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Black Hound ([identity profile] black-hound.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2005-06-14 12:58 am

Blemish by Lance_Nerd (R)

Fandom: HORATIO HORNBLOWER
Pairing: Horatio/Maria, Horatio/Archie Kennedy (implied), Horatio/William Bush (implied)
Author on LJ:[livejournal.com profile] lance_nerd
Author Website:Nsnicker
Why this must be read:

This is another short fic anchored in the A&E adaptations of the Hornblower novels that deals with Horatio Hornblower and his relationship to his wife, Maria Mason. This time that relationship is juxtaposed against both Archie Kennedy and William Bush.

There is a nice rhythmn to this fic as it moves back and forth between the thoughts in Hornblower's mind and the physical acts that define his duty as a husband to Maria. With a graceful slide, in a few well chosen words, we go from Hornblower's bright memory of Archie Kennedy to his present imaginings & desire for William Bush as he consummates his marriage to a woman he does not love.

Blemish

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