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The Best Revenge by Devo (No rating: PG?)
Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: n/a
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: http://enook.net/hl/devo/devo.htm
Why this must be read: It's an excellent way to work through issues you may have with the character of Cassandra. 8-)
In Devo's summary for the story, she writes, "In the city that never sleeps, Cassandra struggles to come to terms with the events of Bordeaux. Really! This is not another 'Crazed Bitch Cassandra tortures Methos for his sins' story."
It is a story which handles the aftermath of Bordeaux with a lot of compassion and sympathy for both of the characters, as told chiefly from Cassandra's point of view, but with a glimpse into Methos's mind as well. Cassandra, searching for a way to cope with her re-awakened memories, flees to New York. After an encounter with a yoga teacher, and then with a therapist the teacher recommends, she tries to find her way back to her own healing arts, and her own healing. Cassandra's pain and mental confusion is well-drawn, and her confrontation with Methos is both chilling and heartbreaking.
I hated Cassandra -- at least as she was written in the Horsemen episodes -- until reading C.M. Decarnin's And Hades Followed Him, previously recommended here, in which Methos and Cassandra make an uneasy truce. That story and this one are perfect examples of how fanfic can enlarge and improve the canon, giving readers a deeper and sometimes better story.
The Best Revenge
Pairing: n/a
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: http://enook.net/hl/devo/devo.htm
Why this must be read: It's an excellent way to work through issues you may have with the character of Cassandra. 8-)
In Devo's summary for the story, she writes, "In the city that never sleeps, Cassandra struggles to come to terms with the events of Bordeaux. Really! This is not another 'Crazed Bitch Cassandra tortures Methos for his sins' story."
It is a story which handles the aftermath of Bordeaux with a lot of compassion and sympathy for both of the characters, as told chiefly from Cassandra's point of view, but with a glimpse into Methos's mind as well. Cassandra, searching for a way to cope with her re-awakened memories, flees to New York. After an encounter with a yoga teacher, and then with a therapist the teacher recommends, she tries to find her way back to her own healing arts, and her own healing. Cassandra's pain and mental confusion is well-drawn, and her confrontation with Methos is both chilling and heartbreaking.
I hated Cassandra -- at least as she was written in the Horsemen episodes -- until reading C.M. Decarnin's And Hades Followed Him, previously recommended here, in which Methos and Cassandra make an uneasy truce. That story and this one are perfect examples of how fanfic can enlarge and improve the canon, giving readers a deeper and sometimes better story.
The Best Revenge
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