ext_1695 ([identity profile] callmesandy.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2004-05-10 05:36 am
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Starfucker by Helen

Fandom: POPSLASH-NSYNC
Pairing: JC/Bobbie
Author on lj: [livejournal.com profile] 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, [livejournal.com profile] 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.

[identity profile] laurakaye.livejournal.com 2004-05-10 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad you recced this! This is a story that needs to be kept in the fandom's eye.

[identity profile] snowgrouse.livejournal.com 2004-05-10 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
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?

[identity profile] between-names.livejournal.com 2004-05-10 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
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
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[identity profile] norabombay.livejournal.com 2004-05-10 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly. Bearding is a common term, for the women gay men marry/appear with in order to appear less gay.

[identity profile] snowgrouse.livejournal.com 2004-05-10 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
Ah. Had never heard it before and I've been in slash fandom for ages. Blimey. All knowledge is valuable...
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[identity profile] norabombay.livejournal.com 2004-05-10 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] kaneko.livejournal.com 2004-05-10 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
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.