Girl you can write Alexander and Hephaestion to perfection I'm very impressed.
As for Alexander's eyes, the speculation regarding the two colors is that one was brown and one was grey or possibly blue. The sources are from the east and the modern take of late has been that more than likely the "two colors" are actually a recovery from a concussion, where the pupil was still overly large in one eye at the time. The color may have shifted slightly as well. Also keep in mind anything unusual is "supernatural" and Alexander collects tales like this in the East like water. It may also have stemmed from stories in the middle ages in Persia and the Oriental tradition of Alexander (good or ill characterizations). The accepted description of Alexander's eyes are "light colored" so probably a light blue or grey.
Thank you so much for reading and commenting! Glad you liked this. i feel like theirs is the kind of love that we all wish we had (or maybe do have) which is what makes them so accessible, so identifiable.
ahaha, well, i don't have any other historical evidence for it. it's just the vibe i get from what Renault writes; but i guess being conquered by thighs could be either way, you know? like, the thighs could be around alexander's hips and he loses control because of heph's powers as a bottom? i dunno. i just like to think about a powerful man like alexander being dominated no where except for in the bedroom with his best friend Hephaistion :D
Ah, now I understand why I've always believed Hephaestion topped Alexander! I could never see it as a typical dominant/submissive thing, yet I felt Hephaestion would take the lead -- and you've brought it all home to me. So why don't you edit out all that self-critical nonsense in your header, eh? This was lovely. And to my mind, there's a kind of sense in Alexander having a (very) different relationship with Bagoas and Hephaestion (obviously he "tops" when paired with Bagoas) -- each relationship fulfills a different part of Alexander's soul
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glad you liked this! it is a fascinating topic, isn't it? before the movie i always pictured hephaistion to be more in the style of hugh jackman, or similar, tall, lean but obviously muscled, i suppose. i think the "he, too, is alexander" is my favourite story of all. wah. *gets all shippy*
Absolutely loved it, I'll go and check out your other work!
And I agree with you about Alexander being bottom, I always think that if Alexander was so conquering and so powerful in all other aspects of his life, he would be the one to be conquered in the bedroom :) And its also true that Heph was apparently physically bigger than Alex (even tho thats not the way in the film), (but I still think Jared would have topped Colin ;)) But either way, its a very pretty picture now we can put faces to names!
And I agree with the person above, Alexander would have topped Bagoas without a doubt!
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As for Alexander's eyes, the speculation regarding the two colors is that one was brown and one was grey or possibly blue. The sources are from the east and the modern take of late has been that more than likely the "two colors" are actually a recovery from a concussion, where the pupil was still overly large in one eye at the time. The color may have shifted slightly as well. Also keep in mind anything unusual is "supernatural" and Alexander collects tales like this in the East like water. It may also have stemmed from stories in the middle ages in Persia and the Oriental tradition of Alexander (good or ill characterizations). The accepted description of Alexander's eyes are "light colored" so probably a light blue or grey.
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and thank you for this eye colour info. i'm glad i wasn't completely off ;)
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What a very good way to phrase it. Yes, that's it exactly.
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As it should be! Heh, yet another wonderful fic. . . Keep up the good work. I enjoy your A/H fics emmensely!
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hm. it sounds like the title of a book. i wanna read it. :B
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thank you so much for reading!
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And I agree with you about Alexander being bottom, I always think that if Alexander was so conquering and so powerful in all other aspects of his life, he would be the one to be conquered in the bedroom :) And its also true that Heph was apparently physically bigger than Alex (even tho thats not the way in the film), (but I still think Jared would have topped Colin ;)) But either way, its a very pretty picture now we can put faces to names!
And I agree with the person above, Alexander would have topped Bagoas without a doubt!
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