Fic: 1485

[aleathiel]

Viggo/Orlando. I do apologise but this little thing has been in my head for days. I had to let it out. 200 words.



Orlando slammed the door, familiar furious tears threatening to fall. He rested his forehead against the cool magnolia wall of the corridor and closed his traitorous eyes, slowly willing his angry breath to calm. He fumbled with his cell, not needing to open his eyes to see the numbers he hit as he lifted it to his ear. He wanted Viggo now.

The soft click and whirr of the hated answering machine informed him his lover wasn’t in and Orlando nearly crumpled to the floor. I won’t marry her he wanted to scream as the message. Yet he knew he had to be more discrete, there were other people around who were within hearing distance. It was bad enough that they’d seen him leave Robin’s office in this state. They wouldn’t gossip, they were paid too much. But he couldn’t take the risk anyway. He had to tell Viggo the Kate issue had come up again but without making it too obvious.

The answering machine beeped and began to record and from the dark depths of somewhere Orlando dredged up his boys’ school education.

“It’s 1485 again,” he growled down the phone. “Please call me.”

1485. The Battle of Bosworth.

Comments

[nanakomatsu.livejournal.com]

:D I really like it hehe great idea ;)

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

I'm studying the Wars of the Roses, every time I read 'Bosworth' I think of her. So I had to do it!

[cynical-terror.livejournal.com]

That was extremely entertaining. Excellent work. <3

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you found it entertaining. It was an association that wouldn't go away, especially since I'm studying Richard III at the moment.

[dystopic.livejournal.com]

Oh god, I want more. Please. You had me going and I was so excited and then it stopped and all I could think was, "hey, wait a minute, where did the rest go?" Argh. It's a lovely begining, thank you. Though... will there be more? *makes puppy face* Please?

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

I don't know if there will be more. I wasn't planning more. In fact it was only meant to be a drabble in the hope that I'd get the idea out of my head and be able to concentrate on my essay on the battle of Bosworth without thinking this every single time I wrote the words.

But maybe they'll be more when I get a bit of time.

[axis2cluster-b.livejournal.com]

Ohh, I really like that.

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

:) thanks

[jenmstar.livejournal.com]

That was great. The title had me all confused until the end. But it was just cool!

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

Ah well, I'm currently writing a paper on medieval usurpations and today focussing on Bosworth. So I had to write this!

[hated-addiction.livejournal.com]

Hee, superb! Also, I'm really dorkishly proud of myself that I remembered what happened in 1485 before I read the end. I guess school has been useful for something?

Lyds.

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

Ah, the glories of education! I figured that Orlando would actually know because he went to a pretty good school even though I don't think he lasted until the end!

(He went to the boys' school, my friend went to the girls' school down the road. Alas, she did not know him!)

[short-girl.livejournal.com]

My American education has definitely not taught me that.

So when I got to the end...

HEH.

Great little story.

[aleathiel.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.