Story Info
Title: Meliora
Author: Del Rion
Fandom: Alexander the Great
Era: Spanning the years between 342–323 B.C.
Genre: Romance, drama
Rating: M / FRM
Characters: Alexander, Hephaistion (Bagoas, Olympias, Roxane and several others mentioned)
Pairing: Alexander/Hephaistion
Summary: Through the years and across the miles, one man held Alexander's heart.
Complete.
Warnings: Sexual situations between two men (slash), description of violence, brutality, war and death.
Beta: Mythra
Disclaimer: None of the characters or places belong to me, but instead to (1) history and (2) all the other people and companies involved in the making of 2004 film Alexander. No profit was made from writing this story, or sharing it; it's meant for pure entertainment to all interested in reading it.
Feedback: Feel free to drop a comment or two. They are always welcome!
Author's Note: Strongly influenced by certain scenes in Oliver Stone's movie Alexander / Alexander Revisited.
About Meliora: During my most recent re-watch of Alexander Revisited, I noticed once again that the scenes and lines that stand out the most (for me, anyway) are those including Alexander and Hephaistion. Thus, I am going to exploit the craving for more and write some totally random romantic fluff. That's the plan, anyway.
The childhood of Alexander and Hephaistion, their friendship that made even Alexander's mother worried for a moment, and later the tension created by Bagoas and Roxane; those all are avenues worthy of exploration. Naturally this is pure fiction and has nothing at all to do with the men that existed thousands of years ago, but it's not called "entertainment" for nothing, so… enjoy!
And for those interested, meliora means "better things", or "for the pursuit of the better", which I think Alexander and Hephaistion together tried to achieve; to complete each other, and thus create something new and better.
Chapters and their status: Below you see the writing process of the story's chapters. If there is no text after the chapter's title, then it is finished and checked. Possible updates shall be marked after the title.
Chapter 1: Sleepless Nights
Chapter 2: Espying
Chapter 3: River Games
Chapter 4: Path of Heroes
Chapter 5: Olympias' Defeat
Chapter 6: Unvanquished
Chapter 7: His True Name