Aftermath by Atira Kei (NC-17)

[gardendoor.livejournal.com]

Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Joe/Methos, implied past Methos/Salzer
Author Website: Story found at The Seventh-Dimension Archive
Why this must be read:

Sometimes you just need something sweet and loving and (relatively) uncomplicated. This is an old favorite of mine, following Joe and Methos through the years as Methos slowly loses his secrets and drops his defenses to a loyal friend who has the potential to be so much more.

Methos sighed, regretting his harsh words to this man. He bent, holding out his hand, careful to hold the other one back, ready to act as a solid surface for this man. "Let me help you."

"I'm all right!" Dawson insisted, eyeing him. "Don't you need to wash that or something? Or do you like leaving the blood stains behind for show?"

Methos' eyes narrowed, his heart began to race once more as he exposed his "injured" hand, ending the pretense. "You know." //How much do you know?//

Dawson nodded. "I had a feeling. The way Don talks about you." He glanced at the immortal's hand. "And now I know I'm right."

Aftermath