Post Not Fade Away. A take on what might have happened.

Deus Ex Machina and sequel Men Of Good Fortune

This is a lot of what I’m looking for in a Spike/Angel story all rolled into one. I really like this author’s characterization. It feels right. And I love the hopefulness of the ending. The story is set after The Girl in Question and it’s a really nice take on the boys.

One Time Thing

A fun bit of puppet!Angel fic. It’s really lovely, just the right blend of humour and relationship intrigue.

House Rules

The characters are really hard to get right, and the relationship, especially between Spike and Angel is intensely complex but Romany has a good handle on their voices and writes them just the way I like it. Modern, I guess, not so much focused on the sire/childe thing, and not too much on the past so much as who the characters are now which is for me, the most interesting aspect of the pairing. How do Angel and Spike help themselves (and each other) get past al of the history and the baggage? The show’s writers didn’t focus on the angst, they made the two interact humourously exchanging quips and whatnot. And Romany stays true to that more than many other authors I’ve seen.

His Body a Boat

Long, and so good. Post The Gift Dawn needs to get out of the house, so Spike takes her to L.A.

Counting the Days

Dark, fascinating look into the characters, and their manifestations of guilt.

Bound