Hercules: the Legendary Journeys/Xena: Warrior Princess
Yeah, the Ares/Joxer pairing has always been more about what we never saw on screen than what we did but is that any reason to miss out on fic this good? It starts with Joxer's song:
~Joxer the Mighty,
He roams through the countryside;
He never needs a place to hide.
With Gabby as his sidekick
Fighting with her little stick,
Righting wrongs and singing songs,
Being mighty all day long,
He's Joxer...he's Joxer the Mighty!
Ohhhh..... He's Joxer the Mighty~
And that was only the first verse. As far as he could tell, Joxer was continuing to add to it, each verse more inane, more annoying, more insinuating, and dammit, more presumptuous than the last. No matter where he was, he could hear the damn song. It was starting to wear at him, distracting him from more important things. He'd all but given up working on Xena this month. Xena required a good deal more concentration than he had to spare right now. So, the plan was clear. Ares knew he would have to kill Joxer.
It pretty much ends with his song, too. But along the way, Miriam Heddy explores the nature of dreams, the relationship between man and the gods, obsession, devotion, love, death, war (all three with and without capital letters), and really hot sex. It's lush, it's dark, it's vast and sweeping. But the snark and humor are there, too.
All can be found at Miriam Heddy's Little Corner of the Universe:
Lessons in Battle
Without Rhyme or Reason
The Gods' Tears
Idle Hands
Dark Dreams
Temper Temper (or Mead Between the Lies)
Hooks, Lines, and Sinkers
~Joxer the Mighty,
He roams through the countryside;
He never needs a place to hide.
With Gabby as his sidekick
Fighting with her little stick,
Righting wrongs and singing songs,
Being mighty all day long,
He's Joxer...he's Joxer the Mighty!
Ohhhh..... He's Joxer the Mighty~
And that was only the first verse. As far as he could tell, Joxer was continuing to add to it, each verse more inane, more annoying, more insinuating, and dammit, more presumptuous than the last. No matter where he was, he could hear the damn song. It was starting to wear at him, distracting him from more important things. He'd all but given up working on Xena this month. Xena required a good deal more concentration than he had to spare right now. So, the plan was clear. Ares knew he would have to kill Joxer.
It pretty much ends with his song, too. But along the way, Miriam Heddy explores the nature of dreams, the relationship between man and the gods, obsession, devotion, love, death, war (all three with and without capital letters), and really hot sex. It's lush, it's dark, it's vast and sweeping. But the snark and humor are there, too.
All can be found at Miriam Heddy's Little Corner of the Universe:
Lessons in Battle
Without Rhyme or Reason
The Gods' Tears
Idle Hands
Dark Dreams
Temper Temper (or Mead Between the Lies)
Hooks, Lines, and Sinkers