Artemis's Lover
| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Artemis's Lover |
| Author(s): | Oscar |
| Date(s): | 1997 |
| Length: | 2,158 words |
| Genre: | badfic/lemon/self-insert |
| Fandom: | Sailor Moon, Crossover |
| External Links: | The fic in its entirety Sailor Moon Z edition |
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Artemis's Lover is an infamous Sailor Moon badfic that features the author's self-insert character in a relationship with Artemis the cat. At one time the prime example of what all badfic could aspire to for its depictions of bestiality, underage sex, strange plot, and poor writing quality.
Summary
A 13-year-old "hermaphrodite" named Oscar falls madly in love with Artemis the cat, writes him a letter, and later rescues him from a gang of vicious alley cats. This leads to a love confession, boy-on-cat sex, and a long-term relationship.
The story would later be revised as part of the "Sailor Moon Z" series, in which Oscar was a Super Saiyan and showed off his powers in pretty much every story. There are several sequels, many in which Artemis cheats on Oscar with crossover characters; first with Darkstalker's Felicia, then Fifi la Fume and Lola Bunny from the Looney Tunes/Tiny Toons universe. There also exists a story in which Oscar is temporarily killed off, and introduces a sexual relationship between Luna and Usagi.
Impact and Legacy
"Artemis's Lover" is considered a badfic classic among Sailor Moon fans and fandom in general.[1] Even people who never got into the series know of the story's existence and content, thanks to a variety of MSTings and dramatic readings across the web. During the late 90s and early 2000s, the fic was considered genuinely horrifying and scarring but also generated quite a bit of morbid curiosity due to the MSTings, with fans asking where they could find the un-edited version for the sheer train wreck value.[2] Not only was the premise disturbing, but Oscar's writing skill was just as atrocious, with poor spelling and grammar. Some of the dialogue and narrative became somewhat memetic among MSTers, even in other fandoms.
These days, while the story is still considered gross and brain-breaking, it's regarded with a certain affection by fandom olds who discovered the joys of badfic, MSTings, and Turkey Readings through the story of an overpowered Gary Stu and his love for an animated white cat.
Fan Comments
"TIFA: He he he! I'll frogn at Cloud and he'll be all mine! Just so long as he doesn't *hcase* my *tennis*!"[3]
Part of it was probably that it was a poorly written self-insert that's very heavy on mary-sueism that cannot mesh with canon, has horrible grammar and spelling, and is a zoophile piece.[4]
"I find Artemis' Lover to be silly, whereas C-U is quite disturbing." -Chris Kern, when asked whether Artemis's Lover or ChibiUsa's Seventh Birthday was the worse fic
Why is "Artemis's Lover" (both Oscar and his story) so infamous? Not only is the story objectionable based on the context (beastiality, which also is a fetish...), but the story is written in such a way as to make people sick! [5]
"I never really realized it before, but he's only two years younger than I a--Jesus fuck, he's the same age as my brother. Now there's somewhere I never wanted to go. Ah, Oscar. I'd say 'never change', but that would be a FILTHY LIE..." -sevendials [6]
Memories, sweet memories."I still remember reading Megane 6.7's MST and laughing arse off...in fact,I think I'll do that right now!
Oh Oscar,you rascally cat sexing hermaphrodite." -nova_bright
"You know what always puzzled me about that fic? I mean, besides the fact that it's that fic...why is it that when Oscar first "confesses" Artemis is all "no, we can't be together, we're different species!" but...after Oscar reveals he's a hermaphrodite...that somehow makes it okay?" -reipan