Aug. 12 - Day 12: Why do you think Angel is a good fit for Buffy?
So many reasons. Initially Angel was the only person who could truly identify with her loneliness and her feeling of straddling two worlds but never being a part of either.
Later on during their relationship he provided patience, understanding, comfort. Angel is a good listener and he was always there to hear out her problems and worries and provide advice or reassurance when she needed it. He was her place of safety; as someone outside her friend-circle, Buffy could go to him with worries that she couldn't express to anyone else and he could offer a perspective with the little wisdom he had from experience. Later on, and as they have grown as individuals, I think he's become even better fit for her as their journeys have paralleled each other's. They're both stronger, wiser, more sober after having to fight so hard and experiencing the loss of loved ones, and coming back from the depths of despair. As a vampire he obviously has the strength and skill to fight by her side as a partner and equal. I also think Angel is one of the few people - maybe the only person? - in whose presence Buffy completely relaxes. WIth him she opens up more and her body language eases.
Aug. 13 - Day 13: Why do you think Buffy is a good fit for Angel?
First of all she's his inspiration. It was seeing her, and empathising with her situation which motivated Angel to get out of the gutter and finally make something of himself. Her humanity, warmth and heart is a shining light for him, something to aspire to; as he says to Faith, until he came to Sunnydale he thought people only existed to hurt each other. Equally Buffy sees humanity in him too. She helps him
not hate himself and I think Buffy putting her trust in him early on encourages him to grow more confident and sure of his purpose in helping her. Then of course she basically provides him with his mission statement for the rest of his life.
I've seen some people say that Buffy and Angel wouldn't be good for each other because they're too similar - both leaders who naturally take charge and have a tendency to retreat into themselves when anxious or depressed but I disagree. I think they each have enough opposing differences in their personalities to acually counteract each other's inward tendencies. Buffy tends to be less guarded and tense in Angel's presence so his quiet solidity actually gives her space to breathe and open up aout her issues in her own time. Equally I think the brighter more energetic aspects of Buffy's personality help Angel to come out of his shell a bit. He smiles around her and can even crack a dry joke every once in a while.
Aug. 14 - Day 14: Favorite season for Bangel post-BtVS Season 3?
S4/S1
Aug. 15 - Day 15: If you were going to pick any Bangely episode to watch right now, what would it be?
'What's my Line' (can I cheat and pick both parts?)
Aug. 16 - Day 16: Favorite moment of physical affection (hug, kiss, hand-holding, etc.)
Oh this one's cruel! How am I supposed to pick just one? I'm a sucker for Bangel 'hands' and 'foreheads' moments and since
@Grace has taken the best hand-holding one, I'm choosing the WML one for it's significance and the look of surprise on Angel's face at realising no-one's ever touched him like that:
Though I have to say if we're talking touches this bit ticks so many boxes for me: foreheads touching, noses pressed, hands cupping each other's face, big smoochies. I just love how they're always so effortlessly tactile with each other. (Of course this is all a lie. I don't have a favourite since I'm physically incapable of choosing just one as they're all so goddamn beautiful).
There's one other I want to point out because it's so brief that it's hard to catch - though I'm sure some of you will have spotted it:
If you look carefully you can see he kisses her hand just before he drops a kiss on the top of her head and I don't know why but I absolutely love it, even though it's not necessarily my favourite. I think maybe because it's such tiny little thing and looks so natural that it feels like it could very well have just come from the actors themselves rather than any kind of direction.
Aug. 17 - Day 17: Have you created a Bangel fanwork of any kind (vid, icon, banner, fic, meta, gifset, etc.) that you love? Please share it with us! (If not, share one by someone else that you like!)
Not yet but it's in the works!
😉 In the meantime I'm just linking the IWRY archive - go gorge on the plentiful B/A goodies:
IWRY Marathon Years List
Aug. 18-Day 18 Favorite Bangel dream sequence
Amends dream-sex. No contest.
