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la bas: song of the drowned by Darkstar (R)
Fandom: X-Men Movieverse
Pairing: Logan/Rogue, Scott/Jean
Author on LJ: Don’t know
Author Website: Below the Moon
Why this must be read:
“la bas” is one of the “fan classics” of the X-verse. I’m amazed it hasn’t been recommended here before now.
The Mutant Registration Act has become law in the United States. Scott, his wife Jean, their infant son, and Rogue live in a mutant relocation camp ruled by David Koresh types. Life is especially harsh for Scott, hated by the other mutants as the failed leader of the X-Men. But how did Rogue come to be Scott’s concubine? Where is Logan? Something dreadful has happened between Logan and Rogue. The author slowly and cleverly reveals the backstory.
The novel is about Logan and Rogue finding their way back to each other, and about the marriage of Scott and Jean surviving under hellish conditions. It’s about Scott, a psychologically paralyzed man, rediscovering his courage and agreeing to make a run for the Mexican border. But most of all, it’s a story about friendship. This is a good Logan/Rogue love story, but it is an outstanding Scott-Rogue friendship story.
The author depicts a horrific place and way of life in a manner that is mesmerizing, poetic. The ending is powerful. This story will stick in your mind long after you’ve read it.
You thought of Scott as many things -- teacher, friend, brother -- but never as this… The other men hate him, fear him, envy him. They look at Jean and you as trophies, living proof of Scott's manhood and prowess.
It's not really like that. This is the truth --
la bas
Pairing: Logan/Rogue, Scott/Jean
Author on LJ: Don’t know
Author Website: Below the Moon
Why this must be read:
“la bas” is one of the “fan classics” of the X-verse. I’m amazed it hasn’t been recommended here before now.
The Mutant Registration Act has become law in the United States. Scott, his wife Jean, their infant son, and Rogue live in a mutant relocation camp ruled by David Koresh types. Life is especially harsh for Scott, hated by the other mutants as the failed leader of the X-Men. But how did Rogue come to be Scott’s concubine? Where is Logan? Something dreadful has happened between Logan and Rogue. The author slowly and cleverly reveals the backstory.
The novel is about Logan and Rogue finding their way back to each other, and about the marriage of Scott and Jean surviving under hellish conditions. It’s about Scott, a psychologically paralyzed man, rediscovering his courage and agreeing to make a run for the Mexican border. But most of all, it’s a story about friendship. This is a good Logan/Rogue love story, but it is an outstanding Scott-Rogue friendship story.
The author depicts a horrific place and way of life in a manner that is mesmerizing, poetic. The ending is powerful. This story will stick in your mind long after you’ve read it.
You thought of Scott as many things -- teacher, friend, brother -- but never as this… The other men hate him, fear him, envy him. They look at Jean and you as trophies, living proof of Scott's manhood and prowess.
It's not really like that. This is the truth --
la bas
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Now if you really want to get depressed, I heard thru the grapevine that the author was only 17 when she wrote it. Kill me now.