fic: Nobody's Good Son (The Lion In Winter)

[thistlerose]

Nobody's Good Son

Fandom: The Lion in Winter
Rating: teen
Summary: The Christmas court was kind of a bust. Geoffrey Plantagenet plans his next move.
Notes: Written for sharpeslass for Yuletide 2007. Many, many thanks to themis for beta reading, and to the members of plantagenesta for their tips on researching Constance of Brittany. 4,430 words. Originally posted here.

Comments

[ariastar]

Oh my god, you wrote Nobody's Good Son. THISTLE, I WANT YOU TO WRITE A WHOLE EPIC OF HENRY II'S FAMILY AND I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART.

[thistlerose]

Guilty!

OMG, I want to write a sequel, but there's still so much juicy stuff in Geoff's short, angsty life:

- Philip gets betrayed by Isabelle's father, so he tries (unsuccessfully) to divorce her
- Geoffrey and John team up to fight Richard
- Richard retaliates by setting fire to Brittany
- Geoffrey and Constance have sex at least three times
- Geoffrey and Philip are thick as thieves

I mean...!

I want to do a scene where Philip, Geoffrey, and Constance drink wine and sit in a hot tub while plotting Henry's downfall, but that would probably be anachronistic. :P

Anyway, thank you thank you thank you! I'm so glad that you liked this!!

[ariastar]

I think if you wrote any of that I would literally sob with joy. Oh man. I think 'like' is too weak a word for that fic, seriously, I adored it.

[thistlerose]

*blush* That makes me really, really happy.

Oh, man. I want to write about Geoff and John reconciling, and Geoff and Constance in bed, and Philip lusting after Geoff.

[penknife]

Oh, cool, you wrote "Nobody's Good Son"! I really enjoyed that one -- it was really well done, and I love your Geoffrey voice.

[thistlerose]

Thank you! :)

And thank you again for beta reading the Poppins fic!

[polaris_starz]

Nnngh, you wrote "Nobody's Good Son"! My HEART. I love you so much and I second everything Aria said.

[thistlerose]

Yes, that was me. *g* Thank you!!!!!

OMG, I was dying keeping myself from bouncing and squeeing when you guys left comments. It made me really happy.

[hhbarmaid]

I just read Where the Air is Clear and it is wonderful! So bittersweet.

[thistlerose]

Thank you! Wow, that fic kind took me by surprise - in every possible way!

[goddessofwords]

Really enjoyed the Lion in Winter one.

"I was fed a great deal," Constance replied, her pretty mouth curving in a smile, "and swallowed very little."

Best part. Also, "A stone, of course."

The historical notes were worth the read, too. Imprisoning wives was really en vogue, wasn't it? Also, was it King Phillip who nearly threw himself into Geoff's coffin? If so, I must reread the scene between them for subtext.

[thistlerose]

Thank you! I'm really glad that you liked it. :)

Imprisoning wives was really en vogue, wasn't it?

Kind of. The reason being, they wanted to keep the woman's dowry, even if they didn't want to keep the woman. And/or the church wouldn't allow them to get a divorce - as in the case of Philip and his first two wives, Isabelle and Ingeborg. Though Philip kept Isabelle close, since she died giving birth to his son, Louis. Henry II tried divorcing Eleanor of Aquitaine at one point, but the pope wouldn't allow it.

And yup, it was Philip was had to be restrained from throwing himself on Geoffrey's coffin. He also had Geoffrey buried in Paris, rather than Brittany or Fontevrault, which became kind of the Plantagenet family vault. (No idea if that was Geoffrey's wish, his sister's, or Philip's. His eldest half-sister, Marie, was pretty influential and seemed to have cared about him.)

Their scene in my fic originally had more subtext, but I toned it down. :)