War Stories: Throwing Down The Gauntlet (1/1)

[lettered]

Series: War Stories
Title: Throwing Down The Gauntlet (1/1)
Length: 9,700 words
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: violence.
Summary: Angel takes over.
A/N: part of the “War Stories” universe. The first story is Raising The Banner. Thanks to everybody who encouraged. Cuz I'm spazzy.

Comments

[ares132006]

Does the Dance of Joy! Happy days to see a follow up on this pretty amazing, bleak place, the mall.

My heart goes out to Angel. Connor once again hates him and doesn't like him for no apparent reason. And that you have Laurence Reilly coming to Angel and thanking him for looking out for them is wonderful.

“Connor Reilly,” Angel said, death in his voice, “is not my boy.”

How hard was that for Angel to say? I love it, you have me all churned up inside when I read it.

The by-play between Spike and Angel at the beginning was fabulous. This is the Spike I like, the one who nit-picks at Angel but knows that Angel is right and supports him when he needs it.

“Sure,” Spike purred, shifting his weight off the door. “Sure, I do what Angel tells me.”

Angel tried not to look quite as surprised as he felt.

“Angel tells me to shit lilies,” Spike went on, walking toward them, “I shit lilies. Angel tells me to call him Daddy, I call him Daddy.” Of course the *cough* mild bit of violence didn't hurt either

[lettered]

Connor once again hates him and doesn't like him for no apparent reason.

Well, Connor doesn't like him because he thinks he's a bad bad man!

And that you have Laurence Reilly coming to Angel and thanking him for looking out for them is wonderful.

I'm glad you liked that. Having Angel dealing with Connor's family is interesting--I think he would feel on the defensive, and yet some part of him would want them to like him, the way he wants Connor to. I think it would surprise him that Connor's "dad" is willing to give him such a chance.

Oh, Spike. I'm glad you think the characterization worked. Thanks, girl, for always making me feel good about stories I post. Thank you so much.

[makd]

Holy crap!

Tkp, this is great fic, and I love it....

[lettered]

I'm so glad, because it's so fun to write! Thank you so much!

[julia_here]

Hi- this gets better with rereading, more complex and cagy; Angel seems, here, willing to use what he learned as Angelus, in ways which he avoids, most of the time, until AtS s5.

And there's nothing else to be done with an enemy too stupid to realize he's been bettered as a leader and protector.

Hope it's OK with you that I'm friending you; don't want to miss any of this.

Julia, harmless sort, really

[lettered]

Angel seems, here, willing to use what he learned as Angelus, in ways which he avoids, most of the time, until AtS s5.

Well, he's much more the guy who killed Drogyn.

And there's nothing else to be done with an enemy too stupid to realize he's been bettered as a leader and protector.

The thing that's fun about writing about these kinds of moral issues, is I don't have to decide. Connor could argue Angel should've tried harder to solve it with peace, and I can agree. Then again, I can agree with what Angel did, too. They're the ones who have to make tough decisions!

Hey! Hi! Welcome! Friending back!

[lettered]

Flattered you think so.

Thanks!

[frimfram]

Eeeh, creepy. Have a feeling this is going to come back and bite Angel rather hard in the arse.

[lettered]

Hey, thanks for reading again!