Thirty Days of Borgias: Day Seven

Yesterday, jesuswasbatman was in town, which was delightful, but I forgot the meme entry over it. Thus belatedly:

Day 07 ~ Three words that describe The Borgias.

Sprezzatura (explained by Lucrezia and Cesare in 1.04, but also here), manipulation, intensity.


( The rest of the days )

oh, wow

If, like me, you loved the Avengers movie but wished there would be a tv show: there is a great series called Responsible Science, which, with Bruce as the point of view character (but great ensemble use), is basically just that in fanfic form. Each "episode" can be read on its own, and one of the many things I appreciate is that it takes its time with the "everyone becomes friends" part; once the rush of having saved the world togther is over, these characters, as befits their backstory, are still very prickly with each other, and barriers are only lowered slowly. The latest "episode" is this one:

The Kids Weren't Alright

Which takes a fanfic trope usually used for fluffy fanfic (nothing wrong with that, I hasten to add!), i.e. "one or several characters get turned into children" and uses it for absolutely amazing character and relationships exploration. ( A few spoilers for the story ensue. )

I'm afraid the fantastic quality of this story spoiled me for all other reversed age stories in this fandom!