Happy Birthday Nick!
Today I must extend my love (Scully: "Oh, is that what you were extending?" Heh, X-Files in-joke, sorry) to the man that first brought me to LJ, Nicholas Lea.
I've written more fan fiction about his character, Alex Krycek, than I have any other, so he holds a special place in my heart and always will.
On the series The X-Files, he was regularly leather-clad, sexy, dark and dangerous, and a complete mystery. We never got any information about who this man was, or what made him tick. His motivations were vague, but Nick Lea portrayed him as a man torn between two worlds -- the good and the bad, the dark and the light -- and that sense of gray made him irresistible. And in nine seasons, he only appeared in 23 episodes total, sometimes doing nothing more than lurking in the shadows wielding a gun.
Those of us who could see past his murky allegiances and questionable behavior got to experience a uniquely different character, because Alex fought for no one but himself. One man against the world, doing what he had to to survive. Who wouldn't want to identify with that? Besides, being sexy as fuck helped a lot too.
We never were sure why Alex did the things he did. Perhaps that's why he's perfectly suited to the world of fan fiction. We can do anything we want with him -- and we have. In the world of XF slash, Mulder and Krycek are a couple. It's especially interesting writing this pairing, because by canon standards they hate each other. That never deterred writers, though, that's for sure.
Anyway, I'm wishing Nicholas Lea a Happy Birthday today, because I wouldn't have had as much fun and enjoyment as I have writing his character (and fan fiction in general) if not for his amazing portrayal.
I've written more fan fiction about his character, Alex Krycek, than I have any other, so he holds a special place in my heart and always will.
On the series The X-Files, he was regularly leather-clad, sexy, dark and dangerous, and a complete mystery. We never got any information about who this man was, or what made him tick. His motivations were vague, but Nick Lea portrayed him as a man torn between two worlds -- the good and the bad, the dark and the light -- and that sense of gray made him irresistible. And in nine seasons, he only appeared in 23 episodes total, sometimes doing nothing more than lurking in the shadows wielding a gun.
Those of us who could see past his murky allegiances and questionable behavior got to experience a uniquely different character, because Alex fought for no one but himself. One man against the world, doing what he had to to survive. Who wouldn't want to identify with that? Besides, being sexy as fuck helped a lot too.
We never were sure why Alex did the things he did. Perhaps that's why he's perfectly suited to the world of fan fiction. We can do anything we want with him -- and we have. In the world of XF slash, Mulder and Krycek are a couple. It's especially interesting writing this pairing, because by canon standards they hate each other. That never deterred writers, though, that's for sure.
Anyway, I'm wishing Nicholas Lea a Happy Birthday today, because I wouldn't have had as much fun and enjoyment as I have writing his character (and fan fiction in general) if not for his amazing portrayal.