Greek mythology fic: the rosary her lips and tongue

[redbells]

Characters: Cassandra of Troy, background Hector/Andromache
Rating: PG-13
Length:  1001 words
Status: Complete
Warnings: Spoilers for the end of the Iliad? Implied violence. 
Notes: The fall of Troy in four acts, through the eyes of its doomed prophetess. Written for jacyevans, who snagged a slot in my fic meme. Hope you like it! Title from Neko Case's "Polar

Comments

[jacyevans]

AJGBVKJBK,BK,B

Dead. I am dead. You have killed me. YOU ARE AWESOME THIS IS AWESOME I LOVE IT AND I LOVE YOU.

[redbells]

:DDDDDDDD

That is my glee-face. The face that I am making right now. Because my world is currently made of glee because OH MY GOD YOU LOVE IT!!!!

I AM SO GLAD YOU LOVE IT BB. But none of this dying business, capiche? I need you alive so you can continue giving me awesome prompts :P

No seriously, feel free to prompt!

[jacyevans]

HEEEE! Okay, no dying.

Oh, you should not give me free reign to prompt. THIS IS A DANGEROUS IDEA.

[redbells]

GO NUTS. I LIKE LIVING DANGEROUSLY.

[redbells]

Thank you! So glad you like it :)

[redbells]

Haha thank you! I can't remember where I snagged it from, but I love it :)

[redbells]

Thank you! ♥

[xinvisiblewings]

ASDFHGHJKHGFDS CASSANDRA
My favourite character in mythology, pretty much... ever.

The second person point of view makes this even more poignant. I've always found Cassandra's story to be truly fascinating and her character - and the archetype which is named after her - to be one of the most quintessentially tragic roles in literature. I think you've really captured that essence here.

BASICALLY I LOVE IT
YOU DID MY BABY GIRL JUSTICE :D

[redbells]

OH MY GOD I AM EIGHT MILLION YEARS LATE IN REPLYING TO THIS. SO MUCH FAIL :(

So glad you love it, so glad I did her justice. I've always loved Cassandra - even more than the heroes and the warriors in the Iliad, it was Cassandra who drew the most emotion from me. She's a terribly tragic figure, but I've always felt like she had to have been an incredibly strong woman, seeing what she saw, knowing she wouldn't be believed, and still trying to warn everyone in spite of it.

And I captured that!!! Eeeeeeeeek so much glee right now!!!

Basically, hearts forever at this comment.

♥♥♥

[holyfant]

Oh god, this really hit me hard. The depth of her... well, frustration is too weak a word, of her pain, of her knowledge, is just so immense here.

Wonderfully, beautifully done. It's been a while since a 1,000 word fic brought me close to tears.

[redbells]

Oh, wow. I am so flattered that this pulled so much emotion from you, so flattered you think it's beautiful. I just, wow.

Thank you so much :)

[holyfant]

Is it okay if I add you? I would love to keep up with any more fic you should write. :)

[redbells]

That would awesome! Mind if I add you back? I've been poking around your journal and there is so much fic I need to read!