Title: Pretty Knave's Nuncle
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altocello
Type: fanart
Pairing: Gen or Colin/Richard depending on how you want to interpret it
Rating: G
Warnings/Content: Half naked Colin probably deserves a warning, otherwise there's not much to say.
Summary: Colin and Richard are starring as the Fool and Lear in King Lear; the intense relationship between the characters spills over into real life.
Notes: I owe so much to the amazing beta work byamphigoury and alby_mangroves, without whom this would be so much the poorer. Thanks are also due to my cheerleaders in the faithful #gsd_merlin chat, with a special shout out to k_nightfox and rocknvaughn, for always being enthusiastic about this piece, even when things were really not right with it. Thanks guys, you win all the things for always being so awesome! *hugs*
In doing my research I managed to find a recording of Ian McKellan as King Lear and Sylvester McCoy as the Fool, and what struck me was how very physically close they played the characters. They kiss, they touch, they are completely open to each other. Of course, Shakespeare wrote the Fool as being the one person who can call Lear out when he lies to himself, so the effect of the emotional honesty when coupled with the physical intimacy was astonishing. I know Richard and Colin would make their own choices as actors, but I have to think that neither one of them would shy away from portraying that connection. As soon as I saw the prompt, I knew that I wanted to draw that bleeding into real life between Colin and Richard. You can read as near or far into that as you wish, be it that they are merely very close friends or lovers.
The title is based on the manner in which King Lear and the Fool address each other when they see each other in Act I Scene IV; Lear refers to the Fool as "my pretty knave," and the Fool calls Lear "nuncle."
Drawn with GIMP on a Mac.
Disclaimer: This is a non-profit fanwork; no harm intended, no money made.
Links: AO3 | LJ | DA
**DO NOT REPOST WITHOUT MY EXPLICIT PERMISSION**
Recs pointing to this post, kudos, and comments are all adored, thank you!
Creator:
altocelloType: fanart
Pairing: Gen or Colin/Richard depending on how you want to interpret it
Rating: G
Warnings/Content: Half naked Colin probably deserves a warning, otherwise there's not much to say.
Summary: Colin and Richard are starring as the Fool and Lear in King Lear; the intense relationship between the characters spills over into real life.
Notes: I owe so much to the amazing beta work by
amphigoury and alby_mangroves, without whom this would be so much the poorer. Thanks are also due to my cheerleaders in the faithful #gsd_merlin chat, with a special shout out to k_nightfox and rocknvaughn, for always being enthusiastic about this piece, even when things were really not right with it. Thanks guys, you win all the things for always being so awesome! *hugs* In doing my research I managed to find a recording of Ian McKellan as King Lear and Sylvester McCoy as the Fool, and what struck me was how very physically close they played the characters. They kiss, they touch, they are completely open to each other. Of course, Shakespeare wrote the Fool as being the one person who can call Lear out when he lies to himself, so the effect of the emotional honesty when coupled with the physical intimacy was astonishing. I know Richard and Colin would make their own choices as actors, but I have to think that neither one of them would shy away from portraying that connection. As soon as I saw the prompt, I knew that I wanted to draw that bleeding into real life between Colin and Richard. You can read as near or far into that as you wish, be it that they are merely very close friends or lovers.
The title is based on the manner in which King Lear and the Fool address each other when they see each other in Act I Scene IV; Lear refers to the Fool as "my pretty knave," and the Fool calls Lear "nuncle."
Drawn with GIMP on a Mac.
Disclaimer: This is a non-profit fanwork; no harm intended, no money made.
Links: AO3 | LJ | DA
**DO NOT REPOST WITHOUT MY EXPLICIT PERMISSION**
Recs pointing to this post, kudos, and comments are all adored, thank you!
