Fic : The Gift of the Dioscuri - Anteros' birthday fic belated

[nodbear]

This is a belated birthday fic for anteros_lmc and follows in time and universe directly after the scene in her fic A Year which she posted for Sir Edward's birthday earlier this Summer

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[anteros_lmc]

I'm so glad you posted this :) You already know how much I love it of course. And as I said before it's the careful way you've woven so many apparently disparate strands together to make something so moving that makes this really special.

Even there in all that awful carnage when it should not be so, still our humanity - our care, our love falls short.
That still brings a lump to my throat even though I've read it half a dozen times now.

And the choice of the Rowing Song of the Wooden Galley is just so very perfect for both Horatio and Archie.

Thank you so very much again :)

[nodbear]

ah - the boys by candlelight - just so!

The Rowing Song is so delightful - is it known whether a melody survives - Carmichael presumably only had the words given to him ?

There was something very absorbing in trying to joinhtreads together - it took a while to weave together in my head before making it anywhere near the page .

anyway I am delighted to post it up in the same evening as part 2 of your rather amazing new fic!

[anteros_lmc]

I don't know if there is a melody associated with this song. Leave it with me and I'll try and find out.

it took a while to weave together in my head before making it anywhere near the page .
I love the way all the different strands have such different and various significance but they come together to make such a beautiful whole. It's like a tapestry :)

[nodbear]

That would be good to find out

tapestry - an art that is very age of sail in terms of fabric pattern
anyway , somewhat sleepy so signing off here !

[anteros_lmc]

Me too. N'night :)