Headful of Ghosts, pt 15

[wesleysgirl]

Note - in case anyone is unaware, this is dark fic with the potential for all that word entails.

"Go!" Spike shouts at Xander, digging in his heels as Angel drags him inexorably across the carpet.

But Xander doesn't move -- Spike thinks from the look on his face that he's frozen in disbelief.

"Angel!" Spike growls it, kicking at the back of Angel's knee but missing the key spot. "Snap out of it!"

Angel slows, turns, and backhands Spike across the face hard enough to knock him down. Feels like maybe his nose is broken, but Spike can't waste time thinking about that, because Angel's on Xander, has a hand fisted in the front of Xander's t-shirt.

Struggling to his feet, Spike lurches toward Angel and grabs onto him, crawling half up Angel's back and hanging off him.

"Get out!" Spike gets an arm around Angel's throat and tightens it -- won't knock him out, of course, but anything that might distract him is worth a shot -- and says it again. "Go!"

"What about you?" Xander asks, struggling to get free.

"Don't worry about me, I can handle him! I know what I--"

He can't finish that part because somehow Angel's crushing his voice box with a meaty fist, glaring at Spike, but at least he's let go of Xander, who finally does what Spike told him to and runs. Spike can hear Xander's footsteps echoing and fading in the empty building, then the further away thump and click of the front door.

Spike's relieved enough that he doesn't put as much of a fight as he could at first. Angel gets in a couple of lucky blows once he's realized that Xander's gone; there's a spark of anger in Angel's eyes and no one to direct that anger toward but Spike.

By the time Spike collapses to the floor, unable to groan because of the damage to his throat, any fight left in him is gone. Angel tears off his jeans and fucks him, fast and careless.

Spike lets it happen.

Comments

[ladycat777.livejournal.com]

I think I'm starting to see a pattern with Angel. The consciousness is so overwhelmed with guilt and responsibility, that it leaves -- but it takes almost all of Angel's personality with it, until there's only the demon, full of animalistic wants and needs. And since it, too, is overwhelmed by pain either physical or the emotional wounds he can't comprehend but still feels -- he goes back to the stand by. Feed and fuck.

I want to keep saying 'lovely' but that's getting redundant. This is just amazing, though.

[julia-here.livejournal.com]

{blinks}

People have missed the fact this is dark?

Well, this chapter should get that point across. Graphically, and with great force.

Julia, shiversob

[that_mireille]

This is amazing. Terrifyingly dark, yes, but enthralling darkness.

[minitrog.livejournal.com]

I love this. It has the feel of some of the grand old darkfics that I knew from my first year in the fandom, but it's informed by everything that's happened since. Very cool.

[herself_nyc]

Whoa.
I wonder if X will return ….

[sottovoce10.livejournal.com]

Whimpering. I'm losing words and just emoting.

[lonelybrit]

Dark, angsty and lovely. Heart's breaking for all the lads, but still, I'm very much hooked to this little series. Which considering there is no Wesley, and I'm not minding that, is saying a lot for me. Wonderful writing, well done!

[chlare.livejournal.com]

On/off switch in Angel's brain is broken. Overload and the breaker shorts leaving us with lack of Angel. Still intriguing.

[mythologian.livejournal.com]

O_O ... you scare me ... but I can't stop reading *whimpers*

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

...it's like a train wreck. well, ANGEL'S a train wreck, anyway.... (can't stop reading, tho.)

[tabaqui]

Ahhhhh, grrrrrrrrr.
And damn.

*pets Spike*

I'm really very surprised his 'guilt' is letting him put up with this. Ack!

[bethynyc.livejournal.com]

Again, this is amazing. Spike *is* the only one who can control Angel, and Xander should listen to him. This is amazing and powerful--what happens to a champion who has nothing left to fight for?

*hugs* The story is dark and scary and I love it.

[greenstone-j.livejournal.com]

As a dark!fic addict, I'm lining up for my next fix. REally enjoying this and that last line was so...ouchie

[anaross.livejournal.com]

Love that last line too!

[db2305.livejournal.com]

OKay, I thought I'd go and read Headful of Ghosts now that it's finished....but it's not in your memories ( I think) or on your website - is there another way to read it without fighting my way through all the LJ-entries of the past 6 months?