Thank you for the links! I didn't expect there'd be a lot, maybe a fic or two. I'll give these a try. Clearly, that .gif needs to make its way around fandom.

Plus, Spartacus himself has never been overtly popular with the fandom, so maybe that has to do with it.

...Why? Maybe this is weird, but he was one of my favorite characters (granted, I've only seen Season 1). Now I'm wondering where all the love is going. I want to guess but none of the options seem quite right.