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Greetings,

This is a very strange first post to make. Especially so to a community that I suspect is more or less dead, sadly. However, if anyone should lurk past and happen to see this and be willing to help, I would be eternally grateful.

There used to be this fic on the A03 archive with a fair number of (if not the most, if memory serves right) kudos that was fascinatingly well-written for what sounded like a rather cracky premise. It was set in a university AU and Philippa meets up with Francis while he happens to be crossdressing. At one point she uses a... strap-on on him? And the ending of the fic has Francis revealing he is a socio major.

I swear I am not making this up.

That, or my brain has well and truly cracked somewhere along the way.

Anyway, the fic seems to be gone from the archive if anyone should know what has happened to it or happen to have a copy handy, do reply yeah.

If this entire post is horribly inappropriate, feel free to delete it respective mods and apologies in advance. I really have no idea where else to post such a question.



EDIT:

Oh gosh, cannot believe it took so long for me to put this up, but I got swamped with end-term papers. Anyhoo, a wonderful gorgeous internet-winning user who wishes to remain anon happened to have a copy of the fic saved and has allowed permission to paste a link here-

http://www.mediafire.com/?tzsq7p7n…


Thank you do much for sending this over, and apologies once again for not having put it up sooner.
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Philppa in Topkapi...



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<a href"http://www.polyvore.com/philippa_in_topkapi_harem/set?id=37440867">Polyvore</a> has posted a very cool fan art book-cover picture of Philippa Somerville in Topkapi Harem, from <i>Pawn In Frankincense</i>. Very cool.
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Lymond
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In memoriam

It's ten years today since Dorothy Dunnett died, leaving behind an impressive body of work, and many dedicated readers. She was not only a great writer, but a gracious lady who brought a lot of pleasure to a lot of people. She is sadly missed.
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Romantic or not?

I've just been having a discussion with someone about romantic heroes - you know the ones, Mr Darcy, Heathcliffe, all the dark brooding types in Mills & Boon novels - and I was thrown for a loop when someone mentioned Lymond.

I've never seen him as a romantic hero. He has far too much going on in his life to have that rather mawkish obsession with the heroine that one tends to see in the type of romances that have a pink cover and are usually written from the heroine's first person POV. He's far more likely to say "Just hold that thought, sweetheart, while I nip off and topple a throne or two" than to wade through fire and flood to bring her one perfect rose. But then I'm not the type to identify with heroines. I didn't want to be Phillippa, I wanted to be Danny Hislop.

Anyhow, I thought I'd put that thought out there and see if anyone else has any thoughts about it.

Lymond. Romantic? Y/N

While we're at it - Editted to add - what do you define as romance/romantic. My experience with reading 'romances' has been restricted to a couple of years working on a switchboard with a heap of brain rotting Mills & Boon novels stored under the desk and the occasional Harlequin historical for the lulz. A M&B novel is written to a formula [I sent off for it. They even tell you what chapter what has to happen in] and the heroes and heroines were cardboard cutouts - not Lymond like at all.

So has the romance business developed. Are there romance heroes that would give Lymond a run for his money? Are there recommendations? I probably won't read them - too busy writing and reviewing m/m - but others might.