[ his raised eyebrows and tilted head conveys 'oh, you'd be surprised' amazingly well. ] I mean, I knew she could scream. When she found those--body parts in the dumpster behind the school? I thought I'd never be able to hear again. But that's when she's not trying to do it on purpose. Sometimes I think she has an extra set of lungs, she just keeps going. [ it's surprisingly nice to be able to talk - okay, gossip - about Cordy with someone who doesn't just know her as the aspiring starlet, but has about the same history with her as Angel does. sure it was fun to...to tell Doyle different tales about knowing her in Sunnydale, but most of that was just getting to enjoy Doyle's reactions to said stories. even Wesley hadn't known her for as long as Angel has, which feels weird.
he'd know she caught his slip just from the way her heart starts beating faster, even if she hadn't started fidgeting and trying very hard to look casual as she determinedly doesn't look at him. great. good job. he stays silent, pretending not to notice, only reacting once she promises not to reveal his non-brooding secret, smiling fondly at her. (he can't help it, he doesn't just love Buffy, he likes her; there's definitely a difference, and he's glad he still enjoys just being around her.)
it's not that it doesn't hurt to talk about Doyle, but he finds it surprisingly cathartic to share some of his memories of the man with her. ] Oh, there was a lot of weird about the whole thing. First of all, we didn't even know he was married. I mean, still married, Harry showed up to ask him to sign the divorce papers. And then Ken - the fiancee - comes in and we learn that he is the fiancee. And he was so... weirdly chipper and friendly. [ his tone indicates that he found it at least mildly creepy. ] Harry and Doyle... didn't exactly part the best of friends, but they'd been best friends, and meeting Ken, it kinda made sense that he'd want to get to know Doyle, as someone Harry was still fond of, even if their marriage hadn't worked. So, it was weird, but not as weird as you'd expect.
Actually, thinking about it, the ritual sacrifice was about the least weird thing about it all. The whole family was very Leave it to Beaver but, demons. [ ...God he hopes she knows that reference.
Angel picks at, and then forces himself to stop picking at the pillowcase, focusing on it so he doesn't say the first thing he thinks, which is you shouldn't have to deal with Halloween on top of everything else. who else will? he hates that Buffy can't even have one night off. ]
In my experience, losing your soul'll do that to you.
[ it pops out of his mouth before he can register it; he's too used to talking to Cordelia, Doyle and now Wesley, being casual and making jokes about serious subjects to give them less weight. but with Buffy especially, he can't just joke about losing his soul and not have a thousand awful memories and associations pop up, for both of them.
wrapping his arms under the pillow, Angel folds down and buries his head in it on his lap, pressing the pillow firmly against his face, wishing he actually needed to breathe so he had the chance of suffocating himself. ]
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he'd know she caught his slip just from the way her heart starts beating faster, even if she hadn't started fidgeting and trying very hard to look casual as she determinedly doesn't look at him. great. good job. he stays silent, pretending not to notice, only reacting once she promises not to reveal his non-brooding secret, smiling fondly at her. (he can't help it, he doesn't just love Buffy, he likes her; there's definitely a difference, and he's glad he still enjoys just being around her.)
it's not that it doesn't hurt to talk about Doyle, but he finds it surprisingly cathartic to share some of his memories of the man with her. ] Oh, there was a lot of weird about the whole thing. First of all, we didn't even know he was married. I mean, still married, Harry showed up to ask him to sign the divorce papers. And then Ken - the fiancee - comes in and we learn that he is the fiancee. And he was so... weirdly chipper and friendly. [ his tone indicates that he found it at least mildly creepy. ] Harry and Doyle... didn't exactly part the best of friends, but they'd been best friends, and meeting Ken, it kinda made sense that he'd want to get to know Doyle, as someone Harry was still fond of, even if their marriage hadn't worked. So, it was weird, but not as weird as you'd expect.
Actually, thinking about it, the ritual sacrifice was about the least weird thing about it all. The whole family was very Leave it to Beaver but, demons. [ ...God he hopes she knows that reference.
Angel picks at, and then forces himself to stop picking at the pillowcase, focusing on it so he doesn't say the first thing he thinks, which is you shouldn't have to deal with Halloween on top of everything else. who else will? he hates that Buffy can't even have one night off. ]
In my experience, losing your soul'll do that to you.
[ it pops out of his mouth before he can register it; he's too used to talking to Cordelia, Doyle and now Wesley, being casual and making jokes about serious subjects to give them less weight. but with Buffy especially, he can't just joke about losing his soul and not have a thousand awful memories and associations pop up, for both of them.
wrapping his arms under the pillow, Angel folds down and buries his head in it on his lap, pressing the pillow firmly against his face, wishing he actually needed to breathe so he had the chance of suffocating himself. ]