one strong arm.

[quigonejinn]

The whole world needs to be reading this fic by atropos_too, yo. It made despatches this morning/evening/whatever, but oh man. I'm sitting in the 9th floor of a four star hotel in the shopping district of an inland city that's 40 miles from one of the biggest deserts in the world, and I swear I can smell the sea.

His breath smokes on the pillow. The sheets, washed only in salt water for the last five months, can never be fully dried; they suck up the damp air of the cabin.

Melancholy and atmospheric and intensely Age of Sail. I think I would have done certain elements differently, but man, there isn't enough of this kind of fic in fandom. It's just wonderfully Hornblower and sea and quiet and full of what I love best about Hornblower and Bush and Forester's writing. I mean, pieces like this could get me enjoying adjectives and adverbs again. :D

Hornblower, Reflective.

Comments

[black-hound.livejournal.com]

That list of sentences describing Bush. Holy fuck.

I mean, Jesus. It really is so much Age of Sail. My squee can barely be contained.

[quigonejinn.livejournal.com]

I usually hate fics that are as stream-of-consciousness as that. Hate it. And yet, OMG, it works for this fic because there are so many fantastic ideas in it. Bush and Hornblower and the sea, as much a character in it as either of them and <3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333

Before bed last night, I was reading Randomalia's Kennedy ghostfic, and that line about how Bush approves of Kennedy to some degree because he has the proper attitude towards naval life, OMG.

[nolivingman.livejournal.com]

*has mighty skills of fic-finding*

I just loved that fic.

[quigonejinn.livejournal.com]

Indeed you do. *is so full of love at the Hornblower section of despatches right now, OMG*

[iansmomesq.livejournal.com]

Most excellent rec. I'd seen it through despatches too and went OMG when I read it. I still say, OMG.