Why Angel?

Angel is the most fascinating character on nighttime TV. The archetypal hero, he is neither essentially good, nor essentially evil, and his quest for redemption is continually marred by his own inner darkness.. demon, and man. He is lovable and untouchable, admired and loathed, all in equal measures, and quite often, by the same person. There has never been an arc as epic as S2 Buffy, where after one night in the arms of his lover, a "Care Bear with fangs" reverted to form, and woke up as the Scourge of Europe. 500 years in Hell, and his journey since is the stuff of myth. Long live Joss Whedon, story teller extraordinairre.

And for godssake, he has the most gorgeous ass I've ever seen.

See Angel's ass.

Ok, Ok, we buy all that. But why slash and Angel?

Top Ten Slashy Angel Justifications

10) Interior decorating skills. Need we say more?

9) Meticulously coiffed. ("Not the hair! Never the hair!")

8) Damn fine fashion sense.

8b) Leather pants, oh, yeah.

7) Spike's favorite nickname for him... The Great Poof (for those of you even more ignorant of British slang than we are, that means "homosexual").

6) Again, five hundred years in hell. (Donna refuses to expand on that statement. Jessica thinks that's probably for the best.)

5) After a hundred + years of celibacy, the man would fuck a goat. We just prefer to watch him fuck Spike.

4) Voyeurism. Eye candy. Mmmm. Yummy goodness.

3) Slashy Angel moments, including but not limited to:

(From a man)"You are a beautiful, beautiful man. Call me. This isnt a come-on. Im in a very serious relationship with a landscape architect."
-Oliver just can't score in 'City Of'

(Angel to a guy in a bar) "No, seriously, I wasn't hitting on you!"
-Methinks he doth protest. From 'Lonely Hearts'

"Well, maybe I'm a little attracted."
-Doyle, in 'I Fall to Pieces'. Soon after, they killed him off. Coincidence?

"What about the fact that they thought we were gay?"
"Adds mystery."
-Wesley and Angel don't mind, in 'Expecting'

"About that naked thing..."
-Wesley, straddled by a very naked vampire, in 'First Impressions'

"Must be something wrong with him. He married?"
"No."
"West Hollywood?"
-Kate's Father has suspicions, in 'The Prodigal'

"You have great taste! You have like, GAY MAN'S taste!"
-Cordelia, effulgant in 'Disharmony'

"It's not me you wanna screw, Lindsey, it's him."
-Darla to Lindsey in a pre-coital moment, during 'Darla'. Even she knew it.

"So, I'm a -((looks at self)) well, yea. Obviously."
-Angel comes out of what's left of the closet, in 'Carpe Noctem'

"I am *not* the Princess!"
-Angel gets no respect as a 'Couplet' in the demon brothel with Groo.

"It's (The Host's sexuality) supposed to be ambiguous. The Host loves everybody.
Although, he does have special pet pastry names for Angel."
-Andy Hallett discusses the facts in an interview with E!

"The thirteenth episode features ballet. Like the show wasn't gay enough."
"Angel is not gay!"
"Ok, man. You wear the clothes. You tell me."
-David Greenwalt and David Boreanaz battle it out, in an interview with E!

"I would, Wes. If I swung that way."
-Angelus, extoling the virtues of Wesley's manly stubble and brooding nature, "Souless."

"Angel eyefucks Lindsey as Kate cuffs him."
-From the shooting script of Reunion, written by Tim Minear

Spike To Join "Angel" Next Year
According to James Marsters himself, Spike might head to Los Angeles and joins the cast of "Angel" next year. "Yes, I think I am. Definitely, we don't know, but it is being talked about." This must be the big news of the month for Spike's fans, who's been praying for a Spike's spinoff for weeks. Ex-lovers Angel and Spike joining forces to fight evil, now that's a plot we want to see!
-http://www.twiztv.com/news/

"Yea, they're gonna try and stick me in Angel next year."
-James, on the possibilites.

"Well, David and I talked about it and we decided that underneath all that hatred, there's a lot of love. The characters! The characters have a lot of love!"
-James on further possibilities. Convention: Atlanta 2003

"I have no problem spanking men."
-Angel, "Conviction". Oh, the possibilities.

"You're just a pathetic little fairy."
"I'm *not* little."
-Angel knows which battles he can win. From an argument with W&H goons, "Conviction".

"I'm his date."
-Spike, regarding Angel, "Just Rewards." We think that one pretty much speaks for itself.

"Always wondered what it would be like to share *all this*....with another man. Does that make me some kind of deviant?"
-Angelus, to the newly turned William. While holding his hand. Yes, Angelus. Yes, it does.

"Where's your new boy?"
-Spike, referring to Lawson, in "Why We Fight." 'Cause apparently, Angel has a collection.

"Hold my hand."
"St. Petersburg!"
"Wondered if you'd forgotten."
-Angel and Spike, HOLDING HANDS in "Hole in the World."

"The real love story this season on Angel is Angel & Spike."
- David Fury at W&H Auction Q&A session with fans. Why we love David Fury.

"Me? I'm a Lindsey/Angel shipper."
- Tim Minear at same convention. Why we love Tim Minear.

"Mary."
"Butch."
-Spike, to Lindsey, in a strip bar. Also of note, Spike goes for Lindsey's throat with his bare hands, first thing. Maybe Spike smelled his Breath Play With Angel fetish on him.

2) Like vampires adhere to traditional sexual mores. Puh-lease.

1) He's the number-one slashed guy in Buffyverse fanfic... there's so gotta be a reason.

Still not convinced? Here's a Schematic, drawn by the ever-slashy Kate Bolin.

3) How did you get started writing slashfic?

Well, we could tell you, or we could link you directly to the interviews:
with The Darker Side of Sunnydale
with The UNdead Awards