Res ipsa loquitur

OK, folks, it's like this. I am not fannishly attached at the moment, and I'm just going to stop waiting for fannish attachment. Instead, when I read a book and say, "Wow, I could probably slash that," I'm just going to try to go ahead and do it, damn it. Hello, 2010!

Yes, this probably means more Fandoms That Can't Be Seen Without Microscopes.

Case in point: Horatio Hornblower litslash for C.S. Forester's short story "Hornblower's Temptation." In which Hornblower must guard and execute a captured deserter. Just what you wanted, right?

There's a summary of the Forester story in the story notes, or read the entire story online.

The Bare Word
Hornblower/Barry McCool -- NC-17 -- 1,500 words
The condemned man's last request

Beta thanks to merryish!

Horatio Hornblower litslash -- i.e. based on the novel rather than the miniseries, so don't be too shocked to find Horatio portrayed as some guy who's edging up on forty rather than as the delectable Ioan Gruffudd.

Telemachos, or The Genealogy of Buggery
Hornblower/Longley -- NC-17 -- 40K
A venerable Navy tradition is passed on

Beta thanks to cesca, darthfox, and mzcalypso. Special thanks to fabularasa for the subtitle.