The Borgias fic: No Saint
Mar. 21st, 2013 07:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meridian_roseTitle: No Saint
Fandom: The Borgias
Pairing/Characters: Cesare Borgia
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 129
Prompt: For the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
writerverse prompt "Saints" and the bonus genre "historical fiction"
Summary: The Church has many saints but Cesare's ambitions lie elsewhere
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply.
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The Church has many saints. Once ordinary men and women who became known for their great holiness, they were martyred or, after their deaths, performed two miracles, securing their canonization. Their names and deeds become part of the history of the Church, and others take on their names and causes, in service to the same ideals.
Cesare holds no ambition towards sainthood. His clerical robes constrict him, stay the hand that would wield a sword rather than a rosary. He can serve God – serve his Holy Father more importantly – better on the battlefield than from behind an altar. One day he shall lead an army, and that shall be his legacy. His name and deeds shall also be remembered, and let others follow in his footsteps if they will.
Fandom: The Borgias
Pairing/Characters: Cesare Borgia
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 129
Prompt: For the
writerverse prompt "Saints" and the bonus genre "historical fiction"Summary: The Church has many saints but Cesare's ambitions lie elsewhere
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply.
Also at AO3
The Church has many saints. Once ordinary men and women who became known for their great holiness, they were martyred or, after their deaths, performed two miracles, securing their canonization. Their names and deeds become part of the history of the Church, and others take on their names and causes, in service to the same ideals.
Cesare holds no ambition towards sainthood. His clerical robes constrict him, stay the hand that would wield a sword rather than a rosary. He can serve God – serve his Holy Father more importantly – better on the battlefield than from behind an altar. One day he shall lead an army, and that shall be his legacy. His name and deeds shall also be remembered, and let others follow in his footsteps if they will.
