 |
Ring of Fire by TalesofSpike
Chapter: Chapter 2:06
04/18/2017 05:29 am
Like your treatment for Angel in this chapter very much - good balance between his needing to take charge all the time and letting others take the leadership status. Plus very nice gestures toward Spike and giving him his blood to help with the healing.
I love this series and am enjoying it very much on reading again.
I love this series and am enjoying it very much on reading again.
zanthinegirl
08/03/2010 03:31 am
I'm officially stalking your old fic today!
I'm pretty sure I read this for the first time while you were still writing it. I don't remember how/ if I reviewed it then, but I love how you wrote Angel here. Angel certainly has his issues, but he can be very heroic. I do think his history with Spike colors his interactions but I think (as season 5 of AtS showed IMO) that they can also get along, and that at the root they care about each other.
I'm not a fan of character bashing. I wouldn't have read your stories and reviewed them and all that stuff if I didn't think you were fair to characters. Even Willow! though I haven't ever quite forgiven you for killing Oz :D
<i>This chapter was by way of making up for that a bit, a deliberate attempt to make him look downright heroic. So what I need to know now is: Did I pull it off?</i>
So to answer your question, yes, you pulled it off!
I'm pretty sure I read this for the first time while you were still writing it. I don't remember how/ if I reviewed it then, but I love how you wrote Angel here. Angel certainly has his issues, but he can be very heroic. I do think his history with Spike colors his interactions but I think (as season 5 of AtS showed IMO) that they can also get along, and that at the root they care about each other.
I'm not a fan of character bashing. I wouldn't have read your stories and reviewed them and all that stuff if I didn't think you were fair to characters. Even Willow! though I haven't ever quite forgiven you for killing Oz :D
<i>This chapter was by way of making up for that a bit, a deliberate attempt to make him look downright heroic. So what I need to know now is: Did I pull it off?</i>
So to answer your question, yes, you pulled it off!
analise
09/26/2008 02:16 am
yes, the roman candle looked very heroic. At least only his hair went poof.
08/23/2007 01:23 am
OH I loved it they got everyone out I believe.
They did.
Thanks, honey! And this is where I call it quits for tonight, I think. I'll try to catch up some more tomorrow if I get peace and quiet to do it.
Thanks, honey! And this is where I call it quits for tonight, I think. I'll try to catch up some more tomorrow if I get peace and quiet to do it.
08/28/2006 12:39 am
Yeah, the wanker gets points for being heroic. He didn't have to give the kid the orbs. I guess this means that he'll be coming to the wedding after all. Wonderful chappie.
Lol! Well, you may be pleased to know that in 275 chapters that was my one attempt to make Angel look good... I'm glad you're enjoying it.
Thank you!
Thank you!
07/15/2006 10:20 pm
i actually like heroic angel when he's portrayed the way you have..still a general git when it comes to spike and buffy, but still the the kind of guy whod risk his life to save that kid...very good chapter :)
Thanks again!
I tend to like Angel best in his more comic moments, like when he's pouting like a six year old. Smile Time, definite favourite. I like him least when he's all over Buffy and/or getting on Spike's case, and since he tends to be in the company of one or both of those characters when he makes an appearance in these fics... well.
But I did like Angel in his more heroic moments, on his own show, when he wasn't preening in front of Buffy, so I thought it was time to redress the balance a little.
I tend to like Angel best in his more comic moments, like when he's pouting like a six year old. Smile Time, definite favourite. I like him least when he's all over Buffy and/or getting on Spike's case, and since he tends to be in the company of one or both of those characters when he makes an appearance in these fics... well.
But I did like Angel in his more heroic moments, on his own show, when he wasn't preening in front of Buffy, so I thought it was time to redress the balance a little.
06/27/2006 05:45 pm
Angel as heroic? jaw drops down in shock! Well I guess go - giggles, I actually don;t mind angel he is a good character flaws and all. He and Buffy just never worked well together - the characters are wrong for each other. Angel always needed someone more like Darla - someone who would take control but still let him feel needed. buffy could never be that person for him (don't get wigged but I have always liked him paired with willow or cordy)/. So good angel sections!
Thank you! Surprisingly enough, I don't mind Angel either... as long as he stays in LA and away from Spike and Buffy, but because the times I love him best are when he's being ridiculous and insecure and because, as a rabid Spike fan, I'm not going to let him get away with lording it over the blonde one, he very often comes out as the comic relief in my fics, so just once I thought I'd let him play the hero.
kim
03/08/2006 10:54 pm
Yep, good job. That's AtS Season 1 type Angel behavior, who wasn't as much of a prick, yet. Probably would have been better if he'd never found out about the Shanshu. Then, it still would have been about doing the right thing.
The rest of the stuff was good, too.
The rest of the stuff was good, too.
Thanks. I'm glad that came across okay. I have a terrible habit, because I find Angel at his most watchable when he's being ridiculous, to write him in that mode most of the time. At least once, it's nice to balance the scales a little, even if I go straight back to making a fool of him afterward.
vladt
03/08/2006 10:04 pm
you can never be too hard on angel. even with displaying his heroic actions, this is an excellent update. thanks for the read. remember you can never be too rough when it's angel. thanks again.
That's probably just as well. The story (as far as current postings on LJ or my own site is concerned) is drawing to a close. The final battle with the Turok Han is underway, and I'm still giving Angel a hard time whenever he appears. Well, I guess I let him be heroic that one time... Thank you for all your comments.
If you are under the age of 17, please use your head and do not read fics that are labeled "NC-17". Parents, I cannot control what your children are reading, so please be advised that the majority of the fics archived here are NOT suitable for those under the age of 17.
I do not own Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I am in no way making any profit from this site. This is for pure entertainment purposes only.
Concept: (c)bringonthebloodshed.com (2004), Code & Design: (c)Diabola (2006), Graphics: Selene & Always