered and they remember a different reality. Is this reality valid? Worth fighting for?

In hindsight I realise that it's a Dollhouse fic with Buffyverse characters...