Comments | joyeee: To the Olympics! Ch. 3

joyeee

To the Olympics! Ch. 3

May 07, 2008 21:15

Title: To the Olympics!
Genre: Adventure/Drama
Rating: FRT/PG/K+
Summary: The summer of 340 BC: Alexander and Hephaestion attend the Olympics! While exploring new places, meeting new people, facing culture clashes and getting into a fistfight or two, friendship deepens into something more.
Chapter 3: For some, Pella is home. For others, it's . . . ( Read more... )

fic-alexander the great

Comments 5

daikirai May 10 2008, 10:07:15 UTC

This story has been such a delight to read so far! I love the way you write.
Chapter 1 was very interesting when you focused on Aristotele's point of view.
2 was absolutely wonderful, with the boys just having a good time.
With his hands clasped comfortably as a pillow under his head, he appeared quite unaware of Alexander's fingers tapping irregularly, restlessly, almost close enough to brush his arm, and in the dappled light he even seemed half-asleep. Yet on the few occasions that Alexander spoke, he always answered. And whatever his answers were, the crease in Alexander's brow always smoothed out after, if only for a few moments.
Loved that part!
And this chapter was quite captivating; Cleocritus is an interesting character.
I'm looking foward to see more of the story!

joyeee May 11 2008, 06:32:01 UTC

Thanks very much for letting me know you're reading and liking ~ I hope you enjoy future chapters too! (More like the bit you quoted, coming up!)

And that part you quoted was probably my favorite part to write so far, so yay! ^___^

Delightful! moon71 June 2 2008, 16:59:32 UTC

Hello again ( ... )

Re: Delightful! joyeee June 15 2008, 07:13:32 UTC

Actually I feel "freer" writing when Alexander and Hephaestion aren't the focus; too much pressure to get them "just right!" But they're the reason I write these stories. Noooo, the dilemma!

I haven't read the Romance at all (rather irresponsble of me, I know!) - I only had the line Coral mentioned in her challenge. So, I've never even heard of Nicolaus! XD However I tried to work in as much as possible of the "research" material I ran across ... for example later on there will be an explanation for Alexander's supposed disdain for professional athletes, especially boxers (...? did the "research' too long ago to remember the finer details)

Thank you for your encouragement on the presentation of politics... I'm glad it wasn't too much of a lesson instead of the entertainment this story is meant to be!

As with the Companions I wish I could devote more writing time to Philip. Actually when I read A Bloodline of Kings I was rather taken with his older brother Perdiccas also; if I do write a Philip-focused story it will probably be ( ... )

Re: Delightful! moon71 June 15 2008, 10:48:52 UTC

Ah! A Bloodline of Kings! I still haven't read it!!! Have a copy though and it looks really good. I for one would definitely enjoy a story about Philip, especially written by you. When I was at my most Alexander-crazy, I was disapointed to learn that that book stopped before Alexander was born, but now I think... nah, it's better that way ( ... )