wickedwords

That the longest WIPS in the history of my WIPs should ever be finished, Or as Killa said,

It's Done.

Title: At the Turning of the Year
Author: Rachael Sabotini (wickedwords)
Other info: Duncan/Methos | PG-13 | Death warning | 1200 words
Summary: Four seasons
A/N: This summer, I took several prompts that I was going to write drabbles for. Instead, 4 of the HL ones became triple drabbles and wove themselves into a story for me, based on the seasons of the year. Prompts from dswdiane, thepouncer, anoel, and lferion are listed at the end of the story. Thank you so much to elynross and sherrold for their mad beta skills. All remaining typos are my own.

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( At the Turning of the Year )

Last of the month, so I've uploaded the next of the HL vids that Killa remastered for us, Change the Locks. feochadn, gattagrigia,sherrold created this one back in '97/'98. At the time, I think I was just starting to get into HL.

Vid: Change the Locks
Vidded by: Media Cannibals HL collective.
Remastered by: killabeez
Summary: Methos as stalker, and what Duncan does to avoid him.
Fandom Highlander
Format: DIVX

Huge thanks to killabeez who remastered all of these HL vids.

This vid is also up on our imeem account if you want to stream it.


You can download a few other old MC vids using Sandy and my Clucking Belles Vid Site.

Feedback of any sort is always appreciated. Recs, reviews, and concrit welcome.

I didn't watch it, but just from the buzz, I want to appologize for the cannibals in this movie. In the back of my mind, I know it's the media cannibals fault. We used the cannibal thing first, and we put the idea out there, that Highlander and Cannibals have a profound connection. And I am so very, very sorry for that.

In return, I link you to this review of the movie. Hopefully that will help with some of the bitter taste left in your mouth.

Again, sorry about the cannibals thing.

--rache

I don't want to shock anyone, but there is a new chapter of The Seduction of the Desert Prince up and available. elynross has the details here

For workerb, who brought up the idea so I had to run with it.

( HL/SGA fusion drabble )

I have never been as prolific a writer as I was this year. When I look at my goals from last year -- 6 completed stories, 1 of them over 6000 words -- I had no idea I was being so easy on myself. That felt like a pretty good year. I made a resolution to join a challenge, finish off a WIP, and work on joining into fandom a bit more, instead of sitting by the sidelines.

Then SGA ate my brain. At the time I was working on this meme last year, I though maybe I'd glom onto House fandom, but, uh, yeah. The end result is that I wrote 50+ stories, chapters, and drabbles, including last year's yuletide but excluding this year's yuletide and sga_santa. That is a lot for me. Seriously. When did I become prolific?

( Story Details )
( Vid Details )
( Now the meme )
( resolutions )

The Seduction of the Desert Prince, Chapter 31 --
by The Krell (killabeez, wickedwords, and elynross)

The tale of a beautiful young Immortal, captured and enslaved, the Immortal desert chieftain who seeks to own him body and soul, and the struggle of wills that ensues.

In chapter 31:

Duncan wakes and fears that the strange, Immortal Moor will catch a returning Rashanal unaware. Unable to bear the thought, he takes matters into his own hands.

Chapter 31 is available at:
http://mediafans.org/krelldom/desert/prince31.htm

The full story starts here:
http://www.mediafans.org/krelldom/desert/prince_cover.htm

and this freaks me. I'm having a fictional crisis. Oh, not a bad one, just one where I fret and putter and stew for a bit. I have to big stories that I need to read again before I can work on them, two collaborations with maygra that need to be picked up and dusted off and worked on, and -- I'm just not into the big tonight. I could work on the next hp thing, too, but I think I need to get three nailed before I head for four. I want...something of middle length. That has a bit of a plot, but isn't an epic. Something doable...

And I have no where to start. What is my flavor of the month? What is it I write again? How does anyone ever think of a plot? Man, the thought of structuring something... *shudder*

So instead of doing any of that, I wrote this. It's HL, and hey, it's 225 words:

Twilight

Brick by brick, the doorway closed. Duncan hung in his chains, the small room around him growing dark. He felt his life bleeding away, the incisions in his body held open, refusing to close. He knew that he could not survive. He would die, and when he awakened, he would be trapped here, entombed in the cold and the dark, his world airless, lacking both water and food.

Already, the light had been reduced to a thin strip. He watched as the gnarled hands slid another brick into place, the darkness almost complete. He didn't speak, and neither did the Watcher who sealed him in; they both knew it was a waste of time.

Sanctuary, they'd said. A way to keep the game alive. A thousand immortals kept safe in their rooms, safe from one another, needing nothing, enjoying their memories and their dreams.

A raft of living dead men, to keep the world alive.

His side throbbed with pain and Duncan watched as the last brick scraped into place, pushing some of the mortar into the room. Three taps on the brick, to make sure it was secure, and then the job was done. The darkness was complete.

He thought he could hear his captor leaving, his gait stiff with time. "Goodbye, Joe," he whispered, as Sanctuary claimed him.

Duncan died.