And Refuse to Call Love Sin, by Lferion (R)

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Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Joe Dawson/OMC
Length: 1300 words
Author on LJ: lferion
Author Website: Highlander Fiction Archive; Archive of Our Own
Why this must be read:

Joe Dawson has been quietly and steadily present as a main character in Highlander stories for many years. Currently, while Duncan/Methos stories are in decline and most stories being written are het, gen, and crossovers, Joe's presence is more marked than ever. In slash stories, he's usually paired with Methos. It's refreshing to see him written by lferion with an original character, a shy young Watcher at the Academy. This short story stands on its own, but may be followed by more. Considering the lightness and detail this author is known for, that's a pleasure to contemplate.

The problem isn't that Immortals aren't like us, it's that they are too like us, thought Joseph Dawson, watcher-trainee, ex-marine, ex-able-bodied man, as he sat in the uncomfortable chair in the small lecture-room. He'd been in the army, in locker-rooms, in situations where fear or adrenaline or alcohol or sheer high spirits and the proximity of another person had made sex into an imperative; the body wanted what it wanted, and sometimes the mind was just along for the ride. What he'd seen of Immortals so far certainly didn't show them being any different in that respect.

The weedy boy with the lamentable tie was predictably shocked. "You mean, they are all perverts?"

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