Slashy Nominations 39: Revenge of the Small Fandoms

[thefourthvine]

I dedicate this Slashy set to Isaac Asimov. I'm re-reading I, Robot (because I want to have some happy memories to carry me through the horror that will be the movie), and I've realized that Mike Donovan and Gregory Powell were the very first slashy pairing I ever recognized, back when I was 10 and innocent and had never even heard of fan fiction

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[thefourthvine]

You are an angel and a marvelous human being and my love for you knows no bounds. (Although I doubt there's a better iconer than you; my spiffy icon has been much admired by all in my (admittedly mildly demented, but still quite discriminating and tasteful) circle.) Is there anything I can offer you in reciprocation for your general wonderfulness and your excellent Icon Loser bearding?

[thefourthvine]

You are a wonderful human being. I love my icons, and I feel remarkably cool. (Which, yes, is pathetic. But it's better than high school, where I could be wearing the right clothes and on the best drugs and at the right concert, hanging out with people so cool they'd been expelled and I still felt like a total dork. I think the secret to happiness is actually aging.)

Is there any specific Slashy theme or fandom you'd like to see done? I want to do something nice for you, and my talents are, well, limited. To pretty much writing. About fan fiction. With excessive use of italics. Hmmm. That doesn't sound so good. But, still, if you'd like to make a special request, you have only to mention it.

And thank you. I'm Queen of the Icons! [/cheesy Titanic reference]

[thefourthvine]

Yup; crossover Slashies are in the works, and I have a little list of them waiting patiently for an opportune moment. But if you have any favorite Xover stories, I would love to hear about them. Every little helps!

And I'm glad you're enjoying my LJ. Thanks, and hi back at you!

[thefourthvine]

Ooo. Thanks for the recs. I couldn't actually watch Hard Core Logo, because it reminded me way too much of an old friend (who essentially is Joe Dick), but I will gladly read the FF anyway; god knows I do not hesitate to embrace strange fandoms. (Yes, go ahead, say it: fandom slut.) Two questions that might help me a bit with these stories, though:

1. What is Iron Chef?

2. When you say Tales of the City, I assume you mean Armistead Maupin's series of books set in a sort of slightly AU San Fransisco during the '70s and '80s? Because my brain is reeling at the thought of combining Mouse et al with Fraser et al.

Though, come to think of it, the Due South universe and the Tales of the City universe have a lot in common. I'm sort of starting to see how it could work.

Thanks!

[coconutswirl]

Is VG such a small fandom? I thought it caught a lot of SW: TPM and Moulin Rouge residue? Or perhaps I just surround myself with too many VG fanatics (if there is such a thing as "too many"?)

[thefourthvine]

It is logically impossible for any sentence containing the phrases "fan fiction" and "too many" to make sense. In other words, no, there ain't no such thing.

And I do think VG is a small fandom, although I'm willing to be persuaded otherwise. And it's not as small as some of the truly miniscule ones, but, yeah, still smallish. You're right, though, that Ewan McGregor should essentially be considered one fandom. I've already identified the Patron Saint of Slash, but McGregor is, like, the Slashiest of Them All. Or something.

[mmeguilotn]

Just a note to say, hi, I'm friending you. I hang out in the fanfic forum over on Fametracker, so I'm sure I'll see you around.

[thefourthvine]

Hey, cool. And I'm delighted to be friended.

Do you have the same name on FT?

[mmeguilotn]

I do in the new forum incarnation. I used to be bms227, but I have reinvented myself.