Comments | wisdomeagle: ficpost: "Nomatophobia" Angel/Wesley

wisdomeagle

ficpost: "Nomatophobia" Angel/Wesley

Aug 03, 2005 00:23

Title: "Nomatophobia"
Fandom: Angel
Pairing: Angel/Wesley
Rating: PG
Spoilers/Timeline: Mid-S5, post-YW, pre-HitW.
Notes: For sweptawaybayou's Phobia Ficathon
Disclaimer: Joss is too busy going to events as Alexis's date to write anything in this 'verse.
Summary: Fear of names.
Words: 1074
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my buffyverse fanfic, my fanfic, angel/wesley, angel, wesley wyndam-pryce

Comments 18

cadence_k August 3 2005, 07:01:57 UTC

Okay, I'm really sleepy and probably not coherent enough to leave good feedback, but I had to tell how much I liked this. I love how you explain that the names Connor, Jasmine, and Holtz hurt hurt Wes even though he can't remember why.

I really enjoyed the first part. The way you show us how Angel views Wes and the way he says those names knowing he won't get an answer is really powerful. Great job, as always. And now I go to bed! :)

wisdomeagle August 3 2005, 13:36:24 UTC

Aww, even if you were tired, this is still good feedback! I'm really glad you enjoyed.

The way he says those names knowing he won't get an answer is really powerful.

Yay, awesome! I really enjoyed writing that bit and am glad you enjoyed.

alixtii August 3 2005, 11:12:58 UTC

Names really do hurt, don't they? Especially in the Buffyverse.

And this certainly feels like the Buffyverse. IT fits into canon so well, everyone is so in character it hurts, the themes and darkness of the Buffyverse are there. Joss couldn't havce written this scene any better.

Absolutely excellent work, Ari.

wisdomeagle August 3 2005, 13:36:52 UTC

Ooooh, thank you so much. *delights*

crayonbreakygal August 3 2005, 20:20:59 UTC

Whoa, this is good. I love it. Poor Angel almost gave it all away, but decides that he has to protect Wesley from the information. And Wes has all these missing pieces. On the show, you don't get that Wes has missing pieces. You know that he would. Things wouldn't fit together right for him. This is just one missing scene that should have taken place. You wrote it perfectly. Lovely piece!

wisdomeagle August 3 2005, 20:48:29 UTC

Oooh, thank you so much!

sweptawaybayou August 3 2005, 21:06:44 UTC

Beautiful. I love this. So many emotions, so much loss and your voices are perfect.

Thank you so much for this story and for participating.

*warm hugs*

wisdomeagle August 4 2005, 03:25:38 UTC

Oooh, thank you so much! Thanks for the challenge. It was a wonderful idea. :)

*hugs back*

chlare August 3 2005, 23:57:53 UTC

Goddamn, but if everything isn't on account of Wesley.

Every time someone doesn't recognize the names is a gut-punch; why does he never remember that until it's too late?

Not a valet -- perhaps a general. He cannot shake the notion that Angel is fighting a war none of them know about.

Wesley has sworn with oaths more binding than the Council's most feared vows to follow Angel. It eases his mind to have this certain knowledge when so many pieces of his life seem to fit together wrong.

So many good lines that are so *very* Wesley and Angel. This is great; very ephemeral, but lucid. Nice. :)

wisdomeagle August 4 2005, 03:27:02 UTC

:) Thank you! Am especially pleased that you liked that last line you quoted, as that whole section was added somewhat late -- thanks for such nice fb. :)