The walls grew fatter here than any in the land

[sovay]

It is not my norm that all of my completed fiction so far this year has been fanfiction, but on the other hand I could be not writing fiction at all. Most lately, for thisbluespirit: "The Debt of Centuries."

I wanted to write them reciprocal casefic for Sapphire & Steel (1979–82), so I threw their catalogue of original and other elements into the Ersatz Genremixer to see if I got any useful prompts. Among others, I received "Arsenic / Zinc - Awkward moment & tradition & Lending a coat in the cold," which was technically no crackier than the rest except that Arsenic and Zinc are fancast with Caroline Blakiston and Alec McCowen, last seen by me in Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (1984–85). I could not resist.

The title is a mondegreen left over from hearing Dave Goulder's "These Dry Stone Walls" (since I can't find a link to his own recording, here performed by Gordon Bok) decades before I saw the official lyrics. It seemed to suit. I do not think I am one of nature's tag-users.

Comments

[aurumcalendula]

I really like it! (also this reminds me I should watch more of Sapphire & Steel)

I have not read it yet, but the blurb for Our Wives Under the Sea makes me think it might be relevant to your interests.

[selkie]

Your fears are unfounded. I don’t even go here and I followed it perfectly well and it was beautiful.

Are there books of this thing, or do I have to assimilate moving pictures?

[ashlyme]

Well, this made my morning. I love it very much, and am glad you're writing fiction of any stripe - I enjoy it all. And the song too; must investigate Dave Goulder. Mr Palfrey is something I didn't know of beyond the title; for some reason I thought it was a Trollope adaptation.

[thisbluespirit]

Among others, I received "Arsenic / Zinc - Awkward moment & tradition & Lending a coat in the cold," which was technically no crackier than the rest except that Arsenic and Zinc are fancast with Caroline Blakiston and Alec McCowen, last seen by me in Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (1984–85). I could not resist.

Ahahaha! You said it had been accidentally cracky, and, lol, you're not wrong. But that's also a marvellous combination and YAAAAAAAY fic. *dances with joy*

I am sorry you haven't written other things, though. But I am glad for S&S fic because I can't help being so. <3<3<3

(Also - glances over other comments - yes, make everybody watch S&S! lol)

[thisbluespirit]

Btw, apropos of nothing other than I think you will like to know this exists, and courtesy of tumblr - someone just wrote Kirk/Spock in Old English on AO3 for real: https://archiveofourown.org/works/42430848/chapters/106559934