conno(r)tations 22 tenderness

 on a track

to vindication
took a siding
to despair

has never known

a trace of tenderness

and now

the tiniest vestige

far too late

would totally derail him

For more on Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), see Opinion8: Career-defining Roles.

For more on Christian Kane (Lindsey McDonald in Angel), see

Christian Kane – Covered in Glory and Opinion8: Songs about School.