Quis Custodiet, by lannamichaels (PG-13)

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Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Methos/Kronos
Length: about 1000
Author on LJ:lannamichaels
Author Website: none, for Highlander fic; check listings for the author in hl_flash monthly (2008) and annual (2005-2007) lists of fiction posted on LJ
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Why this must be read:
I was surprised to see only two crack_van recs for lannamichaels, not including her important "Fade..."  Her version of Methos is not comfortable or familiar; his relationships, with Duncan, with Kronos, and with Joe, may be sexual but not necessarily romantic or even affectionate. She's one of the writers, possibly the best, who portray Methos as alien, unknowable, and beyond common human or Immortal experience.

Recently she's written some short views of Methos as Adam Pierson. The writing is tight and crunchy, bitter and bright, and sometimes quite funny. "Quis Custodiet" looks at the Watchers' reaction to Adam's exposure in the aftermath of the Horsemen events. The statements by various Watchers are entertainingly relevant to the Immortals they watch. Interspersed with present events are glimpses of Methos's history with the secret society. Quite nice within less than a thousand words.

 A taste:

On a cold day in autumn, the Tribunal tries Adam Pierson in absentia for treason.

At the Academy, Methos made no waves. He knew nothing he was not supposed to know, never had an answer too fast. His classmates described him as quiet and shy. He was studious. He slouched. He grew his hair a little too long so people would think he never found time to cut it. He had no close friends.

He received the lowest marks of his career in ancient Greek. The instructor called his accent atrocious and insulting. He was nearly flunked out on principle alone.

Ten years later, had his recruiter not already been dead, the team who had to fix the Methos chronicle would have unanimously voted to shoot him.

Quis Custodiet

Comments

[lannamichaels]

Wow, thank you! I'm sitting here blushing. :)