In which I contemplate dropping out of society and devoting my life to fanfic

[litlover12]

It came to me the other night, in a moment of madness induced by too much television: The best fic universe ever would be a White Collar/Leverage/Person of Interest crossover.

Think about it.

• Hardison and Finch would become fast friends based on a shared love of hacking and surveillance.
• Reese and Eliot would become fast friends based on a shared love of violence, though they would probably sustain a long-running argument over whether fists or guns would be preferable in any given situation.
• Parker would instantly bond with both Neal (a fellow thief) and Mozzie (a fellow veteran of the foster-care system), causing Hardison all kinds of heartburn.
• Sophie would start a flirtation with Neal, relieving Hardison of at least some of the heartburn. But Nate wouldn't be too thrilled.
• Peter would probably get caught up in some scenario where he had to simultaneously help Carter and protect Reese. This would throw him together with Fusco, whom he'd despise for being a crooked cop. Elizabeth would try to smooth things over with hot tea and sympathetic conversation, with only partial success.
• Peter and Nate would have an uneasy friendship where the former would keep trying to pull the latter back from what he saw as the Dark Side. Peter might be a little freaked out by Finch and his machine as well, but unsure on what to base his objections.
• And at least five of my fictional boyfriends would be in the same place, where I could easily keep track of them.

The problem, of course, would be that I have absolutely no talent for writing plots. I'd have to write tons of little character vignettes and only drop in obscure references to whatever operation they were all involved in, like they do in some episodes of Leverage where they throw out lots of intriguing details about a past con but don't give you the whole story. Also, I think I'm the only one I know who watches all three shows, so drumming up an audience might be a bit of a problem as well.

But golly, it'd be fun!

Comments

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

What is 'Leverage' about? I see the title on LJ fairly often but I have not the slightest idea what it's about!

You could do character portraits or other non-plot-based things. XF people did that all the time. Also, fans often will read crossovers even if they don't know the other fandom(s) as long as everything is not so complicated that they're completely lost.

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

"Leverage" is really good. Basically, it's about a former insurance investigator and four former con artists who band together to take down bad guys.

I might try the character vignettes . . . I just hope no one ever asks for a plot. :-)

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

Or you could just do pr0n.

Hey, it worked for XF.


KIDDING! Not about working for XF. Take away the smut and that fandom would collapse in a minute.

[velle.livejournal.com]

I. love. this. title. :)

[asoulinbliss.livejournal.com]

Just started watching White Collar on Netflix. I like it. :)