FIC: World Enough and Time (1/1) PG Hornblower

[romanticalgirl]

TITLE: World Enough and Time
AUTHOR: Laura Smith
PAIRING: Horatio/Archie
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: Time's wingèd chariot hurrying near
DISCLAIMER: Horatio Hornblower and all the characters therein belong to people who are not me. I make no profit from this, I just like playing with them.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thanks to nolivingman for the beta. Originally written for the aos_challenge

Comments

[hockeyvaughnfan]

perfect *sobs*

[romanticalgirl]

They are so good when they want to be. Poor little sailorboys.

[clinkit]

Ohhh...

Having read through the archives all at least twice, I now save and cherish any new H/A fic you produce for a time when I need it. And tonight I needed it, and it did everything that I needed it to do. I no longer am quite so annoyed by the utter stupidity of my internet and phone service provider - such mundane trifles seem so pale and wan in comparison to the sweet achingness of your Archie and Horatio. I love most everything you write, but I love them oh so best of all.

Thank you. :)

[romanticalgirl]

No, thank *you*.

It's always wonderful to know that people enjoy my stuff, but even better to know that reading it can help better things. I'm sorry your day was in need of improving, but glad I could do my little part to help!

[spinkkitty]

this is beautiful.

and i am sad about archie all over again now.

*cries*

[romanticalgirl]

Archie and Horatio are a little tragic regardless of how you see their relationship - as friends or lovers. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

World Enough and Time (HH, H/A)

[nindulgence]

Oh I do like the imagery in Archie’s body heaves, the motion causing the cot to sway wildly, storm-tossed on silent seas. Archie sinks back and blood stains the bandages even darker, the red seeping past the darkened outline into fresh territory.

I also enjoyed the bleak opening, as well as:

the rocking motion not frantic enough, not desperate enough to keep up with the racing beat of Horatio’s heart

passages that mean nothing to him and everything to the man at his side. He searches for inflection beyond the thickness of despair that seems to clog his throat, but cannot find anything, so he reads in the softest of voices, praying silently to whomever might listen that Archie can hear beyond what Hornblower can manage to say, as he always has.

as open and honest as they’ve ever been at sea, no fear in a room of dead men.

Thanks for writing!

~

Re: World Enough and Time (HH, H/A)

[romanticalgirl]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Archie and Horatio make such pretty words happen. *g*