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  1. Rec 2

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    Eastern Han Dynasty, 166 A.D. She was a lovely concubine meant for the Chinese emperor. He was the son of a dead Roman emissary travelling along the Silk Road. An unlikely, dangerous romance blooms between the two different worlds. (Originally written for the Twilight Diversity Contest 2016, 1st Place Judges' Votes)

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    05 Mar 2025

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    Beautiful

  2. Rec 10

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    Rome's defeat at Teutoburg Forest leaves Lucius broken, captured, and enslaved by the Marsii tribe. Determined to escape, he endures the brutal conditions, clinging to the hope of reclaiming his freedom. But Baldric, the fierce warrior who claims him as a thrall, doesn't intend to let him go.

    What begins as a battle of wills becomes something neither man expected. As Lucius wrestles with his desire to become a free man, a deeper connection stirs beneath the surface-a bond that threatens to unravel everything he believes. Torn between loyalty to Rome, a one-sided love he left behind, and the pull of something forbidden, Lucius must decide: is freedom worth more than the man who might just own his heart?

     

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    05 Mar 2025

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    Hmmm, yes 👌

  3. Rec 9

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    Before he begins his new life of freedom, Ursus has some business to attend to.

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    05 Mar 2025

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    YES. THIS will probably be THE fic that I think of when it comes to explicit non-con scenes in a Greco-Roman or Greco-Roman-adjacent setting. The combination of class issues, PTSD, and revenge sex is just *chef's kiss*.

    As always, sattsuma absolutely delivered this!

  4. Rec 41

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    Arsamenes lacked self-restraint. It was a flaw in the eyes of all but himself; after all, was blood not meant to run hot?

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    05 Mar 2025

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    This turned out way softer than I expected - in an absolutely genius way. I should not have felt as warm as I did about such a clearly imbalanced relationship, but oh well.

    beepochi's writing can always be trusted.

  5. Rec 55

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    Ashur, victorious in every battle, has conquered half the world for his king. And he was rewarded, every time, in the same way; brought to the foot of the throne and chained there, for the king to do with as he wished.

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    05 Mar 2025

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    Rare Mesopotamian-ish setting!! I don't see this often but when I do, the work is often fantastic. The ritualized sex is handled so well.