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ci5_boxoftricksTitle: Łe Nòte del Carnevàl
Author:golden_bastet
Artist:smirra
Archive to Pros Lib: Yes
Genre: Slash
Characters/Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Word count: 25,576
Warnings: Highlight the following area to reveal the warnings: M/M, character death, dubcon / noncon, sadism
Summary: Baroque Venice (18th century).
Raimondo Della Straniero is a member of the household of Signore Angelo Cattivo. Holding a position on the Council of Ten - the governing elite of la Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta, the Most Serene Republic of Venice - il signore took Raimondo in off the streets as a young child, giving the boy an existence that he never could have dreamed of. However, now that Raimondo is an adult, there is a price: publicly, he becomes his patron’s new wife’s cavalier servente, or official companion; privately, he becomes his patron’s lover. It is still, however, easier than living on the streets.
Bodie works for Signore Giorgio Mucca, in service to the Supreme Tribunal of the State Inquisitors, a secret organization entrusted by la Serenìsima to deal with threats to state security. Bodie’s mission: to investigate Signore Cattivo, who may have plans of his own in the works. Bodie’s methods: to establish contact with either Signore Cattivo’s young wife, or her companion, Raimondo, and find out what they know. And Bodie has his ways of getting… information.
Notes: I’d like to thank a few people:
And lastly the mods / organizers of both the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
ci5_boxoftricks Big Bang and mini_nanowrimo for pulling this all together / laying the groundwork for doing this in the first place.
Yay! \o/
Link to Fic: Fic Master Post/Story Title
Link to Art: Art Master Post
Author:
golden_bastetArtist:
smirraArchive to Pros Lib: Yes
Genre: Slash
Characters/Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Word count: 25,576
Warnings: Highlight the following area to reveal the warnings: M/M, character death, dubcon / noncon, sadism
Summary: Baroque Venice (18th century).
Raimondo Della Straniero is a member of the household of Signore Angelo Cattivo. Holding a position on the Council of Ten - the governing elite of la Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta, the Most Serene Republic of Venice - il signore took Raimondo in off the streets as a young child, giving the boy an existence that he never could have dreamed of. However, now that Raimondo is an adult, there is a price: publicly, he becomes his patron’s new wife’s cavalier servente, or official companion; privately, he becomes his patron’s lover. It is still, however, easier than living on the streets.
Bodie works for Signore Giorgio Mucca, in service to the Supreme Tribunal of the State Inquisitors, a secret organization entrusted by la Serenìsima to deal with threats to state security. Bodie’s mission: to investigate Signore Cattivo, who may have plans of his own in the works. Bodie’s methods: to establish contact with either Signore Cattivo’s young wife, or her companion, Raimondo, and find out what they know. And Bodie has his ways of getting… information.
Notes: I’d like to thank a few people:
- Definitely the betae, solosundance and anna060957 for coming to the rescue and doing a world-famous bang-up job (and thus saving my bacon).
- ocotillo_dawn (who is a newly published author, as of today!) and beccaabbott for the non-fandom read, both of which were extremely helpful (for this and future fics).
- L’Artiste smirra and her Tablet of Awesome, which had me wanting to post draft sketches in August.
- constant_muse (formerly Jaycat92) for her early read-through and encouragement.
- All the people who encouraged the process while it was going on. Because it went on for a long, long time.
- Google and Wikipedia and a lot of little, obscure websites.
- Devo, Poly Styrene, The Cars, and Mozart (to name a few).
- Chad Winery and Brewery Lindemans, as official alcoholic beverage sponsors of the 2011 Pros Big BangTM.
And lastly the mods / organizers of both the
ci5_boxoftricks Big Bang and mini_nanowrimo for pulling this all together / laying the groundwork for doing this in the first place.Yay! \o/
Link to Fic: Fic Master Post/Story Title
Link to Art: Art Master Post
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Date: 2011-10-18 12:37 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-10-19 12:16 am (UTC)The artwork is lovely!
Isn't it though... :D
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Date: 2011-10-18 12:41 am (UTC)Congratulations on posting. I know you were worried for a while there but now you get to sit back and try to remember what you were doing with yourself before the creative madness started... perhaps a glass of wine? *g*
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Date: 2011-10-19 12:18 am (UTC)Am reaching for the wine bottle now, LOL.
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Date: 2011-10-18 12:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-10-19 12:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-10-18 12:59 am (UTC)Thank you for writing this colourful inspiring historical AU!
Was a great pleasure to work out some decoration :D
So was to be part of pros big bang again! My thanks to the neat organizing and to the friendly mods!
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Date: 2011-10-19 12:25 am (UTC)Venice is special - and I've convinced myself to go next year, LOL.
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Date: 2011-10-18 01:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-10-19 12:26 am (UTC)And I was *determined* to get that Capri in there, LOL.
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Date: 2011-10-18 11:07 pm (UTC)Thank you so much for a fantastic read :)
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Date: 2011-10-19 12:30 am (UTC)I have to admit, one of my biggest concerns was getting the characterizations down properly. In the first draft, Ray (and his background) was different / more passive, and I spent a lot of time consciously pulling him out of that.
I'm really glad that you enjoyed it. :)
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Date: 2011-10-18 11:42 pm (UTC)The art work was beautiful! The color choices fit right in with the Carneval theme.
Congratulations and job well done to both of you! (Feels good, doesn't it?! *g*)
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Date: 2011-10-19 12:33 am (UTC)And yay for
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Date: 2011-10-19 11:41 pm (UTC)Well Done!
Date: 2011-10-22 04:25 pm (UTC)Re: Well Done!
Date: 2011-10-23 03:45 pm (UTC)And don't forget to read the other stories. There are some excellent works being posted.
Re: Well Done!
Date: 2011-10-23 04:21 pm (UTC)I'm working my way through the whole set chronologically! Yes, some brilliant stories and awesome artwork. Huge thanks to all of the amazing people who have made this happen!
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Date: 2011-10-23 10:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-10-23 03:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-10-23 03:49 pm (UTC)Thanks very much, and I'm glad you enjoyed the story. It was definitely fun to write.
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Date: 2011-10-23 04:21 pm (UTC)http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/721924.html
So - Bravo! to Doyle or Bodie, Bravi! to the pair of them and Bravissima! to you!
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Date: 2011-10-23 04:52 pm (UTC)Current-day Italian is based on the Tuscan, rather than Venetian language. In the 18th century, though, Venice was much more of an econmic powerhouse (though in decline), so I used Venetian over Italian where I could (e.g., Venexia rather than Venezia). So I was trying to translate the Italian kudos into Venetian, but failed miserably (well, the translation tools are pretty limited on These Here Internets).
This is what happens when you spend the better part of a year writing a story: you turn into an uber-nerd, LOL.
But I still *greatly* appreciate the sentiment. I'm really glad you enjoyed the story.
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Date: 2011-10-26 08:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-10-26 04:50 pm (UTC)One of the best parts of writing this was the research. It's convinced me to found out about visiting next year. :D
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Date: 2011-11-01 02:15 am (UTC)And I see your Bodie and raise you one. :D
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Date: 2011-11-02 10:17 pm (UTC)Would you let me know if there's any contact information you'd like to include, please?
Frances
Proslib business: proslib at gmail dot com
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Date: 2011-11-03 05:06 am (UTC)