The Master of the Ring

[ashes1753]

Title: The Master of the Ring
Author: ashes at midnight
Wordcount: 4,095
Pairings: Buffy/Angel, Darla/Angelus
Rating: M
Prompt: Angel takes Buffy to a circus/fair, flashing back to a time when the fanged four visited a circus/fair.
Disclaimer: Joss owns the characters, I own the plot.
A/N: Set in season 2, between “What’s my line pt. 2” and “Surprise”,

Comments

[fluffernutter8]

This was a great read! I loved the basic idea of a circus in Sunnydale- as Buffy notes herself, it's so weird. The tone of the date was perfect for early B/A: sweet and exploratory, but shadowed by Angel's past. Add some gruesomely detailed Angel backstory, and you can't go wrong.

[dralf_burns]

B/A and Angel backstory - what could be better? :)

You got the tone of early B/A down perfectly. So sweet and not yet darkened by the the curse's details. I love the ending with the two snuggling together while watching the circus. It's a good contrast with the horror of Angel's last visit.

Poor Darla. The ringmaster makes a terrifying, powerful foe. I cheered when Angelus ripped his head off. What a relief the circus that visited Sunnydale lacked a magical ringmaster. For once, something normal comes to town.

Thank you for the great story!

[angelus2hot]

I loved this! The bits of Angel's past intermingled through the story was a perfect contrast to the Angel we know now.

[ital_gal]

Great story, loved the fluffy of early BA against the Angelus back story.