It was easy for me to get inside Xander's head here, because he's so much like me. He spent much of his life downtrodden, bullied, and generally convinced he was good for nothing, using humor as his only defense. I think no one was more surprised than him to discover that there was something he actually excelled at, so he's positively giddy at the idea of tackling this remodeling project. Poor Xander has always needed just such a self-confidence boost! Then along comes Angel ...
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Date: 2008-02-22 03:18 am (UTC)