Ancient World AU by Nefhiriel
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whitecollar_recTitle: Ancient World AU (see below for links to individual stories)
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nefhiriel
Spoilers: none
Characters: Neal, Peter, Elizabeth (Mozzie also appears in at least one of the stories)
Pairings: gen with approximately canon levels of Peter/Elizabeth
Warning: themes of slavery; some stories contain violence
Summary: See below
Why rec'd? I'm reccing these all together because this is a series, although the stories stand alone, so you can start with any of them. In very approximate internal chronological order (not the order in which the stories were written):
Impulse
Worth*
Precaution
Vigilance
Circumvention
*- first story written, might be the best one to start with
This is a world that vaguely resembles Ancient Rome (but isn't, quite) in which Peter is a soldier and a somewhat iconoclastic patrician; his wife Elizabeth purchases slave!Neal after she sees Neal's owner abusing him. Slave AUs are not normally my cup of tea, but this series is one of my favorite things in the fandom anyway -- the characters are very much themselves, and their world is very real-feeling, with a tangible sense of history and culture. It's impossible not to fall in love with the characters and their slowly growing friendship all over again. Peter and Elizabeth are perfectly cast as aristocrats who have no patience with the usual excesses and abuses of their class, while Neal is the captured and enslaved thief who continues scheming to escape even while slowly being won over by Elizabeth's kindness and Peter's sense of fair play and honor. The writing is excellent, and all the characters' best traits (their loyalty, their courage, their capacity to love) shine through.
Author:
nefhirielSpoilers: none
Characters: Neal, Peter, Elizabeth (Mozzie also appears in at least one of the stories)
Pairings: gen with approximately canon levels of Peter/Elizabeth
Warning: themes of slavery; some stories contain violence
Summary: See below
Why rec'd? I'm reccing these all together because this is a series, although the stories stand alone, so you can start with any of them. In very approximate internal chronological order (not the order in which the stories were written):
Impulse
Worth*
Precaution
Vigilance
Circumvention
*- first story written, might be the best one to start with
This is a world that vaguely resembles Ancient Rome (but isn't, quite) in which Peter is a soldier and a somewhat iconoclastic patrician; his wife Elizabeth purchases slave!Neal after she sees Neal's owner abusing him. Slave AUs are not normally my cup of tea, but this series is one of my favorite things in the fandom anyway -- the characters are very much themselves, and their world is very real-feeling, with a tangible sense of history and culture. It's impossible not to fall in love with the characters and their slowly growing friendship all over again. Peter and Elizabeth are perfectly cast as aristocrats who have no patience with the usual excesses and abuses of their class, while Neal is the captured and enslaved thief who continues scheming to escape even while slowly being won over by Elizabeth's kindness and Peter's sense of fair play and honor. The writing is excellent, and all the characters' best traits (their loyalty, their courage, their capacity to love) shine through.
