#silverangel

angel only meets kerry through johnny so its inevitable that the relationship starts off strained and weird. incredibly Awkward. i mean, kerry finds out his best friend (lover, situationship, etc) is back from the dead after 50 years. Of Course he wants to talk to him and be with him and spend whatever time with him that he can. not spend time with v. hes irrelevant hes just the body carrying johnny. when kerry calls him and immediately opens with "hey johnny?" and v has to explain no, thats not how it works, and he sounds Genuinely annoyed by it. like theres an immediate strain to their dynamic there. i think angel just feels Strange every time hes talking to kerry bc he can tell that kerry doesnt know how to talk to him. he knows how to talk to johnny but not this random guy.

it definitely builds an inherent distrust within angel. hed be hesitant whenever kerry calls because he just naturally assumes its to speak to johnny, why wouldnt it be? they share a lifetime of a relationship that angel couldnt even begin to understand, before he was even born, of course kerry wants to take every opportunity he can to be with johnny. even when kerry starts texting him, calling him for no reason, asks him out for coffee and pries into his life--angel doesnt believe it for a while. i think theyd get into a genuine blowout over it and actually fight it out bc kerry is sincere in wanting to get to know angel and form a friendship and angel just Does Not believe it.

they do in fact reach mutual ground on it and start being friends. kerry mentions johnny less and less when spending time with v, unless its necessary or v mentions him first

HOWEVER also thinking about johnny getting mad about it. crying. not only having to let v go but kerry too, and with EACH OTHER? without HIM? johnny loves angel. he wont say it (yet) but he does, its obvious, and angel loves johnny, they both know whats happening and how they feel about each other. but johnny isnt there. hes not tangible. kerry is. angel likes kerry and kerry likes angel and johnny is on the backburner. the inevitable arguments and fights with johnny because of it. the eventual breaking point where angel has to explain the mess to kerry and figure it all out, probably have another fight until it becomes pointless because johnny isnt there so what are they even talking about, its just such classic johnny to ruin something and sabotage a good thing and this time he isnt even there