Gifts: (Another) Yuletide 2011 Roundup
ETA: Sheepish excuses for the redundant post, but don't miss two Yuletide Madness fics (*) not previously linked!
Sutcliff fic had a rewarding Yuletide 2011 exchange, with 14 stories written for The Eagle of the Ninth (The Eagle), The Silver Branch, Frontier Wolf, and Sword at Sunset - including a couple for Yuletide Madness which you may have overlooked. The Archive of Our Own lists book fandoms alphabetically by title (usually, but not always, including article) rather than by author, so if I've missed any please alert me in comments!
Please note that the book title link goes to this year's Yuletide and Yuletide Madness* collections fics, not the archive's entire collection of stories for that fandom. (Don't despair, Silver Branch fans.) I've added a background pairing to a couple of summaries here (because I think they're interesting), but otherwise left the authors' descriptions uneditorialized.
The Eagle of the Ninth / The Eagle
The Hours and Days by Destina for Giddygeek (1,723 words; Marcus/Esca, explicit)
The life of a farmer was not easy, but Marcus supposed there were compensations to be had.
A Perfect Storm (in a Teacup) by cicak for Giddygeek (2,707 words; Marcus/Esca, explicit)
Marcus Flavius Aquila is not an exhibitionist.
Nescio, sed Excrucior by Aderam for cicak (3,127 words; Marcus/Esca pre-slash, gen)
Esca is angry, Marcus really has no idea what's going on, and Stephanos is wiser than any Greek slave should be.
A Place to be Free by Piscaria for deepsix (4,029 words; Marcus/Esca, explicit)
Esca needs a place to be free. Marcus wants to give it to him.
Hearth by cobweb_diamond for notafangirl (2,690 words; Marcus/Esca, gen)
The Ninth Hispania, after such a long time spent haunting his thoughts, came to fade from Marcus’ life like the pain of his injured knee.
A Clear View of the Sea by hesychasm (Jintian) for betweenthebliss (17,284 words; Marcus/Esca, Marcus/Cottia, Cottia/Esca, explicit) Esca's first year on the farm, living as a free Brigantes once more. (Movie/book fusion.)
marks* by sin for Giddygeek (152 words; Marcus/Esca, gen)
Marcus likes to leave marks.
The Silver Branch
Coming Around Again* by opalmatrix for calliope85 (2,102 words; gen, background Flavius/Alexios's mom)
Is Justin getting his best friend back only to lose him again?
Frontier Wolf
On the Mend by Sineala for Carmarthen (1,050 words; Alexios/Hilarion, gen)
Hilarion returns to visit Alexios the next night at Onnum.
He Who Waits by opalmatrix for calliope85 (6,821 words; Alexios/Hilarion, Alexios/OFC, explicit)
A winter hunting expedition changes everything.
After Darkness, Light by Carmarthen for Sineala (3,510 words; Alexios/Hilarion, teen and up)
It is not a thing you do, in the Frontier Wolves, to ask how a man has come to the frontier. Alexios pries when he should not, and Hilarion takes it rather ill at first.
The Young Wolf by Philomytha for Emma_Oz (1,797 words; teen and up)
Alexios returns to Castellum with his wolf.
Sword at Sunset
Guenhumara by JanLevine for twistedchick (1,434 words; gen, background Guenhumara/first fiance)
Guenhumara learned early that girls did not follow the same path as boys. But it took her a while to find what she thought was her own path.
Unfilled and fascinating prompts for Blood Feud, The Silver Branch, Sword at Sunset and The Shining Company can be found in the New Year's Resolutions 2012 collection, if you're feeling up for a challenge.
Thank you, guys, to everyone who wrote and requested Sutcliff fic (to say nothing of many other rare and delicate fandoms) for Yuletide; you did beautiful work. Gentle readers, give 'em a hand.
Sutcliff fic had a rewarding Yuletide 2011 exchange, with 14 stories written for The Eagle of the Ninth (The Eagle), The Silver Branch, Frontier Wolf, and Sword at Sunset - including a couple for Yuletide Madness which you may have overlooked. The Archive of Our Own lists book fandoms alphabetically by title (usually, but not always, including article) rather than by author, so if I've missed any please alert me in comments!
Please note that the book title link goes to this year's Yuletide and Yuletide Madness* collections fics, not the archive's entire collection of stories for that fandom. (Don't despair, Silver Branch fans.) I've added a background pairing to a couple of summaries here (because I think they're interesting), but otherwise left the authors' descriptions uneditorialized.
The Eagle of the Ninth / The Eagle
The Hours and Days by Destina for Giddygeek (1,723 words; Marcus/Esca, explicit)
The life of a farmer was not easy, but Marcus supposed there were compensations to be had.
A Perfect Storm (in a Teacup) by cicak for Giddygeek (2,707 words; Marcus/Esca, explicit)
Marcus Flavius Aquila is not an exhibitionist.
Nescio, sed Excrucior by Aderam for cicak (3,127 words; Marcus/Esca pre-slash, gen)
Esca is angry, Marcus really has no idea what's going on, and Stephanos is wiser than any Greek slave should be.
A Place to be Free by Piscaria for deepsix (4,029 words; Marcus/Esca, explicit)
Esca needs a place to be free. Marcus wants to give it to him.
Hearth by cobweb_diamond for notafangirl (2,690 words; Marcus/Esca, gen)
The Ninth Hispania, after such a long time spent haunting his thoughts, came to fade from Marcus’ life like the pain of his injured knee.
A Clear View of the Sea by hesychasm (Jintian) for betweenthebliss (17,284 words; Marcus/Esca, Marcus/Cottia, Cottia/Esca, explicit) Esca's first year on the farm, living as a free Brigantes once more. (Movie/book fusion.)
marks* by sin for Giddygeek (152 words; Marcus/Esca, gen)
Marcus likes to leave marks.
The Silver Branch
Coming Around Again* by opalmatrix for calliope85 (2,102 words; gen, background Flavius/Alexios's mom)
Is Justin getting his best friend back only to lose him again?
Frontier Wolf
On the Mend by Sineala for Carmarthen (1,050 words; Alexios/Hilarion, gen)
Hilarion returns to visit Alexios the next night at Onnum.
He Who Waits by opalmatrix for calliope85 (6,821 words; Alexios/Hilarion, Alexios/OFC, explicit)
A winter hunting expedition changes everything.
After Darkness, Light by Carmarthen for Sineala (3,510 words; Alexios/Hilarion, teen and up)
It is not a thing you do, in the Frontier Wolves, to ask how a man has come to the frontier. Alexios pries when he should not, and Hilarion takes it rather ill at first.
The Young Wolf by Philomytha for Emma_Oz (1,797 words; teen and up)
Alexios returns to Castellum with his wolf.
Sword at Sunset
Guenhumara by JanLevine for twistedchick (1,434 words; gen, background Guenhumara/first fiance)
Guenhumara learned early that girls did not follow the same path as boys. But it took her a while to find what she thought was her own path.
Unfilled and fascinating prompts for Blood Feud, The Silver Branch, Sword at Sunset and The Shining Company can be found in the New Year's Resolutions 2012 collection, if you're feeling up for a challenge.
Thank you, guys, to everyone who wrote and requested Sutcliff fic (to say nothing of many other rare and delicate fandoms) for Yuletide; you did beautiful work. Gentle readers, give 'em a hand.