A Vincent & Catherine Site
PROLOGUE
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������� Imagine a man's voice, husky and slow. If velvet could speak it would sound like this. "This is where the wealthy and the powerful rule. It is her world, a world apart from mine. Her name . . . is Catherine. From the moment I saw her, she captured my heart with her beauty, her warmth, and her courage. I knew then, as I know now, she would change my life - forever."
������� Now hear a young woman, her voice soft and warm and tender: "He comes from a secret place far below the city streets, hiding his face from strangers, safe from hate and harm. He brought me there to save my life, and now, wherever I go, he is with me in spirit. For we share a bond stronger than friendship or love . . . and though we cannot be together, we will never, ever be apart."
������� In the fall of 1987, those words introduced a most unusual television series, Beauty And The Beast. It featured Vincent, wonderfully portrayed by Ron Perlman, a being part man, part lion in appearance, but wholly human in his empathy with, and caring for, others. Abandoned in infancy, he was discovered and taken to a community of social outcasts, discarded children, and others whom the world had hurt and overlooked, who had created a world for themselves in the tunnels beneath the city of Manhattan. It was a community rich in love and laughter and caring, a world where music and classic literature abounded, a world where people could heal. The founder, indeed, the foundation, of this Tunnel World was Jacob Wells, lovingly called Father by the Tunnel dwellers.
������� One autumn night during his nocturnal wandering in Central Park, Vincent rescued a rich society girl who'd been attacked and left to die. Of course he fell in love with her. She also fell in love with him, but because of Vincent's differences they couldn't share a life together. Their relationship was unique because of the empathic bond Vincent had with Catherine, a bond that enabled him to know what she was feeling. But the bond had an unexpected and chilling consequence. Catherine worked as an investigator for the District Attorney's office, and many times her job placed her in dangerous situations. Because of their bond Vincent knew when she was in danger, and would come to the rescue. But what this meant was that for the first time in his life, this gentle being was forced to kill.
������� Two and a half years after its premiere, in early 1990, the show was canceled, largely because Linda Hamilton, who portrayed Catherine, left to have a baby and the writers stupidly decided to kill off her character and continue the show without her. BATB was my first TV obsession, the first show I wrote fanfic for, and I love it to this day.
������ This site is a work in progress. That is to say, it's a matter of transferring all the fics I wrote for my Crystalfire fanzines from ten- to twelve-year-old diskettes onto this site - well, most of them anyway. Some of the diskettes seem to have gone missing (such as the one for Though They Sink Through The Sea) so I'm having to type the stories in manually. So please be patient.
I can be reached for comments at [email protected]. Also, please be aware that many of these stories have adult ratings. IF YOU ARE UNDERAGE, PLEASE DO NOT READ THEM! Thank you.
Last updated February 15, 2004.
COMING SOON! - Recently I was looking through my collection of fanzines, mourning that so many of the wonderful stories in them were unknown to the present group of fans. Then it hit me: Why not put some up on my own website? Why not indeed? So that's what I'm doing. Again, this will take a while because my hands won't allow me to type much at one sitting, but I'm already hard at work on one of my favorites.
MY FANFIC
All Hallow's Eve - It's Halloween, but this year Catherine and Vincent are celebrating it Below. Rated PG-13.
All That Heaven Will Allow - Sequel to Though They Sink Through The Sea. Rated NC-17.
Always - A very special day for Vincent and Catherine. Rated PG-13.
Echoes of the Past - Lena meets someone from her past. Rated PG-13.
In Dreams He Came - Takes place during the events in Though They Sink Through The Sea. Diana POV. Rated PG.
Night of Masks - It's Halloween again, but this year Catherine has something different in mind. Rated PG.
In The Still Of The Night - A night that will change Vincent's life, forever. Rated G.
Promises Of Someday - What happened in between the time that Vincent rescued Catherine from the stalker and when he showed up on her balcony that night? Rated R.
Though They Sink Through The Sea - This long fic is my version of Catherine's return from the "dead" and it's the basis for many of my other stories.
Waking To The Light - Vincent shows Catherine the Crystal Cave. Rated R.
You've Got A Friend - Following the events in TTSTS (see above) Joe reflects on Cathy and Vincent's relationship. Rated R.
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