It was wonderful to hear of someone else who had discovered the
wonderfulness of Wesley. Honestly, I initially started off as a
Giles player in these online RPG's. About three years ago, in one of
my games, my Wesley player disappeared, and I was forced to take him
on. Not wanting to do a disservice to the character, I started
watching the epis more closely, and discovered what a gem this
character was. And as a writer for these games, Wesley is a writer's
dream come true. Every season, he's a different character. I think
of all the Jossverse characters, he grew the most from his initial
appearance on Buffy, to the last episode of Angel. I find myself
looking for different time periods to play, just to run the gambit
that is Wesley. For as sexy, and dangerous as he became in Season
4....I think the trickiest time period to write for him, is for
Season two, leading into season three. Because he's just starting to
find his legs as a leader....and while still unsure, Angel
investigations was never as successful as it was under Wesley's
leadership.

I've recently started writing Wesley in fics as well. A friend of
mine always wanted to try a Wesley/Fred/ Giles fic, and I figured
out the timeline and suggested a way to make it work. It starts with
Fred calling Giles when they couldn't find Wes (when Justine had cut
his throat). And I tell you, it was interesting to watch Wes grow
with the support of Wes and Fred, and then later with the scoobies
support. For anyone wanting to read it, the url is:

http://community.livejournal.com/meaningofheroes/

We called it that based on something Giles told Fred in the story.
That people assume those with super powers, like Angel, or Buffy are
the only heroes. And it's people like Xander and Wesley, those
without powers to call on, who still fight, knowing the
danger....THOSE are the real heroes. Honestly, the story took on a
life of it's own, but it was nice to see Wesley have a chance to
grow with the support he should have had all along. We're actually
planning a book two to this story.