Happy Ides of May!

[gileonnen]

We have three lovely fics in our archive this year, all of which are absolutely fantastic. The whole collection is here.

Gaoler To His Pity, for Gileonnen
Fandom: Coriolanus
Rating: General Audiences / Gen
Warning: Major Character Death
Characters: Cominius (Coriolanus), Caius Martius (Coriolanus)
Tags: Animal Sacrifice, Roman Myths, Secret Name Of Rome, Hubris
Summary: Cominius reflects. And refuses to mourn his own failings.
Words: 1,292

The Inimitable Livers, for speakmefair
Fandom: Antony and Cleopatra
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences / F/M
Warning: Major Character Death
Pairings: Julius Caesar/Cleopatra, Mark Antony/Cleopatra
Characters: Cleopatra VII of Egypt, Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Ptolemy XIII of Egypt
Tags: Pre-Canon, Alternate Universe - 1920s, Prohibition Era, Violence, Profanity, Drunkenness
Summary: Cleopatra was never much good at temperance, no matter what the Volstead Act had to say on the subject.
Words: 1,621

As Is the Osprey to the Fish, for lareinenoire
Fandom: Coriolanus
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences / Gen
Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Characters: Caius Martius (Coriolanus), Volumnia, Tullus Aufidius
Tags: Spy AU, Complicated Mother Feelings, Difficulty Processing Emotions, Fishing Metaphors
Summary: "You have the brief. I want no wetwork in this campaign. We don't need another Corioli to spin." When Volumnia needs information about the Volscian Movement's illegal arms trade, she gives her son a mission that makes him question his loyalty to her--and to Rome. Spy AU.
Words: 1,585

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