This Cake Had Better Not Be a Lie!

Guess what, everyone! It's National Chocolate Cake Day! Quinn's getting into the spirit, and I can definitely say I'm right there with her. Chocolate cake for all! Unless you don't want any. In which case I call dibs on yours!

Today is also the anniversary of the birth of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known to the world as Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. This is especially notable for fandom, as there have been several Daria crossovers with the books in fanfic.

I can recall Barry Eshkol Adelman's Daria in Wonderland and The Angst Guy's Wonderlane and Tiffany in Wonderland, but I'm probably forgetting some. If you know any more, please post them in the comments!

Fanfic Update!

• ...And Then it Happened..., by Fhujeth_x (parts 1 and 2): "It was nothing more than your boring, tedious night filled with assorted blushes and shimmering lip gloss. Warm summer air blew through the open crack in the door bringing a little life in the room but still leaving it dry and dull with the feelings of a long forgotten school year." (Part 2)


• The Apex of Angst, by OverlordMikey (part 2): "I consider calling my sisters, but it seems pointless. If I survive the surgery they'd never know I had it; if I died they‘d never notice I was gone."


• At the Crossroads..., by oni (part 4c): "Understanding, Stacy grabbed hold of Sandi's slightly shaking hand for support. 'I know, but you also got to realize that just because your parent's reactions were bad, doesn't mean mine will.' Giving a small smile, Sandi said, 'You're right.' Sighing one last time, she added, 'Well, let's get this over with.'"


• The Author as a Lesbian, Season 5, by DeacBlue (part 5): "She walked up to him, and said, 'Who do you think you are? I can tell you aren't anything that would require you to do anything like, dress.' He looked down at her and sneered. 'My name's Fred Phelps, little girl, and you'd better learn to respect your elders, especially one of the Elect!'"


• A Brave Dead World..., by 11tee (COMPLETE!): "The younger woman stood up with the help of her companion, another woman. Older, with jet black hair, tattoos, and some oddly-placed jewelry. There was a pendant hanging from her neck, and a machete in her free hand. The machete had seen recent use. Her bosom heaved as she spoke, 'C'mon, Quinn. We need to go. As in now!'"


• Daria - Double Down, by neonhomer (part 24): "Trent sighed. 'I'm going to try to stay with her. If it starts to get to her, and she turns back to drinking...' Trent saw Jane's face go blank. 'I'm sorry Janey. I know you have feelings for her. I'm sorry..' Trent closed the door."


• Idiot or Savant :: Fat Like Me, by Fhujeth_x (part 1): "Tiffany began to circumvent her thoughts, trying to put them into a feasible sentence that could be spoken coherently to the other girl.... but like usual she was having trouble wording what she wanted to say."


• It's Useless to Say, by RX-87 (COMPLETE!): "Tom blinked a few times, trying to clear the opiates from his head. 'Go out...? Wait a minute. Daria? Is that you?' 'I'm afraid so.' 'Jesus. Never thought I'd see you again. We haven't spoken since we were in college. I hadn't even thought about you since...' A terrible realization dawned on Tom. 'Wait a minute. No. You can't be Daria.'"


• Janey's Got A Gun, by BrownEyedBagel (COMPLETE!): "Jane carefully stepped up to the young woman and raised her right hand. Her grip tightened on the gun in her hand. She waited. The point of no return had come and gone. She wondered where she should shoot first."


• Keep Out, by Jim North (parts 1 and 2): "'So, how's it looking?' Daria glanced up briefly from the two workbooks in front of her before answering. 'It's looking like between us, we might make a halfway decent chemist,' she said dryly. 'Maybe we'll manage to not blow ourselves up next lab assignment.'" (Part 2)


• Loser's Mailbag, by mmmdraco (COMPLETE!): "'Kevin! Go get the mail!' Charlene Thompson yelled to her son as she opened a beer for her husband, Doug. 'Mmm... Okay, Mom!' Kevin got to his feet and jogged out the front door. He grabbed a stack of mail from the box on the curb and brought it into the kitchen. Sorting it out, he found a letter for him from his doctor, and a letter to his parents from Lawndale High. He slid both of them under his jersey and tucked then into the waistband of his pants. "


• Quinn Spirit Detective, by Reven384 (parts 4 and 5): "''Oh my looks like the egg's hatching,' Botan said as the egg cracked. Quinn watched with a mixture of excitement and terror as the egg continued to crack and tear." (Part 5)


• Unnamed story (Iron Chef: "What makes a date a date?"), by 11tee (COMPLETE!): "The phone was picked up on the second ring. 'Uhhhh.... hehe hehehehehe... Um. Hey there, sexy.' Daria held her breath a moment, then finally spoke. 'Hey, Butthead. I got a ques...' 'Diarrhea cha-cha-cha! Diarrhea cha-cha-cha! Heyyyy, baby. We've been expecting you, beh-beh.'"


• With An "Uh", And An "Um", by mmmdraco (parts 15 and 16): "By the time she entered the kitchen, Jane was sitting at the table eating her way through a bowl of cereal and glaring at her coffee. 'Not cool enough, yet?' 'It had the audacity to burn my tongue. *My* tongue. How will I give lashings today?'" (Part 16)