fairestcat: Dreadful the cat (Horatio Edrington Fool)
fairestcat ([personal profile] fairestcat) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2005-01-27 01:44 pm

On Account by Cimmerianwillow (NC-17)

Fandom: HORATIO HORNBLOWER
Pairing: Horatio Hornblower/Archie Kennedy
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] cimmerianwillow
Author Website: Vinegar & Sugar
Why this must be read:

There's a lot to love about this story, but what endears it to me the most is the location, quite possibly the worst rented room ever to grace a first time fic. [livejournal.com profile] cimmerianwillow positively revels in that room. From the smog-encrusted window to the remarkably dilapidated bed, she really captures the feel of the worst lodgings a couple of cash-strapped recently-ex-POWs could possibly find themselves in. And then, having created such a thoroughly unappealing location, she manages to make the reader completely forget about it and only have eyes for the two frustrated sailors within. And oh, are they ever frustrated. A classic example of the perils of non-verbal communication: just because it's non-verbal, that doesn't mean they're both speaking the same language.

On Account

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