some nice person put a Tessa-centric Duncan/Tessa story in my HL stocking

[brightknightie]

hlh_shortcuts is up to 14 works released of 19 in its queue now, and one of those released today was written for my request:

"Only Light" by [Anonymous for now]
3,848 words; G; m/f

This story is so second-season that it makes my imagination ring with my favorite HL season. The character voices are remarkably true. And, this time,* second season is only the beginning.

If second-season isn't your bag, there are several neat Richie stories, an epic post-apocalyptic Amanda&Methos adventure, and many others, with more to come.

* I've purchased all the "Imagine" novels, including the new one, but I haven't yet read any.

Comments

[brightknightie]

Yes, exactly as Havoc said, "Apocalypsis Mundi" is the Amanda&Methos story I meant, and I do recommend it. Some elements may seem a little disjointed at the start; credit that to the post-apocalyptic environment and press on; it pays off.

You're also exactly right that a future-fic starring Amanda and Methos would not normally call my name. :-) Yet I thought on sight of the title and tags that this one could be an exception, and it is. It actually has all sorts of things that I like -- from swordplay to canon references to taking death and grief seriously -- and does some things with Amanda and Methos interpretationally that surprised me in good ways. (It does have one specific line in the whole long story that I personally absolutely "nope" out of as an interpretation, but, hey, if I want to counter, I should write my own story about that interpretation!)

Links:

• HL exchange 2019 on the AO3
• Community: hlh_shortcuts