Ourobourous, Antigone & Iphigenia, PG-13

[nextian]

TITLE: Ourobourous
AUTHOR: nextian
FANDOM: Euripides and Sophocles. Uh.
RATING: Let’s call it PG-13.
WARNING: Double character death, sacrifice, references to incest, blood, slight sexuality. In other words, your standard Greek play.
PROMPT: 48) Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.--Billie Holiday.
SUMMARY: Actually, these characters are

Comments

[a_t_rain]

Ooh, Greek tragedy fanfic! This is lovely -- I like the way they are almost mirrors of each other, and the little, human, images like Orestes pulling his big sister's hair.

[livii]

This was perfectly wonderful; great subject, great execution. Loved it to bits.

[hibernater]

I loved the intensity and humanness of emotion you gave them; you're right, it was every inch a Greek play, complete with the incredible, very characteristic clarity and precision of words.

[aim_toothpaste]

Wow. I loved this. Especially Iphigenia. Listing how she feels as she walks up the steps was really effective.