Greek Gods and Prussian Valets: RMSE Reveal

This was my official assignment. "Apollo/Admetus" was one of the pairings my recipient had asked for. Before, I had been aware of Admetus mainly through him being Alcestis' husband, though I had noticed he showed up in a couple of other myths as well, but I hadn't known, for example, that Ovid claims he and Apollo had been an item during Apollo's years of serving him. Once I had brushed up on my myths, I decided Admetus was clearly a hobbit living among the Stewards of Gondor, and had a blast writing Greek myth fanfiction:


Charioteer of the patient year (6481 words) by Selena
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Amores - Ovid
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Admetus of Pherae/Apollo (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
Characters: Admetus of Pherae (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Apollo (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Pelias (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Jason (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Alcestis (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Pheres (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
Additional Tags: Oh My God, Undercover, Mortality
Summary:

How Admetus fell for a gorgeous herdsman, got a helpful and occasionally troublesome god into the bargain and did his level best to avoid a Greek tragedy despite everyone else around him being set on experiencing one.

This, on the other hand, was the treat I wrote, because how could I not? Speaking of hobbits in Gondor, Fredersdorf the non-tragic boyfriend (life partner, really) of Frederick the Great growing into that role has, as mentioned elsewhere, been a period of fascination for me. I had asked for him in my own requests, but could not resist writing him, either:


Learning Frederick (3013 words) by Selena
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 18th Century CE RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Michael Gabriel Fredersdorf & Friedrich II von Preußen | Frederick the Great, Friedrich II von Preußen| Frederick the Great/Michael Gabriel Fredersdorf
Characters: Michael Gabriel Fredersdorf, Friedrich II von Preußen | Frederick the Great, Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, Friedrich Wilhelm I von Preußen | Frederick William I of Prussia, Ulrich Friedrich von Suhm, Elisabeth Christine von Preußen | Elisabeth Christine Queen of Prussia, Wilhelmine von Preußen | Wilhelmine of Prussia (1709-1758)
Additional Tags: Getting to Know Each Other, Domestic, Slow Burn, Falling In Love, Treat
Summary:

When Crown Prince Friedrich regains his freedom, he takes someone with him: Michael Gabriel Fredersdorf, flutist and commoner. Becoming the future King's valet and confidant means Fredersdorf has a lot to learn, and quickly, if he wants to survive. These are five of his lessons.

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