Twenty-Year Man
| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Twenty-Year Man |
| Author(s): | Ellen Fremedon |
| Date(s): | July 20, 2011 |
| Length: | 24,908 words |
| Genre: | Slash, Casefic |
| Fandom: | Vorkosigan Saga |
| External Links: | Archive of Our Own |
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Twenty-Year Man is a popular Ivan/Byerly fic by Ellen Fremedon. It was written as a fill for the 2011 round of Kink Bingo[1] and posted to Archive of Our Own in July 2011. It has appeared on numerous Vorkosigan Saga fic rec lists over the years.
The fic's official summary reads:
Lord Ivan Vorpatril and Byerly Vorrutyer, making Vorbarr Sultana safe for (highly limited experiments in) democracy.
Author's Notes
Many thanks to Sanj and Dira for beta.This was supposed to be a 4000-word bingo fill where Ivan and/or By got drunk and/or stoned, and had sex. Then it became an 8000-word story where they got drunk and/or stoned under more interesting circumstances, sobered up, and had sex.
Then the interesting circumstances turned out to be WAY more interesting than I had bargained for, and it ended up as the 25,000 word story in which Ivan and/or By get drunk and/or stoned WHICH CAUSES ALL THE PLOT IN THE WORLD TO HAPPEN, in the course of which they do, I promise, have sex.
So it's still a bingo fill, but. Some of my other kinks seem to have come along for the ride.
Reactions and Reviews
[Espresso Addict]
'He ran his gloved fingers under Ivan's collar, very slowly and lightly--Ivan shivered--and came up with a tiny slip of clear plastic, all that was left of a pharmaceutical patch. "Punch," By said. He slipped it into a sealed pouch and secreted it in a pocket. "Or to you and me--fast-penta."' This future novella starts out with a bit of a clichÉ, but matures into a complex & twisty plot resembling the political machinations thread of A Civil Campaign. Ivan takes centre stage, but there's a large cast including a well-drawn OC[2]
[mific]
I recently read the entire saga via audiobook and this fic is spot on. The style's just right, the intrigues and dialogue are perfect for canon, and it's a fun read if you like the Vorkosigan books. This is packed full with politics and has slightly more gay sex than canon, otherwise it's bang on. A clever, hot and unexpectedly romantic read.[3]
References
- ^ Author's notes: "Written for Kink Bingo 2011-- Drugs/Aphrodesiacs"
- ^ Rec by Espresso Addict (Jan 20, 2012) (archive link)
- ^ Rec by mific (Oct 15, 2022). DreamWidth.