IDK y'all.
Title: Epilogue
Summary: Revenge is a dish best served hot.
Fandom: Othello (yes, the play, and no, idkwtf)
Word Count: 134
Rating/Warnings: NC-17, torture, non-con, unconventional formatting
Pairing: Cassio/Iago
A/N: Set just after the end of the play. So, I saw the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's production of Othello this weekend, and unf, was it ever good. I'm not sure if Cassio and Iago were quite so gay in the original, but, well. I keep my slash goggles handy at all times, and I CAN'T be the only one who thought it.
When dispassionate Cassio binds the Florentine, giving him over to be used cruelly by the lash-
That is for Emelia, faithful and bold to the end.
When he forces Iago to breathe water, to try hot coals-
That is for Desdemona, the radiant, lost flower of Venice.
When he fastens him to the rack, turning and turning until his bones groan and his sinews creak-
That is for Othello, the bravest and most brilliant commander he has ever had the pleasure and misfortune to serve.
But when Cassio covers him, making him to taste that which he has been so eager to allege; when he makes Iago to break his sworn silence only to curse and to blaspheme; when he uses him until his very life's blood trickles over Cassio-
Well, that's for him.
Summary: Revenge is a dish best served hot.
Fandom: Othello (yes, the play, and no, idkwtf)
Word Count: 134
Rating/Warnings: NC-17, torture, non-con, unconventional formatting
Pairing: Cassio/Iago
A/N: Set just after the end of the play. So, I saw the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's production of Othello this weekend, and unf, was it ever good. I'm not sure if Cassio and Iago were quite so gay in the original, but, well. I keep my slash goggles handy at all times, and I CAN'T be the only one who thought it.
When dispassionate Cassio binds the Florentine, giving him over to be used cruelly by the lash-
That is for Emelia, faithful and bold to the end.
When he forces Iago to breathe water, to try hot coals-
That is for Desdemona, the radiant, lost flower of Venice.
When he fastens him to the rack, turning and turning until his bones groan and his sinews creak-
That is for Othello, the bravest and most brilliant commander he has ever had the pleasure and misfortune to serve.
But when Cassio covers him, making him to taste that which he has been so eager to allege; when he makes Iago to break his sworn silence only to curse and to blaspheme; when he uses him until his very life's blood trickles over Cassio-
Well, that's for him.