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SilverInk ([personal profile] silverink) wrote2021-02-19 11:11 pm

REC: We'll Run For Our Lives

Another fantastically beautiful gift from Chocolate Box! :D

 We'll Run For Our Lives (1547 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Truce of the Games - Rosemary Sutcliff
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Amyntas/Leon
Characters: Amyntas (Truce of the Games), Leon (Truce of the Games)
Additional Tags: Reunions, Battle, Non-Graphic Violence, First Kiss, Implied Sexual Content
Summary: Amyntas fights for Athens and dreams of Leon, his competitor, his dearest friend, his enemy, his beloved.

Sutcliff fic!! I wasn't expecting this fandom/pairing, so it was such a beautiful surprise. It's so so sweet and dreamy and lyrical, and such a lovely reunion for these characters! It has such a grandly romantic feeling to it, and it's a lovely combination of both friends-to-lovers and enemies-to-lovers tropes. There's a perfect amount of pining, and a lovely first kiss/first time scene <3 It's also inspired by the song "Run" by Snow Patrol, which I listened to for the first time recently and gives so much the same vibe as this story! It's just a beautiful story omg!!!

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