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Impossible Things ([personal profile] sixbeforelunch) wrote in [community profile] gensplosion2014-04-15 12:01 pm

The Vorkosigan Saga: Asylum by Gwynne

FANDOM: The Vorkosigan Saga
FIC LINK: Asylum
AUTHOR LINK: [archiveofourown.org profile] Gwynne
RATING/WARNING(S): General Audiences, mentions of slavery.
WIP?/WORD COUNT: 1,347 words, complete
MAIN CHARACTERS: Gregor Vorbarra, General Allegre

FIC SUMMARY: Freedom is where, and how, you find it.

RECCER'S NOTES: I adore Gregor. He is by far my favorite character in the Vorkosigan saga. I love that despite his metric tons of familial baggage and his position in society, he managed (with a lot of help) to be a functioning human being underneath all of the trappings of being The Emperor. This is a short, sweet, funny little story about Gregor being the Emperor, but also being very human, and both annoyed and amused by the (for once entirely unintentional) antics of his newest Imperial Auditor. Miles doesn't actually appear, but he is very much present in this story, which also does a nice job of expanding on Bujold's complex and fascinating world building.