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The Secret Life of Samantha Spade by tahlia (PG)
Fandom: WITHOUT A TRACE
Pairing: Sam/Jack inferred, but none, really
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
daygloparker
Author Website: My Muse Wears Prada
Why this must be read:
And now for a gen-bordering-on het rec.
Much of the fandom is taken with Samantha Spade. Who can blame us -- Poppy Montgomery is breathtaking (see icon), and Sam as a character is fascinating. She's central to the het contingent, and she even plays a key role in many slash fics, thanks to a brief, awkward flirtation with Martin onscreen. Sam's struggle with her job and her past with Jack has become more or less a central theme in season two, which makes her even more interesting to fic writers.
This story takes a look at Sam's origins pre-canon, right up to the genesis of her relationship with Jack. It's a hard, at times bitter portrait of where Sam came from and how that shaped her into the FBI agent we see on our screens every Thursday night. Not every detail is supported by canon, but tahlia makes it easy to believe that this could have been Sam's past. An excellent character study of probably the most-written WAT character to date, and the last line is my favorite part of the piece.
The Secret Life of Samantha Spade
Pairing: Sam/Jack inferred, but none, really
Author on LJ:
daygloparkerAuthor Website: My Muse Wears Prada
Why this must be read:
And now for a gen-bordering-on het rec.
Much of the fandom is taken with Samantha Spade. Who can blame us -- Poppy Montgomery is breathtaking (see icon), and Sam as a character is fascinating. She's central to the het contingent, and she even plays a key role in many slash fics, thanks to a brief, awkward flirtation with Martin onscreen. Sam's struggle with her job and her past with Jack has become more or less a central theme in season two, which makes her even more interesting to fic writers.
This story takes a look at Sam's origins pre-canon, right up to the genesis of her relationship with Jack. It's a hard, at times bitter portrait of where Sam came from and how that shaped her into the FBI agent we see on our screens every Thursday night. Not every detail is supported by canon, but tahlia makes it easy to believe that this could have been Sam's past. An excellent character study of probably the most-written WAT character to date, and the last line is my favorite part of the piece.
The Secret Life of Samantha Spade