Angel/Cordelia

Angel/Cordelia is the het pairing between Cordelia Chase and vampire-with-a-soul Angel in the Buffyverse.
==Canon==
==Fandom==
Fanworks pairing Cordelia and Angel did exist before Angel season 1, but it was rare and considered a crack ship as the pairing would never become canonical. Some of the earliest Cangel works were hosted on UCSL, a fic archive dedicated to unconventional and non-canonical pairings. There were also works posted on fanfiction.net during this time. 
Cordelia/Angel was a contentious ship when it initially arose in Angel Season 1, and fans of the pairing immediately found themselves in conflict with established Buffy/Angel shippers. Several C/A specific boards were created during this period, including Stranger Things, to provide a haven for fans of the ship. 
Cangel was most popular in season 1 and 2 of Angel the Series. Many fans were unhappy with the way the relationship developed in season 3. Still more fans were unhappy with Cordelia's season 4 storyline, which moved away from Cangel, and her dismissal by TPTB after season 4. Others viewed the unsatisfactory canon storylines as an opportunity to write fix-its and canon-divergent fics.
===Common Tropes & Storylines===
* Curse, What Curse? PWP is common, but there are also fics where the Curse is an impediment to a sexual relationship and/or Angel loses his soul after a moment of happiness with Cordelia. 
* Angelus/Cordelia is usually dark fic. 
* Many works focus on the Friends to Lovers dynamic. These fics are often fluffier and can include; Angel helping Cordelia during her pregnancy, canon-divergent works where Connor isn't kidnapped and the two raise the baby together.
==Example Fanworks==
===Fanfiction===
*Another Life by Inamorata—Angel/Cordelia novella
*As Time Goes By by Yahtzee—post-apocalyptic Casablanca rewrite starring Cordelia as Rick
*Dangerous Type by mph0506. Cordelia crosses paths with mid S2 Dark!Angel.
*Queen of the Night by Starlet2367 
*Untitled Cup Challenge by psychofilly. Angel, Cordelia, fertility clinic.'
*Washer at the Ford by lostakasha. "You Are Welcome" with a touch of Celtic mythology.
* Your Enemies Closer by Syn. Angelus/Cordelia future fic.
===Fanvids===
===Fanart===
===Meta===
* Friendship and Possibility a Shipper's Manifesto essay by writingpathways(Rachel) (2004)
* Why Cordelia and Angel by Evette
===Rec Lists===
* xlivvielockex's List
* Devotion's Cordelia/Angel Fanfiction Index
==Archives and Fannish Links==
* Stranger Things(link), a C/A message board.
* Angel's Oasis (archived link and on Wordpress) a C/A centric fiction forum. 
* AC Angst and its associated archive Volition (archived link), the home of Angel/Cordelia Angst.
* Just Fic, the C/A archive created by the team at Stranger Things. 
* Go Team CA, a C/A fanfic archive.
*The Angel and Cordelia Fanfiction Archive. 
*The True Love Chronicles, a C/A fanfiction archive. 
*Chaos + Embraced, a C/A shipper site
*Splinter, a C/A shipper site
* Darkness and Daylight Cordelia/Angel fanfiction & art by Lisa Whitmore
*His Girl Friday, a C/A shipper site
* Angel/Cordelia works at Ao3
* Angel & Cordelia works at FFN
*angel_cordelia LiveJournal community
==References==
Category:Het Pairings
Category:Buffyverse Relationships