[ it works, though. probably because this was the same way willow, cordelia, and fred (and darla, back in the day) managed to control him at times. grabbing a chair, angel obediently takes a seat. ]

I don't want her back -- Buffy. Yet, everyone seems to think I'm here to steal her away into the night. It's not like that. I-- [ ohgod talking about feelings. he sucks at this. really sucks at this. usually, it was cordelia doing the talking for him and hitting the right nail on the head with him nodding in confirmation. he misses having someone at his side who could read him so effortlessly that he wasn't required to share, because they just got it. ] I do love her. Part of me will always love her, but our relationship is over and we've both moved on. If I wanted to rekindle things, I would've done so a long time ago.