Shakespearean Tales
Watching the Tennant Richard II and rewatching some Hollow Crown stuff put me in the mood for Shakespearean Histories fanfiction. Chances are all the stories listed below are already known to anyone interested, but just in case they aren't, or you'd like to do some rereading:
Sparks of Better Hope (1721 words) by skazka
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Hollow Crown (2012), Henry IV Part 1 - Shakespeare
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Prince Hal/Falstaff, Prince Hal/Ned Poins/Falstaff, Prince Hal/Ned Poins
Characters: Prince Hal (Shakespeare), Sir John Falstaff, Edward "Ned" Poins
Additional Tags: Gross Snuggling, Sharing a Bed, Sickfic, Yuletide Treat, Ill-Fated Trios
Summary:
Too late for Christmas, too early for the new year. (Or, Hal makes himself inconvenient in as many ways as possible.)
I loathe Ned Poins. My feelings for Hal are somewhat ambiguos as well and depend on the production - that gif of Henry slapping him from The Hollow Crown was wish fulfillment of many a year - but even in productions where I dislike him, I think Hal's the interesting kind of screwed up. However, Poins? Sycophantic fratboy extraordinaire of the type that makes Gratiano in Merchant of Venice so dislikeable to me as well. And yet, and yet, the above story, perhaps by virtue of putting Falstaff between them, made me feel for all three characters. The story below, on the other hand, fulfills my desire of seeing someone write the pov of poor Francis the bullied waiter from Henry IV, part 1 (the one whom Hal and Points torment while waiting for Falstaff to return). Seriously, the Francis scene is about as funny as Gratiano having a go at Shylock post trial and the lack of antisemitism in it doesn't make it less sadistic. Ugh. So it's good to read a fanfic acknowledging that.
Dying, Scarlet (733 words) by Lilliburlero
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Henry IV Part 1 - Shakespeare
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Francis (Henry IV), William (Henry IV), Edward "Ned" Poins, Mistress Quickly (Shakespeare), Prince Hal (Shakespeare), Bardolph, Ralph (Henry IV)
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Missing Scene, Implied Bardolph, Implied Pistol, Sugar, Comment Fic, Bar Staff, POV Minor Character, Minor Character(s)
Summary:
Bar staff everywhere entertain revenge fantasies about obnoxious customers. The Boar's Head is no exception to this rule.
Content warnings for an Eastcheap lexicon, implied sexual harrassment of service workers, sexist language.
On to Richard II tales inspired by the 2013 RSC production, all either focused on or dealing with Aumerle.
The Kindest Use a Knife (11093 words) by angevin2
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Richard II - Shakespeare
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Duke of Aumerle/Richard II, Bagot/Bushy/Green/Richard II
Characters: Duke of Aumerle (Richard II), Richard II of England, Duke of York (Richard II), Duchess of York (Richard II), Sir Piers Exton, Henry IV of England
Additional Tags: Canonical Character Death, Canon-Typical(ish) Violence, Semi-graphic violence, attempted suicide, Discussion of Rape, Discussion of Torture (variety Pokers; Red-Hot), Discussion of Cannibalism (Brief), Severed Heads, Vaguely Depressing Parent Stuff, RSC compliant
Summary:
For each man kills the thing he loves, yet each man does not die. Based on the 2013-14 Royal Shakespeare Company production.
such is the breath of kings (1801 words) by kangeiko
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Richard II - Shakespeare
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Duke of Aumerle/Richard II
Characters: Duke of Aumerle (Richard II), Duke of York (Richard II)
Additional Tags: Royal Shakespeare Company, Yuletide Treat
Series: Part 2 of Theatre-focused fic
Summary:
After Richard's death, the Duke of York visits his son. Set within the 2013 RSC version (where Exton's character is subsumed in the character of Aumerle).
Dixie, Domine (755 words) by speakmefair
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Richard II - Shakespeare, 14th Century CE RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Duke of Aumerle/Richard II (implied)
Characters: Edmund: Duke of York, Duke of Aumerle (Richard II), John of Gaunt
Additional Tags: Plantagenets' A+ Parenting
Summary:
Edmund Duke of York has many dead to grieve over. But mostly, he just misses the days when he understood his oldest son.
This entry was originally posted at http://selenak.dreamwidth.org/994151.html. Comment there or here, as you wish.
Sparks of Better Hope (1721 words) by skazka
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Hollow Crown (2012), Henry IV Part 1 - Shakespeare
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Prince Hal/Falstaff, Prince Hal/Ned Poins/Falstaff, Prince Hal/Ned Poins
Characters: Prince Hal (Shakespeare), Sir John Falstaff, Edward "Ned" Poins
Additional Tags: Gross Snuggling, Sharing a Bed, Sickfic, Yuletide Treat, Ill-Fated Trios
Summary:
Too late for Christmas, too early for the new year. (Or, Hal makes himself inconvenient in as many ways as possible.)
I loathe Ned Poins. My feelings for Hal are somewhat ambiguos as well and depend on the production - that gif of Henry slapping him from The Hollow Crown was wish fulfillment of many a year - but even in productions where I dislike him, I think Hal's the interesting kind of screwed up. However, Poins? Sycophantic fratboy extraordinaire of the type that makes Gratiano in Merchant of Venice so dislikeable to me as well. And yet, and yet, the above story, perhaps by virtue of putting Falstaff between them, made me feel for all three characters. The story below, on the other hand, fulfills my desire of seeing someone write the pov of poor Francis the bullied waiter from Henry IV, part 1 (the one whom Hal and Points torment while waiting for Falstaff to return). Seriously, the Francis scene is about as funny as Gratiano having a go at Shylock post trial and the lack of antisemitism in it doesn't make it less sadistic. Ugh. So it's good to read a fanfic acknowledging that.
Dying, Scarlet (733 words) by Lilliburlero
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Henry IV Part 1 - Shakespeare
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Francis (Henry IV), William (Henry IV), Edward "Ned" Poins, Mistress Quickly (Shakespeare), Prince Hal (Shakespeare), Bardolph, Ralph (Henry IV)
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Missing Scene, Implied Bardolph, Implied Pistol, Sugar, Comment Fic, Bar Staff, POV Minor Character, Minor Character(s)
Summary:
Bar staff everywhere entertain revenge fantasies about obnoxious customers. The Boar's Head is no exception to this rule.
Content warnings for an Eastcheap lexicon, implied sexual harrassment of service workers, sexist language.
On to Richard II tales inspired by the 2013 RSC production, all either focused on or dealing with Aumerle.
The Kindest Use a Knife (11093 words) by angevin2
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Richard II - Shakespeare
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Duke of Aumerle/Richard II, Bagot/Bushy/Green/Richard II
Characters: Duke of Aumerle (Richard II), Richard II of England, Duke of York (Richard II), Duchess of York (Richard II), Sir Piers Exton, Henry IV of England
Additional Tags: Canonical Character Death, Canon-Typical(ish) Violence, Semi-graphic violence, attempted suicide, Discussion of Rape, Discussion of Torture (variety Pokers; Red-Hot), Discussion of Cannibalism (Brief), Severed Heads, Vaguely Depressing Parent Stuff, RSC compliant
Summary:
For each man kills the thing he loves, yet each man does not die. Based on the 2013-14 Royal Shakespeare Company production.
such is the breath of kings (1801 words) by kangeiko
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Richard II - Shakespeare
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Duke of Aumerle/Richard II
Characters: Duke of Aumerle (Richard II), Duke of York (Richard II)
Additional Tags: Royal Shakespeare Company, Yuletide Treat
Series: Part 2 of Theatre-focused fic
Summary:
After Richard's death, the Duke of York visits his son. Set within the 2013 RSC version (where Exton's character is subsumed in the character of Aumerle).
Dixie, Domine (755 words) by speakmefair
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Richard II - Shakespeare, 14th Century CE RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Duke of Aumerle/Richard II (implied)
Characters: Edmund: Duke of York, Duke of Aumerle (Richard II), John of Gaunt
Additional Tags: Plantagenets' A+ Parenting
Summary:
Edmund Duke of York has many dead to grieve over. But mostly, he just misses the days when he understood his oldest son.
This entry was originally posted at http://selenak.dreamwidth.org/994151.html. Comment there or here, as you wish.