Heros and Other Endangered Species by MacGeorge
Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Duncan/Methos
Author on LJ: MacG
Author Website:MacGeorge's Madness
Why this must be read: I know that if you read Highlander fanfic, you're probably already aware of MacGeorge's fiction. However, my favorite story has not been recommended and if you haven't read (or recently reread) her stories, Heros and Other Endangered Species is a great place to start. MacGeorge's stories cover an extremely wide range from very light such at Social Graces to very dark, Brothers Under the Skin. I would put this story somewhere in the middle. In it, Duncan, Methos and Joe all reflect heroic qualities while still demonstrating their very human abilities to screw up and hurt each other. I love the bits of back story that add so much:
"Ha!" Mac laughed sharply, letting Methos lead him into the downstairs bedroom. "Da came back from a raid once with a broken spearhead stuck in his back. Wouldn't let anyone take it out until every man who had been on the raid was accounted for and treated, and even then, ignored it until he had personally seen to it that the cattle the Campbells had originally stolen from us were hidden and secure. Never did get all of it out. Story got told a hundred times. Whenever he got drunk, he'd take off his shirt and let everybody feel the lump still under his skin."
"Of such pointless examples are our characters formed, Duncan."
"It was nae pointless!" Duncan insisted defensively while Methos took the wood from his arms and piled it near the Franklin stove, then knelt to build a fire. "He had a duty to the clan, to make sure they were protected, to put their welfare above his own..."
This story was originally published in Wounded Heros, a zine centering on Duncan MacLeod, Jim Ellison (Sentinel), Walter Skinner (X-Files) and cross-overs between these shows. I believe most of the stories are now available on the web, but the combination of stories, poetry and artwork added up to more than the sum of the parts. If you have a chance, try to find a copy.
Heros and Other Endangered Species
Pairing: Duncan/Methos
Author on LJ: MacG
Author Website:MacGeorge's Madness
Why this must be read: I know that if you read Highlander fanfic, you're probably already aware of MacGeorge's fiction. However, my favorite story has not been recommended and if you haven't read (or recently reread) her stories, Heros and Other Endangered Species is a great place to start. MacGeorge's stories cover an extremely wide range from very light such at Social Graces to very dark, Brothers Under the Skin. I would put this story somewhere in the middle. In it, Duncan, Methos and Joe all reflect heroic qualities while still demonstrating their very human abilities to screw up and hurt each other. I love the bits of back story that add so much:
"Ha!" Mac laughed sharply, letting Methos lead him into the downstairs bedroom. "Da came back from a raid once with a broken spearhead stuck in his back. Wouldn't let anyone take it out until every man who had been on the raid was accounted for and treated, and even then, ignored it until he had personally seen to it that the cattle the Campbells had originally stolen from us were hidden and secure. Never did get all of it out. Story got told a hundred times. Whenever he got drunk, he'd take off his shirt and let everybody feel the lump still under his skin."
"Of such pointless examples are our characters formed, Duncan."
"It was nae pointless!" Duncan insisted defensively while Methos took the wood from his arms and piled it near the Franklin stove, then knelt to build a fire. "He had a duty to the clan, to make sure they were protected, to put their welfare above his own..."
This story was originally published in Wounded Heros, a zine centering on Duncan MacLeod, Jim Ellison (Sentinel), Walter Skinner (X-Files) and cross-overs between these shows. I believe most of the stories are now available on the web, but the combination of stories, poetry and artwork added up to more than the sum of the parts. If you have a chance, try to find a copy.
Heros and Other Endangered Species