USUK - taboo love
anonymous
April 9 2011, 22:17:10 UTC
America realises he's in love with England. Except he thinks it's wrong. England raised him, he can't be in love with him! Except he is. And because he thinks England only sees him as a brother, America feels incredibly guilty about all the filthy thoughts he's been having about him.
Up to author whether England loves him back. I just want to see some 'wrongness' in America's feeling for his 'brother' England.
King of Thebes [1a/1]
anonymous
April 12 2011, 20:34:28 UTC
I'm not sure exactly when I started to look at you as more than a brother. It must have been during one of your trips, and one day you returned, and my heart skipped a beat. Once you got over your shock at how much I'd grown, you held me and my chest ached. I didn't realize at that point how wrong this feeling was
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King of Thebes [1b/1]
anonymous
April 12 2011, 20:53:46 UTC
England placed his empty glass on the bar with a firm thud. “It's not me,” he muttered. “It's him.” He turned his gaze to the Frenchman. “He's the one that can't let go. He still sees me as his older brother, and nothing I do will get past that. Ever.” England paused, a look of regret growing on his face
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Re: King of Thebes [1b/1]
anonymous
April 12 2011, 21:26:10 UTC
This is really lovely: I like how you subvert old tropes in this ship and the way that Alfred's thoughts are disjointed. I also think you did a good job by keeping the fundamental communication issue that seems to blossom between these two.
Thank you so much. I had a lot of fun playing around with this story and trying to find different tropes I could throw in and subvert. I love writing Alfred just for that reason. These two just cannot communicate, ever.
I love coming up with titles that subtly imply things or are a play on words. I kept going back and forth between this and "Son of Jocasta" actually.
If was confident I could have made it longer without sacrificing quality, I would have. This is an interesting concept though, and I might return to it some day.
Re: King of Thebes [1b/1]
anonymous
April 29 2011, 22:40:14 UTC
"When you burned D.C." - During the War of 1812 the British army occupied Washington D.C. and set fire to many public buildings, including the Presidential Mansion.
I know that is technically the historically correct version, because Canada was a British colony and the people were British subjects, etc. But, this Canadian anon would like to correct you that it was still Canadians that burned down the White House. Not the British.
Sorry. >////< I hate to be nitpicky, but it's a slight matter of national pride (as sad as that sounds).
*sighs* Alright, I am from the U.S. However, I have done research into this and have found no specific mention of any Canadians being present.
What my research has taught me is that D.C. was occupied by part of the British army and by part of the British navy which came straight from fighting Napoleonic France in Europe. There probably were Canadians involved, but there were also U.S. citizens in the navy due to British impressment (one of the causes of the War of 1812). The biggest mention of Canadian involvement in this particular battle, that I have found, is that burning D.C. was basically revenge (wanted by both British and Canadians) for the burning of York.
If someone has proof that there was a significant Canadian presence at D.C. I would be glad to see it. Sorry if I ranted or sounded harsh. I've just found this claim irksome since I haven't seen anything to back it up.
Up to author whether England loves him back. I just want to see some 'wrongness' in America's feeling for his 'brother' England.
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And your title is so much love that I can't even.
Great story, I wish it were longer.
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I love coming up with titles that subtly imply things or are a play on words. I kept going back and forth between this and "Son of Jocasta" actually.
If was confident I could have made it longer without sacrificing quality, I would have. This is an interesting concept though, and I might return to it some day.
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I enjoyed this. Thanks again, anon.
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You did a great job!
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I know that is technically the historically correct version, because Canada was a British colony and the people were British subjects, etc. But, this Canadian anon would like to correct you that it was still Canadians that burned down the White House. Not the British.
Sorry. >////< I hate to be nitpicky, but it's a slight matter of national pride (as sad as that sounds).
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What my research has taught me is that D.C. was occupied by part of the British army and by part of the British navy which came straight from fighting Napoleonic France in Europe. There probably were Canadians involved, but there were also U.S. citizens in the navy due to British impressment (one of the causes of the War of 1812). The biggest mention of Canadian involvement in this particular battle, that I have found, is that burning D.C. was basically revenge (wanted by both British and Canadians) for the burning of York.
If someone has proof that there was a significant Canadian presence at D.C. I would be glad to see it. Sorry if I ranted or sounded harsh. I've just found this claim irksome since I haven't seen anything to back it up.
Again, sorry if I came off as mean.
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