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Cordelia Chase | btvs/ats | reserved 3/?
Despite the fact that Cordelia develops and becomes a true Champion of good, she never loses her femininity. She still get excited about new clothes, the chance to dress up, and the idea of a whirlwind romance (like she has with Groo). She becomes a strong balance between hero and woman, and wears both roles like a glove. Despite becoming a much deeper person throughout the two series, some of her old shallowness still shines through, like getting super excited over presents for her birthday, or new clothes being a means to mending her friendship with Angel.
She also develops very motherly instincts later on in the series. We see it with Connor, Angel's son, but we also see it with her relationship with Fred. She puts a lot of effort into helping the other girl assimilate back into the real world. This probably is due to her own time in Pylea helping her to empathize with Fred's situation.
One of Cordelia’s biggest fears and insecurities is the fact that she has them at all. She’s done a very good job all her life to appear to be tough as nails, like nothing gets to her. In reality, this isn’t true at all. She doesn’t care what nameless others think of her, but what her friends think of her? That’s vitally important to her. This is why, in the episode Birthday she is so hurt when she hears Angel talking about her being too weak to handle things. Because she likes to think that her friends think better of her, that’s she’s become more than the cheerleader who would scream and run away from monsters back in Sunnydale. It bothers her so much that she overcompensates and accepts Skip’s offer just to prove to herself that she didn’t need them. But I think part of her also thought they didn’t need her, which is why the events of that episode are so important to her.
Another big insecurity of hers is being second best. A lot of this stems from her relationship with Xander, which is still probably the only long term, real relationship she’s had. And even though she really had strong feelings for him, she always felt like he cared about Buffy and Willow more. This was reinforced by the fact that she found him cheating on her with not just anyone, but Willow of all people. Willow was someone she used to tease and make fun of, then here this guy she really cared about, who she had once seen as beneath her, cheating on her with the object of her teasing. Though she never talks about Xander or that relationship once she moves over to the series Angel I think it left a rather large scar in her psyche, even if she doesn’t want to admit it. As she develops feelings for Angel throughout the series, I always felt like that same insecurity built up inside about Buffy. Even if he ever returned her feelings, he’d always love Buffy more and Buffy always come first.
Cordelia also wonders sometimes if the things that have happened to her since she’s been in L.A. are punishment for what a bitch she was in Sunnydale. This is best examined in the episode “Room With A View” where she feels like being tortured by a ghost is her punishment, that she deserves it. Although by the end of the episode, she accepts that being a bitch is part of who she is, I think it really shined some light on deeper insecurities of hers. Even when she doesn’t show it, she does have regret over the things she’s done in the past, the person she’s been in the past. This is also revisited in "That Vision Thing" in season three when she thinks she is being punished for the type of person she's been.
Cordelia Chase | btvs/ats | reserved 4/4
Other:
Cordelia gets visions from ~The Powers That Be~ that show her people they're supposed to help. These visions also come with a side of terrible pain. And sometimes she even drools on herself D:
Also..tact is something Cordelia generally doesn't believe in.
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First Person (entry type):
Okay Wesley, what kind of weird websites have you been surfing on the work computers. I assume it was you, because if Angel was trying to use it, it would be on fire right about now. You'd think he would have kept up on technology as it develops but no! He's as clueless as some inept child.
Right. So we were discussing..why you were visiting this site in general. I mean, drama? Ducks? Seriously? Is this what you do in your spare time? You really need a hobby.
I'm sure you have some research for our cases you could be doing or something. Anything less lame than this.
Third Person:
Cordelia cried out in pain, falling down on the floor of her apartment as images ran through her head, one after another. They were clips, like a poorly edited movie trailer or something. She was getting used to it by now, visions with a side of searing pain.
As the images began to subside and she was able to regain control over her body, she peeled herself off the floor. "Phone!" She called out to her roommate, Dennis, who floated the phone over to her. But as she was about to dial, it was time for a rerun, the vision passing through her slower this time, with more details involved. It was a young girl in a crappy part of L.A., near Olivera St. She was being attacked by a group of vampires. They didn't have a lot of time.
She could feel the girl's fear, her helplessness and it made Cordelia's resolve harden. Ever since that time with the Vocah demon that unleased all of Los Angeles' suffering to her, empathy had become a deep part of her visions. She didn't just see it happening to the victims, she pratically experienced it herself. It was totally freaky, but good motivation to make sure they all got on the job as quickly as possible.
She then started to dial again, rolling her eyes as it went to voice mail. She didn't know what Angel and Wesley were up to, but clearly it couldn't be important because she hadn't been able to tell them about the latest job yet.
"Look guys, you need to get on this as soon as you get this message. There's a girl being attacked by a group of vampires down near Olivera Street. I'm trying Gunn next, but you better meet us there. We'll definitely need as many people on this one as possible. Also, does no one answer this line when I'm not around? Seriously?"
She hung up the phone and handed it back to her ghostly roommate. She grabbed her jacket out of her closet and made her way out. She'd have to take care of things herself, and wait for the boys to meet up with her.
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