OTP (WOWP story)
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| Fanfiction | |
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| Title: | OTP |
| Author(s): | Save vs. Magic |
| Date(s): | March 22, 2011 - June 21, 2012[1] |
| Length: | 15 Chapters (66.4k words) |
| Genre: | Rated T, Meta, RPF (inside the TV series), UST, romance/humor. |
| Fandom: | Wizards of Waverly Place |
| External Links: | OTP at FFN
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OTP is a Justin/Alex fic by Save vs. Magic and is most notable for using the Charmed and Dangerous book series inside the show to showing how fandom/shipping works to a newbie. It's a meta-type work that explains how one could actually come to ship an incest pairing even if the characters involved are based off of you.
The fic is of course titled after fandom term of OTP, "One True Pairing".
Summary
- With 'Charmed and Dangerous' set to become a movie, Alex is shocked to discover the books based on her life are wildly popular. Even more shocking is what some fans are reading between the lines. And most disturbing of all? Justin might be one!
Fic within the fic
Fortress of Solitude [1] by o0O-Archimedes-O0oFandom: Charmed & DangerousLength: 20kGenre: Implied pre-Jalan
Alan was seven years old, and his little sister Julia very nearly six, when their father sat him down to break the surprising news to him: that he was a wizard. (Minor spoilers for Charmed & Dangerous: The Story of the Lost Wand.)
Firelight and Fidelity [2] archive by o0O-Archimedes-O0oFandom: Charmed & DangerousLength: 105Genre: One-sided Jalan
The absolute truth about what happened that night in the jungle. (A quick drabble, written in response to all the smut-tastic fics that were borne of the infamous "campfire scene" from Book 5, Charmed & Dangerous: The Crystal of Desire.)
Other Works based on OTP
A Handshake With God [3] archive by Save vs. MagicFandom: Wizards of Waverly PlaceLength: 3kGenre: OTP Easter Special
When the Russo family attends Easter mass, with typically Russo-esque results, Alex reconnects with an old friend she hasn't spoken with in awhile. (An OTP outtake re-purposed as a one-shot, set about three months after Chapter 15, but not essential to the main storyline.)
Judge [4] archive by Not Just a NerdFandom: Wizards of Waverly PlaceLength: 3kGenre: Recursive Fanfiction
If the fandom liked, loved, obsessed over Julia and Alan Rubik, wouldn't they be ok with Justin and Alex Russo? (One-shot. Implied jalex. Takes place in OTP verse.)
Comments & Reactions
As of August 21, 2016, the fic has 309 Reviews, 216 favs, and 319 following it at FFN.
I had to rec this story here because not only is it a fairly interesting, thoughtful exploration of the idea of a romantic dynamic between Justin and Alex (it's actually written completely straight-faced, and is weirdly respectful and innocent for it?), it's also a really fun analysis of fandom and the phenomenon of RPF in general. It's kind of fascinating because the "RPF" aspect is Justin and Alex's book alter-egos (it's a thing). It's just a really interesting reflexive look at the whole RPF phenomenon.[2]
Because this is absolutely brilliantly done and although I just found this fic thanks to Het_Reccers @ LJ, I’m blown by how great this is. Seriously I never even THOUGHT of going there back when I was writing Jalex, and never stumbled upon it myself (or at least if I did, nothing like this where they actually use the Charmed & Dangerous books from the TV series). The author writes about Alex finding out about fandoms, pairings and you guess it “OTP” believable but also how she realizes her feelings for Justin, and vice versa because I could completely see Justin actually being part of the fandom or fandoms in general. And not only does the author actually write a fic within a fic (with a completely different account) about Charmed & Dangerous that again, I’ve never seen before and I have yet to actually read it but I do plan too! Reading this fic just makes you want to read the Charmed & Dangerous series and ship “Julia/Alan” just as much as WOWP makes me ship Jalex. I won’t add any more because I don’t want to spoil it for you.[3]
References
- ^ Last update, it remains unmarked as complete as of August 21, 2016.
- ^ aj rec at Het Reccers. 03 October 2012.
- ^ Harpie rec at Muse Insanity. June 9, 2015.