LINKDING

<blockquote>The man who came to Caisil with Esca Mac Cunoval sets fire to a heart brave and true. Now, if only he'd turn and notice... (or "Until All The Songs Are Sung" by carmarthen, as seen through the eyes of Dergorix).</blockquote>

<blockquote>Esca learns the Latin word by accident, from Stephanos of all people. Soul-mate.</blockquote>

<blockquote>A trip to the healing waters of Aquae Sulis leads to revelations, confessions, and far more excitement than Marcus or Esca anticipated.</blockquote> ➤ the one with the curse tablet directed at Marcus

<blockquote>Esca is a prisoner on Marcus Flavius Aquila's transport ship. What could go wrong?</blockquote> ➤ the space opera rewrite of the story! the fic tags itself as marcus/esca slash but there's a few bare hints that that might be where things are going and that's all. it's functionally totally gen.

<blockquote>The idea was to bring back the Eagle in triumph. When that becomes impossible, Marcus and Esca have to find another plan.</blockquote> ➤ au in which the eagle is permanently lost to a river in the process of rescuing it

<blockquote>It turns out it's not enough to say 'You are free'.</blockquote> ➤ on how official manumission works in rome

<blockquote>The eagle is not a lump of metal.</blockquote> ➤ a neat au concept. Where the eagle is a pair of wings that allow the bearer to fly

<blockquote>It's the family's responsibility to comfort and care for their dying, not the slaves'.</blockquote>

<blockquote>"I shame him. I shame them all. And yet I am the last of us."</blockquote>

<blockquote>Years after the events of the movie, the peace that Marcus and Esca have made for themselves may be about to be disturbed.</blockquote>

<blockquote>The only thing worse than being the son of the Butcher of Komarr is being the son of his political officer. [An Eagle/Vorkosigan fusion.]</blockquote>

<blockquote>"Ahead of Marcus on the path, Esca fluttered one wing, exhausted, and Marcus came to a limping halt. It was time to stop running for the night."</blockquote>

<blockquote>A story set in the universe of "Chosen Man," in which Marcus and his optio Esca go to Calleva for the holiday of Saturnalia, and Marcus learns valuable lessons about making assumptions about what other people know about your religious observances. Also there is cuddling.</blockquote>

<blockquote>In an attempt to interest Esca in a game of latrunculi, Marcus suggests an unusual wager: the removal of clothing. The ensuing game is not quite what Marcus was prepared for. (Yes, it's another Strip Latrunculi fic!)</blockquote>

<blockquote>One cannot beat obedience into a slave who wishes to die.</blockquote>

<blockquote>he prompt was "What if Esca was actually totally oblivious to the feelings Marcus admits he has for him?"</blockquote>

<blockquote>"It is in my heart that it would be a great help to me, if I knew I could still be your hound."</blockquote>

<blockquote>Having tried to run away, Esca the gladiator is returned to Beppo, and the arena's slave-master inflicts a punishment that, for Esca, is the worst thing possible.</blockquote>

<blockquote>How does Cottia feel about being left behind?</blockquote>

<blockquote>Esca notices all the ways Romans touch people, and all the ways he wishes Marcus would.</blockquote>

<blockquote>"You're saying you want me to marry one of them?"</blockquote>

<blockquote>They wait until June to marry.</blockquote>

<blockquote>In a quiet, private moment, Hilarion asks his lover for the story behind the dolphin ring he wears. Alexios obliges.</blockquote> ➤ (in which Hilarion ships Marcus/Esca/Cottia)

<blockquote>In Isca Dumnoniorum, Rome is a new slip grafted imperfectly onto old stock. Marcus and Cradoc visit the baths together, and Marcus's world shifts. Bookverse, set during chapter 2, "Feathers in the Wind"--the aftermath of the hunting trip before Cradoc's trip to Durinum.</blockquote>

<blockquote>All of Marcus' memories are wrong. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. (Or: Five places Marcus may or may not have met Esca. Mostly not.)</blockquote>

<blockquote>Dr. Marcus Aquila is one of the new cardiology residents at the hospital. Esca Mac Cunoval, RN, is one of the experienced floor nurses. They do not develop a good working relationship.</blockquote>

<blockquote>War looms on the horizon as Marcus' homeland of Etruria is faced with the unreasoning demands of the Gauls, a vicious, deadly foe. Young and lonely, Marcus begins a tentative friendship -- a friendship that could become something more -- with Esca, a prince of the Gauls. But the differences of the two nations cannot be ignored, and both Marcus and Esca must choose between the needs of their peoples and the desires of their hearts.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Esca has always been able to see Death.</blockquote>

<blockquote>After the film, Esca and Marcus travel north.</blockquote>

<blockquote>The son of the man who lost the Eagle of the Ninth would never be allowed a first command of his very own fort, would he? Marcus is posted not to Isca Dumnoniorum, but to a wretched and run-down garrison north of the Wall. There he finds that he is the new centurion of a group of scouts and spies, all of them British. He has few supplies and no experience. His men distrust him. His superiors despise him. His second-in-command is an incompetent drunkard. And the local tribes are determined to kill all of them. But the worst thing of all is one of Marcus' soldiers. He is an enigmatic, dangerous, and insubordinate man by the name of Esca, who makes Marcus yearn for terrifying things he has never before wanted and can never, ever let himself have...</blockquote> ➤ or: the Roman Army AU