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fic: Nobody's Good Son (The Lion In Winter)

Jan 01, 2008 14:27

Nobody's Good Son

Fandom: The Lion in Winter
Rating: teen
Summary: The Christmas court was kind of a bust. Geoffrey Plantagenet plans his next move.
Notes: Written for sharpeslass for Yuletide 2007. Many, many thanks to themis for beta reading, and to the members of plantagenesta for their tips on researching Constance of Brittany. 4,430 words. Originally posted here.

( 'I'm nothing like Richard. I believe in knives in the dark and broken promises. Christ, there's little else I believe in. Don't you know that by now?' )

fic: 2007, fic: plantagenets, fic: yuletide, fic: misc fandoms, fic: favorites

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ariastar January 1 2008, 21:05:32 UTC

Oh my god, you wrote Nobody's Good Son. THISTLE, I WANT YOU TO WRITE A WHOLE EPIC OF HENRY II'S FAMILY AND I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART.

thistlerose January 1 2008, 22:01:21 UTC

Guilty!

OMG, I want to write a sequel, but there's still so much juicy stuff in Geoff's short, angsty life:

- Philip gets betrayed by Isabelle's father, so he tries (unsuccessfully) to divorce her
- Geoffrey and John team up to fight Richard
- Richard retaliates by setting fire to Brittany
- Geoffrey and Constance have sex at least three times
- Geoffrey and Philip are thick as thieves

I mean...!

I want to do a scene where Philip, Geoffrey, and Constance drink wine and sit in a hot tub while plotting Henry's downfall, but that would probably be anachronistic. :P

Anyway, thank you thank you thank you! I'm so glad that you liked this!!

ariastar January 1 2008, 22:08:38 UTC

I think if you wrote any of that I would literally sob with joy. Oh man. I think 'like' is too weak a word for that fic, seriously, I adored it.

thistlerose January 1 2008, 22:37:17 UTC

*blush* That makes me really, really happy.

Oh, man. I want to write about Geoff and John reconciling, and Geoff and Constance in bed, and Philip lusting after Geoff.

themis January 2 2008, 02:26:33 UTC

I would read that anachronist story in a heartbeat.

Philip was cool enough to pull off the hot tub.

thistlerose January 2 2008, 03:38:14 UTC

Totally. Seriously, Philip/Geoffrey/Constance is becoming my Plantagenet OT3. (Poor Isabelle. Well, okay, all of Philip's women got screwed over.)

If I do write this thing, I have a title. And I think it should begin with Geoffrey and Constance in bed, because I'm sort of sad I never got to that in "Nobody's Good Son."

Thank you SO much for all your help with "Son," btw. I know I said it before, but. It wouldn't be a quarter as good without your input.

themis January 2 2008, 03:56:33 UTC

Philip was an asshole to his wives, but he was probably France's best king until maybe Francis I. I guess political acumen comes hand in hand with Augustus when you're the first person to get that name.

I mean. Philip/Geoffrey/Constance would be hot like August July. Writing it would entitle you to my firstborn child, at least.

Hey, thanks for giving me the opportunity! I really enjoyed it. Actually, I enjoyed it so much that I have not read the finished version because I wasn't sure I'd be able to keep myself from going "I betaed this!!!" in the reviews when everything was still anonymous.

thistlerose January 2 2008, 14:15:03 UTC

He seems to have cared (at least somewhat) for his mistress, Agnes, and her children. Maybe she was really butch. (Sorry, Phil, you're not fooling anyone.)

Hmm, if Philip, Constance, and Geoffrey start making out, that throws into question Arthur's parentage. I find it interesting that he wasn't named after his father or either of his grandparents, whereas her daughters were named for Geoff's mother and grandmother.

HMMMM.

Did you know that Constance is half-Scottish on her mother's side? The more I learn about her, the more I like her. Her second husband, Ranulf, locked her up for a few years because, it's said, he didn't trust her. I wonder what she was up to!

Actually, I enjoyed it so much that I have not read the finished version because I wasn't sure I'd be able to keep myself from going "I betaed this!!!" in the reviews when everything was still anonymous.Aww ( ... )

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