get me off this crazy thing

Title: Missed Connections
Pairing: Duncan/Methos, ~30,000 words, Adult (for violence and adult situations)
Author's Note: More notes to follow the final post. This story is set some time after Highlander: Endgame, and fully ignores Highlander: The Source.

I would be no where without my betas killabeez, unovis_lj, and terrio. Special thank you and hugs and all around adoration to killabeez for just being awesome and generous and wonderful.

Summary: MacLeod lived for Thursdays.

( Part 4 )

Title: Missed Connections
Pairing: Duncan/Methos, ~30,000 words, Adult (for violence and adult situations)
Author's Note: More notes to follow the final post. This story is set some time after Highlander: Endgame, and fully ignores Highlander: The Source.

I would be no where without my betas killabeez, unovis_lj, and terrio. Special thank you and hugs and all around adoration to killabeez for just being awesome and generous and wonderful.

Summary: He sat amongst the crushed and fragrant flowers and laughed. It was a tired, mirthless laugh, but a laugh nevertheless. He laughed at the pathetic irony of his and Methos's lives.

( Part 3 )

Title: Missed Connections
Pairing: Duncan/Methos, ~30,000 words, Adult (for violence and adult situations)
Author's Note: More notes to follow the final post. This story is set some time after Highlander: Endgame, and fully ignores Highlander: The Source.

I would be no where without my betas killabeez, unovis_lj, and terrio. Special thank you and hugs and all around adoration to killabeez for just being awesome and generous and wonderful.

Summary: A tug of war passed between them, push me pull me. He wanted to shake Methos; he wanted to hug and squeeze him with all of his strength. His eyes stung. The moment crystallized as he realized just how much, with all the blood and sweat and pain of the last two days, he had wanted to live, how much he wanted Methos to live.

( Part 2 )

(Well, here goes nothing!)

I debated whether to post this story all at once or over the course of a week, but its not *that* long, and I think I'm out of patience. heh. So, sorry for bombarding you all this morning.

Title: Missed Connections
Pairing: Duncan/Methos, ~30,000 words, Adult (for violence and adult situations)
Author's Note: More notes to follow the final post. This story is set some time after Highlander: Endgame, and fully ignores Highlander: The Source.

I would be no where without my betas killabeez, unovis_lj, and terrio. Special thank you and hugs and all around adoration to killabeez for just being awesome and generous and wonderful.

Summary: It happened in the sunshine of the late afternoon, as he walked down a quiet street on the left bank. She came charging from around a corner following the signal of her presence by only a second or two. He had just enough warning to draw his sword and block her downward strike.

( Part 1 )

As a backup to the website, the first of my non K/S Star Trek stories is now available.

Innocent When You Dream
by hafital
ST: TOS, Adult, 11,041 words
Pike/Chekov
Thanks to Jhava and Islaofhope for betaing, long long ago.

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I took advantage of being master of my own universe and willfully and blithely edited the story before posting it. So there. As scary revisit to my early fic writing days goes, it wasn't that bad! Except I had clearly not learned the value of "less is more" in regards to sex scenes. heh.

Revisioning this story with the new Pike and Chekov was interesting! And I think it works, but this follows TOS canon, just fyi.

I still have not gotten very far into the archive yet. woe.


My stories:

Dry lips over chapped
Cynthia Voigt - Tillerman Cycle
written for JunoMagic

I was introduced to Cynthia Voigt's books through the second in this cycle, Dicey's Song when I was 12 or 13 years old. They are immensely influential. Rereading them for Yuletide, I came to understand just how influential they were. These novels are so amazingly honest, so real and brutal with its simple emotions and truths. I realized how much my writing wants to be like hers. I think they're kind of perfect as they are, so writing a story for it was a bit tricky -- what more could be said. But it helped to write in her style, and to get into the mindset of the novels. It was a delightful story to write, although I worried it was a bit dull. *g*

For the splendor of it all
Dracula the Series
written for astolat

Written entirely on Christmas Eve. I had successfully avoided getting a Pinch Hit this year, but it didn't feel right only doing one story, and then I looked at both elynross's and astolat's requests to see what I could fulfill for them. I had actually intended to change my offered fandoms to include Dracula the Series, but got distracted and never got around to it. astolat and I had such a blast two yuletides ago when I had WACKY FUN TIEMS But it was a little lonely writing Lucard and Co. this time since I couldn't ask astolat to watch and help me. I had to endure the wacky by myself! lol. sigh. And the funny thing is, I don't even like vampires, normally. Anywhoo, this was fun to write. Lucard being all cape twirly and seductive. Honestly, hottest, prettiest, most ridiculous Dracula EVER.

The hlh_shortcuts reveal is today! Go over and ooh and aww at all of the wonderful authors. YAY.

I was remiss in not pointing out the story that was written for me, A Conversation in Miles, by agardenafter. This story wins if for no other reason than it has Methos telling Duncan he has the soul of an old woman. HAH. {{{{<3<3Duncan<3<3}}}}

Also, I must point out my favorite of this year's fest, The Matryoshka Principle, by amand_r. Funny and odd and sad and creepy and mythical all at once. :D

And now, my story:

Title: Sastrugi (~16700 words)
Author: hafital
Written for: dswdiane
Characters/Pairings: D/M
Rating: adult
Author's Notes: I am deeply grateful to my two betas, killabeez and unovis_lj. This story is set some time after Highlander: Endgame and fully ignores Highlander: The Source.
Summary: On the eve of Duncan selling his Seacouver loft, Methos shows up with an unusual job offer. Together they embark on a rare adventure that tests even their Immortal limits.

"I see I have you well trained." (link goes to the comm, split in three parts, all linked. You can also read it here.).

( In which I natter on about writing this story because I want to hug it and pet it and call it George. )

Happy Birthday, sweethearts. :D I hope its a good one, and that the coming year brings everything your hearts desire.

I give you this humble little story, started over a year ago but I was never able to finish it and then I forgot about it till now.

An Afternoon Discovery
Highlander, D & M (pre-slash), ~1300 words.
Written for killabeez and ariestess
Tragically unbetaed.

( The basement of Shakespeare & Co. was damp. Moist, and it smelled of cold mildew. )

Title: Aim for the Unknown
Author: hafital
Characters/Pairings: River/Jenny, River's Team, Charlotte
Spoilers: The Doctor's Daughter, Silence in The Library/Forest of the Dead
Ratings: Adultish
Summary:
"What is this? What story are we in?"
"I don't know," says Jenny. "Isn't it wonderful?"
She's smiling, radiant, and River laughs.
Author Notes: ~4600 words. This was written for lodessa as part of the dw_femslash ficathon. She wanted "Bittersweetness, allusions (to something like mythology, folklore, literature, tarot, or astrology), conflict." Er, I think I managed to get most of that in there... sort of. :) Betaed by the fabulous unovis_lj. Link goes to community LJ.

The moon orbiting the planet kept its face hidden, like a fox in the bushes.

This was a lot of fun to write. woo. 6400 words in a week, most written this weekend. *blows smoke from fingers* :D

Title: For I have touched the sky
Author: hafital
Characters: Rose Tyler, Mickey, Pete Tyler, Jackie Tyler, Donna Noble, other minor guest appearances.
Rating: PG
Prompt: Rose jumping realities but not in a straight line, incorporating Turn Left and Partners in Crime.
Summary: Rose feels thin, spread out across countless universes. She thinks she's left bits of herself in each time and place she's visited.
Notes: ~6400 words. Thank you to teresa_c for the super quick beta read. The title alludes to the Star Trek: TOS episode For the World is Hollow and I have Touched the Sky. No connection, I just really like that title. Link goes to the community.

It's a starry starry night.