Graphic
by Saffron
Once upon
a time, in a land known to one and all as the
Internet, there was a website that praised the
virtues of a dynamic and wonderful couple. Started
by two trailblazing women, women of substance and
wit, intelligence and grace, it was home to some of
the greatest fanfiction ever written about a
vampire and a Slayer who had fallen in love. For
many years, the two women collected stories to add
to the site, making it one of the biggest and best
in the fandom.
Life was
much simpler then.
But one
day, when the vampire left his lady love to pursue
his own life in Los Angeles, the city of broken
dreams and lost souls, the two women made a
decision that would change their lives forever. The
time had come to choose sides and the two women,
women of substance and wit, intelligence and grace,
sided with the vampire.
After
that, the website became a dark and lonely place, a
barren, neglected wasteland. Dark times soon
followed. Times so dark, that talking about them
would only bring pain and hurt to those who hear
it.
So, we'll
skip to the present.
The year
is 2002, and the two women are no longer enamored
of the great love that started it all. Today, they
can hardly find reason to watch the two lover's who
have parted ways and moved on with their lives. It
is sad, yes, but such is life. We grow as people
and our tastes change. We realize that love, no
matter how great, does not solve
everything.
But, if
you still believe, if you still hold on to those
better times, that website is still there,
dedicated to a dynamic and wonderful couple we all
once loved.
Excerpted
from "A TNS Fairytale" by Tamara
Once upon a
time, in a land far, far away...
Shit, Tamara
did that part already. Never mind.
We did this
for a long time. For two women who have deep seated
fears of commitment, a VERY long time.
<grin>
It's time to
say goodbye to TNS. She was our baby for a lot of
years, but we no longer have the energy to keep up
with her. We have drifted away from the shows. We
are only tangentially involved in the fandom. And
to be honest, we have other things on our
minds.
We thank you
for the years of maniacal glee running this site
brought us. We can only hope that you enjoyed it as
well. TNS will stay open as it is. We will not take
it down, because the stories are
excellent and deserve to be read and
reread.
Click
[here]
to enter The Naughty Slayer.
Thanks for
everything, guys. See you in the ether!
With
love,
Tamara
and Lex
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