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Fic: Goldfinch [Original]
Apr. 25th, 2016 11:24 amTitle: Goldfinch
Fandom: Original
Rating: G
Word count: 1908 words
Summary: Gaius is distracted from his poetry composition.
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Goldfinch
With ardour like beating wings
I descend to Leda’s thighs
Gaius Iuventius Carduelis tapped the end of the stylus against his lips and considered the opening lines of the poem. He’d spent the best part of half an hour polishing the couplet and was heartily sick of it. Composing to a deadline brought out his insecurities; never mind the scrolls of his poetry that circulated Rome to be recited and discussed in the best households, this poem was the one that mattered—and so far, this poem was only two lines long.
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Fandom: Original
Rating: G
Word count: 1908 words
Summary: Gaius is distracted from his poetry composition.
Notes:. Written for the ‘terrible choices’ square of my
genprompt_bingo card.With ardour like beating wings
I descend to Leda’s thighs
Gaius Iuventius Carduelis tapped the end of the stylus against his lips and considered the opening lines of the poem. He’d spent the best part of half an hour polishing the couplet and was heartily sick of it. Composing to a deadline brought out his insecurities; never mind the scrolls of his poetry that circulated Rome to be recited and discussed in the best households, this poem was the one that mattered—and so far, this poem was only two lines long.
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