Dog Days

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Fanfiction
Title: Dog Days
Author(s): poicale
Date(s): 28 August 2007
Length: 590 words
Genre(s): domestic, adult
Fandom(s): Mary Renault
Relationship(s):
External Links: archived on MRF

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"Dog Days" is a ficlet by poicale based on Mary Renault's 1953 novel The Charioteer. It is set some time after the end of the novel, when Laurie and Ralph are living together.

Synopsis

The summer heat doesn't affect Ralph, who has lived in the tropics. Laurie, on the other hand, is too hot to chase Patch: he just lies in the hammock, sipping lemonade.

Background

"Dog Days" was written for the 2007 Dog Days of Summer Challenge.

Comments

Comments on the story included:

  • "perfectly you, perfectly them"—comment by my_cnnr
  • "You make me feel the heat -- in every sense."—comment by jgraeme2007