#buffy x angel

[liam-summers]

+ Bonus: deleted scene from the shooting script

[buffysummers]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)

[whatisyourchildhoodtrauma]

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | 2.14 - “Innocence”

[mycatismyfriend]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 3x20 "The Prom"

[poppitron360]

“I ship them” but the ship is the titanic

[bangelgifs]

The ship dynamic of [insp] ...

[lalosalamcnca]

[thelaziestmotherfucker]

Besides, I'm not breaking any rules.

[lucy-moderatz]

[peeta-mellark]

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER 2x09 "What's My Line Part 1"

[zalrb]

I understand what Angel saw in buffy but why would a 16 year old fall in love with him?

Why would a 16 year old fall in love with him or why would Buffy, as a character, fall in love with Angel as a character? Why is there such a resistance to look at what drew them to each other as characters?

Like, sure, we could talk about the instant chemistry

and instant attraction

and the mysterious older guy who some people would classify as tall, dark, and handsome (lol), particularly season 1 David and his sense of nobility and how that would appeal to a teen girl (that's virtually why Cordelia wants him in the first couple of seasons of BTVS) but that's not the real question, the real question is what Buffy sees in Angel and this is when it needs to be restated that Bangel is a love of epic, transcendental, almost folkloric proportions

and it's basically two souls meeting and Buffy recognizing/seeing/loving his soul

because Angel, like her, fights for Good, strives for Good, is a soldier of Good

and then in the minutiae of that, she can rely on him or talk to him or be with him

in ways that she can't be with others because she doesn't feel like she has to protect him from her own human vulnerabilities, whereas with Giles and the Scoobies, she doesn't always feel comfortable showing her vulnerabilities or expressing the burden of her Calling, because she's supposed to be strong and put on the Brave Face but with Angel, she doesn't have to do that, he's her solace, he's her comfort

he's her support, he's her backup

and he understands and still helps her find her strength

they talk about her non-slayer issues, like why she likes skating or what Joyce must be feeling

and within that they can joke/be soft/tease

like this is what it's about.

[liam-summers]

4.03 The Harsh Light of Day ⥋ 1.03 In the Dark

[buffysummers]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 3.06 - "Band Candy"

[muldery]

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1997-2003) | S02E11 'Ted'

[90s-kid-sad-adult]

giles was right

[whatisyourchildhoodtrauma]

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | 3.10 “Amends”

Buffy: But you're good? Angel: I'm, I'm alright. You? Buffy: Yeah! Yeah, I'm good. I, um, I was just getting some Christmas gifts for the gang.