I would just like to say that your Michael/Nikita manifesto was absolutely epic.
When you spoke of Michael's "ragged sigh" after telling Nikita that he couldn't live without her, it hit me right in the feels. That sigh was such a culmination of so many emotions and fears. It was as much a release as their lovemaking was. And, 20 years after you posted it, I'm glad that it's still available for new fans to discover. It still resonates, as does the very informative discussion that occurred regarding the quality of fan fiction. Sadly, a lot of the resources that were mentioned are now gone. When I finished watching the series a few years ago, I desperately wanted more of these characters, but the resources were almost non-existent. Thankfully, I was able to access stories via the Wayback Machine and work my way through them. Every time I stumbled upon a quality writer it was such a joy. The LFN fandom isn't really "active" but there are people who still pop up at the mention of it.
Your manifesto was a huge inspiration to me. I did a small fandom pimp for the series on a dreamwidth community and I wanted to shoot for a standard as high as yours. It got a nice response from people who had once enjoyed the show. If you're interested in taking a gander, I'll provide the link: https://smallfandomfest.dreamwidth.org/869425.html
I hope you don't mind my popping in on some of your old LFN posts. Right now, it's mostly just me playing the fandom sandbox (I've been posting fic at AO3) and I had the sudden urge to reach out and say hello.
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When you spoke of Michael's "ragged sigh" after telling Nikita that he couldn't live without her, it hit me right in the feels. That sigh was such a culmination of so many emotions and fears. It was as much a release as their lovemaking was. And, 20 years after you posted it, I'm glad that it's still available for new fans to discover. It still resonates, as does the very informative discussion that occurred regarding the quality of fan fiction. Sadly, a lot of the resources that were mentioned are now gone. When I finished watching the series a few years ago, I desperately wanted more of these characters, but the resources were almost non-existent. Thankfully, I was able to access stories via the Wayback Machine and work my way through them. Every time I stumbled upon a quality writer it was such a joy. The LFN fandom isn't really "active" but there are people who still pop up at the mention of it.
Your manifesto was a huge inspiration to me. I did a small fandom pimp for the series on a dreamwidth community and I wanted to shoot for a standard as high as yours. It got a nice response from people who had once enjoyed the show. If you're interested in taking a gander, I'll provide the link: https://smallfandomfest.dreamwidth.org/869425.html
I hope you don't mind my popping in on some of your old LFN posts. Right now, it's mostly just me playing the fandom sandbox (I've been posting fic at AO3) and I had the sudden urge to reach out and say hello.