Laz/Libby

[elseware]

It occurs to me that nobody ever writes slash about Heinlein characters. A quick search on google turned up some miss-hits and a page about Glory Road (a pleasure of mine, that friends insist should be considered a guilty pleasure

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[surliminal]

You're right. they were simpler times :-) But truley who would you slash? there are no memorable male characters except lazarus Long..

[nmg]

No memorable male characters? What about Delos D. Harriman? Or 'Noisy' Rhysling? Or Johnnie Rico? Or Michael Valentine Smith and Jubal Harshaw? Or the Stone twins?

And no, I do not wish to read Space Family Stone twincest slashfic.

[surliminal]

Well they clearly weren't memorable since I didnt remember them!

But seriously they aren't characters, they're protagonists. I could name them but do i remember them as unique individuals ? no. Or in MVS's case, possibly symbols. Heinlein has two basic models - keen plucky handy bright boy who needs experience; and grown up said boy, who can now do anything while making an omelette and shagging his mum. ie L Long. (there are also drippy liberal losers - but they don;'t get to be the heroes :)

In many ways the character I remember best from Heinlein is the computer Mycroft in the Mars revolution book :-)