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crack_van2006-03-30 09:46 pm
alara-r.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2006-03-30 09:46 pm
Entry tags:
"Tag", by Dr. Benway (PG-13)
Fandom: X-Men Comicverse
Pairing: None really; main characters are Kitty Pryde and Rogue; Kitty/Piotr gets mentioned a lot but isn't onscreen
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d_benway
Author's Webpage: None, but you can find most of his stuff at Luba Kmetyk's Fonts of Wisdom
Why this must be read:
Benway is best known for really, really dark stuff. His more "psychological realistic" stuff tends to be overlooked. "Tag" has darkness in it, as does nearly every Benway story, but it's not over the top -- it's about the pain of losing a boyfriend when you're 14, the pain of no longer being able to touch your mother, the pain of lost memories, the pain of a mother who won't see you for who you are... it's about real life, for teenage girls who are living a decidedly unrealistic life. Shortly after Rogue joins the team, right after Secret Wars, she and Kitty talk about their lives, their loves, their relationships with their parents (it should surprise no one who knows the characters that Rogue, who was raised by supervillains, has a loving and warm relationship with her parents, while Kitty is deeply conflicted about her ordinary human ones.) This story is very human and very real. Especially recommended for fans of either character.
Tag
Pairing: None really; main characters are Kitty Pryde and Rogue; Kitty/Piotr gets mentioned a lot but isn't onscreen
Author on LJ:
d_benwayAuthor's Webpage: None, but you can find most of his stuff at Luba Kmetyk's Fonts of Wisdom
Why this must be read:
Benway is best known for really, really dark stuff. His more "psychological realistic" stuff tends to be overlooked. "Tag" has darkness in it, as does nearly every Benway story, but it's not over the top -- it's about the pain of losing a boyfriend when you're 14, the pain of no longer being able to touch your mother, the pain of lost memories, the pain of a mother who won't see you for who you are... it's about real life, for teenage girls who are living a decidedly unrealistic life. Shortly after Rogue joins the team, right after Secret Wars, she and Kitty talk about their lives, their loves, their relationships with their parents (it should surprise no one who knows the characters that Rogue, who was raised by supervillains, has a loving and warm relationship with her parents, while Kitty is deeply conflicted about her ordinary human ones.) This story is very human and very real. Especially recommended for fans of either character.
Tag