Fandom: Inception
Rating: R
Pairing: Arthur/Eames with incidental Ariadne/Cobb
Length: 8360 words (in one day, oooof)

Summary:

London, 1589

Lord Charles Eames plans to get revenge against Sir Dominic Cobb by stealing Cobb's intended bride, Lady Ariadne. Standing in his way is Mr. Arthur Sheldon, the girl's tutor and a reputed paragon of virtue.

Yet Eames cannot help but notice the sensual longing in Arthur's eyes. He is sure that the tutor's cool exterior conceals a passion waiting to be set free. And when Eames kidnaps Arthur by mistake, will either of them be able to resist unleashing their desire?

[The above shamelessly stolen and reworked from the original Harlequin's summary.]

A/N: Oh, so many notes. First and foremost, this is the Harlequin challenge portion of svmadelyn's fabulous undermistletoe holiday fic extravaganza. I have written for one of the Harlequin challenges before, but never have I drunk the kool-aid to this extent. The fic exists in that delicious semi-anachronistic "once upon a time" zone of the true faux-historical trashy novel, so please don't be offended by all the historical inaccuracies (though I'm certain they are legion).

Also -- hi, new fandom! I DON'T EVER WRITE LIKE THIS, I SWEAR IT. Please don't judge me by this initial offering to the lovely Inception universe. This is ridiculous and florid and completely, completely OOC for me as a write, but OH. Was it ever hilarious fun!

Lastly, and most importantly, thank you to my faboo sparktastic, who is a great audience and quickly does awesome research for me when I IM her saying "WHAT ARE ROADS LIKE IN LONDON IN 1589 OMG OMG OMG." All inaccuracies (and again, they are legion, I'm sure) are my failure and mine alone. She does what she can with me, which is to say, not very much because I am difficult. Ha.

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