#lovelanguages

This post dives into the 5 Love Languages with a fresh lens. Tap in:

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BtVS + Love Languages: Angel

"I'll give you that view you crave, darling. I'll give you everything."

"Giles didn't set this up. Angel did. This is the wrapping for the gift."

"I found it in a quaint little shopgirl."

Angel's character journey can be tracked through gifts, and the ways in which he exchanges them. After he is turned into a vampire by Darla, the two of them spend centuries killing and torturing together; exchanging gifts. He lures her away from the Master by promising her the beautiful views and fine things she's always wanted. She returns by gifting him victims to torture. Two of his most notable crimes were committed against women that Darla found and "gifted" to him - first Drusilla, and later the Romani girl that resulted in his ensouling.

In 1996, after meeting with Whistler, he devoted himself to Buffy's cause, and he gives gifts as evidence of that devotion. His gift of the cross necklace in the pilot proves himself as an ally to her. His gift of the Claddagh ring in Surprise is meant to demonstrate his love and commitment to her. He gifts jewllery - a classic romantic trope meant to highlight the romanticism of his character.

When he loses his soul again, his romanticism turns dark, and so do his gifts. He leaves drawings and flowers for Buffy, which is equal parts intentionally mockery, and also demonstrative of his undying obsession with her. His love is twisted sideways, and so his love language. With Jenny's death, we see the apex of this drive to leave sick gifts. His love is not just for Buffy, but for death itself. Jenny is left as a gift, an offering, a tribute. A monument to death.

His growing feelings for Cordelia in late S2 are shown with the repeated gifts he brings her. Unlike the highly romanticised gifts given to Buffy, his gifts to Cordelia - buying her clothes, buying her food when she is feeling down, brainstorming future holidays with her - are more based in everyday needs, representing the more mature, down-to-earth love he shares with her.

~ Love languages ~

Note: I wrote two languages because some people are bilingual. Also, I have notice two love languages in certain signs.

• How the Venus Signs express their love. •

♡ Venus in Virgo: acts of service and quality time with you.

♡ Venus in Aries: physical touch and quality time.

♡ Venus in Pisces: acts of service and words of affirmation.

♡ Venus in Capricorn: acts of service and quality time.

♡ Venus in Aquarius: quality time and acts of service.

♡ Venus in Sagittarius: quality time and act of service.

♡Venus in Scorpio: physical touch and quality time.

♡ Venus in Cancer: giving gifts and quality time.

♡ Venus in Leo: giving gifts and physical touch.

♡ Venus in Gemini: words of affirmation and physical touch.

♡ Venus in Libra: quality time and physical touch.

YES! Oh my goodness, fun fact I was going to write blurbs on each of the guys’ love languages but I never got around to it. But this is just my thoughts, I don’t know too much about love languages but if anyone wants to share what they think let me know!

Luke: his is definitely physical touch. Like??? There are so many examples of times where he’s been laughing at one of the guys (usually Calum) and he’ll touch him, or on stage he’ll just like put his hand on his shoulder. Also with Sierra like in most of their photos he’s laid on her, and even with petunia he just seems like he wants to cuddle always. And when Sierra rubbed his arm to comfort him from paparazzi! There’s also a gif I saw recently where Calum seemed like kinda down in and interview and Luke touched his leg and I was like😭🥺🥰 I also think he could be words of affirmation too, because we know how much he loves a compliment about how he looks. I remember he once said in an interview that he wears leather pants just so people will comment on them! This is already too long but also acts of service maybe? Since he brought up once that when Sierra paid for his dinner he loved that because no one had done that for him before 🥺

love languages…

blood + fire… the wild. the passionate. the visceral things that burn in your veins, that bite at your senses, that give you a pulse

sugar + flowers… the sweet. the soft. the vulnerable things that tender the walls and break your heart open

love + soul… the deep. the true. the heart. the lungs. the breathing. the wings. the free… the things you ache for… and the ones that ache back

magic + stars… the infinite. the destined. the things you feel beyond words, beyond bodies, beyond… before… after… always.