A/N: Hey there. I'm Ella, and I'm new to X-fic, though I've been writing fanfic for other fandoms for several years now. I wouldn't say I'm a HUGE X-Men fan, having never read the comics, but I did watch the cartoons some when I was younger, and I'm a pretty big fan of the movies. Well, most of them. :P
Anyway, I've had a long, deep-seeded thing for men with wings, and seeing Angel (in all his glorious two-and-a-half minutes of screen time) in X3 suddenly motivated me to start reading fanfic featuring him. Now, I'll just tell you all right up front that I'm a shameless fan of romance in fan fiction, as long as it's well-written. But I was pretty shocked to see the complete lack of Angel-centric fic out there in comparison to other characters. I mean, c'mon, his character is just ripe for it. Rich, pretty, spoiled, more ripped than Jesus, and he actually has a beautiful mutation. Helloooo? Haha.
So that brings me here. I'm writing this story to A) satisfy my own craving for an Angel romance fic, and B) fulfill a void. :) And for all you other shameless romantics out there, I hope you like it. Which is not to say that the entire story is going to focus on that relationship (it isn't, not by far), but it's going to be an integral part of Angel's issues.
Some notes about this particular story: it's PG-13 for the most part, but may delve into R territory, I'm not sure. If it does, I'll provide a warning at the beginning of that particular chapter.
I'm posting this under the 'Movie' subcategory, even though this Angel isn't really the movie Angel. But I figured, hey, if the movies can pick and choose what characteristics they want to use (and make up some of their own) for their characters, then why can't I? So there you have it. :) Also, this will be very much an Angel-centric story. I haven't decided if any other X-Men will appear in it, but if they do, they won't have huge roles. In my fanfics, I generally take one character and run with him/her.
The prologue has a little bit of a different tone to it that the actual chapters will – this is because I'm using the prologue as a way to set up Angel's background, so it's told in a series of blurbs and moves very quickly through the teenage years of his life. The chapters will be in the present and more detailed. They will also alternate between Angel's POV and my original character's POV. At least, that's the plan at the moment. Haha.
Anyway, happy reading! I haven't posted anything on here in years (not since waaaay back when they used to allow real-person fic), so forgive me if I muck up any formats when I post. I'll learn. :)