Canonically speaking, I'm going to say: neither.
Roger's relationship with Angel is, at first, very superficial. They are attracted to each other physically, because she's a beautiful blonde (also: catsuit), and he's a handsome young buisnessman with a snappy sense of style (also: rich).
Then there's a danger / excitement factor. Angel is a spy, she's sneaky, she's mysterious, she's dangerous. Roger is a negotiator, handling oftentimes hostile situations with ease, he's exciting, and he pilots a giant robot (I'm pretty sure Angel's figured this out very early on).
Later, there's a sense of familiarity: they live very different lives, and yet deal with much of the same things. Searching for answers, trying to fulfill their obligations (*snicker* destiny) in their own worlds.
But really they are very different people, and ultimately there are fundamental problems that would cause any serious relationship between to them fail. I think they both realize that. And, I think that Angel is OK with that and doesn't have any problem going for the short term, but Roger... Ah. Roger, the gentleman, with all his "Ladies Man" b.s. can't bring himself to get involved with Angel when he knows it will never work. He can't bring himself to kiss her, to let any of that building sexual tension actually
go anywhere.
At the end of the season two, he tells her that he will always remember the woman who loves herself more than anyone. This is not "I love you". This is "I know you have the power to fulfill that need within yourself, so that you
don't need me to do it for you".
Roger's relationship with Dorothy is heavily buried in denial. At first, he can't even bring himself to admit she's capable of feeling things like a human being. She's a robot, not human, she can't love.
Later, he denies that he is capable of feeling love for her, reacting so over-the-top at the very idea that it's painfully obvious that he's lying. Ironic that Angel sees it before even he does. As for Dorothy, it's already established in the series how she feels for Roger.
Other's have explained well enough what Roger & Dorothy have going for them-- I don't need to cover that again. But ultimately? I don't believe that Roger would ever be able to overcome his doubts and prejudices and commit to a relationship with the android. His funeral confessions to Dorothy embodies this: even after she's
dead, he can't bring himself to admit that he loved her. Instead he skirts the issue and takes whatever regrets he had with him.
Yes, yes, the comment later about mouth to mouth. As a fan I'd like to justify that as a glimmer of hope, but honestly I think that we did get a third season, there would still never be any real resolution between them.
As far as fanon is concerned, Roger and Dorothy is one of the few couples that I really, really like and support. Why? Because they really play well off of each other. I love watching them interact, scenes in the series with both Roger and Dorothy are almost always better than with one or the other. Not only that, but they also work well together, complimenting each other rather than conflicting against (whereas with Roger and Angel, I think would conflict more than anything-- not that it can't be sexy conflict, ifyanowhatimean).
And they seem to genuinely care about each other.
I think they would work very well as a romantic couple, in a solid relationship-- if
only Roger could get over the android hang up. Fan-wise, it works, canon-wise... not so much.
Now I'm going to relieve some of the fangirl naughtiness that's been neglected the last few months. Consider yourselves warned.
Man, forget you all. I vote for Angel/Dorothy. :<
Never mention this again. It is too good. We're but moths to the TOWERING INFERNO that is this pairing.
I can see it now: fan's brains spontaneously combust due to the sheer hawtness that is AngelxDorothy. Yes, it would be a painful death. But in the end-- worth it.
Vera/Angel would be acceptable as well, but I get the sense that I'm alone in this.
LET ME PONDER ON THIS.
..... OK.
(But in all serious, no. ... well. Maybe. Hmmmmm.... I think you should write about it.)
I'd definitely be intrigued if you wrote a fic, which described all the experiences the women have shared in the past. You wouldn't even need to mention much about a physical aspect before my imagination would take over.
YES PLZ.
In terms of building upon aspects already present, however, that does leave me still feeling extremely fond of both Alex/Alan and Vera/Alan. Mrf.
...Of course, I feel that I should clarify at this point, it's true that the relationships I describe more often than not have nothing to do with romance. At least not in a conventional sense, anyway. :3
OR. Or. Alex/Alan/Vera. Amirite??
Although, I can't even really fathom how to set that up. Any combination of two, however, already there.
~J
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