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snogged ([personal profile] snogged) wrote2010-06-20 09:16 pm

Birthday Drabble for [livejournal.com profile] lilbreck: Scraping Surfaces (Angel/Fred) FR

Title: Scraping Surfaces

Author: snogged

Disclaimer: Joss Whedon and Co. own the characters of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I don’t.

Pairing: Angel/Fred (Angel POV)

Word Count: 357

Rating: FRM/R – angst/dark, dub-con/non-con thoughts

Setting: Angel Season 2 - “Through The Looking Glass”

Summary: What was Angel really thinking when he followed Fred into the cave?

Beta: the lovely [livejournal.com profile] velvetwhip

A/N: written as a birthday present to the lovely [livejournal.com profile] lilbreck. I hope you enjoy this indulgence. It was quite fun to do.



Angel stood at the mouth of the cave, peering into the darkness, following the girl’s shadow as it darted towards the far wall. He was reminded of the nights he had spent centuries ago in the cairns of the Scottish highlands, his body sandwiched between the curves of Darla’s lithe frame and the sharp angles of Spike’s as they waited for the sunlight to sink below the horizon.

Stepping forward, his eyes trailed over the walls, noticing the odd lines and shapes, wishing he had a translator to figure out their meaning. As Angel continued towards the trembling woman he had just rescued, he listened intently as rock scraped against rock; she was etching some new message. He couldn’t help but wonder why it seemed as if this girl was trying so hard to peel away the very walls that protected her from the barbaric demon clans of Pylea.

“Handsome man…” she murmured, repeating the words from earlier. He couldn’t quite understand it, but the phrase triggered something inside of him. Something that made his cock twitch. Something that made him instantly uncomfortable.

It wasn’t that he didn’t find her attractive. In fact, she looked quite cute in her red glasses and burlap dress. It was more that he didn’t trust this dimension, didn’t know all of the rules which governed it. There was no assurance that his soul was safe here, no guarantee that his demon could be controlled the way it always was. No guarantee that he was safe behind the barriers he’d spent so much time building.

There was also no telling what would happen if he pressed her up against the wall, nudged his thigh between her legs, and felt…what? Her heat, her desperation, her resistance, her anger? She had been a slave her whole life. There was no telling what she was trained for, what she would respond to.

He knew what Angelus would do, but he had spent his whole life fighting against those very desires.

Now was not the time to start playing with fire.

“Don’t be afraid. I’m not going to hurt you.”

If only he really believed that.

[identity profile] lilbreck.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that you wrote this for me.

[identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad it worked for you. :)

[identity profile] spikesredqueen.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
This was fantastic! I could totally see Angel thinking this. Wonderful work, sweetie!

[identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
I'm really glad you enjoyed it, hun!

[identity profile] velvetwhip.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Great work, sweetie!


Gabrielle

[identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks, hun!

[identity profile] angelstoy.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
that was SWEETASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
THANK YOU!

[identity profile] whichclothes.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh, nice! I always like Angel with a little side of Angelus.

[identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Me too!

And thanks, love.

[identity profile] ash-carpenter.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 07:07 am (UTC)(link)
Oooh, *shivers*

I love it when we see the darkness in Angel. :D

[identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Me too. :)

And I love this pairing. I keep telling myself I need to write more for them as they are so many possibilities for dark and dirty as well as sweet and innocent.

[identity profile] otempora42.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Please write more! I think I ship Angel/Fred more than anything else on the show, and I really need fic. (Do you have recs?)

[identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I plan to write more, hunny. No worries.

As for recs:

By [livejournal.com profile] velvetwhip
St. Patrick's Day (http://gabrielle.magical-worlds.us/viewstory.php?sid=39)

Regretting (http://gabrielle.magical-worlds.us/viewstory.php?sid=37) (Angel POV)

By [livejournal.com profile] ash_carpenter
MindFuck (http://ash-carpenter.livejournal.com/22338.html) (Fred/Angelus). As a warning, this is pretty dark but also has that weird hot factor that I know you like. :)

*sheepishly* By me:
Does The Mouse Scream? (http://snogged.livejournal.com/233301.html#cutid1) -- Also Angelus/Fred. Also dark.

Under The Mistletoe (http://snogged.livejournal.com/332636.html#cutid1) Angel/Fred. Cute and Christmas-y.

[identity profile] otempora42.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmm, awesome. :D

Oh, and sorry to bug you again, but do you know any good icon makers for Angel? I've found a few, but as I'm getting pretty close to the end I'm feeling the need for an icon binge.

[identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
http://indulging-breck.livejournal.com/tag/ats%20icon%20project

This link contains the fruits of a good friend's decision to icon all five seasons. Personally, I think she's one of the best icon makers out there.

[identity profile] otempora42.livejournal.com 2010-06-21 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks so much! :D

[identity profile] zoesmith.livejournal.com 2010-06-22 09:39 am (UTC)(link)
Oh wow! Dark and Brilliant!!! I love every word hun! Great job!

xxx

[identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com 2010-06-22 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad you enjoyed this!

[identity profile] angelskuuipo.livejournal.com 2010-06-22 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Well done!