WWMD?

[ellenkushner]

A deep discussion with yaoi_in_exile has led, at last, to the founding of a fan club on Facebook for Marcus, possibly the most underrated and hardworking character in The Privilege of the Sword. You will be delighted, as I was, to learn that Teen Vogue has already picked up the story.

As therem put it in the original discussion: "Reliability: it's the new black."

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[themaskmaker.livejournal.com]

"Reliability: it's the new black."

This is lovely.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? (Plus I laughed so hard!)

A friend tells me that her mother, now on her second - and much nicer - marriage, told her: When I was young, I thought having someone who is very smart was the most important thing. Now I realize it's having someone who is very kind.

Reliable isn't *precisely* the same as kind - but it does go a long way.

[therem.livejournal.com]

I'm glad it made you laugh. Plus, for me it's true! I've been burned by a couple of untrustworthy folks lately, so a fellow like Marcus seems scrumptious -- particularly as he is ALSO smart and has enough inner torment to make my heart bleed a bit. A nicely measured recipe -- you crafty author, you!

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

I live to serve.

[therem.livejournal.com]

Chef, hostess, and server as well? Truly, you are a woman of many talents... and I'm having fun imagining you rushing back and forth swapping tell-tale attire as in a Fawlty Towers episode.