Kate Stocking
Click to viewKate....The Girl Who Killed The Girl Next Door
I'm probably the worst qualified person ever for making a Kate stocking, but I will try my very best for Lenina, because I'm such a fan of her passion. Lenina is so deep and illuminating she can often get me fascinated about Kate's role and even the cursed triangle! I like Len's concept of the triangle as a narrative device that characterises Kate and her daddy issues. Sometimes I feel like I'd like to remove the triangle altogether and look at Kate as an individual, but then I think Len would tell me that the Jack & Sawyer sides were there in Kate before she came to the island, only they used to be called Sam & Wayne.
Take another little piece of my Heart...
When Kate is sitting on her mother's porch, playing with a lighter and preparing to commit murder/arson, she is wearing a Janis Joplin T-shirt. This is awesome. Joplin died at age 27, the same age as Kate when Flight 815 crashed. But of course, everyone gets a new life on the island and even though Kate has now been rescued the island has a hold over her. When Kate is off-island her hair is straight, flat and boring. When she is on-island Kate's hair is big, wild and curly, like Joplin's hair. So I'm think Kate clearly belongs on the island. Oh and lastly Joplin's favourite drink was 'Southern Comfort' which tells us all we need to know about Kate's prefrences (right Freckles?) .
Daddy, Daddy, you bastard...I'm through...
Okay so that was the worst Kate-meta ever. I doubt I could tell Len anything about her dear Katie that she don't already know inside-out. But still I hope she enjoys this Kate-themed post of pics, fic and vids in honour of her undying fandom obsession.
Untitled Kate Ficlet (Kate, Aaron, mentions of Charlie/Claire)
I've never written Kate before. For Len, I'm prepared to give it a try...
Kate hadn't slept in three days; not since leaving the house. She looked out over the darkened car park from the motel window. Her eyes were red raw, her vision blurring with the shadows. She felt like she was drunk, though Kate had almost forgotten that feeling. She hadn't had a drink in three years. She wouldn't let alcohol put her off guard or rankle her emotions even for a moment. But this sleep loss had an inebriating effect of its own. When she had been running on her own Kate had slept in barns, under bridges, on park benches, you name it. She always slept lightly with one eye open. But it was different now. Back then she only had herself to take care of. She didn't have anyone else to watch out for.
Kate looked over her shoulder. Aaron was in his pyjamas, bouncing on the motel bed.
Tears of exhaustion bled from her eyes. Kate knew she couldn't run from this. She knew this lie, this crime would to catch up with her. This time she would not escape punishment. Any day now Jack would catch up. Or maybe it would be Widmore's people or Benjamin Linus or the island itself. Kate couldn't escape the visions of Claire that haunted her dreams. She couldn't escape the whispers on the telephone. The voice that told her 'You're not supposed to raise him'. The voice that sounded like Charlie. She knew it was hopeless trying to run. Kate just wasn't in the habit of surrendering.
"Stop doing that," she hissed to the toddler on the bed. "Sit down."
Aaron stopped jumping and stared at her in confusion. Kate stared back at his perfect little face, his sunny blonde hair, his eyes of purest blue. Aaron was the sweetest looking kid. How could anyone believe that he was hers?
"What is it, mommy?" he asked plaintively.
Mommy. Kate shuddered at the word. She had always promised herself that she would never become like her mother. She wouldn't let herself get pushed around and yelled at by some angry drunk excuse for a man. She wouldn't lie to a child about who it was that made them. She wouldn't build a cosy little home around herself and live her life in denial.
Except that now...she had done all those things and much worse besides.
"I'm not your mother..." she said.
There, she had said it. After holding the confession back for so many years she was surprised how quickly the words tumbled out. She was tired. She was sick of it. And she had finally said it.
Aaron continued to stare at her, not understanding or maybe just waiting for her to explain. Kate crossed the room. She opened up the suitcase; the suitcase with the gun inside. If only she could get the kid to hate her and then teach him to shoot there might be an easy way out of this, one that Kate would approve of. But no. It had to be this way. And this was going to be so much harder...
Kate carried the tiny plastic bag back to the bedside. She sat on the mattress beside her stolen child. First she took out the photographs; three of Claire and one of Charlie. Then the knitted sock and the silver ring that she had found in Aaron's crib the day before she escaped from the island. She laid all these objects out on the bed.
They were real. They existed. Just like those two people had existed.
It was time that Aaron knew of their existance too.
( by falafel_fiction for lovely lenina )
Kate Vid Recs
Missing by Belxf
Winner of last years LVI tourney. A post-island AU story where Kate marries Sawyer, but still feels drawn towards Jack. One of the most stunningly crafted fanvids ever made I think. It's flawless.
Easier to Run by polarbear
A Skate vid which really focuses on the badassery of this ship. Made before S4 so it features no stupid mommy!Kate. Lots of angst, lots of violence...a tribute to the Bonnie & Clyde years!
Walking Behind by Ais
A fluffy upbeat Skate photo album. I'm surprised how much I love this!
Good Enough by littletonpace
I know Kate and Juliet are lenina's favourites, but does she like them femmeslashed? That I don't know, but this AU Thelma & Louise style story was very well done.
Breakdown by Belxf
Another great femmeslash vid, this time with Kate/Claire before the baby stealing story.
Kill Me Kate by jemmz
This is one of my favourite AUs! Kate/Sawyer are a pair of con-artists. Kate marries rockstar Charlie, steals his wealth and blows up his house. Charlie survives and comes back to take some insane revenge!
Be Our Guest by movie83
Crack!vid. Kate is Belle in a sadistic spoof of Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast'.
Kate wishes to blow up the house and leave you now....
Merry Christmas lenina20