ice cream for freaks: buffy and angel fanfic recs

Angel/Buffy

Aftereffects
by Ashley A
Buffy/Angel, Angel/Cordelia
Angst; AtS S5
"Angel ponders his current state of affairs and the two women he loves." Angel fic that manages to be even-handed about both Buffy and Cordelia.

All of This and Nothing
by Chrislee
Buffy/Angel, Angel/Nina
Futurefic; angst
Angel's human, he's married, and he can't let Buffy go.

Anything but Ordinary
by Alex Dollard
Angst; Futurefic
There are a bunch of stories with the premise "Buffy and Angel run into one another after many years", but this is one of the best I've found.

Beauty Crucified
by She's a Star
Darkfic; AtS S3
' "You left me. I didn't want you to go away." She brings her hand to her face, and tears dance down her fingers. Shimmy down the ring. God, maybe she is bound to him.'

Blame It on Rio
by Ducks
Romance; Angst; Futurefic (after AtS S5)
Five years after the current season of AtS, Angel and Buffy meet in Brazil. Gorgeously vivid and romantic.

Buffy and Angel's Wedding Album
by Christarose (I assume)
Romance; Humour; AU
Wedding fluff. Pictoral wedding fluff! I love the picture of Anya (and the honeymoon pic's a gorgeous one I'd never seen before, so it was worth the read for that alone)

Essay Question
by Chrislee
Angst; Romance; Character Study; S2 pre-Surprise
Where does Buffy see herself in ten years time?

Lawless
by Chrislee
B/A, some Angel/Spike
Darkish smut; S5
Buffy and Angel in a sub/dom relationship. Gah. Volcanic-levels hot.

Master of Tactics: Misdirections
by Dana
Humour; Romance

This is an absolute scream. Buffy's marrying someone else (an original character who's quite sweet) and Angel's determined to stop her. Unfortunately the universe seems to hate him. I love the comedy-of-errors overheard phonecall between Angel and Cordy where every word convinces Buffy they're a couple.

Paved
by Vatrixsta Cruden
Angst; post-Chosen
Angel POV after Home/Chosen. The last two lines are so simple, but they shattered me into little pieces.

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