get me off this crazy thing

Done and DONE. \o/

To Fly Toward A Secret Sky (14747 words) by hafital
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Steve Rogers/Sam Wilson, James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers
Characters: Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson (Marvel), James "Bucky" Barnes, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton, Helen Cho, Pepper Potts, Peggy Carter, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Maria Hill, Vision (Marvel), Wanda Maximoff
Additional Tags: First Time, Canon compliant through Age of Ultron, No Spoilers, Light Torture, Canon-Typical Violence, Sam Wilson to the Rescue, Everybody gets along, Don't take my stuff, Sam Needs A Hug, angsty romance
Summary:

Steve brings Sam with him to visit Tony in the Tower, but not everything is what it seems.

The reveals are out for the Highlander Holiday Shortcuts, and so now I can squish carenejeans for my lovely gift of Holiday Spirits! Whee!

I wrote

The Beginning of Always
+11k words,
D/M, Amanda, Joe
Mature, for some violence

Written for pat_t

Story can be found on the hlh_shortcuts LJ: The Beginning of Always

Or, minus a few typos at AO3 or HL Archive.

It comes to my attention that for those of us in fandom, January 1st is so much more than just the first day of the new year. *g*

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I did not play in the Yuletide pond this year. When signups where happening, things were looking to be extra-complicated with my family, but then it all calmed down. By then the deadline had passed. Oh well!

But I did write for the hlh_shortcuts fest. Whee!

As a gift, I received a wonderful story written by pat_t -- Love and Beyond. I loved this story, that truly shows the strength of friendship between Duncan and Methos.

For my story, I wrote

About Today
Highlander, D/M (ish)
about 3700 words
all audiences

for tryfanstone!

at hlh_shortcuts comm | on AO3 | on HL Archive

( more on story )

New story, written for the hl_chronicles challenge.

One Common Wire, On Silver Thread
by hafital

Highlander, Duncan/Methos, mature
~11,700 words

Summary: Somewhere along the way, it had become less about staying one step ahead of the hunters, and more about living, about choosing your weapon and choosing your ground.


Sequel to Missed Connections. Written for the HL_Chronicles Timestamp Challenge (20 years). Duncan and Methos's lives after going to live on the de Valincourts' island in the Caribbean.

This story begins a year or so after the end of Missed Connections, which was written to be contemporaneous with our own time (i.e. 2009), and ends 20 years later. It uses the final part of Missed Connections as a lead in.

Eta: Thank you to killabeez for the encouragement and the quick beta.

Also available on AO3 | HL Fiction

( One Common Wire, One Silver Thread )

The Highlander Holiday Shortcuts reveal was yesterday! Every year since it started, the hlh_shortcuts fest has been a real highlight of the holiday season for me, and this year was no exception.

As a gift, the wonderful merriman wrote a HL/Ocean's 11 crossover story entitled Fencing for me! Do you have any idea how long I have wanted a HL/Ocean's 11 crossover???? Well, you can safely assume it's been since two seconds after watching Ocean's 11 the first time. hah.

And so now I can talk a little bit about my story that I wrote for the ever generous and amazing unovis.

Domaine du Meilleur Bien-Aimé
for Unovis
Duncan/Methos, various OCs

No doubt Methos took great delight in making MacLeod tramp all over eastern France with nothing more than a rambling note and the vague directions given by a barefoot child, but there could be no question that in the end MacLeod would find him.

It'll be up at the HL Archive in uno momento. And done.

But, first, let's talk about ( DONKEYS )

Honestly, I had no idea where the donkeys came from. I had not set out to write donkeys. NO REALLY. But Lucy knew better. Clearly. Perhaps the blame falls to Mrs Augusta Elton:

"I wish we had a donkey. The thing would be for us all to come on donkeys, Jane, Miss Bates, and me and my caro sposo walking by. I really must talk to him about purchasing a donkey. In a country life I conceive it to be a sort of necessary; for, let a woman have ever so many resources, it is not possible for her to be always shut up at home;and very long walks, you knowin summer there is dust, and in winter there is dirt."

"You will not find either, between Donwell and Highbury. Donwell Lane is never dusty, and now it is perfectly dry. Come on a donkey, however, if you prefer it. You can borrow Mrs. Cole's. I would wish every thing to be as much to your taste as possible." -- Emma, Jane Austen.

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Yay the Yuletide Archive is LIVE!

This year I received another lovely Ozma/Dorothy story. The Royal Wedding of Oz, which is delightful and sweet and everything I could want, except that I want MORE. lol. But I always want more Oz, and more Ozma and Dorothy. I am like the Hungry Tiger in that way.

And that's all of Yuletide that I've read so far. There is so much to read! *big eyes*

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I'm in Mexico right now, with my parents at their house, under a pile of blankets because central heating is apparently too modern an invention. But their house is large and freshly painted, so that's good. And has internet, which is really the important thing. :D The town is, well, a town, and in this part of Mexico (Baja California) everything is rather 3rd world meets Walmart and Costco, but yesterday we drove out into the country side a little bit and it's truly beautiful and stunning out here, once you get away from the towns. The drive down from LA is lovely, too, with the ocean right there. I love the ocean.

Last night my mom and I visited some of her neighbors who, um, party. LOL. They had a Karaoke machine and were singing, loudly, ranchero songs. Honestly it was like being at the barn because the grooms all play ranchero music ALL THE TIME. But they were so nice! My parents have really nice, friendly, generous neighbors. The kids won't stop playing with fireworks, though, and that's kind of annoying. It's going to be LOUD on New Years and I'm so glad I'm going to miss it. lol.

Yay I had a lovely New Year's Eve celebration with astolat. In conclusion, Adam Lambert is adorable, but many of us knew that already. He's fun. He can stay. *g*

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yuletide 2009 reveal!

Life was such that I could only write the one main story this year. This was the first time I didn't do a pinch hit or an extra story as a gift and I was a bit sad about that, but there was literally no way I could do another story, although I thought about it. Anyhoo, my story:


Shades of Mars
24, Jack/Tony, Adult, +4,500 words.
Written for savageseraph
With a big thank you to kadymae for the last minute beta.
Spoilers for Day 7 and Day 3; No spoilers for the upcoming season.

( Jack/Tony 4eva! story blather )

Yay! Authors have been revealed for the hlh_shortcuts and so now I can jump up and down and point people to my story.

This was a first for me, for many reasons -- first crossover, first non-D/M (except for the wee little Duncan/May-Ling I wrote years ago)(although I kind of cheated because it's heavy on the Duncan & Methos friendship), first time writing Amanda for longer than a cameo. It was a lot of fun, and also difficult. *g*

The Manuscript
Highlander/Dresden Files
Methos, Amanda, Harry Dresden, Bob, Duncan MacLeod, OCs
Genish Pre-slash or Slashy Gen (Methos/Harry)
13200+ words

The Manuscript (link goes to community, posted in 2 parts, all parts linked). Or you can read it on the HL Archive here.

Anyone know of good Dresden Files communities for posting?

( Quick notes for anyone interested: )

Title: Through Windows and Small Doors
Author: hafital
Pairing/Characters: Rani Chandra/Lady Christina de Souza, Luke & Clyde
Rating: non-explicit
Word count: 3800+
Summary: Rani touched Christina's face, and before she could think, leaned in to kiss her. Sweet and light, with lips parting, Rani tasted the freedom of flying.
Notes: For alixtii in the dw_femslash ficathon. Beta read by the wonderful killabeez. Link goes to the community.

(The textbooks said very little.)

Whew. Well, I'm glad that's done. :D

In case anyone actually cares for this sort of thing...

( Missed Connections -- A/N )

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: Noise swelled around him, but MacLeod only heard the pounding of his feet against the pavement and his rhythmic breathing loud in his ears. The crowds were a blur, a mosaic of scattered dim lights and movement barely registered, serving only to slow him down like a thousand hands reaching out to grab hold as he struggled to get free.

( Part 5 )