#if Historians didn't want us to confuse ancient rome and ancient greece they wouldn't have put the two places so close together

[landwriter]

58 for the Spotify fic synopsis thing

It's Now We Are Free from the Gladiator OST. I have no idea why it's there, only that the answer is obvious: I would pull #5 from my list of Concepts That I'm Not Allowed To Think Further About Until My WIP List Is Smaller:

gladiator hob and some kind of fancy guy dream. angst. homoeroticism. bodyguard au?

I know even less than Gladiator knew about that time and place in history, and am, upon actually thinking about the concept, not the person to write this at all, but, you know, brawler Hob, lordly Dream, class differences and baths and patronage and pining. Maybe Hob is actually a wrestler, or athlete. It doesn't matter. As long as he's got big strong muscles and chip on his shoulder. As long as Dream falls in love with him at first sight. Humans AU with a rich background of sociopolitical action I would need to go back to school for. Hurt/Comfort, capital-D Drama, probably lot of grapes or something. Political intrigue. Stolen kisses. Gratuitous scenes of Hob sweating during a variety of activities. Thigh-fucking. Poisoning attempts. Bacchanalia. Markets filled with equal parts treasures and cutpurses. Old men in robes monologuing. An escape into the night. Lovingly poetic descriptions of Hob's hairy chest for @moorishflower. That's the sort of thing I'd write.

#the sandman #dreamling #asks #spotify wrapped prompt #gladiator au #just need to download the knowledge and i'd go bonkers for it #i thought: a temple scene with an oracle would be cool #googled it #realized i'm thinking of ancient greece #have possibly been picturing it this whole time #NOT the person to write this one hahahaha #literally sitting here wracking my brain and thinking: do i know ANY history ancient medieval modern #and the answer is like....absolutely i do NOT #if Historians didn't want us to confuse ancient rome and ancient greece they wouldn't have put the two places so close together #or ancient in BOTH their names