Look at this!

[swatkat]

Just LOOK at this! Malory Towers Slash. Bill/Clarissa.

Hear that breaking noise? That was my childhood.

Not to diss the fic, though. It was quite sweet and well-written, not to mention plausible. I could not, however, make myself read the sex. Augh!

For those of you don't know, Malory Towers was a series of children's books about a boarding school for girls, written by the British author Enid Blyton. I adored them, and pretty much everything else written by her while growing up.

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[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

I'd really like to read it, but unfortunately I have only vague memories of the characters. I would have to re-read the books first to know who is who, but can't be bothered to put in so much effort. But really, all those classic boarding school series scream for slash fiction, don't they? Long before I knew about slash - even before I really knew about sex - I used to re-enact the stories together with my cousin, spicing them up with some raunchy pre-pubescent sex fantasies.

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

Bill and Clarissa are the horse girls. Bill is the tom-boy, and Clarissa is the pretty little redhead. Ring any bells? *g*

But really, all those classic boarding school series scream for slash fiction, don't they?

Yes! Immediately after I read this, I started imagining what it be like to have Darrell/Alicia. Or Alicia/Gwen. Which is very disconcerting.

Long before I knew about slash - even before I really knew about sex - I used to re-enact the stories together with my cousin, spicing them up with some raunchy pre-pubescent sex fantasies.

My friends and I were mostly into re-enacting the Famous Five. Julian and George were so totally dating.

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[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

I used to fancy Julian, so I didn't want him to date anybody else. We used to play with the Five Find-Outers more than with the Famous Five, anyway. Go figure. (I remember how, after reading one of the stories, we dressed up in grown-ups' clothes, painted wrinkles around our eyes with eyeliner and stalked around the neighbourhood, convinced to be able to pass as adults. Because Fatty would always get away with it, too.)

It wasn't Malory Towers that I used to read, btw, but St. Clares. I only know the German translations, so I'm wobbly on the titles.

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

I used to fancy Julian, so I didn't want him to date anybody else. We used to play with the Five Find-Outers more than with the Famous Five, anyway. Go figure.

No, it was always the Famous Five for us. I wanted to own an island, you see. Still do, actually. *g*

I remember how, after reading one of the stories, we dressed up in grown-ups' clothes, painted wrinkles around our eyes with eyeliner and stalked around the neighbourhood, convinced to be able to pass as adults. Because Fatty would always get away with it, too.)

LOL!

It wasn't Malory Towers that I used to read, btw, but St. Clares. I only know the German translations, so I'm wobbly on the titles.

Ah, St.Clares. That would be the stories with Pat and Isabel, the twin sisters. I still own all the books in that series. *g*

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[msgenevieve.livejournal.com]

My friends and I were mostly into re-enacting the Famous Five. Julian and George were so totally dating.

Oh God, get out of my head!!!

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

What, you shipped them too? *g*

Mind you, I wanted to be George, so George/Julian was in a way Mary Sue/Julian.

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[msgenevieve.livejournal.com]

Hee.

I once stumbled onto a Mallory Towers LJ community, in which all the posters spoke to each other in Mallory-speak, even when flaming or rebuking a troll. It was fabulous, and I think I'll go now and try to find it again. *g*

The story was quite sweet, btw.

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

I once stumbled onto a Mallory Towers LJ community, in which all the posters spoke to each other in Mallory-speak, even when flaming or rebuking a troll. It was fabulous, and I think I'll go now and try to find it again. *g*

Oh, send me the link when you find it?

The story was quite sweet, btw.

Yes! It was lovely! And now I'm imagining what it would be like to read Alicia/Gwendoline Mary. *facepalm*

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[jedi-penguin.livejournal.com]

There used to be an LJ community devoted exclusively to Enid Blyton slash. (I think it's gone, now.) I never read Enid Blyton myself, but I knew a friend of mine loved those books so I steered her over there. She stumbled across a George/Timmy store (tomgirl and her dog). She says she's still scarred from it and blames me. *is proud*

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

George/Timmy? Now I *am* scarred for life.

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[msgenevieve.livejournal.com]

Heh.

I shall find a very funny link for you involving French and Saunders and most of the boys from The Young Ones - it's called "Five Go Mad in Dorset". *g*

[swatkat24.livejournal.com]

Please do! *g*

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