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"Seven Wishes for Charlotte Lu" by littledust (G)
Fandom: THE LIZZIE BENNET DIARIES
Pairing: Gen
Length: ~3K words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
littledust
Author Website:littledust_fic
Why this must be read: A huge chunk of LBD fic is, of course, Lizzie/Darcy (and believe me, there are plenty of recs of that ilk to come). But one of the beauties of this adaptation is its female characters and their relationships and their control of the narrative (mostly), and there are some beautiful fics that highlight the Bechdel Test-friendly parts of the series. "Seven Wishes for Charlotte Lu" perfectly captures a fantastic character, from her interests and drive to her closeness with Lizzie.
It also features one of my favorite lines in any LBD fic ever: "Your mom does not have a Southern accent." "She does in my head."
i. A Camcorder
Charlotte Lu remembers two things about her seventh birthday party: the matching dresses she and Lizzie got forced to wear and the camcorder her father used to record the event. The dresses are pale green and she and Lizzie have just decided that their favorite colors are red and purple, so they're not happy, to say the least. No one knows what their mothers were thinking.
The irritation fades when her father shows her the camcorder. It's a black machine with buttons and a lens that looks like a whale's eye. "This is like making a movie, but with people we know. We'll be able to watch this film when you're twenty-five. It's like watching your memories, but you can share them with other people." Then he ruffles Charlotte's hair and says, "I intend to share them with any boy you bring home."
"I like cake more than boys," Charlotte declares, which is probably why her father lets her have a turn filming the party. She feels like she has superpowers: whatever she points the camcorder at, she'll be able to watch later. "The grown-ups are all just talking," Charlotte notes aloud. "Maria is sleeping and Lydia is putting cake in her hair. I finished my cake. I want to open presents."
"HEY!" Lizzie shouts, leaping in front of the camera. Lizzie is always one of two people: the girl quietly reading a book or the girl pretending to be in a book. "Hey, what's that?"
"I'm making a movie," Charlotte answers, beaming. "Want to be in it?"
"Want to make a movie about Anne of Green Gables?"
"Do I get to be Diana?"
"Yeah!"
When Charlotte and her father watch the film later, it turns out that half of their dramatic reenactment of the dramatic reenactment of Elaine is out of focus, but that doesn't stop Charlotte from asking for a camcorder for every birthday and Christmas until her parents think she's old enough to own one.
Seven Wishes for Charlotte Lu
Pairing: Gen
Length: ~3K words
Author on LJ:
littledustAuthor Website:
littledust_ficWhy this must be read: A huge chunk of LBD fic is, of course, Lizzie/Darcy (and believe me, there are plenty of recs of that ilk to come). But one of the beauties of this adaptation is its female characters and their relationships and their control of the narrative (mostly), and there are some beautiful fics that highlight the Bechdel Test-friendly parts of the series. "Seven Wishes for Charlotte Lu" perfectly captures a fantastic character, from her interests and drive to her closeness with Lizzie.
It also features one of my favorite lines in any LBD fic ever: "Your mom does not have a Southern accent." "She does in my head."
i. A Camcorder
Charlotte Lu remembers two things about her seventh birthday party: the matching dresses she and Lizzie got forced to wear and the camcorder her father used to record the event. The dresses are pale green and she and Lizzie have just decided that their favorite colors are red and purple, so they're not happy, to say the least. No one knows what their mothers were thinking.
The irritation fades when her father shows her the camcorder. It's a black machine with buttons and a lens that looks like a whale's eye. "This is like making a movie, but with people we know. We'll be able to watch this film when you're twenty-five. It's like watching your memories, but you can share them with other people." Then he ruffles Charlotte's hair and says, "I intend to share them with any boy you bring home."
"I like cake more than boys," Charlotte declares, which is probably why her father lets her have a turn filming the party. She feels like she has superpowers: whatever she points the camcorder at, she'll be able to watch later. "The grown-ups are all just talking," Charlotte notes aloud. "Maria is sleeping and Lydia is putting cake in her hair. I finished my cake. I want to open presents."
"HEY!" Lizzie shouts, leaping in front of the camera. Lizzie is always one of two people: the girl quietly reading a book or the girl pretending to be in a book. "Hey, what's that?"
"I'm making a movie," Charlotte answers, beaming. "Want to be in it?"
"Want to make a movie about Anne of Green Gables?"
"Do I get to be Diana?"
"Yeah!"
When Charlotte and her father watch the film later, it turns out that half of their dramatic reenactment of the dramatic reenactment of Elaine is out of focus, but that doesn't stop Charlotte from asking for a camcorder for every birthday and Christmas until her parents think she's old enough to own one.
Seven Wishes for Charlotte Lu