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edonohana

The Queen Knew She'd Seen His Face Some Place Before

Sep 30, 2007 13:47

Fandom: "The Queen and the Soldier," song by Suzanne Vega
Length: About 1000 words
Rating: R for violence and sex, but no sexual violence or consent issues.

For oyceter. Enjoy ( Read more... )

the queen and the soldier

Comments 8

greendreaming October 1 2007, 01:45:16 UTC

Oh, wow, I really like this. It's not at all the story I used to imagine when I was obsessed with this song back in high school -- or at least, it certainly ends up in a very different place -- but I love the idea of him visiting her again and again, intruding on her solitude, until the tiniest crack appears in her facade. Now I can imagine the possibility of a different end to this story.

oyceter October 1 2007, 03:04:13 UTC

EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you thank you thank you! EEEEEEE!!!!!

jinian October 1 2007, 16:54:31 UTC

Wow.

oracne October 1 2007, 17:48:08 UTC

This has some awesomely creepy bits.

oyceter October 1 2007, 22:36:56 UTC

Oh yeah, I meant to try to write something coherent!

I am so happy they are Indian! And there is reincarnation/ghost visitations/history repeating, which is a huge button of mine!

I especially love:

"You are a very uncomfortable woman," he said, after an unhappy pause.

"But surely that's exactly what you like."

And the Morgaine/Vanye-esque-ness of them. And the details of the jeweled walls.

And that it's her taking off her crown that changes things, of course.

rachelmanija October 1 2007, 22:44:20 UTC

I think he's actually from Nepal or therabouts. (He could even be Chinese, but that's awfully "north-east.")

The setting came from writing it on the plane, realizing that Vega's carefully "could be anywhere and any time" wouldn't work in a longer piece, and needing some details I knew without having to research. Voila!

The marble inlay is a real technique, still in decorative use in the north.