I've previously posted about the nice things that I received in my own Fandom Stocking this year, and about the neat things that I spotted in other people's Fandom Stockings, so tonight I thought I'd point out the items that I stuffed into some Fandom Stockings myself. I didn't create as widely or well as I'd have liked, but I did have fun writing:
- Highlander: "Lazarus Heart" (Methos/Alexa, 918 words, G) (beta-read by
celli!) for
beccadg's wish
I'd never tried Methos/Alexa before, but the attempt turned out surprisingly satisfying for me. I hope that it works as well for readers, and doesn't bog down when I poke around inside Methos's head for a bit in the middle. - Forever Knight: "In Pursuit of the Paladin" (Lacroix & Natalie with Nick implied, 991 words, PG) (beta-read by
skieswideopen!) for
pj1228's wish
This led me to a new approach to the ever-vexing problem of how to write for fellow FK fans who personally prefer "dark" takes that I can't support, myself. Here, I imagined a "bright" scenario that I'd love, but told it from Lacroix's perspective. It worked better for me than some past, straining attempts to approach "dark" prompts, but I don't know whether it really bridges the problem of sufficient respect for preferences I can't share. Maybe it's better not to try? There are so few of us! Are mismatches better than no matches, or not? - A handful of fanfiction "gift certificates" in FK and HL for stories to be posted to the AO3 sometime in 2014
(Four have been redeemed/accepted so far. Coincidentally, that's the same number I still owe from the last time I tried this — you know who you are. ~grin~)
Enjoying Recent HL Gen
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 02:43 pmI don't talk about it as often, but I am very much a Highlander fan, too. These days, I read HL mostly via the
hl_flash bulletin. Here are some gen pieces from there that I've enjoyed recently:
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- "Fight Another Day" by
sholio (PG, ~1K words, Duncan and Methos and Amanda). Duncan loses a hand (as Xavier St. Cloud did) and holds on to his honor.
- "Watcher" by
elistaire (G, 320 words, Joe, implied Duncan/Tessa). It's the '80s. As Joe watches Duncan, he also gets to know Tessa.
- "Next Time, Buy a Ferrari" by
medie (PG, ~2K words, Methos and Connor and Heather, implied Connor/Heather). What if Methos, rather than Ramirez, had taught Connor?
- "Convent Mouse" by
elistaire (G, ~2K words, original character, Methos, implied Methos/Alexa). This predator and this prey... are both survivors.
- "Spring" by
devohoneybee (G, 69 words, Methos). A poem.
HL Fanfic: "Conversational Snippets"
Monday, February 28th, 2005 10:00 pmI wrote these Highlander snippets in my notebook back when I used to take the train to work. There are two ripped-out pages between them; I don't remember why I ripped them out.
• | Title: | "Conversational Snippets" |
• | Length: | ~200 words |
• | Date: | February 2005 |
• | Rating: | G |
• | Summary: | Just two unrelated snatches of dialogue. |
• | Setting: | Unspecified, after third-season |
• | Characters: | Duncan, Methos and Joe |