Thursday, January 24, 2008

[menomegirl.livejournal.com]

Angel: "Don't you ever get tired of the whole femme fatale act? Whiskey, straight, lots of it. How about just once, you talk to me like a person?"

Lilah: "Look, I've been doing this a long damn time. I've had to be better, smarter, quicker than every man in Wolfram and Hart."

Angel: "So, it's a feminist thing. It's on her."

Lilah: "It's a survival thing. I made a lot of devil's bargains and I stuck to them. As a result, I live somewhat dangerously, and *quiet* comfortably. My mother, who no longer recognizes me, has the best room at the clinic. I get up every morning, put on my game face and do what I have to."

Angel: "Thing about a game face, Lilah, you wear it long enough, it stops being something you can put on and take off."

Lilah: "Wow. We've spent so much time and money on you. You're so pivotal to the coming cataclysm, that I sometimes forget how dense you can be. The game face - the one I worked so hard to get - I became that *years* ago. Just like you've become simpering and good from yours. You're the new poster boy for human. Thank you very much. I don't want it."

Angel: "Hmm, speaking as one non-human to another: sorry if I hit a nerve."

Lilah: "You think you can awaken some buried spark of decency in me? Is that the way you help your helpless? I'm *not* helpless. I'm glad you came along, because I was sitting here 'what's it all about' and now I know. It's all about making the rest of your eternal life miserable. Shall we drink to that?"


Happy Birthday, Stephanie Romanov!


[Fic]
x.The Very Model Of a Modern Watcher by laurtew, Btvs, Buffy, Giles, PG-13.
x.Any Port In The Storm by adjovi, Btvs/Ats, Angel/Spike, R.
x.In The Closet by darklingdawns, Ats, Angel/Spike, NC 17.


[Ficlets/Drabbles]
x.Dedication by spiralleds, Gunn, Angel, PG.
x.Square Halved by nashmaveric, Spike/Xander, Buffy, Angel, G.
x.Waiting for...Oedipus? by ubiquirk, Btvs Ensemble, G.

[Fic Updates]
x.Solidarity Part 6 by dark_amia, Ats, Angel/Spike, R.
x.Prey Part 5a by xanzpet, Btvs/Ats, Xander/Angel, Cordelia, FRT-13.
x.An Unholy Union Part 3 by virtualpersonal & dean_the_hunter, Btvs/SPN, Spike/Dean, NC 17.
x.Distance Part 35 by herself_nyc, Buffy/Spike. *outside link*
x.Moon Magic 17 by lit_gal, BtVs/HP, Faith/Snape, PG 13.
x.Pivotal, Epilogue by toobusy2write AU Spike/Angel, NC 17.

[Multimedia]
x.Sympathy for the Devil, an Angel the Series/The Crow: Wicked Prayer vid by tamibrandt, R.


[Icons/Graphics]
x.35 Gwen Raiden icons by ladymanson.


[News/Meta/More...]
x.David Boreanaz plays hockey for charity. *outside link*
x.Brian Lynch Answers More Questions About Angel: After The Fall. (contains spoilers) *outside link*
x.Whedonverse Panel at FX International this Sunday. *outside link*
x.TNT picks up J. August Richard's new show 'Raising The Bar'. *outside link*

[Communities]
x.femme_fic, a community for fanworks celebrating female characters, is accepting sign-ups through January 31st for its first multifandom ficathon focusing on female-positive themes. Gen, het, and f/f slash are all allowed, as are background m/m slash pairings.