Oh, this was perfect! And I haven't even seen the film yet, only read the book, but this fit right in and provided a much needed bit between Marcus and Esca....And since I'm a hopeless h/c fnagirl, it pushed all those buttons in just the right way, too. :)
HI NEW AUTHOR I WOULD LIKE TO ROLL IN THIS FIC FOREVER.
*cough*
Er, that is, I am REALLY EXCITED to see a story so well-researched, and also written so beautifully and in a way that feels natural instead of like you ate a textbook. (Also, I like your take on the characters so far, but I will squee more about that when I am done being GLEEFUL about the research.)
“The Dumnonii? They are Britons, yes, and fine men. But they are not my people.”
FOR THIS ALONE, ♥
I did catch a couple misspellings: subcaligatum should be subligaculum, and bracae should be braccae. (Incidentally, it's not clear that Romans did wear subligacula all the time, and not just for exercise, or if it was a personal preference thing, or what. Not an error, just a tidbit.)
> Urgh, god, the research for this is so much fun, and you can just dig and > dig for hours finding out more things (No, no, of course I didn't spend > ages trying to find out what the exact layout of the baths in Calleva was > like; that would be madness ;D).
MAN I KNOW. Um. Yes. I love the research sooooo much. It is the best fandom because it has research.
> I was > thinking about whether to have him wearing a subligaculum at all before I > posted, but I figured that since he was wearing it in his hot fur bed of > hotness at the fort that it was internally consistent.
*nods* I like to leave them off most of the time for, uh, convenience, but either is a reasonable choice.
> Hmm, my Latin > dictionary has bracae with one c, with the double c as an alternative > spelling. OH, LATIN, YOU PRETEND TO BE ALL REGIMENTED AND ORDERLY, BUT > REALLY YOU ARE A FICKLE CREATURE.
Interesting! I have not seen the single-c spelling anywhere--double-c seems to be overwhelmingly preferred.
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Thanks for a wonderful story!
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Heh, there's going to be a fair old quota of h/c and UST throughout the story, and thank you so much for reading it! ♥
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*facepalm*
And yes, I just noticed that you also said WIP. So, YAY! MORE TO COME!
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Er, that is, I am REALLY EXCITED to see a story so well-researched, and also written so beautifully and in a way that feels natural instead of like you ate a textbook. (Also, I like your take on the characters so far, but I will squee more about that when I am done being GLEEFUL about the research.)
“The Dumnonii? They are Britons, yes, and fine men. But they are not my people.”
FOR THIS ALONE, ♥
I did catch a couple misspellings: subcaligatum should be subligaculum, and bracae should be braccae. (Incidentally, it's not clear that Romans did wear subligacula all the time, and not just for exercise, or if it was a personal preference thing, or what. Not an error, just a tidbit.)
I cannot wait for more, seriously.
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> dig for hours finding out more things (No, no, of course I didn't spend
> ages trying to find out what the exact layout of the baths in Calleva was
> like; that would be madness ;D).
MAN I KNOW. Um. Yes. I love the research sooooo much. It is the best fandom because it has research.
> I was
> thinking about whether to have him wearing a subligaculum at all before I
> posted, but I figured that since he was wearing it in his hot fur bed of
> hotness at the fort that it was internally consistent.
*nods* I like to leave them off most of the time for, uh, convenience, but either is a reasonable choice.
> Hmm, my Latin
> dictionary has bracae with one c, with the double c as an alternative
> spelling. OH, LATIN, YOU PRETEND TO BE ALL REGIMENTED AND ORDERLY, BUT
> REALLY YOU ARE A FICKLE CREATURE.
Interesting! I have not seen the single-c spelling anywhere--double-c seems to be overwhelmingly preferred.
*bounces with joy*
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(Okay, basically I agree with whatever carmarthen says. :)
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