So Foul and Fair a Day

[anteros_lmc]

Title: So Foul and Fair a Day
Author: Anteros
Characters: Horatio Hornblower, Archie Kennedy
Rating: PG
Words: 1220
Notes: An unexpected plot bunny inspired by esmerelda_t's Aftermath but taking her Macbeth analogy in a rather different direction.

Comments

[esmerelda_t]

I for one enjoyed your borrowing of 'vinegar', I didn't know they used that but it instantly conjures up a certain quite disgusting smell that makes you feel present in the scene.

I loved the description of the lost leg, well 'loved' is the wrong word, 'grossed out by' is more accurate but that means it works. :P

[anteros_lmc]

Hello m'dear :) Just back from a very long cold train journey down south. Thanks for your comments, so glad someone is still reading!

The vinegar is very evocative isn't it? Melville says it's necessary to stop the decks smelling like the shambles. Yuk! And apologies for grossing you out ;)

[shezzawatto]

Oh, well done! Excellent missing scene. Nice details (one *has* to get them some somewhere, so Melville's as good as any source I think).

Once again you've managed to convey realistic intimacy between H & A and keep it in context.

The other thing that's amazing is that no one else has written a similar piece - and I can claim to have read extensively in this fandom, not only slash. Great to see fresh takes on things like this.

Clever Shakespearean allusions as well.
Enjoyed it.

[anteros_lmc]

Melville's as good as any source I think
He's certainly provided me with a wealth of detail, I just hope the American navy wasn't too dissimilar from the British! :)

Once again you've managed to convey realistic intimacy between H & A and keep it in context.
Thank goodness for that. Context and character are everything!

amazing is that no one else has written a similar piece
I've always thought Archie's slightly mad post battle behavior required a little explanation. That's euphoria couldn't last...

Thanks again for reading, enjoying and commenting! :D

[gayalondiel]

Oh, excellent! This has just the right sort of reactions, I can well imagine the boys taking things this way. As usual, beautifully written!

[anteros_lmc]

Aww thanks! Glad you like it. There's not much to this one but I'm rather fond of it :)

[_likimeya]

I’ve always wanted to say how much I adored this one. It’s probably my favourite of all your fics, or one of my favourites at least. Mainly because of the last sentence, most of sll this: Horatio could feel him warm and heavy against his side. That’s such a subtle way to describe the intimacy between them, yet it makes it very tangible. It’s a lovely, bittersweet H/A moment. :)

[anteros_lmc]

Hi sweetie, emerging briefly from the huge pile of boxes! Really appreciate your comments on this fic because it's probably one of my favourite pieces too :) Despite or perhaps because, it's very quiet and almost inconsequential. Just a shared moment between two people who care deeply for each other. *hugs*

[_likimeya]

Not inconsequential at all. It's very touching because it shows that their intimacy is so easy and natural that it doesn't need many words. *nods*

emerging briefly from the huge pile of boxes!
Hehe, the image that came to my mind was this. :D

[anteros_lmc]

It's very touching because it shows that their intimacy is so easy and natural
I've always thought that's what really makes H&A's relationship. There's such an obvious closeness, what with all those fleeting touches and glances that speak volumes *sigh*

Hehe, the image that came to my mind was this.
Rofl! Yup, that's just about right!