Fic: Buckingham & Shaftesbury: The Schemes and the Theatrics

Title: Buckingham & Shaftesbury: The Schemes and the Theatrics
Author: Rusty Armour
Fandom: Charles II: The Power and the Passion
Pairing: Buckingham/Shaftesbury
Category: Parody, Slash
Rating: NC-17
Warning: Contains shameless puns, innuendoes, and references to sheep.
Word Count: 5,019
Summary: Buckingham and Shaftesbury attempt another grand scheme with surprising and unexpected results.
Notes: This fic came about for one simple reason: grassle asked me to write a parody of Charles II: The Power and the Passion. I was initially going to say no because I wasn’t even sure where I’d begin. Then the Restoration!parody muse magically appeared and I was helpless to resist her. *g* For those of you who may not be familiar with Charles II: The Power and the Passion, there’s a strong Sherlock connection as Rupert Graves plays Buckingham and Martin Freeman plays Shaftesbury.

I’d like to give tremendous thanks to grassle, who not only suggested this parody in the first place, but acted as my beta and Britpicker, zeroing in on trouble areas and offering excellent advice. She even gave me a joke that I ended up using in the story. :-)

Disclaimer: I don’t own any of these characters. They belong to Adrian Hodges and history. Even if they were up for grabs, I couldn’t possibly keep them in the manner to which they are accustomed.

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