New The Eagle fic: those who will not see (Marcus/Esca)

[destina]

those who will not see
The Eagle, Marcus/Esca, about 2650 words, PG
Summary: Marcus and Esca may be oblivious to their own feelings, but old Aquila is not.

Comments

[elvenknight16]

This is absolutely wonderful~<3
I really enjoyed it ^^

[destina]

Thank you very much. :D

[riventhorn]

I love Uncle Aquila so much as a character, and this is a great take on his perspective. Particularly how he vacillates between feeling he should discourage their relationship to accepting it, and also how much he wants Marcus to remain nearby--awwwww. :)

[destina]

I love him, too, both book and movie versions, and all the things that make him excellent in both. :) Thank you very much!

[sineala]

I loved this! I like Uncle Aquila as a character, and I really enjoy outsider POV stories. I thought it was excellent to watch him slowly come around to the idea (and, uh, maybe be indirectly responsible by suggesting it, yeah?) and not be completely accepting at first. I think it reveals a lot about all three of them.

(...why do I not have an icon of Uncle A in his hat? Rrg.)

[destina]

Clearly you should have the man in his hat! *g* (I was shocked that I didn't an icon of him, when I went to post.) Thank you so much - I love outsider POV too, and I love Aquila, and it was a perfect convergence in my head.

[destina]

You know, I might just have teared up, a bit. In a good way. Wow, the SG-1 days! I miss that fandom and those guys sometimes. Many happy days spent there. And I keep meeting/seeing fellow fans on the road these many years hence. :)

I love the relationship between Marcus and Esca, too - so many layers, and so much to peel back. The dynamics between them are amazing. Great fun to write, too. Thank you for the truly wonderful comments, both on the story, and about writing in general. You have made my whole week shiny. :D It means a great deal to me.

[mcicioni]

Love this totally, without any reservations. SPLENDID cumulative portrait of an aging man, who acknowledges that his world has narrowed, who enjoys living with two young, strong men, who recognises the universality of love (gestures, words, touches) from his own experience and *therefore* learns to accept Marcus and Esca together.

One tiny question from someone whose English is more miss than hit - should you have written "kept his own council" or "kept his own counsel"?

[destina]

D'OH, thank you for catching that and pointing it out. I swear, it's possible to go over a story five million times and still not catch everything. UGH.

And thank you also for the very lovely comments. :D