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metamorphosis2010-05-31 10:52 pm
flair) wrote in metamorphosis2010-05-31 10:52 pm
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Title: Nada Pequeñito
Characters: England, Spain; appearances of Queen Mary I of England and King Philip I of Spain.
Rating: PG
Notes: Based on the years of Mary's join reign of England and Spain with Philip. She was a really sad character, you know?
The first thing Spain presents him with on their wedding day – an unhappy day which the Spanish king attends with admiration (of her dignity, rather than her sickly stature) and his English queen rapturously presses her happiness on (completely, utterly in love with a fool) – is a white rose. England purses his lips and takes it, because what else is he to do in a room filled to the brim with royalty carefully watching the proceedings and making sure they played nice? Mary smiles, Philip returns it without love, and the kiss against his cheek is cracked lips and soft feelings. After all, Spain finally has what he's wanted for twenty-one years, even if the feeling is not returned. The rose still has thorns, and England makes sure to draw blood with them when he holds it in his lips and kisses Spain.
The second thing Spain presents him with is a touch the day Mary smiles and says she's pregnant. The comforting squeeze gives him a phantom pain he thought he'd never experience again, and it only worsens when his Queen lays on her bed and closes her eyes from the exhaustion of phantom pregnancy, when Spain holds England and murmurs they'll try again and England reacts violently, forces himself to patch up the smashed jaw. The touch lingers even when Spain leaves for Flanders with his (their) king, and England lays next to Mary and holds her, curses the marriage and curses Philip.
The third thing Spain presents him with is a kiss sweetened by pure sugar, specially imported from the New World for him and the only luxury he has as Spanish laws are tight and piracy is even tighter. He enjoys the long, slow kiss not because he loves Spain, no matter what he thought, but because it is his first and last time he tastes the overly sweet spice while the marriage goes on. He treasures it, and Spain treasures him, and both end up sick to their stomachs from too much of the sugar. England holds Spain's hair back, and makes an offhand comment about cutting the rich, dark locks of hair. They're gone the next time he sees Spain.
The fourth thing Spain – or rather, a Spanish courier by the name of Rodrigo - presents him with is an apology letter, stating he and his King are too busy to come. England crumples the letter, throws it into the fire, and sits by his dying, hopeful Queen. He hates Spain and hopes he loses whatever war occupies him at the moment, and holds back a smile when all of the English military sent to help returns and Spain sits in his study alone, with a letter from England stating the rise of a certain Elizabeth and the rise of a certain Church of England, and no apologies to speak of.
Characters: England, Spain; appearances of Queen Mary I of England and King Philip I of Spain.
Rating: PG
Notes: Based on the years of Mary's join reign of England and Spain with Philip. She was a really sad character, you know?
The first thing Spain presents him with on their wedding day – an unhappy day which the Spanish king attends with admiration (of her dignity, rather than her sickly stature) and his English queen rapturously presses her happiness on (completely, utterly in love with a fool) – is a white rose. England purses his lips and takes it, because what else is he to do in a room filled to the brim with royalty carefully watching the proceedings and making sure they played nice? Mary smiles, Philip returns it without love, and the kiss against his cheek is cracked lips and soft feelings. After all, Spain finally has what he's wanted for twenty-one years, even if the feeling is not returned. The rose still has thorns, and England makes sure to draw blood with them when he holds it in his lips and kisses Spain.
The second thing Spain presents him with is a touch the day Mary smiles and says she's pregnant. The comforting squeeze gives him a phantom pain he thought he'd never experience again, and it only worsens when his Queen lays on her bed and closes her eyes from the exhaustion of phantom pregnancy, when Spain holds England and murmurs they'll try again and England reacts violently, forces himself to patch up the smashed jaw. The touch lingers even when Spain leaves for Flanders with his (their) king, and England lays next to Mary and holds her, curses the marriage and curses Philip.
The third thing Spain presents him with is a kiss sweetened by pure sugar, specially imported from the New World for him and the only luxury he has as Spanish laws are tight and piracy is even tighter. He enjoys the long, slow kiss not because he loves Spain, no matter what he thought, but because it is his first and last time he tastes the overly sweet spice while the marriage goes on. He treasures it, and Spain treasures him, and both end up sick to their stomachs from too much of the sugar. England holds Spain's hair back, and makes an offhand comment about cutting the rich, dark locks of hair. They're gone the next time he sees Spain.
The fourth thing Spain – or rather, a Spanish courier by the name of Rodrigo - presents him with is an apology letter, stating he and his King are too busy to come. England crumples the letter, throws it into the fire, and sits by his dying, hopeful Queen. He hates Spain and hopes he loses whatever war occupies him at the moment, and holds back a smile when all of the English military sent to help returns and Spain sits in his study alone, with a letter from England stating the rise of a certain Elizabeth and the rise of a certain Church of England, and no apologies to speak of.