Correspondence

[a_windsor]

Title: Correspondence
Author: A. Windsor
Rating: PG-ish, for language (you know our Cordy)
Genre: Aw, it's pretty sappy. With some angst thrown in (you know our Angel)
Spoilers: Through Season 3 and some BTVS spoilers from the time period, but not much. AU after Cordy's demonization.
Prompt: Damnskippytoo's dare: It's S3 and Angel and Cordy have just

Comments

[damnskippytoo]

Oh! *wild applause* That was fabulous! Sappy and fluffy and so very much in character. Your Cordy was especially wonderful.

You did give me a heart attack with Angel's letter about not coming back. If you had left it there, I would have had to kill you. But, then, wham! Hurricane Cordy! I did not see that coming so bravo to you for surprising me. And you made my day having Cordy and the gang figure out the big bad and destroy it in a matter of hours. LMAO! Go fang gang! And points for bringing up the pool and Caritas.

I'm very, very pleased with your take on my challenge. OH! And I just got how you worked the storm element in. *slaps forehead* Brilliant! :D Thanks so much for playing with us and I hope you'll be posting more of your C/A stories here because we'd love to read them.

[a_windsor]

I'm so glad you liked it!!! I was a little nervous, to say the least. And I love Cordy, so it was surprisingly easy to get her voice.

Yeah, I put Angel's broodiness in because I felt like it needed a bit of plot, and that being separated from Cordy and surrounded by the Scoobs would make Angel mopey. Also, I knew Angel would never leave without killing the big bad, so I had to wrap it up somehow. I was just like "Well, Cordy can fix it. She can do anything. So, there we go." As for the pool and Caritas, these were things that showed such fun promise in Season 3, but were left hanging when the Hyperion became ground zero for an apocalypse and an Oedipus complex. (gross...)

Yeah, the storm just kinda worked his way in. It wasn't central, but it did turn out to be the big clue.

I've been thinking about posting my other C/A stuff, but it's more plot-based with a side of C/A than anything truly 'shippy.

Thanks again!!!

[landrews]

Plot based with a side of C/A sounds faboo- post it! And thanks for popping out this challenge fic. I was intrigued by the idea, too, and you did a great job of conveying a whole story through the letters. I LOL at Cordy storming to the rescue, and Wes and Fred figuring out the key. This was the highlight of my day, and I already know nothing's going to topple it :-)

[a_windsor]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I think I'll start posting my C/A series once everyone's had some time to enjoy some challenge fic. :) I'm glad I can make your day.

[samsom]

Aww, this was a great look at Angel and Cordelia as a new couple, dealing with the very real pressures of balancing work and family and exes that keep popping up.

Great character voices and LOVED kicking ass Cordelia. I love the way she cuts through the bullshit, just like in YW.

I hope we see more from you in the comm. :D

[a_windsor]

Yeah. Your Welcome Cordy is.... so amazing. After Season 4 yucky-ness and the first half of Season 5 with barely a mention, I'm quite certain I sobbed with joy at seeing her adorable and kick ass and BACK. So the kick ass Cordy is always in mind when I write.

As I said earlier, I may start posting my series soon. And on that note, I really should look into getting a badass Cordy icon to go with my badass Cordy talk. Not that Inara isn't badass in her own right.

[nikkiwawa79]

I'm late, as usual lol My flist is crazy, so it takes me awhile to get through everything! I'm excited that you wrote something for the community :)

Everyone pretty much said what I was thinking. You had awesome character voices. I totally heard Cordelia and Angel's voices as I was reading it. I liked having this POV of their new relationship and how they were dealing with him being in Sunnydale and her in LA.

OMG you so had my heart stopping in Angel's June 11th letter!!!! I was all 0_0 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! LOL I was relieved to know that Cordy went right down to Sunnydale and was about to kick her man's ass. She totally wouldn't just let him leave her. Pfft! Great read ♥ I hope to see more stories from you, soon.

[a_windsor]

Thanks for the praise. And I can't believe everyone fell for June 11th! Lol. I honestly didn't think anyone would. I mean, Cordy doesn't take that shit. I'm working on getting my other stuff up.

[xlivvielockex]

This was such a fantastic story, the right mix of angst but with a touch of sweetness, just how I like my C/A. I loved your response to the challenge and how you used the storm, very creative. I'm with everyone else that I can't wait to see what other side of C/A stories that you've got. It sounds fantastic. I really can't wait. :)

I loved that Cordy addressed one of the letters as "Broody". Had a little chuckle over that, loved it. And I was worried like everyone else that Angel wouldn't come back but it was totally IC for the Fang Gang to come in and figure it out and set things right. I adored it.

[a_windsor]

Lol, again, the stuff y'all are praising me for is the stuff I just threw in to a) add some drama and b) fit the prompt. The storm started as just a mention in one of Angel's letters and then I was like "Huh, how do I wrap up the Big Bad plot? Oh, yes!" I'm glad you liked it and thanks for reviewing.