Title: Bent Justice
Fandom: Buffy
Pairing: Angel/Spike
Categories: AU, angst, drama, hurt/comfort
Length: epic
Warnings: violence, non-con (not the main pairing), dub-con, murder; it's a prison, I'm sure you get the idea

Author on LJ: toobusy2write
Website: Penetrating Urges

Author's Summary: Spike is an undercover agent sent into prison to bust a corrupt warden, but when he takes on Angel—the convict that runs D Block through strength and fear—in order to prove himself, Spike uncovers more than he bargained for.

Review:
I don't normally go for prison stories because, frankly, prisons really scary me, but Spike is my favourite Buffy character and human!AUs of the Buffy/Angel 'verse simply rock.

There's so much sexual energy between Spike and Angel from the start that you'll probably want to strangle them (from frustration, naturally) or cuddle them (because, yeah, some guys are *dense* and just need to be loved) or perhaps both by the time they actually come around to having sex. Of course, the constant UST-induced bantering between the two doesn't help.

That being said, there's nothing fluffy about Bent Justice. Dude, the story happens prison. There are mentions of rape and extreme violence, but I suppose that's expected of prisons. Not too many people actually get hurt in the story, but do read the warnings before each chapter to make sure there's nothing you can't stomach.

The set-up of the story is fairly straightforward, yet the author does a fabulous job creating a supporting cast with complex but well-developed back-stories, personalities, emotions, and individual motives. Prison does funny things to one's psyche, but it also usually takes an unbalanced psyche for one to land in a maximum security prison. Welcome to Belle Glade Federal Correctional Complex -- the inmates are wonderfully interesting and also very, very dangerous.

A must read if you are a fan of the Buffy/Angel 'verse or have a fondness for prison fics. This is also one of the best undercover stories (including published novels) I've read. Highly recommended.

Bent Justice