Lammas

Lugh, depicted by Dustin Clare (here playing Gannicus in "Spartacus"), with a background found at morguefile, and a pentacle from banshee arts

Lammas occurs on the first or second of August. It is also celebrated as Lughnasadh. It is believed that Lammas comes from the Saxon phrase hlaf maesse, or "loaf mass."

Lammas is primarily a wheat harvest. It is a cross quarter day, falling between the midsummer solstice of Litha and the autumnal equinox of Mabon.
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Revenge Fic: Compassion and Conjugality

Title: Compassion and Conjugality
Fandom: Revenge
Pairing/Characters: Nolan/Emily, background Aiden/Emily, Nolan & Aiden
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 8500 approx
Prompt: For the hc_bingo prompt bullet wounds
Summary: Facing execution for sodomy, Nolan is saved when Emily declares him to be her fiancé. Despite her affection for Aiden, she decides to wed Nolan to further her own agenda; Nolan's only regret is that it will not be a real marriage. While the trio work to find evidence that will exonerate Emily's father, David Clarke, they are also facing repercussions from the Grayson family who framed Clarke, and in particular from Victoria, after her son Daniel was shot during an altercation with Emily. Soon Nolan finds himself trapped between a vengeful Emily, a wounded Aiden, a dangerous Victoria, and the mysterious Clarke quest; happy ever after seems unlikely when their very survival is at risk.
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply. Friends to lovers, found family, hurt/comfort, fake marriage, period typical homophobia, canonically bisexual character, bullet wounds, historical au, but not fully historically accurate, freeform – Nemily, angst
Author Notes: This is a stand-alone sequel to "Nolan Ross! In an Adventure With Pirates (DW/LJ/AO3/FF.net) and may later be grouped as within a historical au series.
"Compassion and Conjugality" is also posted at AO3 and FF.net; promo posts at Tumblr / Pinterest / Twitter


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