FIC: Walk Like Men

[lettered]

Title: Walk Like Men
Length: about 1,500 words
Rating: G-man!
Disclaimer: not mine, use of WTTH and "Angel" and Twelfth Night
Summary: Buffy and Connor.
A/N: Guess I got a bee up my butt with that post about ideas and not being able to write short fics, or something. I've had this forever. It stands alone, but I have so many ideas for what

Comments

[redbrickrose]

I loved this. I always wondered what would have happened if Buffy had encountered Connor, and I like her here, bewildered, but not really that surprised, not really.

When she says it, it's like she always says it, a little high, a little disbelieving, a little question that life is really doing this to her. "Angel?"

Oh, yes.

At the end of the evening, when Buffy has said Angel's name too many times to keep a tear from slipping, Connor suggests, go ahead. Go ahead and hate me. And she looks at him, and asks, Is it really this easy? She doesn't mean hating him. Maybe she means forgiveness, or maybe she means wanting to have coffee with a boy when neither of them wants to kill the other. It's hard to tell, but Connor says, Yes. It really is.

I like how Connor's the one with insight here, the one who has actually come to terms. I would like to see what you do with any sequels.

[lettered]

I like how Connor's the one with insight here, the one who has actually come to terms.

Well, in some ways, what Angel gave him makes him more of an innocent.

Thanks, I'm so glad you liked this!

[omnie]

I got really into that. Sequels would induce much joy.

The contrasts between Buffy and Connor in age and experience and what they've learned and seen over the years really come through. I can totally see Connor being the one to pull it together emotionally. They deal with things very differently - Buffy's not the introspective sort, while I can imagine Connor getting lost in his head a lot. Man, there really should be more stories with the two of them interacting.

he finds his stake and shoves it in a deep pocket of his baggy pants--all the thing now. When you're young you can always just shove things down.

That's wonderful. I love how you just casually throw things like that in there.

[lettered]

Man, there really should be more stories with the two of them interacting.

I agree! I'm so glad you like this, thanks.

[semby]

Oh, that was excellent! I love how they play off each other - him so matter of fact and chill about everything, and her so... not. And the parallels you emphasize between him and Angel are very cool. And going for coffee after the kill, even though Buffy never agreed too... Your Buffy voice is awesome here. I love this line:

"You're not just a guy. Guys don't stake vampires. It's a girl thing."

[lettered]

And the parallels you emphasize between him and Angel are very cool.

Glad you saw that and that it worked for you.

And yay, Buffy voice is so very specific; I'm always pleased when someone likes mine.

OhmygodIloveyouricon.

Thanks so much!

[stoney321]

I liked Connor being evasive about what he is - bristling and angry. Oh, Connor. Still with hidden rage. Mmmm.

[lettered]

Yeah. Just like Angel was with Buffy at first. 'Cept for Connor, instead of the gypsy-curse it was the Angel-blessing.

Glad that aspect of the characterization worked for you! You know how much I love your Connor-thoughts.

[a2zmom]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned the obvious flip of Buffy and Angel's first meeting(s). Now Buffy's the one with the experiance, trying to protect Connor from a life he can't be protected from.

I like the connection between the two of them. The coming to terms that occurs.

[lettered]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned the obvious flip of Buffy and Angel's first meeting(s).

I'm so glad you mentioned that because I was beginning to be afraid no one noticed! I thought it was almost too obvious, affected, but it was the point of the piece, really. How they would play out the exact same roles.

Glad the connection worked for you! Thank you!