Oh man. Oh man. And you so totally know that the first day that he gets properly dressed in order to go and get his stump fixed? It' the first day that he spends out of bed in God knows how long, and you can just imagine how Bush, lonely, still weak, frightened even though he won't admit it, is just yearning for the comfort of his old uniform -- the ritual of putting on his stock, knotting his neckcloth, shrugging into his jacket.
And all he gets is a shirt, civilian trousers.
And yeah. FC is just the biggest h/c fic in the world, isn't it? *is re-reading the scene just before HH gets introduced to the Comte properly for the first time and is getting Bush settled into hot blankets and djkglhdf* Hornblower notices that Bush is "snoring faintly at the base of his throat."
Swear to God, people. How do you not see the potential for gay here? HORNBLOWER IS SO FREAKING OBSESSIVE ABOUT BUSH IN THIS. SO. OBSESSED.
(Also. I wonder whether you could string togehter an acceptable fic idea that HH's obsession with watching Bush sleep dates from this period -- the driving need to make sure that Bush is comfortable, that Bush is cared-for. Bush & sleep pops up a couple times in HH's brain before, I know, but we don't get HH peeping on Bush, do we, until post-FC?)
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Date: 2006-03-21 06:34 am (UTC)And all he gets is a shirt, civilian trousers.
And yeah. FC is just the biggest h/c fic in the world, isn't it? *is re-reading the scene just before HH gets introduced to the Comte properly for the first time and is getting Bush settled into hot blankets and djkglhdf* Hornblower notices that Bush is "snoring faintly at the base of his throat."
Swear to God, people. How do you not see the potential for gay here? HORNBLOWER IS SO FREAKING OBSESSIVE ABOUT BUSH IN THIS. SO. OBSESSED.
(Also. I wonder whether you could string togehter an acceptable fic idea that HH's obsession with watching Bush sleep dates from this period -- the driving need to make sure that Bush is comfortable, that Bush is cared-for. Bush & sleep pops up a couple times in HH's brain before, I know, but we don't get HH peeping on Bush, do we, until post-FC?)