The Eagle Reverse Bigbang Art Post!
A few months ago I signed up for the eagle_rbb (reverse bigbang), and made this piece of artwork:
Rating: G (fic can be higher)
Pairing(s): Would prefer Het
Warnings: None
Description: The image in the background is the Pharos at Alexandria and the text is by Flaubert ([Egypt] is a great place for contrasts: splendid things gleam in the dust); Marcus and Esca may be on a mission; the lady may be a pampered slave-girl, the daughter of an important family, or a young, unhappy wife who has fallen in love with Esca...
The artwork was claimed by bunn (Yay!), who has written the most wonderful story in response, full of colourful, historical detail and with an ending that moved me to tears.
Read bunn's Splendid things gleam in the dust at AO3.
I'll try to keep the descriptions as spoiler-free as possible.
This is a general-purpose divider, intended to mark the end of a section:
At the start of the story, Esca escapes from captivity:
The lady, Aristous, discusses her predicament with her friends:
Aristous petitions the god Serapis:
Esca teaches Aristous a dance from Britannia:
Esca and Marcus discuss a strange proposal:
Esca, Marcus and Aristous's father plan a rescue:
Aristous confronts the rebel leader:
Esca rescues Aristous:
Esca and Aristous discuss the future:
Many years later:
Rating: G (fic can be higher)
Pairing(s): Would prefer Het
Warnings: None
Description: The image in the background is the Pharos at Alexandria and the text is by Flaubert ([Egypt] is a great place for contrasts: splendid things gleam in the dust); Marcus and Esca may be on a mission; the lady may be a pampered slave-girl, the daughter of an important family, or a young, unhappy wife who has fallen in love with Esca...
The artwork was claimed by bunn (Yay!), who has written the most wonderful story in response, full of colourful, historical detail and with an ending that moved me to tears.
Read bunn's Splendid things gleam in the dust at AO3.
I'll try to keep the descriptions as spoiler-free as possible.
This is a general-purpose divider, intended to mark the end of a section:
At the start of the story, Esca escapes from captivity:
The lady, Aristous, discusses her predicament with her friends:
Aristous petitions the god Serapis:
Esca teaches Aristous a dance from Britannia:
Esca and Marcus discuss a strange proposal:
Esca, Marcus and Aristous's father plan a rescue:
Aristous confronts the rebel leader:
Esca rescues Aristous:
Esca and Aristous discuss the future:
Many years later: