#angels to fill the void

[vivephim]

angels, assemble !!!

[akkivee]

watched an anime over the weekend that singlehandedly triggered tf out of my wanderlust look how pretty kitakyushu, bat’s fan meeting location, is what if i travelled to japan for christmas—

[koruga]

Yogirt has basically no characterisation in the show, so I think we can do mostly whatever we want with him, and what I want with him is for him to be kind of taking advantage of Satan and his position as shoulder angel/devil, not necessarily for political purposes, but just to get what he specifically wants, and he's probably abusing his position and closeness to Satan to satisfy weird psychosexual desires, but also the person he's doing this to is Satan so morally it is kind of a wash.

[greenlovescats]

I LOVE THEM AHHHH THANK YOU ANGEL

[petpluto]

I think it’s narratively interesting - if sad - how Angel leaves Buffy to give her a chance to have a full life, and she becomes progressively more isolated - even from her best friends and family - as the series goes on; whereas Angel, who has been isolated except for his relationship with Buffy for decades, gains a found family with multiple levels of emotional connection and growth after he leaves.

In all honesty, while I will always love Angel and Buffy and Angel’s relationship, it’s one of my aggravations with his reasoning for leaving. If he’d left because the relationship was hurting *him* (and I believe in some ways it was, at that point), I would think it was tragic and beautiful. But leaving for *her*, ignoring her wants and needs and removing one of the few people Buffy truly felt comfortable opening up to and being vulnerable with, ends with Buffy having fewer options in her emotional tool belt and feeling as if she is the part of their relationship that was the freak show.

Buffy felt comfortable opening up completely to Angel because Angel makes it clear to Buffy that he loves her, all of her, always, in ways her other long term emotional support pillars don’t always manage to articulate (even if they feel the same). She’s Xander’s hero, and Xander *can* and has been judgmental, so she’s not always comfortable being vulnerable in all aspects of her life with him. She and Willow are close, and Willow isn’t judgmental, but it does seem like Buffy feels the need to be alright for her, especially when she’s spiraling in season 6. She doesn’t want any emotions she has from Willow’s actions to hurt *Willow*, and she prioritizes protecting Willow over being honest with her. Dawn is her dependent. And Giles? She opens up to him and he leaves anyway.

And I think in a majority of these situations, Buffy would be better off being honest - or, in the case of Dawn, more if not entirely honest - with her loved ones. Xander can be judgmental, but he makes it clear in season 5’s Intervention that he can be empathetic and kind, and that his primary concern when it comes to Buffy is Buffy’s health and happiness. Willow is going through her own problems in season 6; but in general, she is also open and empathetic and kind, and her primary concern when it comes to Buffy is also her health and happiness. Buffy puts up these walls because she feels responsible for her friends’ emotional responses, and I do think part of that is her feelings of guilt stemming from her parents’ divorce ( her ‘father’s’ monologue in Nightmares is both horrific and a bit funny); and then Angelus’ murders; and then Angel’s and Riley’s (and then Giles’) exits from her life. Because the people she’s opened up to leave, she becomes convinced that she loses people when she shows them her imperfections and her flaws and her hurts.

Angel gains friends and family once he leaves Sunnydale. He doesn’t always open up to them, and he makes a lot of questionable decisions, but his world expands considerably post-break up. I love that for him. And it’s not on him or his issue to fix, either, but I do ache for Buffy that her circles get smaller and seem more brittle as the seasons go on.

[coleomegilla-maculata]

if the circumstances were different, could we have been friends?

[brittlebutch]

really is kind of a bummer that my brain’s interest in working on the Evan fic I mentioned in the last one I posted was utterly kneecapped by the airing of an unexpected second season. I don’t Really begrudge them their choice to return to the setting, but it in this specific context it’s a little annoying because I have no desire to a.) learn new character traits or backstories for these characters right now Or b.) interface with other fans who want the new content integrated into the writing and will point out new inconsistencies with the new canon. So it’s looking like there’s a chance I just won’t return to the idea at all. At least not any time soon. SAD!

[lilidawnonthemoon]

[scftlightz]

@jawbrkrs gets  a  closed  starter  !

there  wasn’t  a  word  to  compare  how  proud  she  was  of  angel  and  how  he  reached  this  peak  of  his  career.  he  deserved  it  all.  pouring  literal  blood,  sweat,  and  tears  into  his  work  had  finally  paid  off.  from  online  media  articles  to  the  magazines,  he  was  ruling  the  world  of  boxing.  there  were  times  were  his  opponents  would  take  a  jab  with  an  insinuating  insult  or  flat  out  harassment,  and  then  she  couldn’t  try  to  stain  his  reputation  by  lashing  out.  especially  when  it  came  to  fans.  there  was  a  line  when  it  came  to  him  performing  fan  service,  but  to  disregard  araceli’s  existence  started  to  cause  a  fast  packed  shot  in  agitation. standing  to  her  feet  but  with  a  small  stumble  due  to  the  amount  of  celebratory  drinks  she  partook,  araceli  grabbed  the  unknown  fan  by  the  elbow  to  the  pull  them  off  angel’s  lap  the  minute  she  spotted  the  action  in  motion.  she  and  a  lack  of  words  but  the  lack  of  space  as  she  sized  the  fan  up  was  enough.  ‘  are  you  crazy?  ‘  was  written  plain  across  her  face.  glassy  eyes  stared  down  the  figure  until  they  got  the  point.  only  leaving  her  with  the  man  she  was  starting  to  feel  foreign  to,  “  the  player  act  was  cute  at  first  but  it’s  getting  real  fucking  old.  you’re  head  is  getting  too  damn  big.  “  without  meeting  his  eye,  she  reached  for  her  bag  and  jacket  to  cover  her  exposed  shoulders  from  the  formal  dress.  “  I  want  to  go  home.  i  lost  my  appetite  a  while  ago  anyways  [  .  .  .  ]  “

[moonbounds]

Watching Pokémon and pretending I’m having bonding time with Asher is my coping mechanism

[terrifyingly-overthought]

Domestic huskerdust is something I NEED to see in season 2

"Pour me another, Bartender~~"

"I think you've had enough."

[vivephim]

dust of stars

[akkivee]

there was some display gallery showing off the various logos in hypmic and the ichikuu peeps on the tl were in shambles over both of them using halos in their mc name signatures lol

[wolls-angel]

leafs third straight loss has sent me into "redo your blog" mode !! stay tuned for the changes i make !!

[scftlightz]

🫧@hclysins ┊araceli&angel

[butteryunlikelylady]

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