I've seen a England/Elizabeth I request and I would like to make one similar. I would love to see the nations interacting with their most famous queens or empress.
Here's the choices:
Sweden and Christina Austria, Hungary and Sissi France and Marie Antoinette (I know that she isn't french but she became famous as the queen of France) Spain and Isabel de Castilla.
Just to make it more clear. This is not a pairing fic request.
Note: -wince- It's not technically a pairing fic, I think. But it does have an element of- less than chaste love, I suppose? I apologize if this isn't quite what you wanted, OP.
Re-captcha: "oedipus swept" - Is there some sort of implication?!
Amber Castles [1a/1]
anonymous
February 7 2010, 07:36:05 UTC
He has told her nearly everyday how beautiful she is. Such declarations do not always have to be verbal or written. He tells her with his eyes, with the brush of his lips upon her hand, his brighter smile when she is close. But for today, he tells her
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Amber Castles [1b/1]
anonymous
February 7 2010, 07:37:50 UTC
God has given him much, he thinks. But God will take in equal measures. And that is what makes the hot tears well in his eyes. But he does not spill them, for her sake and for his
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Re: Amber Castles [Author's Notes]
anonymous
February 7 2010, 08:23:36 UTC
Oh. Anon this is just. Asdfjkl;perfect. I can't express how much I love this; the depth of character you gave Spain, and Isabella and their sort of quiet love (though not the same sort of love) and asdfjkl;gosh this is so beautiful *A*
Re: Amber Castles [Author's Notes]
anonymous
February 7 2010, 14:50:50 UTC
Ok, instant favorite of mine, for at least three reason:
- Loving portrait of an elderly woman. This fandom is filled to the brim with attractive young men, so reading something different is really refreshing to me, as dumb as that may sound. There's more to love than physical attraction!
- Your writing style. It's brilliant, IC, elegant. In some description I had the impression of reading something written at the time.
- Your Spain. He's not a bumbling idiot, folks! Especially in this time frame he's an absolutely fascinating character and reading something that does him justice fills me with glee.
Snow Child [1/5]
anonymous
February 11 2010, 01:05:20 UTC
The child had very grave eyes, he noted absently. Sweden held her gingerly in his arms, at the insistence of his king. He was not used to children, on the whole, even though he had minded boys and girls a handful of times over the centuries, had taught some of them the skills to take them through a hard life and the cruelties of others. Even his monarchs did not leave him long with their children, save to accustom them to his existence and presence and that was not quite the same
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Snow Child [2/5]
anonymous
February 11 2010, 01:06:15 UTC
He had seen men seize power and rule over the centuries. Might did not assure a throne though it could etch out little dominions and petty realms, fleeting and frail. Something else was needed, something beyond brute strength and reckless courage. Other countries had talked of divine right. He merely thought of it as kingship, something intangible and impossible to describe
( ... )
Snow Child [4/5]
anonymous
February 11 2010, 01:07:58 UTC
Denmark had sneered at him over their negotiations. “Queens are trouble,” he had snorted, always a disquieting sight in courtly clothing, almost as much as Sweden. “She’s made you soft already
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Snow Child [5/5]
anonymous
February 11 2010, 01:08:33 UTC
His king had been ill for too long. While Sweden was not forbidden from her chambers, he kept himself away, as to not terrify the clucking flock that protectively gathered around her. When he visited her, at her bequest, he first noted she had lost far too much weight; she had never tended towards plumpness but now she looked like a wraith, her eyes too big for her skull. Their blackness only made the sockets seem deeper, hollower. He swallowed down his sudden unease at the disquieting visage
( ... )
Snow Child [Author's Notes]
anonymous
February 11 2010, 01:09:54 UTC
-Author of the previous fic here… Whew- This one was exceptionally hard to write! Sweden is a fascinating character but damnably difficult to portray. His mind is not an easy one to comprehend, frankly, and his characterization very, very easy to skew. Christina of Sweden was not easy to write either, frankly. But it’s done and here is a rather long biography to make a little more sense of the references thrown into here
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Snow Child [Author's Notes, Part 2]
anonymous
February 11 2010, 01:10:48 UTC
-Possibly because of her mother, Christina refused to marry and bear children. When she was officially crowned, she declared her cousin Charles as her heir (son of her aunt Catharina). She did have a secret engagement with him before he left to undergo military training in Germany and he was deeply in love with her; unfortunately, she did not share the same feelings for him
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Re: Snow Child [Author's Notes, Part 2]
anonymous
February 11 2010, 10:28:53 UTC
Might did not assure a throne though it could etch out little dominions and petty realms, fleeting and frail. Something else was needed, something beyond brute strength and reckless courage. Other countries had talked of divine right. He merely thought of it as kingship, something intangible and impossible to describe.
^This^, I'm probably going to quote you, somewhere. But then, this fic was filled to the brim with quotable things. Your style adjusted perfectly with the change of characters, place and tone, and you've got a gift for describing a character with just a couple touches. And, oh, Christina, one of my favourite persons in history.
I've seen a England/Elizabeth I request and I would like to make one similar. I would love to see the nations interacting with their most famous queens or empress.
Here's the choices:
Sweden and Christina
Austria, Hungary and Sissi
France and Marie Antoinette (I know that she isn't french but she became famous as the queen of France)
Spain and Isabel de Castilla.
Just to make it more clear. This is not a pairing fic request.
Note: -wince- It's not technically a pairing fic, I think. But it does have an element of- less than chaste love, I suppose? I apologize if this isn't quite what you wanted, OP.
Re-captcha: "oedipus swept" - Is there some sort of implication?!
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Spain was perfect, and I've been longing to read some more fics where he's really given a much deeper character.
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- Loving portrait of an elderly woman. This fandom is filled to the brim with attractive young men, so reading something different is really refreshing to me, as dumb as that may sound. There's more to love than physical attraction!
- Your writing style. It's brilliant, IC, elegant. In some description I had the impression of reading something written at the time.
- Your Spain. He's not a bumbling idiot, folks! Especially in this time frame he's an absolutely fascinating character and reading something that does him justice fills me with glee.
What more can I say? Thanks for the good read!
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Might did not assure a throne though it could etch out little dominions and petty realms, fleeting and frail. Something else was needed, something beyond brute strength and reckless courage. Other countries had talked of divine right. He merely thought of it as kingship, something intangible and impossible to describe.
^This^, I'm probably going to quote you, somewhere. But then, this fic was filled to the brim with quotable things. Your style adjusted perfectly with the change of characters, place and tone, and you've got a gift for describing a character with just a couple touches. And, oh, Christina, one of my favourite persons in history.
Here, have some quick Garbo as a thank you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r_gC-CcvYU&feature=related
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