Yuletide recs: 3 x SLYTHERIN
Three character-based fics, starring characters who wouldn't cause the Sorting Hat a moment's hesitation. Enjoy the silver and green! (and please review!)

Fandom: I, Claudius
Title: Mater Patriae [PG]
Summary: Livia Augusta, empress of Rome, realizes an interesting new use for figs.
[Beautiful character study, crystal-clear and dagger-sharp, with free bonus venom. The story of Livia, old and young, using any means to achieve her ends.]

Fandom: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Title: Wiles [PG-13]
Summary: AU. At least Magenta knew where the keys to the escape pod were, now. Given that they were in the general vicinity of Frank's knickers, it shouldn't be too hard to get her hands on them.
[Catty, amoral, bored, alien - what's not to like? Magenta rocks. Love her interactions with Riff-Raff, Columbia, and the Master. "A cool and serpentine creature," indeed.]

Fandom: The Lion in Winter
Title: Like Gods [PG-13]
Summary: Geoffrey has other gifts. It is said he speaks with the Serpent's tongue, the Plantagenet inheritance manifest.
[Geoffrey/Philip - with plotting, wine-drinking, and the usual family complications. Entertaining glimpse of the wily third son's point of view.]