TITLE: Under Her Skin
PAIRING: Dawn/Angel, mention of Dawn/Lindsey.
RATING: PG-13.
SUMMARY:Dawn (Eve) plays her part.
SPOILERS: Sequel to Illusions. Happens during Life of the Party
DISTRIBUTION: Anyone with permission already. Anyone else ask first.
DISCLAIMER: Not my characters. Joss owns them.

His skin is so cool. Not cold like Dawn imagined. She can see now what Buffy saw: the beauty of the pale flesh and rough features of the

(vampire. He who almost killed them all and is now running an evil law firm)

man on top of her. His hands are all over her body, the ravenous attack of someone who has been denied this pleasures for so long. It’s a spell, Dawn thinks. It has to be. She thinks of Lindsey, who despite his insane obsession with Darla truly cares about Dawn. Lindsey who now waits home

(not home. Theirs is just a magically protected apartment they keep until the time comes)

for Dawn to bring in news from the office. Her Lindsey.

(for now)

Yet, there’s a part of Dawn who is happy this is happening. To have Angel’s lips on her neck and his body pressed against hers, giving her the kind of wild, raw passion she likes to pretend exists with Lindsey.

And then there are his fangs grazing the skin of her shoulder and that name he says when he comes. It suddenly strikes how much she hates

(herself)

Eve. Damn you, Eve. For getting all the fun. For being the one Angel fucks behind the couch. For being the one Lindsey is waiting for. Even as she closes his eyes and comes, Dawn knows she can never be Eve, no matter what everybody else says.

Then Angel starts kissing her again, ready for another round. And she gives in. Let Angel, Lindsey and everybody else have their little fantasy. She can just lie back and lose herself in her own.