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A Girlfriend for Olivia - USA Network Message Board / Law & Order: SVU / General Discussion
SVU's Detective Benson Attracts Lesbian Fans, by Angie B. - AfterEllen.com
An Olivia Benson Rave, by Sally Forth
Frequently Used Expressions Glossary, compiled by Learned Hand from the TwoP forum
new 11.04 The Case of the Butch and the Blonde (a comprehensive overview of Alex/Olivia onscreen), by Cabenson
cited and recommended fan fiction stories
Held Within the Beat of Your Heart, by LostinTranslation - Passion and Perfection
O/A novella, warning: graphic descriptions of sexual assault
Objects in the Mirror, by CGB
O/A, "Olivia is standing in the doorway to the bathroom, half in and half out - accidental symbolism."
Parallel Lines, by Nia
O/C, "Her friends were only buildings. Their ghosts are only shoes."
24 Frames per Second, by theholyinnocent
O/A, "Journey with us, o foolishly trusting reader, into the darkened movie theater of our heroine's mind..."
My City of Rain, by not jenny
O/C, "Olivia brushes her teeth again (lather, rinse, repeat), trying to feel clean."
additional links
At last, there's an invaluable and definitive collection of links to SVU girlslashy fan fiction, e-lists, livejournal fic communities, articles, multimedia, and official SVU sites at http://xenawp.org/svu
Here are links to discussion boards and miscellany which aren't included on that page:
Finally, here's the listing of ALL SVU-themed e-lists at yahoogroups
Go ahead, ask Olivia to be your Friendster
I got these clips from the alexolivia group at yahoo -- thanks! They are in Windows Media Player format (.wmv).
From Alex's farewell episode, "Loss" (in which she gets too involved in a case, and ends up having to go into witness protection after everyone is told she is dead):
In the following episode ("Serendipity"), Alex's replacement, ADA Casey Novak, gets personal with Olivia.
And here's my favorite random slashy scene from SVU Potluck (which also has the Loss clips above, and Mariska Hargitay's controversial comment on Conan).
You can download more "subtext-astic" SVU clips here.