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Green Scales Fell Like Rain, by Donna [PG13]
Fandom: POPSLASH
Pairing: Lance/Chris
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
withdiamonds
Author Website: http://www.dirtystory.net/home.html
Why this must be read:
This was written for the D-Day (Dragons and Dwarves) Challenge 2007, and it makes me cry.
It's an Alternate Reality, in which Lance is forced out of the closet while *Nsync are still touring and mega-famous, by an obnoxious talk-show radio DJ. The reactions of family, friends, fans are followed through, and it's painful to read how hard things are for this Lance.
The tour continues, and it’s as if they’re under siege. The press is like a pack of rabid dogs, and in every city the local newspapers and television stations all want a piece of them. Johnny tries to control it, and Jive has sent a whole PR team along, but it’s still total chaos. The radio stations are the worst, of course. They all have their own versions of DJ Dragon, assholes who want to make a national name for themselves, who want to climb into a major market on the back of some celebrity, and they’re all looking around for a story they can exploit. Lance wonders when celebrities stopped being human beings. Maybe they never were and he just didn’t know it. Maybe his life really is fair game to be used to entertain the masses or promote some guy’s career on a slow news day.
*
They finally get to do The Rosie O’Donnell Show. She asks them how things are going.
“Great,” Lance answers with a wide smile. “Mostly great.” He tells her how the fans hold up signs at every concert showing their support, proclaiming their love. He tells her about the letters he gets from young gay boys, and how they share their stories in tiny, secret handwriting. You give me courage, these letters say, and he tells Rosie that, too.
“And your family?” she asks.
The story makes me reflect on what Lance may be experiencing now, as a result of coming out. We see his relief and sense of freedom, but what about the nasty stuff that's hidden? How *are* his relationships with his family? What kind of opportunities have been closed to him as a result of his coming out? Does his life involve constant threat from assholish bigots?
Told you it was painful. But it is a very good story.
Green Scales Fell Like Rain
Pairing: Lance/Chris
Author on LJ:
withdiamondsAuthor Website: http://www.dirtystory.net/home.html
Why this must be read:
This was written for the D-Day (Dragons and Dwarves) Challenge 2007, and it makes me cry.
It's an Alternate Reality, in which Lance is forced out of the closet while *Nsync are still touring and mega-famous, by an obnoxious talk-show radio DJ. The reactions of family, friends, fans are followed through, and it's painful to read how hard things are for this Lance.
The tour continues, and it’s as if they’re under siege. The press is like a pack of rabid dogs, and in every city the local newspapers and television stations all want a piece of them. Johnny tries to control it, and Jive has sent a whole PR team along, but it’s still total chaos. The radio stations are the worst, of course. They all have their own versions of DJ Dragon, assholes who want to make a national name for themselves, who want to climb into a major market on the back of some celebrity, and they’re all looking around for a story they can exploit. Lance wonders when celebrities stopped being human beings. Maybe they never were and he just didn’t know it. Maybe his life really is fair game to be used to entertain the masses or promote some guy’s career on a slow news day.
*
They finally get to do The Rosie O’Donnell Show. She asks them how things are going.
“Great,” Lance answers with a wide smile. “Mostly great.” He tells her how the fans hold up signs at every concert showing their support, proclaiming their love. He tells her about the letters he gets from young gay boys, and how they share their stories in tiny, secret handwriting. You give me courage, these letters say, and he tells Rosie that, too.
“And your family?” she asks.
The story makes me reflect on what Lance may be experiencing now, as a result of coming out. We see his relief and sense of freedom, but what about the nasty stuff that's hidden? How *are* his relationships with his family? What kind of opportunities have been closed to him as a result of his coming out? Does his life involve constant threat from assholish bigots?
Told you it was painful. But it is a very good story.
Green Scales Fell Like Rain