For me, this isn't so much hot as stunning. In the real sense of the word, because I'm left feeling slightly dazed by it, and I think that's because of the writing. The way you've kept this sort of distance from the actual sex, the imagery of putting the candle down, the matter-of-fact way Hornblower thinks about it all. It's really...sophisticated?
The Nore was a sandbank at the mouth of the Thames. On clear days, it was possible to see Sheerness, and Hornblower saw it on many occaisions, including after he had become a Lord and was sailing back to France.
I love it when you gives us those endings that don't seem to tell you anything about what the character is feeling, but in fact say everything.
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Date: 2006-08-29 12:49 am (UTC)The Nore was a sandbank at the mouth of the Thames. On clear days, it was possible to see Sheerness, and Hornblower saw it on many occaisions, including after he had become a Lord and was sailing back to France.
I love it when you gives us those endings that don't seem to tell you anything about what the character is feeling, but in fact say everything.