Fantasy/Reality (The Devil Wears Prada, Miranda/Andy)

[slammerkinbabe]

Title: Fantasy/Reality
Author: slammerkinbabe
Recipient: egalitarianmuse
Fandom: The Devil Wears Prada
Pairing: Miranda/Andy
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~2,700
Summary: Andy has three fantasies about Miranda.

Comments

[slammerkinbabe]

Oh, thank you! I'm so glad all that came across, especially what you note about Andy's speaking to Miranda in the dream because she's the one person who'd understand. I mean, part of it is hero-worshipping, also, but the one thing that has consistently driven me *nuts* about the movie is the way it denigrates Andy for throwing herself into her job and enjoying that she's good at it. There's such a disconnect between the speech that Miranda gives when Andy smirks at the two turquoise belts -- you know, the "you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back" speech -- which the movie genuinely seems to take seriously (as it should! I mean, Lord, I'm no fashionista myself, but this idea that everyone who cares about fashion is automatically shallow is just wretched.) Anyway, there's such a disconnect between that speech and the way the movie finally treats Andy, as though she's a complete sellout for doing her job and liking it. So I really wanted to touch on that in the fic, because I've always felt that the ending basically consisted of Andy falling back into the little-woman-deferring-to-her-man stereotype, and I wanted to see her independent in the end. And in the context of the movie, Miranda really is the only one, for all her flaws, who does seem to understand that choice. So, uh. I think that's a very long way of saying -- thanks! :)

[piedra_lumbre]

This was really lovely, and adroitly blends fantasy and reality with every step. I also wanted to say that you zeroed in on the thing about the movie that also drives me nuts. Its not so much the fashion stuff which has as much merit as any other field of endeavor, but that Movie!Andy is so harshly judged for the ability to find value in her job. Nate et al. seem to be completely clueless about how they want to control who Andy is and how upset they are when Miranda challenges that control. Ultimately, of course, one wishes Andy to decide who she is on her own which is one of the reasons I prefer fic!Andy myself.