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Title: The Quality of Mercy Series
Fandom: Highlander
Pairing: Duncan/Methos
Categories: Angst, h/c (in *spades*), trust issues
Length: Super!Epic
Warnings: non-consentual sex with a minor (not graphic), references to past rape, character death (of a character who died in canon)
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tiranog
Author Website: http://tiranog.southroad.com/
Review:
Tira Nog does Highlander, and man does she do it well. Honestly, I can't think of a better fandom for her blend of angst, h/c, uncertainty, and hope. Certainly she seems to like the fandom: this series is nearly 2,000 KB long!
The premise is intriguing: Methos, having suffered unspeakable abuse as a child, turned into Death. Once he tried to leave the Horsemen, however, he suffered even *more* unspeakable abuse. Unsurprisingly enough, that trauma did a number on his mind, until a chance meeting with a very unusual immortal (and I won't spoil you as to who, but OMG what a brilliant idea) caused such a huge personality shift that Methos turned from a soldier into an academic and a healer. But Death is always waiting in the wings...
We enter the story with Methos pleading for Mac to walk away from Byron. As we all know, MacLeod doesn't listen, leading to much discussion and angst. From there we go through the tentative beginnings of their relationship, through a mountain of speed bumps and trust issues, and then we bump into Alexander the Great, who proves to have been one of Death's victims. That doesn't go so well.
The last story is almost as long as all of the previous six combined, and has more angst than the rest combined, times two. Mac is taken prisoner by an unknown immortal, and by the time Methos and company get him back, MacLeod is in very, very bad shape. Perfect for when you need an especially potent h/c fix. There is a lot of mysticism (that doesn't really show up much in earlier stories), so beware if that's not your thing.
Long, plotty, angsty, just a little melodramatic and a lot romantic, with a vulnerable Methos, an especially MacLeodish MacLeod, and an awesome Joe, this is a series to read again and again.
The Quality of Mercy
Drawing the Line
For What It Is
Courts of Honor
Aftermath
The Envy of Angels
Redemption's Price
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Fandom: Highlander
Pairing: Duncan/Methos
Categories: Angst, h/c (in *spades*), trust issues
Length: Super!Epic
Warnings: non-consentual sex with a minor (not graphic), references to past rape, character death (of a character who died in canon)
Author on LJ:
tiranogAuthor Website: http://tiranog.southroad.com/
Review:
Tira Nog does Highlander, and man does she do it well. Honestly, I can't think of a better fandom for her blend of angst, h/c, uncertainty, and hope. Certainly she seems to like the fandom: this series is nearly 2,000 KB long!
The premise is intriguing: Methos, having suffered unspeakable abuse as a child, turned into Death. Once he tried to leave the Horsemen, however, he suffered even *more* unspeakable abuse. Unsurprisingly enough, that trauma did a number on his mind, until a chance meeting with a very unusual immortal (and I won't spoil you as to who, but OMG what a brilliant idea) caused such a huge personality shift that Methos turned from a soldier into an academic and a healer. But Death is always waiting in the wings...
We enter the story with Methos pleading for Mac to walk away from Byron. As we all know, MacLeod doesn't listen, leading to much discussion and angst. From there we go through the tentative beginnings of their relationship, through a mountain of speed bumps and trust issues, and then we bump into Alexander the Great, who proves to have been one of Death's victims. That doesn't go so well.
The last story is almost as long as all of the previous six combined, and has more angst than the rest combined, times two. Mac is taken prisoner by an unknown immortal, and by the time Methos and company get him back, MacLeod is in very, very bad shape. Perfect for when you need an especially potent h/c fix. There is a lot of mysticism (that doesn't really show up much in earlier stories), so beware if that's not your thing.
Long, plotty, angsty, just a little melodramatic and a lot romantic, with a vulnerable Methos, an especially MacLeodish MacLeod, and an awesome Joe, this is a series to read again and again.
The Quality of Mercy
Drawing the Line
For What It Is
Courts of Honor
Aftermath
The Envy of Angels
Redemption's Price
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