"Sharpe's Comrade" and "Satisfaction"
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Claim: Horatio Hornblower, general series
Title: Sharpe's Comrade
Author: The Ragged Rose
Characters: Edrington/Sharpe
Prompt: 33, Crossover
Rating: NC-17
Length: Epic
Brief summary: This fic is a crossover between Hornblower and the Sharpe series. Major Edrington appeared in the "Frogs and Lobsters/The Wrong War" film and is really fun to watch and read, so he is the focus of this rec. Author's description is much better than mine could be: "Forced to march together during a retreat, Sharpe and Edrington are cut off from the army and must make their way back through country controlled by the French. In the process, they share far more than just the hardships of war." It's really a great story and makes me want to run and find all the Sharpe (and Edrington!) I can get my hands on.
"An officer shouldn’t ask his men to do anything he wouldn’t do, milord, a smart uniform hasn’t got much to do with it." He knew he was playing with fire, Forbes’s eyes were huge as he looked from one man to the other, but if one child in a red coat could be taught to value his men as more than brightly dressed dolls to be ordered about it was worth it.
"That needn’t extend to getting down in the mud with them," Edrington replied. "I think the men respect an officer properly turned out, a man they can be proud to serve under. I know it must be difficult, but coming up from the ranks as you have, what kind of man did you prefer to serve under?"
Sharpe’s smile grew wider. "A man who knows his business, milord. A man who wins the most battles and loses the least men doing it and knows what makes a good soldier."
Link to the story: Sharpe's Comrade
Claim: Horatio Hornblower, general series
Title: Satisfaction
Author:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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Characters: Horatio/Archie, Horatio/Archie/Edrington
Prompt: 45, Trapped
Rating: NC-17
Length: Epic, multi-chaptered
Brief summary: Horatio Hornblower and Archie Kennedy have been invited to stay with Major Edrington during their shore leave. But what are Edrington's intentions towards to two lieutenants and how do they react? A wonderful lesson in naval tactics.
"It is not one of Mr. Romney's better efforts, I daresay, but the etching itself is extraordinary. The touch is so fine, so assured, so very masterful." Edrington's lips were very close to Archie's ear, his words as soft as a sigh, his breath like a caress. "Skill and experience are so very important, don't you agree, Mr. Kennedy?"
Link to the story: Satisfaction
Claim: Horatio Hornblower, general series
Title: Sharpe's Comrade
Author: The Ragged Rose
Characters: Edrington/Sharpe
Prompt: 33, Crossover
Rating: NC-17
Length: Epic
Brief summary: This fic is a crossover between Hornblower and the Sharpe series. Major Edrington appeared in the "Frogs and Lobsters/The Wrong War" film and is really fun to watch and read, so he is the focus of this rec. Author's description is much better than mine could be: "Forced to march together during a retreat, Sharpe and Edrington are cut off from the army and must make their way back through country controlled by the French. In the process, they share far more than just the hardships of war." It's really a great story and makes me want to run and find all the Sharpe (and Edrington!) I can get my hands on.
"An officer shouldn’t ask his men to do anything he wouldn’t do, milord, a smart uniform hasn’t got much to do with it." He knew he was playing with fire, Forbes’s eyes were huge as he looked from one man to the other, but if one child in a red coat could be taught to value his men as more than brightly dressed dolls to be ordered about it was worth it.
"That needn’t extend to getting down in the mud with them," Edrington replied. "I think the men respect an officer properly turned out, a man they can be proud to serve under. I know it must be difficult, but coming up from the ranks as you have, what kind of man did you prefer to serve under?"
Sharpe’s smile grew wider. "A man who knows his business, milord. A man who wins the most battles and loses the least men doing it and knows what makes a good soldier."
Link to the story: Sharpe's Comrade
Claim: Horatio Hornblower, general series
Title: Satisfaction
Author:
widget285Characters: Horatio/Archie, Horatio/Archie/Edrington
Prompt: 45, Trapped
Rating: NC-17
Length: Epic, multi-chaptered
Brief summary: Horatio Hornblower and Archie Kennedy have been invited to stay with Major Edrington during their shore leave. But what are Edrington's intentions towards to two lieutenants and how do they react? A wonderful lesson in naval tactics.
"It is not one of Mr. Romney's better efforts, I daresay, but the etching itself is extraordinary. The touch is so fine, so assured, so very masterful." Edrington's lips were very close to Archie's ear, his words as soft as a sigh, his breath like a caress. "Skill and experience are so very important, don't you agree, Mr. Kennedy?"
Link to the story: Satisfaction
