Live, and you can accomplish much more;

I totally forgot to post about it, but if you recall my previous entry about the British Museum's Hadrian exhibition...

They've put up the Antinous video! WATCH IT - the whole thing ends tomorrow! Come on, it's just three minutes.

/belated pimpage


ETA: Why do I look at pictures of the water surfaces at Hadrian's villa and imagine how they could have been for swimming. I HAVE A PROBLEM.

Here's the story. As I said, the main characters are Albus and Gellert, and you can see the additional info (plus the shiny big disclaimer) if only you click the link. Enjoy, praise, criticize, it's all up to you.

I'll just bask in the knowledge that I'VE MADE IT!

Also, an interesting link seilf_emit provided me with some time ago: an article on marriage in ancient Rome, with a special focus on its homosexual version. Be prepared, it's crazy. [ETA much later on: Why exactly my past self went for "crazy" there, I have no idea.]

And for now, good night.



EDIT 07/03/08: Adding the linked-above story to this entry itself for archiving purposes. And for your convenience!


Title: Theatre of War
Pairing(s): Albus Dumbledore/Gellert Grindelwald
Rating: SFW
Word Count: ~7,800
Summary: Two different encounters, two scenes mirroring each other. An account of what could have been.

Prompt from sixtytwodays: 43. AU, 1940 - the height of the Blitz. "Albus, if you will not come back to me, then at least give me one kiss. Just one kiss. What must I do for one kiss?" "For one kiss? ...Call off this muggle madman of yours, Hitler. That has gone too far, not even you can say that all that is for the greater good. Call him off and you will certainly have earned a kiss."
Warnings: Angst, vague WWII references. I also took some minor liberties with canon for the sake of this AU working.
Notes: Feedback/concrit is much appreciated.

Disclaimer: Everything Harry Potter is property of JKR, no profit is being made off this story. Also, before someone gets any ideas, the only reason why Hitler and Nazi Germany are mentioned in this fic is my attempt at keeping it historical to some degree.

( 'As that other saying of yours goes, resistance is futile.' )