How shall I put it...Slash fiction is fun.* Especially Daria slashfiction. So, I just thought I'd compile a modest page o'links for it.
*Except for the stuff that's badly written. Or nonsensical. Or just creepy. Or when it builds up the reader's expectations only to leave all the characters dead, heartbroken, or mind-wiped at the end. Or the ones where a canon gay character hooks up with a character of the opposite gender and no one can figure out if that makes it "reverse-slash" or something and you get into the whole debate of proper terminolog--Okay, SOME slashfic, but not all, is fun.
Now, I'm not pretending to be an experienced critic, and I'm no Hays Code puritan. But I recognize that some nights, one feels like watching a charming Nora Ephron movie; and other times, you feel like watching something with "versus" and a numeral higher than "IV" in the title. And the same thing, I think, applies to fanfic--so, with that rationale, I'm loosely organizing this list along a rating system, so the reader might be able to better find a story to their liking. (I'd like to think that I've been pretty fair and impartial, but I'm the first one to admit that these ain't much more than guesstimates.)
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(Fairly innoculous romance.) |
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(Somewhat strong/"mature" themes, and/or fairly overt sexual content) |
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(Real strong/mature themes, and/or really overt sexual content) |
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Another thing; I've purposely excluded hard sex fics from this page. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy hard-core internet smut as much as the next guy; but there are already a number of well-established pages focusing on that aspect of Daria fandom, and I just can't abide needless redundancy. However, while I've tried to weed out the outright "Daria meets Caligula part III: The Slashening"-type stories, some still may include violence, profanity, criminal behavior, gory chainsaw fights, and/or sex. |
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"Explores the lives of Daria and Jane as they set out for college and beyond... as a lesbian couple." |
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"Four people, two sets of relationships. What happens when everything comes to a head?" |
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"Daria and Jane are still working out the intricacies of their relationship. Throw Kevin into the mix, and things are bound to get a little weird. A sequel to 'Four Play.'" |
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"Lawndale's residents are hoping for some changes in their lives. Be careful what you wish for, because it looks like they might be getting more changes than they bargained for..." |
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"The inhabitants of Lawndale struggle to put their lives back together after the events in part 1 ["You Only Hurt"]. But someone is out for revenge..." |
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"Really only a matter of logic." |
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Status Quo Ante [Sequel to the above] "What will Jane do in the aftermath?" |
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La Belle Dame Sans Merci [ibid] "Just when things look really bad, they get much, much worse." |
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If I may be so bold as to pop in here for a moment; I don't know if the above three (fine) stories are supposed to end there, or if this was to be an ongoing series that has yet to be continued. Either way, I need closure, damnit!--Nick |
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"Jane and Daria spend a weekend together in Daria's college dormroom at Raft." |
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"Prequel to [MissFitt's] fanfic [above]. This story offers a deeper explaination of the emotions driving Daria and Jane in this strange relationship they have developed." |
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"Will Daria and Jane finally come to the ultimate step in their friendship?" |
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"Daria and Jane admit to something while on vacation, and it tears Daria's family apart." |
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"Daria has a hard decision to make when Jane discovers her feelings for Tom." |
Aaand...I just realized that this page is pretty much exclusively Daria/Jane femmeslash. I probably should have tried to find a more diverse collection. Ah, well.
Questions, comments, suggestions, and whatnot can be directed to Ranchoth1@aol.com.
Updated: 3/6/2006
saffic, femslash, girlslash, yuri, shoujo-ai, Henson & Stringfellow's Aerial Steam Carriage, Purple Monkey Dishwasher, Fnord