Hephaistion fic

[twhitesakura]

Hopefully to be cross-posted to alexanderfics and atgstories.

Title: Acquaintance
Author: Whitesakura
Rating: PG
Pairing: Hephaistion/Alexander, Alexander/Bagoas
Disclaimer: I don't own any of them.
Summary: Hephaistion learns wisdom is not only understanding what is, but understanding what is not.

Comments

[lagolindari]

Alexander has never known you.

you know, while reading books about Alexander, and so on, I started having a weird feeling... and it was pretty like, "Hephaistion knew him. Hephaistion was listening to his dreams and was cradling them, he was their keeper. but what of Hephaistion's own dreams? was it enough for him to love Alexander, watchin him crave for somthing different? was it enough to tell himself 'I am him' and then spend two, three months without a sign from him, with nothing concrete to hold on to?
and then I thought, even Alexander was cheated. because he discovered that there was a par of him which could die. and die Hephaistion did; it was then, I guess, that Alexander understood. maybe Hephaistin never had the chance. Hephaistion died alone, and I'm sure that it was what he was expecting. he always knew he would die this way."
I have toadmit your fic really touched me. it describes really well a bitter feeling which Hephaistion probably really had.
I loved it.
thanks for sharing.

Lago

[boo_juice]

"Hephaistion knew him. Hephaistion was listening to his dreams and was cradling them, he was their keeper. but what of Hephaistion's own dreams? was it enough for him to love Alexander, watchin him crave for somthing different? was it enough to tell himself 'I am him' and then spend two, three months without a sign from him, with nothing concrete to hold on to?
and then I thought, even Alexander was cheated. because he discovered that there was a par of him which could die. and die Hephaistion did; it was then, I guess, that Alexander understood. maybe Hephaistin never had the chance. Hephaistion died alone, and I'm sure that it was what he was expecting. he always knew he would die this way."
Well said and agreed.

Brilliant bloody fic.

[twhitesakura]

*Smiles* Thank you.

[xiaoweisan]

I personally don't think Hephaistion would remain alone for "two, three months" as far as Alexander was around. Roxane and Barsine got pregnant only after Hephaistion left Alexander for a long time to accomplish some mission. Alexander did show his favor to Bagoas, for instance, to give him a villa, to kill someone that Bagoas hated and accused of treason. But no such things happened when Hephasition was alive. Who was/were neglected by Alexander? As to this matter, everyone can draw his own judgement

[twhitesakura]

When I read "Fire from Heaven" it hurt to see how much Hephaistion was in love with Alexander even when Alexander did not love him. When Alexander told Bagoas that Hephaistion knew him in "The Persian Boy," I automatically thought, yes, but how much did you know Hephaistion?

I never thought Alexander might have also been cheated, but his thirst for immortality is legendary. I seem to remember that Alexander did not like to make love or sleep b/c it reminded Alexander that he was actually flesh and blood. It reminded Alexander that he was mortal.

Thanks for friending me. Too bad I can't read Italian. *Friends back*

[xiaoweisan]

Actually we don't know whether Hephaistion fell in love first or not :-) "Fire from Heaven" is a fiction, after all. What we DO know is that Hephaistion never lost Alexander's love and favor. I guess that was enough for a lover of an ancient Great King