Welcome! I can certainly understand why you might have a burning notion of an idea you would like to see in a story. I've had them myself from time to time - really wanted to read a particular plot line or characterization twist, and got frustrated when I found no existing story that really filled the bill
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Hey. :-) *shrug* Well, miracles have happened before. I've seen some lovely and involved stories that were prompted by challenges so it's at least worth a try. Besides which I think my readers would probably be ready to kill me if I took up another plot line.
Hm, even as I know and like the "Dark is Rising" series, I see a great problem: Merriman cares deeply about people/humanity, Methos is a cynic. I could Methos more easily imagine as the Rider (or what is he called in English? The one on the dark horse in Bd.2) or other enemy of Merriman than as one of the Ancient ones. I don't want to bash your idea, perhaps you know how it could be done, but to me it doesn't look possible right now. (Perhaps because I have some projects of my own to handle)
First: Irespect your version. I really do. I didn't mean to be disrespectful, when I posted my comment.
I just can't imagine Methos as Merriman. Perhaps if I tried to see him as Merlin, I might get there. But I like Methos with his dark past far too much, the Methos where you never know what might come next. Something wicked comes this way...
No worries darling, that didn't even register as disrespectful to me. Well, we all have our own pet versions of the fandom characters -that's what makes them so great to play around with. The dark side of Methos is compelling in it's own way and one doesn't necessarily exclude the other. But what matters in the end isn't being true to the character, but being true to the character as you see them and find joy in what you do.
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*shrug* Well, miracles have happened before. I've seen some lovely and involved stories that were prompted by challenges so it's at least worth a try.
Besides which I think my readers would probably be ready to kill me if I took up another plot line.
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I just can't imagine Methos as Merriman. Perhaps if I tried to see him as Merlin, I might get there. But I like Methos with his dark past far too much, the Methos where you never know what might come next. Something wicked comes this way...
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Well, we all have our own pet versions of the fandom characters -that's what makes them so great to play around with. The dark side of Methos is compelling in it's own way and one doesn't necessarily exclude the other. But what matters in the end isn't being true to the character, but being true to the character as you see them and find joy in what you do.
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