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The problem with going out and getting things done is that I now have a backlog of things I want to talk about! Anyway, the best thing I have discovered recently: Six Things from History Everyone Pictures Incorrectly. Dazzlingly glittering pyramids! Technicolor Parthenon! Sneaky historical clothing! It makes me want to write all the fic warms my geeky heart.
My currently-open wikipedia tabs are pretty great. What do the deluge myth, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and the University of Paris have in common? Three guesses, and the first two don't count. I am now tempted to click the 'random article' link and then make myself write Methos fic about it, actually. Trying it, the first article that comes up is on Beryl Davis. I have never heard of Beryl Davis before, but apparently she was a singer during WWII and knew both Glenn Miller and Frank Sinatra. The fic writes itself. I could do this for hours.
More importantly, though, because I have talked through my shame for loving Highlander (no more shame! yay id show! \o/) I think it is high time that I recced some fic. Alphabetically and with enthusiasm:
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genteelrebel, Methos/Joe & Duncan/Methos. I don't actually know where to begin talking about this one, because it is kind of amazing in its scope: it's a recounting of Methos' life from 1986 to 1998. In certain ways, this fic is downright evil. It blends canon so seamlessly, turns it into such a coherent emotional arc, and explains Methos so damn well, that it is threatening to rewrite all the personal canon in my head. It has a pretty unique and fairly creepy (but awesome, so awesome, and about as kinky as I have never known I always wanted) take of Methos and Duncan's relationship, complete with a really different interpretation of the Double Quickening than is the norm. It also has an OC I am quite a bit in love with, and an actually happy ending for Cassandra. And Joe is the best Joe ever; I want to take him home and keep him. Caveats for this being one of those deliciously long fics (we're talking in excess of sixty chapters here) that are probably best savored over the space of a week or so.
Brothers and Other Strangers by Valentin, Duncan/Methos. After Bordeaux, Methos takes avoidance to really impressive new levels. (On reflection, Methos-with-amnesia is a weirdly more common fandom trope than one might expect.) I love this one because I love stories about Adam Pierson the defense mechanism. Caveats for the usual frustrating treatment of Cassandra and a, ah, early-2000s website background. Can't do much about the former, but setting a blank page style should fix the latter.
The Fourth Son by Lanna Michaels. This is everything I have ever wanted in a fic about Methos and Kronos, and it's just them talking for a few pages. I spent most of it clawing at my face with joy anyway. But then, I can be a bit strange about Methos and Kronos. (Didn't I say? Id show. Also, pairing type. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.)
Sacred Trust by Lanning, Duncan/Methos. All my favourite fics are necessarily ones that I think understand Methos, but this one really gets it; there's such a depth and intricacy to the bits of Methos' past we do see that I've been many things suddenly starts to make sense as a concept. This is another one of those fics that I find difficult to separate from canon; of course this is the true story of Darius' Light Quickening, and of course the Watchers are terrified of this particular Immortal, and &c. Caveats for length, a narrative that is quite angry with Duncan, actually, and for the general unpleasantness of Methos' past.
And lastly, a vid: Commercial for Levi by Gianduja Kiss, wherein she was actually awesome enough to put my Theory of Methos' Boyfriends into vid form. (By which I mean that it feels like she reached straight into my head, not that she actually knows me from, heh, Adam, and did it with any particular intent.) Actually, hell, this is a blanket rec, just watch everything this woman has ever vidded. It's all fabulous.
My currently-open wikipedia tabs are pretty great. What do the deluge myth, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and the University of Paris have in common? Three guesses, and the first two don't count. I am now tempted to click the 'random article' link and then make myself write Methos fic about it, actually. Trying it, the first article that comes up is on Beryl Davis. I have never heard of Beryl Davis before, but apparently she was a singer during WWII and knew both Glenn Miller and Frank Sinatra. The fic writes itself. I could do this for hours.
More importantly, though, because I have talked through my shame for loving Highlander (no more shame! yay id show! \o/) I think it is high time that I recced some fic. Alphabetically and with enthusiasm:
Adam and Joe by
genteelrebel, Methos/Joe & Duncan/Methos. I don't actually know where to begin talking about this one, because it is kind of amazing in its scope: it's a recounting of Methos' life from 1986 to 1998. In certain ways, this fic is downright evil. It blends canon so seamlessly, turns it into such a coherent emotional arc, and explains Methos so damn well, that it is threatening to rewrite all the personal canon in my head. It has a pretty unique and fairly creepy (but awesome, so awesome, and about as kinky as I have never known I always wanted) take of Methos and Duncan's relationship, complete with a really different interpretation of the Double Quickening than is the norm. It also has an OC I am quite a bit in love with, and an actually happy ending for Cassandra. And Joe is the best Joe ever; I want to take him home and keep him. Caveats for this being one of those deliciously long fics (we're talking in excess of sixty chapters here) that are probably best savored over the space of a week or so.Brothers and Other Strangers by Valentin, Duncan/Methos. After Bordeaux, Methos takes avoidance to really impressive new levels. (On reflection, Methos-with-amnesia is a weirdly more common fandom trope than one might expect.) I love this one because I love stories about Adam Pierson the defense mechanism. Caveats for the usual frustrating treatment of Cassandra and a, ah, early-2000s website background. Can't do much about the former, but setting a blank page style should fix the latter.
The Fourth Son by Lanna Michaels. This is everything I have ever wanted in a fic about Methos and Kronos, and it's just them talking for a few pages. I spent most of it clawing at my face with joy anyway. But then, I can be a bit strange about Methos and Kronos. (Didn't I say? Id show. Also, pairing type. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.)
Sacred Trust by Lanning, Duncan/Methos. All my favourite fics are necessarily ones that I think understand Methos, but this one really gets it; there's such a depth and intricacy to the bits of Methos' past we do see that I've been many things suddenly starts to make sense as a concept. This is another one of those fics that I find difficult to separate from canon; of course this is the true story of Darius' Light Quickening, and of course the Watchers are terrified of this particular Immortal, and &c. Caveats for length, a narrative that is quite angry with Duncan, actually, and for the general unpleasantness of Methos' past.
And lastly, a vid: Commercial for Levi by Gianduja Kiss, wherein she was actually awesome enough to put my Theory of Methos' Boyfriends into vid form. (By which I mean that it feels like she reached straight into my head, not that she actually knows me from, heh, Adam, and did it with any particular intent.) Actually, hell, this is a blanket rec, just watch everything this woman has ever vidded. It's all fabulous.
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I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.
Snerk.
Also, random!wiki!prompting is the best fanfic idea ever. There should totally be a 'fest with that conceit.
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METHOS/KRONOS: LIKE DOCTOR/MASTER IN A WAY. And by that I mean in many, many ways.
Random wiki prompting today gives me: Stavro Skëndi, an Albanian-American linguist and historian; 5220 Vika, an asteroid discovered in 1979; and Pęczyny, a village in south-central Poland. And you could make fabulous Methos fic with any of those subjects as a prompt. Maybe you could do a whole fest with it? I figure that it'd work better for weird open fandoms like Highlander or Doctor Who than for the more ... reality-based ones with limited time-and-space capabilities.
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I think it would also work well for nu!Trek, and maybe SGA. Hitting random, I get: Sasinko (... also in Poland, what's up with Poland today?), Bella Villa (in Missouri), and Hydrogen-4.
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ETA: ... When I read the description for "New Tricks," I thought it sounded like a cute short fic. Then I clicked it and realized you'd linked me to a 40k fic. What is with this fandom?
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You do not have to host a fest! I, on the other hand ... might have to? Because it would be really damn fun? IDK how to organize or advertise it, but I'm sure I can poke around to see what other fests are going on, and then ... do it this fall or something. OH GOD WHY.
Re: your ETA: AHAHA OH MAN I AM SORRY. I think it is like due South fic, where it takes a while to coax Fraser into bed? Only with Highlander, sometimes it doesn't take very long to coax Duncan and Methos into bed, but it takes forever to coax them into a functional relationship.
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... we could host a fest together, maybe? I think it's more manageable that way anyway. And it would be fun, it is a totally awesome idea for a fest. The Wiki Fest!
I just think it is hilarious. Also, please never mention Due South and Highlander together, I am picturing some terrible and fascinating crossovers.
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...I think I like this plan! Hang a tic, I will reply to your proper email on the subject in a few minutes. :D
please never mention Due South and Highlander together, I am picturing some terrible and fascinating crossovers.
sl;dsfkjfdk you say this like I literally do not have a Word doc of which the opening paragraph (all notes) reads, "Fraser first came to Chicago on the trail of the killers of his teacher, Robert. I don't think Bob can have a ghost, though; it's against the rules of the universe unless his Quickening wasn't taken. I do like the idea that, when Fraser presumably took Gerard's Quickening, he got some of Bob back too, and occasionally has little internal dialogues with him." SO YEAH ABOUT THAT.
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I love the internal dialogues thing.
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Ok ok I'm leaving now.
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Random Highlander thought inspired by catching the last five minutes of a rerun last night: you know, when I first watched the show, Jim Byrnes as Joe just got categorized as "old" in my head because I was so young. Last night, I had a moment of going "damn, Joe is hot." Ah, how tastes change.
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I am sort of relieved that I did not see Highlander when I was younger, because I probably would have just thought Joe was old, too. But yeah, Joe is really hot, this is true. <3
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Also I really love the idea of the Ancient Greeks painting everything bright colors! But I understand why it might cause you to lose respect for them. XD
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It is probably one of my top three favourite Highlander vids, in fact. HOW SO EXCELLENT?
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My favourite part: "I understand the fascination; I've even been there once or twice, or more." THE CHOICE OF CLIPS THERE. SO PERFECT.
Which would be your other top Highlander vids, btw? I need to see them if I haven't already!
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Um, let's see. The only other one I know you've seen is Unbelievable, because I recced it already, but ... let me see if I can track down the others. :D
Don't Fear the Reaper -- I don't know if you'll be able to see the download from that link, because I had to sign up to get there, but it's free and then there are SO MANY VIDS. This particular one is ... a bit like Unbelievable, actually, only it is even more "oh my god, nothing is out of context here." I'm fairly sure it can best be summarized as "Duncan MacLeod can do anything Methos can do, and he can do it without the horse."
Temptation: a bit like Commercial for Levi, actually, especially with the parallel clips (Mary Shelley & Cassandra, although this time with bonus Alexa!) It's just -- pretty much the best Methos vid ever.
All These Things That I've Done: this is the show that I see sort of underneath the show that I'm watching. It's the only vid I have ever seen that makes me genuinely love Duncan, but, uh, in the interest of writing coherent Duncan/Methos I want to love him, so I watch it quite a lot.
Bonus: I'm Too Sexy -- it's also on the one where you may need to sign up. But oh my god, it makes me laugh so hard. It's not one of my favourites, but I rewatch it all the time because it is kind of a comfort vid. XD
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And as regards the rest -- well. Somehow it still surprises me the way that vids can look so stupid and inconsequential the first time I watch them, and then magically become really good.
Thank you so much for reccing them all to me!
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(I'm also new enough to Highlander fandom that I'm not in the habit of actually coming out of the woodwork to leave comments, but I really should do that! I tore through most of your fic about a week ago and loved all of it.)
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Thank you. :)