Why did Esca Mac Cunoval throw down his sword and shield and refuse to fight in the Saturnalian Games?

With the battle won and the eagle found, all that was left was the long journey home. For 2021 Whumptober #10 Flare-up

Esca was not a good slave. He was insubordinate, he never listened, and he paid for his behaviour with pain and humiliation. But he was a good son, and he had made a promise to his father: to always respect a debt of honour with another, should he enter one. The events of the movie from Esca's point of view.

Esca's choice is this: Betrayer or Oath Breaker. It is no choice at all. Canon compliant. Rated for canon themes.

Marcus et Esca, leur vie, leurs aventures, leur amour, tout cela au travers de drabbles !

Marcus and Escas' realizations after the battle and on their journey back to Rome. No slash.

Esca no pensó que volvería a ser libre. Marcus no pensó que llegaría a saber tanto sobre la esclavitud. Y sobre el amor. Donde hay amor, hay igualdad y ambos pisan el mismo suelo. Mas, abismos se abren bajo los pies, como cicatrices que no se pueden cerrar. Vivieron días oscuros y deben imaginar cómo serán sus vidas cuando vengan días más soleados. (Editado, ya que leí el libro)

L'Aigle de la Neuvième Légion : si pour vous comme pour moi ce film est bourré de tension homosexuelle inassouvie, je vous invite à lire cette fiction . L'attraction passionnelle et inavouée entre Marcus, destiné à un prestigieux avenir militaire, et Esca, bien trop fier pour lui demander de rester auprès de lui...

Esca has a dream. Marcus is horrified by what he hears. An author is annoyed. Tongue-in-cheek, borderline crack!fic. No slash.

Ein Jahr nachdem Marcus und Esca Rom den Adler der Neunten zurückgegeben haben, bewirtschaften sie ihre eigene kleine Farm in Britannien. Eines Tages macht Marcus sich auf den Weg nach Calleva, um seinen Onkel zu besuchen. Als er nicht zur vereinbarten Zeit zurückkommt, erkennt Esca, dass Marcus ihm mehr bedeutet, als er sich bisher eingestanden hat.

Le cœur d'Esca est en proie à un combat sans merci: qui triomphera, la loyauté ou la trahison ? L'amour ou la haine ? Marcus/Esca. OS qui se situe au début du film, donc pas de spoils (majeurs) pour la suite :)

A closer look at certain scenes from Esca's POV. What if Marcus was afraid, too? No slash. Oneshot.

When Esca and Marcus head off on another adventure, everything falls apart. The group is capture by cloaked and masked figures. Will they be able to get out alive or will they even want to leave?

The morning of the Reaping, Esca goes hunting. It is just another day, after all – he will not let it be more than just another day.

It had been years since Elena and Lucia had seen each other. When they are reunited, one girl is running from politicians wishing to kill her while the other is questioning her marriage as they embark with Esca and Marcus to find the Eagle. GladiatorxEagle crossover. Co-written by TheExperimenter10.

"In which Esca MacCunoval finds that watching your childhood friend take down a man twice his size in the middle of a shady bar in an even shadier corner of New York forces you to realize you hardly know him at all." T for mentioned violence/blood. (PERMANENTLY DISCONTINUED ON THIS SITE)

A wicked woman arrives in time to teach the young Brigantes about love an forgiveness by changing Marcus into exactly what he wished for after a misunderstanding. Now the two boys must work to change him back, or will it be too late? SLASH don't like don't read. established relationship.

Fusce Ascensorem - The Dark Rider. Set in year 120AD in the moors of present day Scotland, it documents the massacre of legion IX Hispania, and the actions of a sole, elite Roman cavalry squadron (who were not present with the legion) following the attack. Only loosely based on the film!

Marcus Aquila is in command of the Roman fort at Lugavalium, he finds himself and the fort besieged by Britons. this is the story of the final stand of his men and him. alternative to story by Rosemary Sutcliff.

Marcus accidentally overhears Esca having a private moment and no matter how hard he tries, the roman can't stop thinking about it. Marcus/Esca.

When Marcus had received his army gratuity, and had given Esca his official manumission, they had come to an agreement: Esca would stay with Marcus through the first year, to help him set up his farm. In return they would share whatever they might earn, so that Esca could buy what he needed for his trip North to the land of the Brigantes. This is that first year.

Esca was more at ease in the garden, Marcus found.

Does a slave have the right to love?

Marcus vient d'apprendre que l'Aigle est aux mains de barbares, il s'apprête à partir à sa recherche avec Esca. Pour tromper son impatience, il se rend aux bains de Calleva avec son ilote. Cette visite leur réserve plusieurs surprises...

[Eagle of the Ninth bookverse] Esca has always been able to see Death. (Sort of a crossover with the musical Elisabeth, but only insofar as I had that particular anthropomorphic personification of death in mind; canon knowledge not required.)