Starfucker by Helen

[callmesandy.livejournal.com]

Fandom: POPSLASH-NSYNC
Pairing: JC/Bobbie
Author on lj: helenish
Author's website: helenish.net

Why this really should be read:

Back in the pre-hiatus days, not only were *NSYNC in the media constantly, so were their girlfriends. Websites, mentions in j14 or the Enquirer, the whole nine yards. Fandom consensus (slash/etc and non-fanfiction-oriented) was pretty clear: Chris's Dani was cool, Joey's Kelly was largely ignored, all of Lance's girlfriends were beards (this was more a slash fan opinion), Justin's Britney was a whole 'nother story and JC's Bobbie was a bitch.* But not always.

I started reading popslash over three years ago because Helen was writing it, and choosing one of her stories was difficult. But this story takes a character we think we know, starfucker bitch girlfriend, and makes her feel real and smart and even heartbreaking.

Starfucker

If you're interested in more m/f stories featuring members of *nsync, with NO mary sues, chased_amy has an index, Get Your Story Straight, for all your het *nsync needs.

*Bobbie Thomas worked for J14 back in the day. She's currently a senior editor for In Touch and frequently appears on E! specials.

Comments

[laurakaye.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you recced this! This is a story that needs to be kept in the fandom's eye.

[snowgrouse.livejournal.com]

I'm not into popslash but I'm curious as to what a "beard" is. I'm guessing it's implying that the girlfriend is there to make the boyfriend appear straight?

[between-names.livejournal.com]

thanks for reccing my page :D It's so sadly in need of updating!

btw -- it's Get Your Story Straight, fun little play on "See Right Through You," that ;D

[norabombay.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Bearding is a common term, for the women gay men marry/appear with in order to appear less gay.

[snowgrouse.livejournal.com]

Ah. Had never heard it before and I've been in slash fandom for ages. Blimey. All knowledge is valuable...

[norabombay.livejournal.com]

It's more of a general gossip term than a slash term. There is no other phenomenon on earth to explain things such as Liberace's marriage to a woman. Or the time that Kevin Spacy dated Helen Hunt.

That sort of thing.

[callmesandy.livejournal.com]

Fixed, fixed and thank you!

I wanted to mention the index since popfandom on the slash side has always been pretty happy to read het stories from slash authors, so, you know, there are some amazing ones out there. And I can only rec one, so I offer your index as well.

[callmesandy.livejournal.com]

It's one of my favorite Helen stories ever and one I always think of when Bobbie's mentioned, so for me, it had to be there!

[kaneko.livejournal.com]

Great rec! I read this story before I'd ever heard of Bobbie, and I loved it desperately. And it just gets even more brilliant when you know who she is. I'm so glad you recced it.