Fox of Fox Hall
2024 is about halfway through and I am so tired. It has been s t r e s s f u l. But that is also probably why I have written what is possibly the lightest thing (by my standards) I have done in a while.
Fox of Fox Hall
an m/m fantasy romance about Fox, who is not a fox (but he does have a tail), but is often called Foxlike. He's also called the King's Fox a lot, because he was (is???) the king's lover and the king raised him up from obscurity to be the court musician and perhaps also to entertain the king by being clever, and a bit cruel.
Fox is also miserable, and lonely, and certain he is finally about to be tossed from court despite his friendship(??? situationship??) with the king because the king is actively seeking a consort. Or is supposed to be. The court, while awful, is the closest thing to a home Fox has ever known, so he is stressed and devastated but forced to pretend that he isn't.
Enter one knight. *The* knight. The most famous knight in the land and infamously the one knight not especially afraid of the king. He offers Fox a place to stay while the castle is crowded with potential consorts and their families. He also... might be in love with Fox. Not that Fox would have any idea because Fox does not think of himself as someone to be loved. No one ever has, and even the king has tossed him aside. And Fox is... a bit ashamed of being cruel and clever on the king's command. The knight, Conall, is out to convince him of the truth.
Fox has no idea about this either.
All of which makes it sound serious, but I assure you, it's people with tails wearing pretty clothes and cuddling and fucking and Fox being charmed despite his worries.
Fox of Fox Hall - June 27th!
Fox of Fox Hall
an m/m fantasy romance about Fox, who is not a fox (but he does have a tail), but is often called Foxlike. He's also called the King's Fox a lot, because he was (is???) the king's lover and the king raised him up from obscurity to be the court musician and perhaps also to entertain the king by being clever, and a bit cruel.
Fox is also miserable, and lonely, and certain he is finally about to be tossed from court despite his friendship(??? situationship??) with the king because the king is actively seeking a consort. Or is supposed to be. The court, while awful, is the closest thing to a home Fox has ever known, so he is stressed and devastated but forced to pretend that he isn't.
Enter one knight. *The* knight. The most famous knight in the land and infamously the one knight not especially afraid of the king. He offers Fox a place to stay while the castle is crowded with potential consorts and their families. He also... might be in love with Fox. Not that Fox would have any idea because Fox does not think of himself as someone to be loved. No one ever has, and even the king has tossed him aside. And Fox is... a bit ashamed of being cruel and clever on the king's command. The knight, Conall, is out to convince him of the truth.
Fox has no idea about this either.
All of which makes it sound serious, but I assure you, it's people with tails wearing pretty clothes and cuddling and fucking and Fox being charmed despite his worries.
Fox of Fox Hall - June 27th!
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Jun 28, 2024 06:14AM
This is a very self deprecating analysis of a piece of work that is actually an astonishing, astounding, romantic, clever-beyond-words, piece of literary marvellousness. I applaud you. I’ve read romantic novels from Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer and Lynn Flewelling to modern day MMs from Abigail Roux, Lily Morton, NR Walker, Sabrina Bowen etc. etc. etc. You are a genius. This book is lovely. It’s not perfect. But it is so full of clever, thrilling, subtext and subtlety and so beautifully romantic that I will probably have to reread it again from the start. Thank you.
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Suzzle wrote: "This is a very self deprecating analysis of a piece of work that is actually an astonishing, astounding, romantic, clever-beyond-words, piece of literary marvellousness. I applaud you. I’ve read ro..."Aaaahh!!!
okay first of all, Goodreads does not notify me of comments on my blog posts, so I just saw this when answering a question someone asked me (which they do notify me of for some reason.) So I am very sorry this reply is so late.
Secondly, thank you!! aaahhh, Fox of Fox Hall is one of the lightest things I've written in a while. Just a fun golden glow of a love story that I did not let myself overthink as I often do.
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(now I am off to overthink about the current thing.)
R. wrote: "Suzzle wrote: "This is a very self deprecating analysis of a piece of work that is actually an astonishing, astounding, romantic, clever-beyond-words, piece of literary marvellousness. I applaud yo..."I just reread Fox of Fix Hall. It’s a stunning piece of work. I loved it. (Again). I was just wondering if you ever wrote an epilogue or a follow-up fic?
