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Shades of Glory by idler_1814 (PG)
Fandom: HORATIO HORNBLOWER
Pairing: William Bush/Temeraire (ship)
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idler_1814
Author's website:idler_1814's LJ
Why this must be read: In this piece,idler_1814 captures the very heart of William Bush. While it is true that many of Bush's escapades with Hornblower served to round out his character, what truly motivates Bush and lies at his core is his experience at the Battle of Trafalgar, under Captain Eliab Harvey, aboard Temeraire. It has been speculated, given the timing of history, that during Bush's tenure as Sheerness dockmaster, Temeraire would have been brought in to Sheerness to await her fate, and that it would have been Bush who made the decision to continue her use as a prison hulk -- or to destroy her. In this story, Bush boards Temeraire for the first time since October 1805, and the memories flood back unbidden. There is much love for Bush, much love for Nelson, and much ship love in this piece and it is most definitely worth a read.
He had never been a fanciful man, yet ships had always seemed to him as live things; a sense he had neither contemplated nor questioned, and he ached to find his saucy girl reduced to this...a toothless, faded crone.
Shades of Glory
Pairing: William Bush/Temeraire (ship)
Author on LJ:
idler_1814Author's website:
idler_1814's LJWhy this must be read: In this piece,
idler_1814 captures the very heart of William Bush. While it is true that many of Bush's escapades with Hornblower served to round out his character, what truly motivates Bush and lies at his core is his experience at the Battle of Trafalgar, under Captain Eliab Harvey, aboard Temeraire. It has been speculated, given the timing of history, that during Bush's tenure as Sheerness dockmaster, Temeraire would have been brought in to Sheerness to await her fate, and that it would have been Bush who made the decision to continue her use as a prison hulk -- or to destroy her. In this story, Bush boards Temeraire for the first time since October 1805, and the memories flood back unbidden. There is much love for Bush, much love for Nelson, and much ship love in this piece and it is most definitely worth a read. He had never been a fanciful man, yet ships had always seemed to him as live things; a sense he had neither contemplated nor questioned, and he ached to find his saucy girl reduced to this...a toothless, faded crone.
Shades of Glory