17. Black
Angel would have been shaking his head in disgust, but he was trying to blend in. These kids, they read Anne Rice and watch movies and think they know all about vampires. They tempt death, thinking they'll get to hang out with Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise for the next hundred years or so. Angel couldn't think of a single vampire he knew who would want to turn Tom Cruise. Not even the crazy ones.
They didn't know that being undead would do, that it meant you were giving yourself over to a demon. To these kids, all it meant was listening to depressing music, swearing off electric lighting and wearing lots of black and silk, way more over the top than --
... okay, so maybe some of them do know how vampires dress. But it wasn't like Angel tried to look all dark and moody. It's just that when you don't have a reflection there's only so much you're willing to try with your look. Wear something that clashes and you're the laughing stock of the underworld. It's not that Angel thinks about his image, it's just that he knows that everyone looks good in black. Really.