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Rumplestiltskin by Mylodon (PG)
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iansmomesq, and I'll be the driver for the Horatio Hornblower fandom for the month of April. It's been a banner few months for this fandom, and I hope to share some of the cool stuff that came out of some great challenges and prompt communities of late. So, sit back, buckle in (or not) and enjoy the ride.
Happy Hornblower Appreciation Week!!!
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Fandom: HORATIO HORNBLOWER
Pairing: Hornblower/Edrington
Author on LJ:mylodon
Author's website: Mylodon's LJ
Why this must be read: Mylodon wrote this for the very first challenge ataos_challenge. The prompt was "confessions." Many of us in the fandom have always wondered what Major My Lord Edrington's first name *really* is. Some call him Alexander, some call him Daniel. Others just call him Major My Lord and let the title do the talking. Here, Mylodon matched a drunken Hornblower with Edrington in a challenge of wits to guess Edrington's real name. Hilarity and *cough* other things ensue. You can see from the first comment that I had the gigglefits when I read this, and giving me the giggles is not an easy thing to do. Most of the time.
Link to Story: Rumplestiltskin
iansmomesq, and I'll be the driver for the Horatio Hornblower fandom for the month of April. It's been a banner few months for this fandom, and I hope to share some of the cool stuff that came out of some great challenges and prompt communities of late. So, sit back, buckle in (or not) and enjoy the ride.Happy Hornblower Appreciation Week!!!
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Fandom: HORATIO HORNBLOWER
Pairing: Hornblower/Edrington
Author on LJ:
mylodonAuthor's website: Mylodon's LJ
Why this must be read: Mylodon wrote this for the very first challenge at
aos_challenge. The prompt was "confessions." Many of us in the fandom have always wondered what Major My Lord Edrington's first name *really* is. Some call him Alexander, some call him Daniel. Others just call him Major My Lord and let the title do the talking. Here, Mylodon matched a drunken Hornblower with Edrington in a challenge of wits to guess Edrington's real name. Hilarity and *cough* other things ensue. You can see from the first comment that I had the gigglefits when I read this, and giving me the giggles is not an easy thing to do. Most of the time."My proposition is simple - if you can guess my Christian name I will give you this." The earl produced a ruby the size of a plover's egg, or perhaps two rubies, Hornblower could not be absolutely sure. "And if you cannot guess, you must share my bed tonight as a forfeit."
Horatio was puzzled. He had shared a bed with fellow officers many a time, especially when he was a middie and strapped for cash; it was common naval practice and above reproach - he could not see how it represented a punishment of any sort to merely sleep on the same couch. Not a stake to be set against a jewel.
He considered the matter of the name - Samuel was rejected as a guess due to the hazardous presence of sibilants, as were Sebastian and Cedric. He struggled to think of anything suitable, plumping eventually for a name often on his lips; "Archibald?"
Horatio was puzzled. He had shared a bed with fellow officers many a time, especially when he was a middie and strapped for cash; it was common naval practice and above reproach - he could not see how it represented a punishment of any sort to merely sleep on the same couch. Not a stake to be set against a jewel.
He considered the matter of the name - Samuel was rejected as a guess due to the hazardous presence of sibilants, as were Sebastian and Cedric. He struggled to think of anything suitable, plumping eventually for a name often on his lips; "Archibald?"
Link to Story: Rumplestiltskin