Willow/Angel
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| Pairing: | Willow Rosenberg/Angel |
| Alternative name(s): | W/A |
| Gender category: | Het |
| Fandom: | Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| Canonical?: | No |
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Willow/Angel is the pairing of Willow Rosenberg and Angel in the Buffy fandom
Canon
Willow and Angel meet in season 1, when Angel begins dating Willow's best friend Buffy Summers. Their interactions are limited. When Angel loses his soul, Angelus torments Buffy and all of her friends. He kills Willow's fish. It is Willow who restores Angelus' soul. When Angel moves to L.A., he remains in contact with Willow and often turns to her when he needs magical help.
Fandom
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Common Tropes & Storylines
- Willow/Angelus- Angelus' unhealthy obsession with Willow is often expanded on in fanfiction. He views hurting Willow or turning her into a vampire as the ultimate way to hurt the Slayer. This obsession often leads to Angelus wanting Willow to join his immortal family.
- Vampire!Willow - In fics where Willow has been turned into a vampire, her friends often contact Angel for help.
- Resouled Angel- Willow is often paired with a newly resouled Angel in works set at the start of season 3. Willow may discover Angel after he has been returned from hell or she may bring him back. In other works, Angelus' obsession may cause Angel to view Willow in a new way. In a small number of fics, they are bound by magic as a result of the resouling spell.
- Angel calling Willow to help him with a case in L.A. is a common storyline with a basis in canon.
- Magic Gone Awry - Willow's spells rarely go the way she plans.
- Post canon fics often see the two bonding over their similarities as they both have a dark side, and feel guilt for their previous actions.
- The threesome pairing of Angel/Spike/Willow also appears in works.
Notable Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanfiction
- ?? - One of the earliest Willow/Angel fic (the first?), set post-Prophecy Girl. Angel's PoV; unfinished mirror story in Willow's PoV.
- Take Your Time (External Link) by Carrie, epic (40 chapter) series, with incomplete sequel. Time Travel AU (Willow/Angelus, Willow/Spike)
- The Soulmate Series by Gabrielle, Willow finds Angel in the mansion shortly after his return from Hell.
Archives & Communities
- Angel/Willow Rosenberg on Archive of Our Own
- Willow/Angel on fanfiction.net
- Whispers, the Willow/Angel Zone of the BtVS Writer's Guild (archive link)
- Willow/Angel on Near Her Always (Willow Zone of the BtVS Writer's Guild) (archive link)
- Willow/Angelus on Near Her Always (Willow Zone of the BtVS Writer's Guild) (archive link)
- Angel of Mine, a Willow/Angel fansite (archive link, also here)
- Inertia, a Willow/Angel fansite (archive link)
- Darkness to Light, a Willow/Angelus fanfiction archive
Mailing Lists
- willangel (founded August 1998); Archive: The New Place Where Forbidden Love Dwells
- willandis (founded September 1998)
- Angel_Willow (founded December 1998)
- willowangel_fanfic (founded December 1998)
- WillsAngel (founded May 1999)
- Willow_Angelus (founded July 1999)
Resources and Meta
- Willow/Angel: Forbidden Love by Leslie Ketchum
- All the Better to Eat You With, My Dear: Writing Willow/Angelus by Medea
- Willow and Angelus: Dangerous Love by Kendra A.