Fandom: Eagle/Jane Eyre crossover.
Pairing: Marcus Aquila/St. John Rivers.
Rating: explicit, NC-17, think-of-the-children, etc.
Warnings: AU continuation of Jane Eyre. Many warnings apply: full explanation here.
Word Count: 129K or so.
Disclaimer: Entirely fictional; any historical characters in the story have been selfishly manipulated to fit the ( Read more... )

By the spring of 1841, the situation in Kabul had begun to deteriorate swiftly. Morale and discipline amongst the troops was very low, and the British slowly came to recognise that Shuja Shah had been deposed so many years ago for increasingly obvious reasons (namely, he wished to execute everyone he considered an enemy, and was infuriated that the ( Read more... )

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A few things to note before jumping in:

Passion & Profession was, originally, a fill for a prompt on the Eagle kinkmeme; it has clearly spiraled far out of control.

To the best of my ability, all English language spellings are accurate for the time and the dialect. Many quoted verses from the Bible have even more-archaic and more-unusual spellings.

A ( Read more... )

Lest anyone take undue offence, I must hasten to note that I have not profited from this work (just the opposite, rather), and do not own any copyrighted characters herein. This is a fair-use transformative fanfic, with a copyright (merely on the parts that are mine) from Creative Commons. Any resemblance to actual persons is a coincidence. It is ( Read more... )

In which Rev. St. John and Cpt. Aquilaine have Entirely Platonic Travel Adventures

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“What are you reading?”

“It is a commentary on the Book ( Read more... )

In which the Rev. St. John experiences a Mortification of the Flesh without ever removing his Trousers.

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St. John leant back against the ( Read more... )

Postscript: the first Anglo-Afghan war

By the spring of 1841, the situation in Kabul had begun to deteriorate swiftly. Morale and discipline amongst the troops was very low, and the British slowly came to recognise that Shuja Shah had been deposed so many years ago for increasingly obvious reasons (namely, he wished to execute everyone he ( Read more... )

In which the Rev. St. John learns to Adapt, thinks further on the Necessity of Passion, composes a Letter to an Old Friend, and fulfils his Domestic Duties for the Night.

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In which the Rev. St. John effects a Reconciliation, renews his Acquaintanceship with Cpt. Aquilaine, and discovers the Merits of Honesty and Openness.

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