I loved this, particularly the opening sections- the dreamy quality of the writing which describes, naturally, a dream. (Stupid thing won't let me cut and paste! grr.) Ok- so the observation that the moment that she turned her head, that tiny movement wasn't quite right- just a small detail, but so well placed. That he can't bear to look at her while he's killing her. That he wanted to grieve some place with a heart as broken as his.
There is a terrfic sense of place in this piece, Carly. I loved the section with Angel in the monastary- so beautifully evocative, with carefully observed details: the stone floors, the 'pots and pans' rain fall.
You made great use of the Protections and Angel's struggle to get through them. They add a real air of authenticity to his journey and really root him in place. I also liked that he didn't speak English- *this* is an Angel I recognize.
The second hallucination is also wonderful. Buffy *sounds* like herself and *looks* like herself and it must have been horrible for Angel and yet, strangely, healing.
And, for me...if the happily-ever-after had never happened in this fic I would have been completely satisfied. Truly. Not to say that I didn't enjoy Part Two because I most certainly did...I guess I just like the suffering more than I like the kissing. LOL (Not to say that the kissing wasn't wonderful!)
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Date: 2006-03-16 06:49 pm (UTC)There is a terrfic sense of place in this piece, Carly. I loved the section with Angel in the monastary- so beautifully evocative, with carefully observed details: the stone floors, the 'pots and pans' rain fall.
You made great use of the Protections and Angel's struggle to get through them. They add a real air of authenticity to his journey and really root him in place. I also liked that he didn't speak English- *this* is an Angel I recognize.
The second hallucination is also wonderful. Buffy *sounds* like herself and *looks* like herself and it must have been horrible for Angel and yet, strangely, healing.
And, for me...if the happily-ever-after had never happened in this fic I would have been completely satisfied. Truly. Not to say that I didn't enjoy Part Two because I most certainly did...I guess I just like the suffering more than I like the kissing. LOL (Not to say that the kissing wasn't wonderful!)
May I archive it at Sublime?