Lol, I don't dislike Angel, I just... Ok, I do dislike Angel as a person, because there is some level of him that just annoys me deeply, and I can't explain it. But the poorly-disguised-villain-as-hero is FASCINATING, and I' m a great fun of how Spike calls him out on it constantly in s5. Actually s5 brings out all the things that are best in Angel, because clashing him with Spike takes away a part of the disguise; suddenly everything becomes more honest, and I get all: "OMG LET'S DISSECT ALL THOSE CHARACTERS AND SEE HOW THEY WORK!".
That's what I like about it too, though I know that bugs the hell out of some people.
Once I wanted to write myself a nice, fluffy, fix-it comfort fic in which Fred doesn't get killed by Illyria. I started figuring it out. Then I tried to imagine what would happen if Wesley and Fred could actualy carry on the way they were going, get a couple of days of this fairy tale love that was supposed to save them, and then break Vail's spell the way it was broken and suddenly remember all the dark things that happened between them. I concluded that killing Fred actually was a more merciful solution. THAT'S WHEN THIS SHIP GOT REALLY INTERESTING!
omg, how much do Wesley and Spike have in common
I'm obsessed by how similar their starting points are! Human William and young Wesley have SO MUCH IN COMMON! Of course their lives were different, and they aren't so similar any more, but there is some sort of foundation they share, and you can see that! The fact that they didn't get at least one epic scene in which they get drunk and talk about life is, like, THE WORST THING EVER.
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That's what I like about it too, though I know that bugs the hell out of some people.
Once I wanted to write myself a nice, fluffy, fix-it comfort fic in which Fred doesn't get killed by Illyria. I started figuring it out. Then I tried to imagine what would happen if Wesley and Fred could actualy carry on the way they were going, get a couple of days of this fairy tale love that was supposed to save them, and then break Vail's spell the way it was broken and suddenly remember all the dark things that happened between them. I concluded that killing Fred actually was a more merciful solution. THAT'S WHEN THIS SHIP GOT REALLY INTERESTING!
omg, how much do Wesley and Spike have in common
I'm obsessed by how similar their starting points are! Human William and young Wesley have SO MUCH IN COMMON! Of course their lives were different, and they aren't so similar any more, but there is some sort of foundation they share, and you can see that! The fact that they didn't get at least one epic scene in which they get drunk and talk about life is, like, THE WORST THING EVER.
(OMG, did I just answer all the comments?)