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Happy Holidays, adabsolutely!

Dec 21, 2015 21:02

Title: A Heart Full Of Love
Author: Christmas Gem
Written for: adabsolutely
Characters/Pairings: D/M OFC
Rating: PG 13
Summary: The past and present collide. Can Methos make amends?

( A Heart Full Of Love )

methos, slash, duncan, 2015 fest, ofc

Comments 11

Thank you! adabsolutely December 22 2015, 05:10:49 UTC

Thank you so much for this sweet story of love and compassion. It's lovely to read a story focusing on the caregiver side of Methos. This is the man with enough heart to give it away to so many mates over such a long life time. A man who suffers the pain each time it is over, but is still willing to love again and again.

And Duncan is so in character to join in the ministry of love that is caring for someone at the end of their life.

Thank you again for this gentle love story.

Re: Thank you! pat_t January 4 2016, 19:41:16 UTC

You're welcome. I love the guys, but they've been around a very long time, and I know there's a different side we never see.

I actually reworked one paragraph - isn't that the way it always is? You see something you want to say differently. I don't know if you'll ever want to read it again, but I will be putting it up on AO3 (with the little edit).

springwoof December 22 2015, 10:08:10 UTC

Touching story! I liked that you included Evelyn's family, and liked Duncan remembering Tessa, and thinking about how it could have been

pat_t January 4 2016, 19:42:19 UTC

Thank you. I'm really glad you enjoyed the story. I realize it's a different road than what we're used to traveling with the guys.

dkwilliams December 22 2015, 18:56:04 UTC

Sweet and kind of sad. I had always wondered about Methos's past marriages. It's an interesting look at what Immortals have to do as they age, and reminds me of the early episode where Tessa wondered about Duncan not aging while she grew old.

pat_t January 4 2016, 19:43:42 UTC

Thank you. It was rather sad, but hopeful too. (At least I wanted it to be.)

I'm glad you enjoyed reading this perspective.

mackiedockie December 28 2015, 04:21:13 UTC

Softly. Sadly. It was good to see this patient and caring portrait of both Duncan and Methos.

pat_t January 4 2016, 19:44:36 UTC

Thank you. I know it was different, but a side I knew had to exist somewhere during their long lives.

ranuel January 24 2016, 20:10:53 UTC

Andrea saw the picture, didn't she? That's why she went to the effort to do a back ground check without saying anything to the facility's administrator and was okay with Methos spending so much time with Evelyn. She probably wouldn't have known exactly what was going on but there were enough clues there for her to have figured enough out.

The part in the original Highlander movie that cut me up the most was when Conner had to deal with his first wife dying of old age. It's always going to be a big consideration when an Immortal gets involved with a mortal.

It was good to see Methos given a chance to be there for someone he loved and to see how Ducan supported him.

pat_t January 29 2016, 04:03:46 UTC

Thank you. Yes, Connor's history is always going to be an important part of the Immortal story. After 5000 years, there is no way to know how many times this was his story. This time he had the chance to be there, and care for a woman he loved - and still loved.

He needed Duncan. Duncan was also aware of Connor's history. How much of that was a factor with his support?