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Mar 25, 2009 20:17

Title: Finesse (or, The four times that Lieutenant William Bush lost at cards and the one time that he didn't).
Rating: 17, slash
Pairing: HH/WB
Word Count: about 2500
Disclaimer: not my guys.
Notes: Written for the prompt given by iansmomesq for the five things meme. I have tried my very best to shoehorn this one into canon, but I can't find a single book with ( Read more... )

horatio hornblower, fic, hms sutherland, slash, deck shower, five things, gerard gerard, william bush, au

Comments 25

iansmomesq March 25 2009, 20:27:08 UTC

oh god this is the best thing I've read in a LONG TIME. And I'm not just saying that.

it totally shows the absolute level of LOVE that went into this and I thank you for it.

and and Bush's big hands big hands!!!!

thehappyreturn March 26 2009, 08:33:45 UTC

Thank you, that's so nice. :D And yeah, the love that went into it is high, I've dithered over this one for a while. That's kind of what I like about fandom. Everyone's there with geologically-scaled levels of love.

unkoogabriel March 25 2009, 22:27:39 UTC

Bush being Bush, he made use of the rum before the coat, and standing brutally naked on the dripping maindeck he knocked it back, to be cheered again by the crew. The wet air around him was bright and cold and sharp like lemonade.

How am I meant to go to sleep now? What with that and the fourth one. Eh?

What she said; this is the best thing I've read in a long time. I've missed this fandom and your writing.

xx

thehappyreturn March 26 2009, 08:29:07 UTC

Hey, how did you sleep? Hopefully with some sweet dreams. :D

Thanks for that nice comment. and anything that drags you kicking and screaming to HH fandom has to be a good thing.

black_hound March 25 2009, 23:18:07 UTC

*weeps with joy*

"Bush being Bush". That my friends? Is the most eloquent statement yet. Bush being Bush with his two strong arms, his big hands, frolicking like a bull, a deal dealing Frog killing machine, smelling of wine and sex. AND BLOWING THE BOYFRIEND.

I cannot tell you, honestly I can't, just how much I love this fic, HH, WB, and you. OMG YOU.

thehappyreturn March 26 2009, 06:24:23 UTC

Bush being Bush with his two strong arms, his big hands, frolicking like a bull, a deal dealing Frog killing machine, smelling of wine and sex. AND BLOWING THE BOYFRIEND.
I totally didn't set out to write it that way, but this fic IS essentially just one long catalogue of fandom best-of Bush-moments. which is why it was fun to write, and I'm glad it was fun to read! :D

black_hound March 26 2009, 13:17:11 UTC

It's awesome, my friend. Completely and totally awesome. Even the little detail of the Hotspur coverlet of love. <3333

The deck shower just slayed me. Because that is SO totally believable. I have NO DOUBT all eyes were focused on him when he dropped that towel. LIKE A BULL. XD

thehappyreturn March 26 2009, 23:57:14 UTC

Even the little detail of the Hotspur coverlet of love.
C'mon. You know he carries it from command to command like a comfort blanket. :D

And the deck shower, sure. Like, ONCE in the entire damned career Bush has had to have given it a go. At least once. And you know the whole ship would be there to see it. I can't believe it hasn't been written in fandom more.

brewsternorth March 25 2009, 23:50:06 UTC

Um. Guh.

And I love that Bush finally finds a way to bust HH's poker face. Hee!

(...and WB's deck shower? Totally becoming my canon.)

thehappyreturn March 26 2009, 06:25:39 UTC

(...and WB's deck shower? Totally becoming my canon.)
All those years of serving together and HH stripping off every day? You know it happened. XD

phantomsangel March 26 2009, 03:53:46 UTC

This is just what the fandom doctor ordered.

Seriously, this is SO good that I don't know where to start. I mean, it doesn't get any better than Bush drinking rum naked on the deck or slaying Frogs dead with his manly hands. And yeah, then there's the hot porn and the lovely way you ended it.

<3333

thehappyreturn March 26 2009, 06:31:38 UTC

Thanks1 When you said about fandom needing some hardcore frog-killing terminator Bush I was thinking OH GOD LET'S STOP FUSSING OVER CANON AND JUST GET THIS THING POSTED. It might not be subtle but I agree, no moment is too soon for some manly Bush manliness. :D

iansmomesq March 27 2009, 02:37:26 UTC

Canon? Not Canon?

Well, shit, if it wasn't before it sure as hell is now. :)

black_hound March 26 2009, 13:18:49 UTC

GOD. DON'T YOU JUST LOVE THIS TO DEATH?

NAKED RUM DRINKING, FROG SLAYING, BIG HAIRY HANDED, WINE AND SEX BUSH.

He takes the manly man quotient right off the scale.