Fic: Requiem for a Dead Queen (Dunnett, Lymond - Philippa/Marthe)

[tryfanstone]

Fandom: Dorothy Dunnett - The Lymond Chronicles
Pairing: Philippa/Marthe
Rating: R
Wordcount: 11,500
Summary: London 1587. A Crawford, a fair Crawford, unmistakable as a parakeet among pigeons.
Warnings: for post canon spoilers. In addition, for character death, before the start of this story: Francis Crawford, and by implication Sybilla.
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Comments

[amberdreams]

Well 'tis done, and well done too. Considering I've never got round to reading any Dunnett, your story was easy to follow and your characters definitely well drawn and engaging. It's easy to come up with images when the writing is this tight. ♥

[tryfanstone]

Aw thank you! (Very belated reply too - apologies, work got a little hectic: today is cach-up day!)

- I still think you should indulge. :)

[tryfanstone]

Eh, thank you.

I wasn't sure. I think I over-wrote this one, and it certainly wasn't the rollicking adenture I set out to write, bother it. For for a first try at substantial Dunnett, though, it's okay. Maybe next time it'll come good!

[stripytights]

I'm looking forward to reading this, not least because Philippa/Marthe.

[tryfanstone]

Hmmmm... it's okay? It's not really the fic I set out to write.

But I did start out by thinking, okay, who do I really, really like, a historical fictional character, about whom I can write 10K plus? - Philippa. Closely followed by Marthe. I did consider Kes as an adult, anything about the Crusades (No! Too much research and Cecelia Holland did it better!) and possibly Theodora... Actually, thinking about it was the fun bit. :)