Fic: Feet of Clay [Watchmen, Adrian Veidt/Alexander the Great/Hephaistion]

[glitterburn]

Title: Feet of Clay
Fandom: Watchmen
Pairing: Adrian Veidt/Alexander the Great/Hephaistion
Summary: Adrian goes back in time to Libya, 331 BC in order to meet the one man who’s ever truly meant anything to him.
Rating: R
Word count: 4643
Notes: This was written in response to Someone’s prompt at watchmenkink, which asked for Adrian/Alexander. Er, not much

Comments

[phisinfinity]

Words cannot describe how much I adore you for writing this. The sheer amount of detail is staggering, and the way you portrayed such mythical, historical figures so naturally is nothing short of brilliant. I just. ;alksdjf speechless.

Reading it was incredibly satisfying just because the amount of research/knowledge in this was so evident and because it was so masterfully put together. I'm actually more impressed with the way you handled Alexander and Hephaistion rather than Adrian (though you wrote him incredibly well too!) because they're historical figures. Adrian fit in seamlessly. Fucking. Glorious.

[glitterburn]

Thank you very much :D I studied Alexander as part of my undergrad degree many years ago and had some of ye olde textbooks still lying around, so it was very enjoyable to write this and give a different spin on Alexander and Hephaistion through Adrian's eyes. I'm glad it worked for you!

[weeping_daphne]

As a Classics student, I fully approve of this story. And since Adrien is my current obsession, you also win. Who knew education could be so fun.... :p

Arrian's History was the most interesting books I read in the study of Alexander. It was awesome to see all that almost-implied smut turned into a reality.

[glitterburn]

Yay a fellow Classicist! My first degree was in ancient history and then I went into classical archaeology. I kept all my old textbooks though, so good to know they come in useful years later when writing Watchmen fic! Thank you so much for your comment :)

[glitterburn]

Thank you very much :)

[_geekie_]

The end just left me breathless...I think you really had Adrian's character pegged, especially with this bit:

When Ammon refuses to speak, Alexander answers for the god, his father. “Your greatest enemy is yourself,” he says into the silence. “You will never conquer yourself. No matter what you do, you will always long for more.”

Well done. :) Hope you don't mind if I recommend this in my own journal.

[glitterburn]

Thank you very much, glad you liked it :)

[smirnoffmule]

This is an absolute gem, the sort of fic you hope to stumble across but rarely do. The concept is fantastic - I was intrigued as soon as I saw the header. And now I'm not quite sure where to start

[glitterburn]

Thanks so much for your comment. It was one of those fics that just wanted to be written, even though I was flipping back and forth through Arrian most of the time!

[smirnoffmule]

Well, it does show! The concept could easily have become cracky, but your command of the subject matter wins through. I'm very glad it wanted you to write it. ;)