Alexander, #242, Alexander/Hephaistion

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Title:  Uncut wine, Word Count:  100
Title:  Being Cut off from Realm, Word Count:  100
Title:  Gordian Knot, Word Count:  200
Fandom:  Alexander
Paring:  Alexander/Hephaistion
Rating:  PG 13
Disclaimer:  It is all my imagination.

Title:  Uncut Wine
Word Count: 100

 

Alexander assessed the hall looking over the rim of a freshly filled goblet.  The servants were busy weaving through among the cheerful guests making sure that their cups were filled with sweet wine.  Hetaerae danced seductively with jolly music drawing heated lust from the drunken company.

 

Ptolemy and Perdiccas shoved each other following it with hearty laughter.   Nearchus smiled widely lifting his cup for a salute. Nothing seemed to have changed; the world still turned around him.  Yet without Hephaistion by his side, even swallow after swallow of uncut wine did not seem to numb the emptiness of Alexander’s heart.

 

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Title:  Being Cut off from Realm
Word count:  100

 

Looking at Hephaistion’s pale profile, Alexander pulled the rein to slow Bucephalus down.  Hephaistion looked at him with questioning eyes as he matched his speed with Alexander’s.

“Are you regretting?”

“Never.  Why do you have to ask?”

“You look distressed.”

“It’s just… what your father did to you is not fair.”

Alexander stopped the horse and threaded his fingers in Hephaistion’s silky hair behind the ear, and pulled him for a kiss.

“We may be cut off from the Realm, but we have the whole world all by ourselves.”

Hephaistion smiled warmly.  Exile did not seem so bad any longer.

 

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Title:  Gordian Knot
Word Count:  200

 

It glared at Alexander in the dim light of the setting sun.  The more he looked at it, the more complicated it became.  Alexander could not even make out where it started, and where it ended.  It was one massive seal with numerous twists and turns.  How could a simple rope turn into such an intricate puzzle?

 

Beads of sweats started to form on Alexander’s forehead.  The increasing tension around him added further challenge to solving the riddle.  Alexander’s mind raced. What if this rope was the only thing that prevented him from getting to Hephaistion?  The image of naked Hephaistion forcefully tied onto a post with a coiling rope flashed in front of Alexander.

 

At that moment, Alexander saw the vision to solve the enigma.  He drew his sword and cut through the knots.  Everybody gasped.

 

Alexander yanked Hephaistion hard against him, and started to drag him to the royal tent, leaving startled and shocked spectators behind.   Alexander grinned and whispered into Hephaistion’s ear.

“I am ready to claim my prize for solving the impossible riddle of Gordian knot before claiming to be the king of Asia.”

An old myth had ended, and a new myth had just started.

Comments

[numenora.livejournal.com]

These are wonderful! All different, with differing emotions for Alexander and each a delight to read.

[jun-yumemakura.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reading and commenting again.
I am so happy that you enjoyed.

Your icon almost looks like Gordian Knot :)

[numenora.livejournal.com]

I thought about that after I commented. Who knows, the Celts may have been influenced by that ancient knot in designing theirs. :)

[jun-yumemakura.livejournal.com]

The life of Alexander and Celts crossed more than once, so yes, who knows.
Isn't it so interesting to find out that everything might be connected at some point?
I was once very pleasantly surprised to know that Sogdian music traveled the silk road, and is preserved in the form of Japanese Imperial music 'Gagaku'.