Feb Festival - Days 23, 24 (sorta) and 25

[brandywine28]

Still plodding along like a diligent little cart horse. A cart horse who...likes talking about slash. Because that's not a ridiculous metaphor or anything.

Day 23 - A crossover with a fandom you don't know/didn't know when you read the story

Octobers by xoverau (Chris/Eminem)
Um, does Eminem count as a fandom? (Even though he's only one guy, I mean.)

I had heard of Eminem before I read this, obviously, but like everything else that doesn't really interest me I had always managed to sweep all knowledge of him to the periphery of my awareness. Homophobic lyrics, the Elton John duet--that's about all I knew. And while I still can't call myself a fan, exactly, I do credit this story with opening my eyes to the sometimes challenging but always intriguing World of Emslash.

After an unusual encounter in a public restroom, Chris and Em become deeply entrenched in each other's lives. I should warn you--this fic was also a major contender for the 'Story That Breaks Your Heart' category.

(the link will take you to Part One; all other parts can be found in the author's lj memories.)

Day 24 - a guilty pleasure

For me, fandom is a guilt-free zone. As far as I'm concerned, shame and crippling neuroses have their place--namely every single other aspect of my life. But popslash? Popslash is a Happy Place.

So yes, I may take a stonger interest in slavefics and hooker AUs than is generally considered PC, and I may have gotten the occasional illicit thrill from reading about Chris and JC peeing on each other (what? It was a good story!). And I do seem to recall enjoying a particularly questionable pirate epic in which Evil Captain Chris kidnaps Naive Schoolboy JC, who spends about two dozen chapters cowering in fear as he's passed from buccaneer to buccaneer. (He was a delicate little flower.) But I don't feel guilty about any of it. Nay, I am proud! (Unless my mother ever finds this entry, in which case I've never heard of fanfiction, homosexuality or the internet.)

Day 25 - a story that spawned an inside joke

Rules of Engagement by zebraljb (Chris/Lance, JC/?)
Gave birth to a slew of JC/Steven Tyler jokes that are probably nowhere near as funny as I think they are.

Comments

[zebraljb.livejournal.com]

*wipes away tears*

Ohhhh man I just laughed so hard. I COMPLETELY forgot about the Steven Tyler thing. The first of many inside jokes.


Oh, life. *sniffle* hahahahahahahaha

[brandywine28.livejournal.com]

I still say it has its place in canon! Remember the half-time show from the 2001 Superbowl?

[zebraljb.livejournal.com]

*puts hands over ears* NO ideas. NO ideas. I have enough.

Though, honestly, even YOU couldn't get me to write Steven Tyler slash. Sorry.

[brandywine28.livejournal.com]

Hm. Should I consider that a challenge? I like challenges. *grins evilly*

[zebraljb.livejournal.com]

Absolutely NOT. I put my Pennsylvania foot down. There is NOTHING you could do that would make me write that.

(except maybe write something for ME, and then I'd at least reconsider it)

But no.