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Who: Cordelia Chase and Angel.
What: Cordy calls Angel on his bullshit.
When: Backdated to the last night of baby plot.
Where: Room 312.
Rating: PG-13? Possibly.
It had been a week now, and Angel was still unable to look at the child that the castle had dropped into his lap without seeing the face of his son back home. He thought that he'd made peace with the fact that he and Connor had been separated, but apparently that wasn't the case. He knew that it wasn't exactly fair to this child--Allen, but it wasn't something that Angel could control. There were just too many similarities between the two boys. As a result, Angel had remained distant in his dealings with Allen. It wasn't an ideal situation by any means, but allowing another son in only to eventually lose him too sounded like more than Angel was willing to bear.
That wasn't to say he left Cordelia to raise the child alone. Angel still helped with feeding, changing, burping and other caretaking responsibilities, but none of his actions had that paternal factor to them. If anything, he seemed to be going through the motions, understanding perfectly that this was a temporary situation. And anytime he felt himself starting to slip and open himself up? He'd find some excuse to step away, much like he had done earlier this evening. It had only been a brief walk to clear his thoughts, but it served its purpose in allowing Angel to re-center and deal with the situation from his unattached standpoint once he returned. Or so he thought, anyway...
What: Cordy calls Angel on his bullshit.
When: Backdated to the last night of baby plot.
Where: Room 312.
Rating: PG-13? Possibly.
It had been a week now, and Angel was still unable to look at the child that the castle had dropped into his lap without seeing the face of his son back home. He thought that he'd made peace with the fact that he and Connor had been separated, but apparently that wasn't the case. He knew that it wasn't exactly fair to this child--Allen, but it wasn't something that Angel could control. There were just too many similarities between the two boys. As a result, Angel had remained distant in his dealings with Allen. It wasn't an ideal situation by any means, but allowing another son in only to eventually lose him too sounded like more than Angel was willing to bear.
That wasn't to say he left Cordelia to raise the child alone. Angel still helped with feeding, changing, burping and other caretaking responsibilities, but none of his actions had that paternal factor to them. If anything, he seemed to be going through the motions, understanding perfectly that this was a temporary situation. And anytime he felt himself starting to slip and open himself up? He'd find some excuse to step away, much like he had done earlier this evening. It had only been a brief walk to clear his thoughts, but it served its purpose in allowing Angel to re-center and deal with the situation from his unattached standpoint once he returned. Or so he thought, anyway...