ok I need to write all these thoughts out because they're getting overwhelming — too many possibilities — & isn't that what listography is for. yes. yes it is.

• ugh so when I was thinking this through I was thinking about this, right, so. my secondary impulse was to have buffy as cobb & angel/us as mal because s2!! so perfect!!
  • with the guilt &c.
• but then I started thinking about angel
  • which led to thoughts of RIVAL DREAM THIEF TEAMS which is such an awesome idea I can't even stand it so:
• back to the initial character sorting:

buffy

• EXTRACTOR → giles
• SHADE → jenny
• POINT → buffy
  • I mean come on. I guess it could still work if angelus was the shade but I like this better bc JENNY
• FORGER → spike
• (here's where it gets dicey though)
• ARCHITECT → tara
  • fuck it, she's always been the ~guide~ & the moral compass of the show
• CHEMIST → willow
  • I'M SO SORRY, YUSUF. YOU DESERVE BETTER. however this led to thoughts of a DARK!WILLOW SEQUEL. I mean what if that den of sleeping people in yusuf's shop is like a MAGIC CRACK DEN
  • cause we didn't see anything like that in stupid s6 ugh
  • & she's keeping those people knocked out in order to leech magic out of them or s/t.
  • I'm just saying, it could be awesome.
• TOURIST → xander
• MARK → faith
  • faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaith. it could be a story of redemption. omg how much do I want this.

angel

• EXTRACTOR → angel
  • all squinty & broody. tbh these characters fell into the roles much easier than buffy's
• SHADE → cordelia
  • fucking season 4, man. let's pretend this is a much better rewrite.
• POINT → gunn
• FORGER → lilah
• ARCHITECT → wesley
• CHEMIST → fred
• TOURIST → lorne
• MARK → connor
  • REDEMPTION CITY Y'ALL