Played In Tune, by Astolat (G)

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Fandom: MASTER AND COMMANDER
Pairing: none
Author on LJ: astolat
Author Website: Shalott's fanfic
Why this must be read:

I'm reccing this first because it makes a great introduction. This fic is just the essence of why I love Master and Commander, condensed down into a short, beautiful fic that takes my breath away every time. You hardly need to have seen the movie, even, to get this fic, although I promise that you'll appreciate it more if you have.

Shalott, as those of you who've read her work before will know, is an extremely talented author. The woman has talent, and what she does here is take something from the movie and write about it as though it's book-verse. This might sound confusing, but don't worry, it isn't. Instead, what you've got is a marvellous introduction to both worlds: the characters and the style are spot-on perfect for both versions of Patrick O'Brian's world, blurring them together so well that it shows it really doesn't matter: details be damned, the love is just the same. I'm in awe, honestly: I've hardly ever seen O"Brian's words imitated so well, or to such mindbogglingly adorable affect.

And that's the best thing about this fic, really. It's very sweet, and all about the love, and every bit of it is entirely plausible as a piece of missing canon. Gorgeous.

Played In Tune

Comments

[tatkreiswok.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's a lovely one! And a very nice rec, too!

"Played in Tune" is possibly one of the first "Master and Commander" fics I stumbled across while looking for something else at The Lady of Shalott's site... I had just seen the movie on DVD (missed it in the theaters) -- loved it, and of course, had immediate slashy thoughts -- and was wondering if there was any fic out there for the fandom when I found this one.

Thanks for reminding me of it!