How does it feel to be one of the beautiful people?
Poetry month means a lot of people post poems I've never read before, which can be a great pleasure. Today, I spotted a charming one which is called Jane Austen and John Lennon in Heaven, and is about precisely this.
Now, being me, my train of thought ran thusly.
1.) The potential for crack fic is awesome. Starting with the part where John L. famously expressed a certain opinion on heaven.
2.) Also, it would be a fascinating train wreck of an afterlife relationship. I mean, I can completely see reason for mutual attraction in either a friendly or romantic way. John Lennon had a type, and bossy workoholic perfectionists able to spar with him were it. And his wit, charisma and fondness of puns would make him enough of an enticing conversationalist at first to be of interest to Miss Austen. But then! I may be wrong, but somehow I can't see Jane A. caring to stick around once he starts to throw the inevitable temper tantrums and displays the equally inevitable jealousy about her being bff with Cole Porter.
3.) Also, Jane's a Tory. John's political opinions were actually far more fluctuating than his most popular image allows, but one thing he never was and I never can see him as is being a Tory. Conversely, Miss Austen's opinion on the practicality of bed-ins as a demonstration for peace does not bear thinking about. In a zomg someone must write that kind of way.
4.) And then there's the part where she'd find it completely unfair he won a prestigious literary award for his first book whereas she had to try and try to get hers published and then had to do it anonymously. And never had particularly good contracts. Whereas he didn't even need the money he earned with that book. And was hungover when receiving the award, with the press covering for him and giving him a witty speech when in reality he could just mumble a thank you. Not even the serenity of the afterlife would stop Miss Austen seething about the unfairness of it all.
5.) And that's before she finds out the tale of his first marriage.
6.) She'd totally remind him of the Stanley sisters, i.e. his aunts and mother, and he'd suggest them to her as a novel topic, because they all beg to be written by Jane Austen, but he'd never ever forgive her the John character in the book gets only mentioned eleven times, or, as he would put it, "not at all". At which point he stomps off to make her jealous by hanging out with Charlotte Bronte.
7.) Who is also a Tory and, moreover, went through too much with brother Branwell not to recognize the drug-addled temper throwing daddy issues type immediately and thus throws him out on sight.
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In other news, there are days when I love the internet. especially if it tells me there is Chinese Goethe/Schiller slash.
Now, being me, my train of thought ran thusly.
1.) The potential for crack fic is awesome. Starting with the part where John L. famously expressed a certain opinion on heaven.
2.) Also, it would be a fascinating train wreck of an afterlife relationship. I mean, I can completely see reason for mutual attraction in either a friendly or romantic way. John Lennon had a type, and bossy workoholic perfectionists able to spar with him were it. And his wit, charisma and fondness of puns would make him enough of an enticing conversationalist at first to be of interest to Miss Austen. But then! I may be wrong, but somehow I can't see Jane A. caring to stick around once he starts to throw the inevitable temper tantrums and displays the equally inevitable jealousy about her being bff with Cole Porter.
3.) Also, Jane's a Tory. John's political opinions were actually far more fluctuating than his most popular image allows, but one thing he never was and I never can see him as is being a Tory. Conversely, Miss Austen's opinion on the practicality of bed-ins as a demonstration for peace does not bear thinking about. In a zomg someone must write that kind of way.
4.) And then there's the part where she'd find it completely unfair he won a prestigious literary award for his first book whereas she had to try and try to get hers published and then had to do it anonymously. And never had particularly good contracts. Whereas he didn't even need the money he earned with that book. And was hungover when receiving the award, with the press covering for him and giving him a witty speech when in reality he could just mumble a thank you. Not even the serenity of the afterlife would stop Miss Austen seething about the unfairness of it all.
5.) And that's before she finds out the tale of his first marriage.
6.) She'd totally remind him of the Stanley sisters, i.e. his aunts and mother, and he'd suggest them to her as a novel topic, because they all beg to be written by Jane Austen, but he'd never ever forgive her the John character in the book gets only mentioned eleven times, or, as he would put it, "not at all". At which point he stomps off to make her jealous by hanging out with Charlotte Bronte.
7.) Who is also a Tory and, moreover, went through too much with brother Branwell not to recognize the drug-addled temper throwing daddy issues type immediately and thus throws him out on sight.
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In other news, there are days when I love the internet. especially if it tells me there is Chinese Goethe/Schiller slash.