Breaking Down the Wall

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Writing fictional stories about real-life actors kind of scares me, so I was surprised to find myself completely falling in love with 'And Be One Traveler', a story where David Hewlett accidentally falls into the Atlantis universe and meets his character.  I also loved 'the Long Journey Home', where Rodney is simultaneously the author of SG-1 and SGA and a character in it.  So what I'm looking for is any stories in which the fourth wall - you know, the one that separates fantasy from reality - is broken, breached, or even cracked a little.  Verisimilitude and angst is really good, but so is tongue-in-cheek humour.  Splash in a little of both and you have my undying gratitude.

Also, yes, posting lots of searches, but also - fun, to see what people come up with.  Any takers?

-K

Comments

[debris_k.livejournal.com]

I could've sworn there was a similar search here before... *kicks ljseek*

Ah, here (http://www.ljseek.com/url.php?url=http://community.livejournal.com/sgagenrefinders/63986.html) it was. Is. Anyways, I recced When Realities Collide (http://www.visionsofprettyboys.com/Atlantis/WhenRealitiesCollide.htm) by Lady Ra there, which is the only fic I can think of to rec now as well.

I lie. There's also Giving in (http://community.livejournal.com/mcsheplets/44034.html) by velocitygrass, which is powerful and awesome and totally, *totally* McShep with JF and DH in the mix as well.

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

I liked 'When Realities Collide' and 'Giving In', although they were short.

To clarify, I'm not solely looking for fics where RL actors are involved - just anything that potentially exposes Atlantis or the SGC
as (maybe) fantasy... or even an AU where we become unsure which is real, it or Atlantis.

...RPF gives me a weird feeling, like I'm crossing some kind of politeness boundary by discussing the actors themselves... but strangely enough, I didn't get that feeling from 'Be One Traveler'. Maybe because the author wrote D.H. as a character, giving him traits easily distinguishable from Rodney's - I saw him as a character, not a real-life person.

*babbles*

Uhm...

-K

...nothing without DH and JF?

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Nobody knows any fics that break through the 'reality' of Atlantis *without* using the actors?

-K

[ccmom.livejournal.com]

Do you have a link for "the Long Journey Home?" That sounds interesting.

oops!

[kirinin.livejournal.com]

Sorry it took so long to reply! Yes, this story is totally worth checking out. You can find it here: http://skoosiepants.livejournal.com/178151.html. I still have only two fics tagged "4thwall!" So sad. :(

Let me know if you stumble on any more like this.

-K