ext_15505 ([identity profile] paraxdisepink.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2005-05-14 12:14 am

Blaze by Janis Cortese (R)

Fandom: HORNBLOWER
Pairing: Archie/Horatio
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] tanacawyr
Author Website: Janis Cortese

Why this must be read:

This is a gorgeous and richly detailed first-time Ferrol story where Archie get caught in a storm and must seek shelter for the night. We can all imagine where that leads. What's striking about this story is the beautiful prose and the way repressed, stoic Horatio eroticizes Archie's vitality and liveliness - all his laughs and smiles. The characterization is so well done that this could be a cut scene - which makes for the best kind of slash, the kind that blends naturally into the canon. Definitely one of my favorite Ferrol stories, and a bit different than the usual making out in the cell.

Blaze