Live Steel, for elistaire

[amand_r]

Title: Live Steel
Author: lferion
Written for: Elistaire
Characters/Pairings: Connor MacLeod, Methos
Genre: Gen with faint slashy undertones.
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 3,118
Author's Notes: Endgame never happened, but Rhi's Challenges did.
Many, many thanks to the Usual Suspects for encouragement and beta-duties. And thanks once again for Amand-r's patience.

Comments

[tryfanstone]

Really love the little touches of detail in this - the ducklings and the salt-cedar - and the glimpse of an SCA encampment. But that fighting scene is just superb, that moment of realisation. Stunning stuff, beautifully done!

[lferion]

Thank you! It would not have been nearly as good without your help. I'm glad the details work.

[ranuel]

Oh wow! A Highlander meets the SCA story!!!! It's always fun to find well written fiction about the Society and this was certainly that.

[lferion]

Thank you! I had fun with it. I'm glad you liked it.

[hafital]

I loved this. Truly delightful. My favorite was the scene culminating with: There was a serious note underlying the light-hearted tone. "I'll not tease you about your memory again."

:)

[lferion]

Thank you! I am so glad that little moment worked for you.

[mackiedockie]

Never waste good beer, indeed! Connor and Methos do share some core virtues. Methos is lucky Connor didn't break out the Boom Boom. Then again, he _did_ lose his memory...!

Excellent story of Methos playing with swords, and Connor playing with fire.

[lferion]

Thank you! And indeed, never waste good beer. They are drinking beer brewed by a friend of mine, and it is very good. Methos is lucky it was just a combination of some things Connor learned from Nakano and Ramirez, plus some of the meads making it all the more effective.

I'm very glad you liked it.

[qatsi101]

Loved the juxtaposition of the old ways with the new. And seeing Connor again. You're right, Endgame never happened. Thanks for a wonderful read and for the link to Rhi's story; that one's new to me.

[lferion]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Also glad to see Rhi's story get more love too, it's one of my favorites.