Out Loud Challenge - drabble #2 - Doyle/Angel - 300 words

[mirasol.livejournal.com]

Umm, yes, that's right. I didn't write Spander.
*faints*

Set immediately after "In the dark"


Wishful thinking

“-I mean, one more hot poker and I was giving him the ring, your mom, everything… How is your mom?”

He hardly registers the question as the world spins out of focus again. A woman, a vamp, a dark alley that he recognises, next to an Irish pub that’s as genuine as Britney’s boobs. Yet another stupid victim for his dark Angel to go save.

Maybe he’d be more sympathetic if it didn’t feel like his brain was ten times its usual size, squished into his normal-sized skull. As the steel booted mice stop running about in his head Doyle realises that he’s not standing up any longer.

Gentle fingers massage his head, pulling the pain away faster and better than the pills – but he knows that he can’t ask Angel to do this every time he gets a vision. That’s touching, and that’s too near to the bone to make either of them comfortable.

Surely Angel knows that’s why he’s so obvious in his pursuit of the ice princess?

Doyle knows it’s dark – as dark as LaLa Land gets anyway, but he doesn’t want to open his eyes just yet. That must be why Angel softly murmurs, thinks Doyle’s still out of it. “How could I have kept the ring? You don’t get a choice, and I shouldn’t either. No, not gonna leave you alone.”

Not what Doyle wants to hear him say – not that Angel is ever going to whisper those words to him. A ghrá mo chroí... love of my heart... Despite everyone thinking he’s some kind of uber-slacker, Doyle is nothing if not practical and those words will keep him going. Perhaps even make him brave enough to hope for a new beginning.

His eyes flick open as Angel continues. “Cairdeas, Grá, Dílseacht”

Both faces flush.

Comments

[willshenilshe.livejournal.com]

Oh, that was just lovely. Can you tell me, what does the second Gaelic phrase mean? I'd love to know.

[mirasol.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

It means friendship, love, loyalty.

Could have been worse - Díul mó bhad is a particular one that springs to mind suck my... well, you know... *weg*

I see I scraped in just under the cut off. Promise I won't leave it so near next time.

[allegraconbrio.livejournal.com]

Lovely piece. Doyle. I still get a bit of a lump in my throat when I see the earlier eps or read about him in fic. Well done.

[mirasol.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Know what you mean about Doyle. Loved him.

Actually, there's a group of us that think there's not enough Doyle-centric archives or communities out there, so we've just set up an LJ community at doyle_fics. Only just started a few days ago, but come along and visit if you feel like it.

And that's enough of the self-pimpage...

[allegraconbrio.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the heads up about the community. I will check it out. :-)

[wolfling]

Very nice. :) Always happy to see more Doyle :)

[mirasol.livejournal.com]

Like many other characters, there's just not enough fic about him.

Actually, there's a group of us that think there's not enough Doyle-centric archives or communities out there, so we've just set up an LJ community at doyle_fics. Only just started a few days ago, but come along and visit if you feel like it.

And that's enough of the self-pimpage...

And thanks!

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

I miss Doyle. He and Angel were perfect together.

Lovely drabble!

::snickers at Britney's boobs::

[mirasol.livejournal.com]

Uh-huh. Like sh*t they're natural.

You're just saying that about Doyle and Angel because it might stop me from writing more Spangel... *gr*

I know, I know, Spander is the one and only. What can I say? I'm perverse.

But I do agree with you about Doyle and Angel.

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

LOL!

Oh, I daren't try and stop the flow of Spangel or literati would kill me! It took me nearly two months to get her to admit just who her sekrit pairing was. I had to promise not to laugh or get mad. *g*

[beadattitude.livejournal.com]

Man, I miss Doyle. This was wonderful.

[mirasol.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Know what you mean about Doyle. Loved him.

Actually, there's a group of us that think there's not enough Doyle-centric archives or communities out there, so we've just set up an LJ community at doyle_fics. Only just started a few days ago, but come along and visit if you feel like it.

And that's enough of the self-pimpage...

[beadattitude.livejournal.com]

OOOOh. Yay! Thanks for the rec! I shall away and feedback!

[moimoietmoi.livejournal.com]

Nice! I'm liking Doyle more and more!

[mirasol.livejournal.com]

He's got so many sides - funny, serious, and so cool. I just get a lump in my throat when I see any of the episodes with him in.

The bit in Hero when he says "Is that it? Am I done?" - I can't watch that without crying a little. So sad.

[dawnie1970.livejournal.com]

*sniff* Love this piece, love Doyle, miss him so much.
I write him in my AU alive and well and happy, but not with Angel, married to a sweet version of Cordy and they have twin girls. Alas, my Angel belongs only to Wes. I love having Doyle in day to day life with Wes, Gunn, Anne, Lorne and everyone; killing him was Joss' first huge Angel mistake, last one being he killed Wes. Sensing an deep seated cruelty here? I am.

[mirasol.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your comments.

Could I be so bold as to ask for a link to your AU? I usually just read slash but you've got me interested, damnit! *g*

Yep, there are 2 Jossverse episodes I can't watch - "The Body" coz that's way too near the mark and "Hero". Sheesh, almost tearing up here thinking about them. Joss likes to make us laugh, true, but he loves to tear our hearts apart as well.

[dawnie1970.livejournal.com]

I'm flattered you are interested. I have all my ongoing AU stories in my LJ dawnie1970. The stories start with "Alternate Lifestyles" (my very first fan-fic when I was a wee virgin), then "Two Men, Four Babies and a Wedding", "Saving Connor", then the part I am working on now "The Orb". There is plenty of Angel/Wes slash if that mollifies you any. Go all the way back to the beginning of my journal then move forward; between the various rants, drabbles and pics are the stories. I hope you enjoy. :D

[cityphonelines.livejournal.com]

*sniffles*
Oh how things could have been!
*misses Doyle*
Lovely drabble, loved the Gaelic phrases.
“How could I have kept the ring? You don’t get a choice, and I shouldn’t either. No, not gonna leave you alone.”
*re-sniffles*

[mirasol.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

*passes tissue*

Feeling the need here to make you happier (running out of tissues and the shops are shut)- go read Beer goggles (http://www.livejournal.com/community/doyle_fics/935.html#cutid1) by sukibluefiction Tis little and raised a small smile here with me.

[cityphonelines.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the rec, I'll check it out! *g*

[tabaqui]

OH lovely!
That's sweet - I've barely seen any Doyle, but i like him so much.
And i just joined your community.
:)

[mirasol.livejournal.com]

Whee!
Thanks - for both the comment and the joining thing.

[cricketpoor.livejournal.com]

I realy miss Doyle, even as here (in sweden) he has only been gone for what is it three episodes now.... knew since well three years back what was going to happen but anyway... I loved this fic also I love gaelic not much for speaking it but more in the line of having it on my headstone.... I'm ranting which I shouldn't so my point is I loved the fic and keep up the good work.....

[pet-23.livejournal.com]

Lovely.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_beetle_/]

Damn.

You just blew the brains out the back of my skull, not that I was using them much, anyways.

THere are very few Angel pairings that really work for me. I think it's a dead heat between Angel/Buffy and Angel/Doyle, with Angel/Wes a close second, but that's a bout it for Angel pairings. And seeing an A/D story like this definitely leaves A/B in the dust. Makes me wanna cry. Darkhavens was right, they are a pefect couple. If only to keep Angel away from Spike.

Melancholy, beautiful, wonderful.

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