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The consequences of [[Jane Lane]] being born male have been explored elsewhere, but never to the extent that the John Lane series takes it. Fanfic author and former [[IUF]] member [[Beth Ann]] began an as-yet incomplete serial on [[PPMB]] in September 2003 entitled “[[Age Old Question]],” in which Daria meets a [[Jacob “Jake” Lane]] when she comes to [[Lawndale High]]. Jacob Lane lost his former girlfriend [[Monique]] to his older brother [[Trent]], so the two brothers have much rivalry and bad feeling between them. Daria and Jacob are immediately attracted to each other, but do their best to play it cool and “just stay friends,” a strategy that seems doomed to failure.

 

The John Lane series plays off nicely on the popular perception that Daria and Jane make a great couple in canon, and they would make an even better couple if either they were both lesbians or one of them was a male. The overall tone of the series, despite the ingrained cynicism of John and Daria, is warm and hopeful. Daria matures more rapidly here than in the TV series, and her personality is markedly more positive. This is in striking contrast with the situation in “[[Darius]],” by [[The Angst Guy]], a tale about the tormented relationship between [[Darius Morgendorffer]] (Daria as a male) and the rest of the world, including his new-found girlfriend, Jane Lane.

 

 

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