fulselden

A final round-up of stuff from the Bechdel test comment fic thread.

First up, Narnia. And oh my goodness, if Buffy was the fandom of my teens, I guess Narnia has a good claim to be the fandom of my childhood. And also my first great fictional betrayal, sob. Because, yes, Susan, naturally. But, y'know, even at age seven or whatever, I was used to handwaving that kind of stuff. I read a lot! Including ancient boys-own stuff! Handwaving was a fine art and oh my goodness I cannot believe at what an impressionable age I read Rider Haggard, yeeeech. But anyway, no, the problem was that [SPOILER] Aslan was Jesus! I have since cultivated a very friendly relationship with allegory and a respect for Christianity which is both healthy and genuine, but, oh my goodness, the indignation in my little agnostic heart when my friend's big sister pointed this out to us. IT STILL RANKLES. Phew, ok, I feel better now.

So, a Narnia ficlet, for prompt 'The Chronicles of Narnia - Jadis, Lady of the Green Kirtle - up north'' from eleusis_walks:

( Few Return to the Sunlit Lands [G] )

Aaand, an attempt, ahahaha so very much an attempt, at a rousing ballad for prompt 'Folklore - Queen Mab, Queen Titania - how now, proud Titania' from demonqueen666:

( The Changeling Quickstep [G] )

Also, another Watchmen fic. Why on earth did I find myself trying to push Watchmen past the Bechdel test? And, heh, pretty much failing! But at least I tried. For prompt 'Watchmen - Laurie & Janey - The only life you get', from anactoria.

Warning: unsettling things are implied to have happened to a child in the second half of this fic. Also, contains comic-book science.

( Slow Time [PG] )