Chase The Whiskey by Hafital (PG-13)

[threerings.livejournal.com]

Hello! My name is threerings and I will be your Highlander Van Driver for March. I first started reading in Highlander fandom over ten years ago, but I've been away from the fandom for a good while. I have been on a Highlander kick for the last few months, so I'm here to share the best of what I've found. Many of these recs will be recent stories, and I hope you enjoy them. For the record, I'm a big Duncan/Methos fan, so I apologize if my recs are heavy on that pairing.

So, let's get started.

Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Duncan/Methos
Author on LJ: hafital
Author Website: Hafital's Fanfiction Paradise

Why this must be read: This story was written for the hlh_shortcuts exchange, which produced so much wonderful HL fic. I decided this was the perfect story to begin a month of recs. It's lighthearted and fun, a bit of a "wacky caper" story, a mystery, and a romance. Methos is housesitting for the de Valicorts and a visit from Duncan and a break-in lead to shenanigans. The voices in this one are fantastic and funny. Plus, personally, I can't pass up a story in which Duncan and Methos are tied up together! Oh, and have I mentioned the drinking?

Quote:

Macleod, still outraged, huffed. "I told Robert I was looking for the last Dun's Island whiskey. I told him I was bidding on it." MacLeod pursed his lips. "That bastard. He bought me out."

Methos smiled very broadly, obviously trying not to laugh. "You didn't win the bid? Half a million too rich for you? Can't say I blame you. That's ridiculous, for a bottle of whiskey. Want to open it?"

"No! Are you out of your mind? You can't just drink it."

"You can't? What do you do with it then? Use it as a paperweight? Doorstop?" Methos proceeded to open the bottle.

MacLeod made a strangled noise, then shut his eyes and held his breath, as if he were playing a tense game of Jenga and all the pieces just toppled to the ground. When he opened one eye, Methos was holding out a shot for him, trying not to laugh.

"Come on," said Methos. "It's just whiskey."

MacLeod struggled for a moment, then, with a woosh of defeat, he said, "Oh, all right."

"That's my Highland warrior."


Chase the Whiskey

Comments

[rheasilvia.livejournal.com]

This is great - I love HL, and I love Duncan/Methos (they're my HL OTP), and I am looking forward *so much* to reading the stories you rec about them. Unfortunately, I've fallen out of touch with the fandom and now don't even know where to go to look for new crack anymore. :-(

So: Thank you :-)

[unovis.livejournal.com]

You can check hl_flash for current listings (with monthly and yearly lists of posted stories and recs) and hl_recs. The new archive is Highlander Fiction (http://hlfiction.net/).

[ariss-tenoh.livejournal.com]

Neat icon. What does the book in the middle say?^_^

[unovis.livejournal.com]

Amanda!

[rheasilvia.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'll check all three of those out right away! :-) Ooh, new HL fiction... I've really missed those guys. :-)

[threerings.livejournal.com]

:) What unovis_lj said.

I hope you enjoy the stories.

[rheasilvia.livejournal.com]

Thank you - I will. :-)

[ariss-tenoh.livejournal.com]

No need to apologise. Looking forward to your recs!