Title: Kingdom Up For Sale (1/9)
Author: ProfessorSpork
Character/Pairing: Quinn-centric gen, featuring Quinn/Sam friendship, canon!Fuinn, and vague hintings at potential Faberry if you squint, with guest appearances by the rest of the gleeks.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: She owes him, and he needs her. And if it turns out that maybe she needs him, too… well. Sam and Quinn, from Comeback to Rumours.
Disclaimer: I don’t own them.
Author’s Notes: So, once upon a time—and by once upon a time I mean right after Rumours came out—I set out to write a fic about Quinn helping Sam babysit, because I thought that dynamic would be really interesting to explore. Somehow, this evolved into a massive exploration of all of Quinn’s issues three months in the making. I have no regrets. The title is a lyric from Gold Dust Woman, off the Rumours LP, because—well. Relevant.Read it on FFN or livejournal.
I liked this. It starts off almost more in Sam’s point of view and it’s how you’d imagine they’d actually interact, if they were anything like real characters. Though I don’t think Quinn would blame herself for ruining so many things in Sam’s life, but I figure the cheating plus the homelessness and everything else going on with her is enough.
And as with most well-written general fics, while I may start off hoping for Faberry, I’d actually rather not see it, or definitely not as any kind of major goal.
(And read on FFN, LJ’s having the weirdest trouble. Varnish Error 503? Damn Russian hackers.)
Title: Kingdom Up For Sale (1/9)
Author: ProfessorSpork
Character/Pairing: Quinn-centric gen, featuring Quinn/Sam friendship, canon!Fuinn, and vague hintings at potential Faberry if you squint, with guest appearances by the rest of the gleeks.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: She owes him, and he needs her. And if it turns out that maybe she needs him, too… well. Sam and Quinn, from Comeback to Rumours.
Disclaimer: I don’t own them.
Author’s Notes: So, once upon a time—and by once upon a time I mean right after Rumours came out—I set out to write a fic about Quinn helping Sam babysit, because I thought that dynamic would be really interesting to explore. Somehow, this evolved into a massive exploration of all of Quinn’s issues three months in the making. I have no regrets. The title is a lyric from Gold Dust Woman, off the Rumours LP, because—well. Relevant.Read it on FFN or livejournal.
I liked this. It starts off almost more in Sam’s point of view and it’s how you’d imagine they’d actually interact, if they were anything like real characters. Though I don’t think Quinn would blame herself for ruining so many things in Sam’s life, but I figure the cheating plus the homelessness and everything else going on with her is enough.
And as with most well-written general fics, while I may start off hoping for Faberry, I’d actually rather not see it, or definitely not as any kind of major goal.
(And read on FFN, LJ’s having the weirdest trouble. Varnish Error 503? Damn Russian hackers.)
There’s been an odd shift in my perception of Faberry. I now want to read fics more from Quinn’s POV than Rachel’s and it used to be the opposite.
When I follow a romantic storyline, whether it’s in a plain romance or a subplot in a Western or a mystery or a thriller, there’s just an inherent sympathy with the main character. Because there needs to be some kind of obstacle for drama, they’re portrayed as underdogs, people who the gorgeous, funny romantic interest wouldn’t necessarily go for (except they obviously always do).
And it’s interesting how that’s gone from season 1’s overly verbose, “ugly” loser getting the beautiful, popular cheerleader to what’s now the status after season 2: deeply unhappy, lost Quinn getting pretty, talented Rachel. It comes from having Rachel see Quinn have at least two mini-breakdowns (and missing a third in NYC) in season 2 alone and ending the season with Finn having picked her over Rachel. Quinn is now in the position of having to fight uphill.
It would be a more interesting turnaround if it wasn’t so sad and heavy-handed.
There’s been an odd shift in my perception of Faberry. I now want to read fics more from Quinn’s POV than Rachel’s and it used to be the opposite.
When I follow a romantic storyline, whether it’s in a plain romance or a subplot in a Western or a mystery or a thriller, there’s just an inherent sympathy with the main character. Because there needs to be some kind of obstacle for drama, they’re portrayed as underdogs, people who the gorgeous, funny romantic interest wouldn’t necessarily go for (except they obviously always do).
And it’s interesting how that’s gone from season 1’s overly verbose, “ugly” loser getting the beautiful, popular cheerleader to what’s now the status after season 2: deeply unhappy, lost Quinn getting pretty, talented Rachel. It comes from having Rachel see Quinn have at least two mini-breakdowns (and missing a third in NYC) in season 2 alone and ending the season with Finn having picked her over Rachel. Quinn is now in the position of having to fight uphill.
It would be a more interesting turnaround if it wasn’t so sad and heavy-handed.
A Little Lamb
At this point? I’m just happy I wrote something.
Summary: Beth Puckerman-Fabray is just like her mother.
Dawww.
A Little Lamb
At this point? I’m just happy I wrote something.
Summary: Beth Puckerman-Fabray is just like her mother.
Dawww.