Panel submission: book club/ deep discussion of 4 fics

The panel I submitted for WisCon this year! this panel idea may or may not make it through the selection process, but if it does, hopefully you can get a head start on reading these fics. I selected the following fics based on your suggestions.

The First Time - Star Trek - by afrai - rated general audiences
https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/16193

Lunch and Other Obscenities - Star Trek - by rheanna - rated general audiences
https://archiveofourown.org/works/5205
Has 2 podfic versions available:
by sophinisba: https://archiveofourown.org/works/12365616
by annapods: https://archiveofourown.org/works/8463766

Hermione's Hogwarts Crammer for Delinquents on the Run - HP - by waspabi - rated teen and up
https://archiveofourown.org/works/7331278
Podfic by lazulus: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21274127
(this fic also has a couple of foreign-language translations)

Known Associates - MCU - by thingswithwings - rated Explicit
https://archiveofourown.org/works/6292210
(note: long)

Sex Education - season 2 (netflix)

I really loved season two of Netflix's "Sex Education." It's pretty to watch, as the action takes place in some magical part of the UK that is almost always sunny, and there are some lovely outdoor scenes with great lighting. The music is utterly fantastic. There is quite a bit of focus on queer relationships. The serious topics are mostly handled with great compassion. This little show has a giant heart.

It's interesting to me that a show with this much diversity feels the need to put a white, cishet person at the center-- almost like they are insulating themselves somehow. In this season, Otis (the ostensible main character) is probably the most boring and annoying, but luckily it's a large ensemble cast with a lot more going on. There are a lot of queer characters, and *several* of them are played by people of color--at least 5 from what i recall. There are people who self-ID as gay, asexual, pansexual, and bi.

Maeve is largely apart from Otis. Their sex clinic, the focus of the first season, takes a back seat as Maeve deals with her mother dropping back into her life. Maeve goes back to school and joins a trivia team.

Adam is off at military school for a couple of episodes, and his story line was extremely affecting. Jackson begins to buckle under the pressure of being a star athlete. He gains a tutor and friend, Viv, who is the smartest person in school. Ola makes friends with Lily. Aimee is assaulted on a bus, and Maeve helps her through it. Eric gets a boyfriend.

There is a new character, Isaac, who uses a wheelchair, and is actually played by a disabled actor (George Robinson). He's snarky and fun to watch.

Absolutely loved this season and recommend it.

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