Perchance to Dream by Elynross (NC17)

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Fandom: HIGHLANDER
Pairing: Duncan/Methos
Author on LJ: elynross
Author Website: The Principality of Whimsy
Why this must be read: I love elynross' writing. Her stories are finely crafted, with spot-on characterization and wonderful dialog. Whether it's witty banter, an argument, or a serious conversation, I am always captivated by the Duncan and Methos in her stories.

Perchance to Dream is a lovely piece of work. After the event of Not to Be, Duncan and Methos talk out the issues that lay between them. It's a fascinating conversation, and the resolution is everything you could ever wish it to be.


Mac turned and looked at him, remembered pain in his face, and in his voice when he spoke again. "It wasn't about you, Methos. I don't think it was about Cassandra, either. It took me a long time to figure that out, why I could forgive John Kirin, who'd betrayed me personally, but I couldn't get past the fact that you'd let me down. That you turned out to not be the person I thought you were."

Methos felt cold fingers twining through his gut. "Well, we all have our burdens to bear."

Mac winced. "Let me clarify that. I was angry; you might have figured that out. But I thought I was angry just because there was this whole, incredibly huge part of you that I didn't know about, that seemed to contradict everything I thought I knew about you."

"Yeah, well, bloodthirsty apocalyptic figures and founts of wisdom can be hard to reconcile."

Mac's mouth tightened, and Methos felt surprisingly little pleasure at having pierced his serenity. Then the calm was breached, and Methos felt caught in a sudden storm, Mac's steady tones betrayed by the intensity with which he spoke.

"Can you stop being a smartass, just this once?" Mac breathed deeply, running one hand through his hair as he bowed his head, as if he couldn't look at Methos right then. "Did it ever occur to you, just once, that maybe, just maybe I was hurt that you didn't trust me? That the realization that you thought so little of me, that you thought I wouldn't be able to accept you if you let me know who you had been, cut so deep that I felt like my guts were crawling out of my body? Did it ever occur to you?"

Mac turned back to watch him closely, but Methos couldn't find breath to speak.


Perchance to Dream

Comments

[qill13.livejournal.com]

Once again, an excellent recommendation...and it led me to Over the Edge (http://seacouver.slashcity.net/elynross/overedge.htm), which is one of the hottest things I've read in...ever.

Thanks!

[beeej.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, yes, Over the Edge is delicious. :) Have you read Hope Chest yet? That's another favorite of mine. :)

[qill13.livejournal.com]

Not yet. I'm trying to save a few goodies for a rainy day...but it's on my list.