Toys 26: Queen's Checkmate

[lit_gal]

Queen’s Checkmate
Prompt: Sericulture
Universe: Toys
Rated: ADULT
Pairing: Cordelia/Groo
Warnings: Explicit het sex.

This is the end of what I consider the Cordelia arc. Queen to King's Rook had Cordelia walking up.   Queen's Gambit, an opening move in chess, had Spike making his move to put her in her rightful place in Angel's clan.  Now Queen's

Comments

[shakatany]

She had a small problem with any sort of Powers that thought one group of people should be saved, and another group of people should be left to lie in their own feces and urine and rot. If she ever met one of the Powers face-to-face, she might have to knee him in the groin. Hard. Attagirl

Very steamy. Poor-Groo-of-canon - no one including ME knew what to do with the character and I don't think he ever got anywhere with canon!Cordelia unlike this lucky Groo.

Shakatany

PS one little error: Maybe spike in Groo Now that paints an interesting picture...until Xander and Cordelia find out but I think you meant Spike and Groo *g*

[lit_gal]

you made the comment about the Powers not being particularly fair, and that really did strike a chord with me. I think Cordelia would have a huge problem with them. And you're right that that is definitely a microphone error. Obviously what I'm talking about Spike and Xander the microphone recognizes the names; however, when I'm talking about Spike and grew, it gets a little confused. You see? Even now, the microphone can't get those two names together.

[shakatany]

The microphone is obviously a Spander fan *g*

Shakatany

[lit_gal]

It is. The program searches through old documents to search for any patterns, and clearly "Spike and Xander" is a pattern in my writing.

[lil_miss_maddie]

Fantastic!
Great arc about Cordy!
Loved how she realised that even with his superior strength Groo yeilded to her every move, and that worked for Cordelia too :)

Would love to read about what happens when they get back to LA :)

It's brilliant how far this fic has come.

[lit_gal]

I thought Cordelia deserve to have her own story arc here. Considering that this started as a Spike and Xander story, it sure seems like everybody is getting some.

[rebcake]

I just love it when Cordy comes out on top. And how better than with a man who will defer to her every whim? Delicious! I love how he shows strength in yielding, and she realized her strength because of it. Mmmmmmmm.

[lit_gal]

I love that icon. It's the perfect one for this story. And I'm really glad that you can see that Groo is both strong and yielding, I think Cordelia is finally figuring out that being the strongest and being the pushiest just don't have to go together

[texanfan]

I'm jazzed that Groo got the girl this time. It's such a better pairing than Angel and Cordelia. That kind of devotion is something only Queen C can handle. :) Well played method to get her to accept her rightful place in the group.

[lit_gal]

I think the Groo got the girl once at least. Cordelia went and got the spell that allowed her to sleep with Groo without losing the visions. Sadly, she then lost to Groo because she was all focused on Angel. Boo

[laazikaat]

I'm glad Cordelia is accepting the new order, and Groo is perfect for her. This story has become a real epic. You're creating wonders with your dictation program. I'm halfway through the Sentinel sequel you just posted as well. Great story too.