thatotherperv

don't ever let me say that I don't have talented friends who spoil me rotten :) because then my pants would be all on fire, and I don't have that many. *contemplates the mall.

ever since I started getting into building the Angel/Dawn ship in Strength in Numbers, I'm really falling in love with that pairing. it's kind of an odd one, and not something you see that often. in fact, I'm not sure I had ever personally seen it done as a proper romantic pairing before I started that fic. which has been really cool, because I started mentally with a clean slate. no particular baggage. and I love what they're becoming in my head and on my hard drive. there's some uh. paternalistic overtones that I just can't seem to escape personally, but I like the daddykink if you've missed the memo, so that's fine with me, really. but they balance each other out. they're both...sort of pragmatic and grounded. but Dawn brings the fun, and Angel brings an anchor of sorts to her life, I think. she'd do well to have that, needy little thing that she's always been.

so the other night I was pouting because on the romantic end of things, sometimes it feels like I'm playing in that sandbox alone. well, me and

sexymermaid. but it's like most people don't even *see* the sandbox. even though you'd think, statistically, they'd trip over it at some point :P

anyway, this is all for the fic pimping, because in response to my ~~whining~~ sweetly worded request, I got some fic! *loves*

sexymermaid wrote a little ficlet for me called Crush, where Angel is a big goof. I love him when he's a big goof.

c_woodhaven wrote a one-shot in her lady-or-the-tiger 'verse called Dawn's Reward. it's Angelus/Dawn, and what I love about it is that Angelus is *Angelus*, but you can feel that he cares for her even if he's damned if he can say it.

plus

denied_heaven pointed me towards an Angel/Dawn fic by

altyronsmaker I didn't know about :) yay! I tucked it away for a rainy day. or...a droughty one, as is more likely with this pairing. it's called Yesterday's Broken Faces.

BUT fear not! :) under the cover of darkness,

sexymermaid and I have launched a new comm--

angelovesdawn. whee! I'm super excited. you should go check it out...and join! literally, we just set it up last night, so uh...it's not very pretty yet.

watchersgoddess is going to fix that all up for us :) more news on that front will be coming later, I'm sure.