I think it depends on the definition of happiness – personally I always thought it was a feeling of intimacy that Buffy and Angel shared when they had sex that made him feel safe, secure and loved, and therefore truly forget his guilt for a moment. That's when he lost his soul. And there goes part of my headcanon I guess that this is part of the cruelty of the curse that once he has found something so precious he will want to reciprocate in kind but can't. In fact, all that was good before turns into this feverish obsession that we see in Angelus in BtVS season 2. His interest in Buffy is still there, but it has turned into something terrible and unhealthy.
So, while I bet that Darla and Angel/us shared sexual bliss, I don't think that equals happiness either.
Ironically (or not), I actually do have a soft spot for Darla and Angel. As for losing his soul, I don't know... perhaps if something had happened while she came to him for help when she was human and dying. Then again other than the time being too short, still probably not – because in the end she was still Darla and as much as he cared for her, he still remembered all the horrible things they had done together.
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Date: 2018-07-19 06:37 am (UTC)So, while I bet that Darla and Angel/us shared sexual bliss, I don't think that equals happiness either.
Ironically (or not), I actually do have a soft spot for Darla and Angel. As for losing his soul, I don't know... perhaps if something had happened while she came to him for help when she was human and dying. Then again other than the time being too short, still probably not – because in the end she was still Darla and as much as he cared for her, he still remembered all the horrible things they had done together.