I was lucky you came along.

Mainly: BTVS/AtS *Bangel* But also some: Friends, NMCU *Mattelektra*, MCU, Sex and the City, & maybe some cute kitties. I'm on AO3: Mrs Gordo.

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“You are not allowed to save her.” (insp.)

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Who do you think was Angel's most loyal friend?

Faith. 100%.

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Unresolved Sexual Tension || Buffy and Angel in 3x07

Note: It was soon (temporarily) resolved.

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One week in and records have been broken 🎉

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has joined and supported the marathon so far, in any way.

We would love for this year to be the biggest IWRY Fic Marathon, so the more the merrier!

Sign ups for both fics and art are still open and will be until October 31st:

★ Signup for Fanfiction here. ★ Signup for Art here.

You can also join our discord to workshop fic ideas with other Bangel writers and creators! Please message us if you would like to join.

We can't wait for November...It's going to be the best one yet!

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Y’all are killing it and I am so excited to see such a bright and vibrant B/A community is still active and just as excited about this timeless couple. Credit to this amazing organizing committee that is putting together a great event. 👏👏👏

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Header by @bangelism

Surprise! 

We have decided to open up the IWRY Fic Marathon to other forms of art. All we ask is that it is centred on Buffy/Angel, and that you put your best foot forward! 

We are now accepting submissions of artwork such as:

gifsets

moodboards

fanart 

manips 

videos

soundtracks 

Please sign up here! 

We will reach out to you with further information closer to the event if you are interested in participating; if you have any questions, feel free to message us here on Tumblr, Instagram, or send us an email at [email protected].

Can't wait to celebrate your awesome artwork in November!

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Twenty years ago the I Will Remember You Fic Marathon (IWRY) was born. Originated by Leni, then passed on to Chrislee, to Dark Star, and then Angelus2Hot, IWRY has remained the premiere event on the Buffy/Angel calendar and the centre of the B/A fandom itself.

This year we are hoping to mark these two decades of fan creativity and storytelling by making it the biggest IWRY in years. 

In this spirit, one of our team approached the current moderator to ask if we could join her in the running of the event. She did not feel this was necessary. We respect her decision and all the work she has put into keeping the marathon going these past years. We wish her nothing but the best with it now and in the future.

However, we believe IWRY is deeply rooted in our fandom as a collective and community experience. We want to create spaces and events where all who wish to participate can participate. It is for this reason we have decided to run our own I Will Remember You Fic Marathon.

Sign-ups for IWRY Fic Marathon are open now. 

If you are a writer or even just writer-curious, please put your name down and join us as we celebrate all things Bangel. We will accept any piece of fanfiction, of any rating, that is 500 or more words long and focused on the relationship of Buffy/Angel (and/or Buffy/Angelus). If drabbles are your jam, we will be happy to include those among the Another Minute bonus stories at the end of the event.

If you are neither writer nor curious, fear not! We would love to have you join in whatever capacity is best for you. Some roles to consider include:

Beta reading

Creating fanart, fanvids, edits, or GIFs

Supporting the writers with reviews & comments on fics

Taking part in our "Meet the Fandom" series

Helping us with the logistics behind the scenes

Promoting the marathon on your platform of choice

Anything we missed? Let us know!

If you are interested in participating in a non-writing role, email us at [email protected].

If you are a writer without an AO3 account, we have a number of invitations that we are happy to share. Just let us know on the signup sheet. If you are not a writer but would like to be active on AO3, just reach out to us directly via email.

The stories will be posted to a 2023 Collection on the I Will Remember You Marathon Archive. We will provide clear instructions about how to do this closer to the event.

Once again, we welcome you to the IWRY Fic Marathon and encourage you to take part in any way you can!

Please reach out to us here or at [email protected] with any questions.

IWRY Fic Marathon Organising Committee:

Abby | Aboutafox | Bri | GraceNM | Kairos | Kean | Lea | Taaroko

Supported by:

calenlily | Fluffernutter8 | MrsGordo | MamaBewear | Najae/bangelfee

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Literally could not be more excited about this. I hope you will participate.

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+ BONUS

#they finally got to live out their sex and food fantasies

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Ours is a forever love

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Protective Bangel 💕

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+ most importantly

Angel + Gifts For Buffy

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What are your thoughts on Cangel?

 Hi! Sorry, I’m late in answering this, I’ve been playing catch up! Cangel is my NOTP. Like N.O. in a big way. 

I can find absolutely nothing enjoyable about romantic Cangel as it was handled on AtS. I enjoy (but I don’t stan) non-romantic Cangel. The dynamic I enjoy the most on AtS is the Angel/Wesley/Cordy friendship (and of course the later Gunn and Fred addition but it gets tricky with the romantic angles). But I think the AtS “family” angle is what I enjoy the best. And I love the relationship of Angel as this lovable “big brother” to Cordy who pokes fun at him. 

But that being said, I’m not really one to buy the whole Cordy knew Angel better than anyone mantra in fandom. To begin with, there is no basis to the idea that Angel and Cordy were friends when he was in Sunnydale. They interacted some at the beginning of s2, she had ONE run in with Angelus, and then I can’t think of hardly any interactions they had after that. If Cordy knew about Angelus it was from hearing about it from the Scoobies (or seeing people around her die). She didn’t experience “first hand” what Angelus was capable of, his sadistic nature etc, the way that Buffy did. Cordy was an advocate for killing Angel once he was re-ensouled. That should give you some indication how not close they were to each other up to that point. So this line about Cordy and Angel being friends before they even started working together in LA, doesn’t work for me. Then in s1, Angel and Cordy slowly become friends. It’s not an instant thing. But in s2, after the first few episodes, Angel is so consumed by the Darla situation he isolates himself from his friends (including Cordelia) and Wes calls him out on not even bothering to get to know Cordy. So, it’s not until the magic of s3 that we are TOLD (not shown) that Cory and Angel have this amazingly close relationship and the audience is just supposed to buy it. Well, I buy they are good friends. I buy Cordy cares about him. But I don’t buy the “Cordy knows him better than anyone else” bullshit people try to sell. Please come and talk to me when Cordelia has seen Angel confess his past crimes - how he killed his parents and how he still struggles with his demon, come talk to me when Angelus stalks Cordy and threatens her mother, come and talk to me when Cordelia sees Angel is on the verge of taking his own life while he confesses his deepest darkest fears not just concerning his demon but those of the man. Then we’ll talk about someone who knows every single part of him. 

This isn’t a novel complaint. Many fans have it, even those who are not B/A fans. AtS tells but doesn’t show the Cangel build up backstory. Cordy is magically transformed into an over the top kind and compassionate person that oozes matriarchial vibes and she becomes #1 his biggest supporter (this is no coincidence as the Cangel relationship will invariably be tied up with Angel’s desire for a family for Connor and once that goes away Angel seems to lose interest in Cordelia romantically altogether). In s3 Cordy is this weird Angel cheerleader who constantly reminds him he is a hero, and a champion, and he is amazing, and continuously pumps up his ego. And as a viewer, I don’t respond to Angel’s love interest fawning over him and reminding him how much of a champion he is or telling him that there are no other people like “them.” Quite frankly, Cordelia’s influence on Angel in that regard is extremely unattractive to me. And then, Fred and Lorne decide that the two are suddenly “meant to be” and make up silly terms like Moira and Kyrumption. 

And let’s examine those terms shall we:

Moira: “Moira is the gut physical attraction between two larger than life souls.”

Hmm… where have we seen that?

Kye-rumption: “It’s when two great heroes meet on the field of battle and recognize their mutual fate.”

Gosh… and this one also…

just seems…

so familiar…

Honestly, why? Why do this? Cangel was never going to make a believer out of me. I don’t like Cordy enough for that. But Cangel could’ve made a believer out of many fans if it hadn’t literally tried to poorly rip off the B/A storyline, slap it on a pair of characters that just happened to be on the same show that had previously had NO romantic inclination whatsoever. Why do that unless you set the ship up to fail? I firmly believe this is a possibility. 

And in addition to the terrible writing, unfortunately, the relationship suffered from absolutely terrible chemistry. Like honestly, I could watch David Boreanaz make out with a wall and find that hot. But watching him make out with CC in WitW, and even worse Awakening, is painful. 

So ultimately, I’m relieved that this is a ship that never truly sailed. And I’m also glad that at the end of s4, Angel goes back to Buffy and declares that he is hers. And personally, I’d like to forget all about it. 

So there you go!

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1997 - 2003) ⏤ 6.16, Hell’s Bells

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1997 - 2003) ⏤ Artwork by Brian Horton & Paul Lee

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1997 - 2003) ⏤ 6.22, Grave

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 5.17 - “Forever”

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)