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X-MEN (Angel\Originals) An angel is an incredibly powerful symbol.
It's usually about redemption, hope and light. Similarly, you would think a
hero would be a symbol of redemption, hope and light. I guess I was
interested in turning these notions on their head, and looking at how Angel
saving a mentally unstable girl might doom her. It's rather bleak and nasty,
I'm afraid. :\ After seeing her on television, Rogue's mother
writes her a letter. (Magneto) I've never seen Magneto's Dream as evil, as
the antithesis of Xavier's. Its cold, stark realism has value and will
probably succeed where Xavier's idealism fails. However, what will the cost
of that successbe? At what cost will mutants be liberated if the compassion
and reason of Xavier is ignored? This story looks at the terrible price that
will probably have to be paid. (Gambit\Iceman) Iceman takes Gambit home to meet the folks,
but realises he's never really left it. It is officially slash, I guess, but
the emphasis is more on Iceman's character and his problems with
relationships. (Jean\Gambit\Rogue\Cable) After a rather poor start to his run,
Claremont seemed to be right back on song with Uncanny #386. I loved the
issue, especially the opening in the jazz club. I loved it so much that I
used it as the basis for an exploration of how Jean might feel about losing
Cyclops and where she might find comfort. (X-Men Evolution's Rogue) This story comprises Rogue's reflections of
what it means to be beautiful and what it means to be lovable. I think every
teenager goes through a stage when they wonder what it would be like to take
on a new identity, especially when you're an outsider, when you're different,
and are rejected for it. (Remy\Jean) Inspired by George R.R.Martin's Hedgeknight
and by Arthurian mythology, this is a fun romp through how Queen Jeanne got
her Champion. If you replace Jeanne were Gwenhwyfar and Remy with Lancelot,
you'll get what I'm aiming at . . . (Jean\Xavier) The germ of the idea for this story was
planted in my head when I was reading an old issue of X-Men which implied
that there might have been something a little odd about Storm's willingness
to join the team. So, this is my take on what really happened when Xavier
helped Jean get over the death of Annie. (Rogue\Mystique) Although X-Men Unlimited #4 deserves its
notorious reputation, there was enough worthwhile in the story to make me
want to rewrite it and iron out the inconsistencies\implausibilities in the
process. This is my take on how Mystique and Rogue might have first met over
the barrel of a shotgun in the woods . . . . (X-Men) If I had to pick my favourite story out of the
ones I have written, this would probably be it. I was so irritated and
frustrated with the stupidities and inconsistencies of the AoA that I wanted
to create my own universe. I came up with a dark dystopia based a great deal
on apartheid South Africa where humans and mutants were seperate and existed
in mutual hatred and distrust. (X-Men) I've always enjoyed books about the 1849 Gold
Rush, so it was inevitable that I would write a fic set in that period. In
it, Rogue is a thief, who thinks she's on top of her game, but then she runs
into a more skilled one . . . . The Magician and the Butterfly (X-Men) I have two soft spots when it comes to
literature: fantasy and books about small-town life. This is based on the
latter and explores the multiple viewpoints and prejudices that people can
have about a single event. (In this case, a circus coming to town and
bringing magic into the life of an unhappy housewife.) It's not a linear
story and there is no absolute, authorial truth presented, so I'd love to
hear what version of events you thought was true. DIGIMON What happens when you have no money to buy a dress, yet you want to dance? (The summary doesn't capture it, but I cannot think of anything better!) Years later, Takeru writes his love story. (Inspired by the last episode of the Wonder Years.) In Heian Era Japan, the bonds of karma draw together a peasant and a noblewoman, just as social obligation force them apart. One year, six months and twenty-two days ago, Takeru seperated from Hikari, but will a very special photograph at her first exhibition bring them back together again? When Hikari disappears, people believe the pressure of exams caused her to run away, but then Takeru begins to see her reflection in the mirror? |