Flights of Fancy

In this universe, Xander challenged Angel right up front--called him a pedophile to his face. And from there, everything's changed.



Previous parts:
Part one: Bumbling to a Save
Part two: Family Ties
Part three: Devil in the Details
Part Four: Bad Karma
Part Five: Rust Upon Iron
Part Six: Mending Fences... or tearing them down



Part Seven: Quiet Waters Mirroring Undistorted

The title is from another quote: “Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world.”  This is a quiet moment of reflection on all these characters and how Angel sees them.

I'm so sorry I've been MIA. Real life is getting busy with the end of the year approaching, and I"m going into the annual panic-mode. I'm not sure ya'll would be getting this, but Taming the Muse waits for no panic.

The Series has a title!!! Kin of the Heart (as you can tell from the graphic)

Previous parts:
Part one: Bumbling to a Save
Part two: Family Ties
Part three: Devil in the Details
Part Four: Bad Karma

Part Five: Rust Upon Iron
Rated: Safe
Summary: a tragedy will either pull Xander and Angel apart or help them pull together.

A/N: The title is from a quote from Bishop Robert South: “Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles and consumes it, gnawing and creeping into it, as that does which at last eats out the very heart and substance of the metal.”

This universe has no name yet, but it's part of the same Angel-Xander friendship that started with Bumbling to a Save and then went into Family Ties. With Spike in town, we continue with

The Devil in the Details
Those of you waiting for slash will be waiting a while. Sixteen year old American boys are generally pretty touchy on the subject of gayness, and Xander is no exception.


Devil in the Details

This one is for werewindle who asked for 'How Xander (or Blair, or Wash) Accidentally Saved the World' I'm going with Xander… season one Xander. A very human with no special powers (except for diarrhea of the mouth) Xander. I'm not sure this is an accidental save, but he certainly has no idea how this will affect the world.

Sad note: Some of you aren't going to get your stories, and it's not that I don't like the bunnies, it's that in my mind, the bunnies have grown to epic proportions and I don't want to get into an epic right now. I mean, I have epics rattling around in my brain already. The Trickster requests… I do plan a third in that series. And the Firefly/Sentinel crossover… oh so cool. And Daniel and SG-1 being called in after the Maggie mess… love it. I just don't want to get sucked into another life-eating fic right now, and all of those are demanding to eat my life. Please, just don't get offended if I don't get to your requests right away!!

Anyway, on with the story…

Bumbling to a Save
Angel, Xander (I'm not sure I'd call it friendship, but it's something.)
Rated: SAFE