Yeah, there's stuff that's fairly common (and translations that are widely known), which is why I don't like to clutter the story with too many explanations. However, I was reading this great story that had Angel thinking of Spike as his Ganymede, and I couldn't quite pull the reference out of my brain, and so Googled instead. It was all very informative, but a quick note at the end of the story would've saved me opening a new tab. *shrug* I like to Google, but I figure if I already have, I might as well save my readers the trouble.
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Date: 2009-02-28 12:35 am (UTC)Thanks for commenting!
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Date: 2009-02-28 12:56 am (UTC)Angel thinking of Spike as his Ganymede
Hee! Dunno as Spike would find that flattering. *g*
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Date: 2009-02-28 01:04 am (UTC)Footnotes are always cool.
Oh lordy! I am ashamed that I agree so whole-heartedly! I think it's why I got so drawn in to "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius".