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SamandDean bed

Seeking SPN vids

Edit: ALL FOUND, thank you all so much.

Hello friends! Do any of you happen to have any of Fabella's (aka wistful_fever) Supernatural vids saved? I have the one called "Your Own Personal Codependent Wet Dream," XD but I'm looking for any others. Please let me know if you have any files you can share? Thank you! (Not for public posting, just for preserving.)
KS always

Paging all Star Trek: TOS fans

If you haven't watched this series, you need to.

Star Trek Continues

And then please come talk to me about it! (And to those who told me about it, you were absolutely correct.)

ETA: I happened to start with the third episode on a whim, and I definitely think it starts to get really good at that point.

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Jody/Donna

Year-end fandom meme

Sure, why not?

1. Your main fandom of the year? Definitely 12 Monkeys, in terms of time and interest, though I continue to produce very little in the way of fannish content.

2. Your favorite film you watched this year? Dune

3. Your favourite book read this year? I'm still not finding much time to read. I did enjoy One Last Stop and The Invention of Wings.

4. Your favourite album or song to listen to this year? Been listening to lots of jazz and chill house music as background, but not a lot intentionally. However, I got mildly obsessed with a song called "I Found" (Amber Run) and have like 8 versions of it. Also been listening to Michael Malarkey a ton.

5. Your favourite TV show of the year? Ted Lasso

6. Your best new fandom discovery of the year? Mostly rediscovering old favorites. I spent a couple of months wildly obsessed with Justified (again). Was it this year that I watched Spartacus for the first time? That was great. (Thank you, [personal profile] destina !) And I've been fannish enough about Ted Lasso to read a story here and there. (Pretty much entirely Keeley/Roy/Jamie and Keeley/Rebecca)

 7. Your biggest fandom disappointment of the year? Hmm...I think everything was pleasantly undisappointing, in general! I really liked Black Widow, and Dune, and the Matrix movie. Season 2 of Ted Lasso was awesome. Dexter: New Blood is okay, but my expectations weren't high, so not disappointed I guess. If I had to pick one, it'd be S3 of Lost in Space. I'd been really looking forward to it, but only found myself mildly interested. Never mind, scratch that, after squeeing with Destina about the stuff that was great, I've decided it was exactly what it needed to be, and I was just grumpy that day. :D.

 8. Your fandom boyfriend(s) of the year? Raylan Givens (Justified) and Roy Kent (Ted Lasso)

9. Your fandom girlfriend(s) of the year? Jennifer Goines (12 Monkeys) and Rosa Ortecho (Roswell, NM)

10. Your biggest squee moment of the year? Pretty much all of S3 of Roswell, NM. Especially the Malex parts, of course, but also, my Rosa & Isobel & Maria feelings! My found family feelings! Oh, and that photo of Brett Goldstein and Phil Dunster cuddling on the red carpet, wherever that is—I can't seem to Google the right one at the moment.

11. The most missed of your old fandoms? I didn't have time to miss anything, honestly, just my own participation in them. :) But feeling nostalgic for ST:TOS for reasons.

12. The fandom you haven't tried yet, but want to? Nothing new. Just want more time/inspiration/motivation to participate in the ones I already have, especially—

13. Your biggest fan anticipations for the coming year? STAR TREK STRANGE NEW WORLDS, BABY! (and also Disco S4 which I haven't started yet.)

ETA: Looking at my fandom bfs and gfs for the year, I am laughing, because wow, do I have a type in both cases!

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kitty is pleased

Holiday gifts

I usually agree that it's better to give than to receive, but honestly, I was not at my best this year writing holiday exchange fic. I did try my best, and I appreciate my betas helping me, but I know I'm rusty.

The gifts I received, however, are just so, so happy-making. Both of them are absolutely packed full of little details that are exactly to my tastes, down to specific headcanons and tropes and settings. Both have the voices down so well that I could hear all the characters without effort. I am verklempt.

For [community profile] hlh_shortcuts, I received this note-perfect crossover where Methos meets Bucky in the FatWS time period:

Home for Christmas (Gen, 3,026 words)
Fandoms: Highlander and MCU (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier)
Characters: Methos, Bucky Barnes, Duncan MacLeod, Joe Dawson
Summary: In the winter of 2024, roughly a year after half the planet has been snapped back into existence, Methos is wandering the streets of New York, trying to reconnect with an old friend.

I never knew how much I would enjoy Methos meeting Bucky Barnes, and I loved the dense, chewy back story on both sides, here. Touches on Bucky's feelings about Steve's decisions, about Sam Wilson, and about the siren song of home, and mirrors all that in Methos's feelings about MacLeod and his own little family. I've had the best time mentally filling in the details and imagining what comes next for both of them. Everything I love in a crossover!

And for [community profile] yuletide, even though I always, perpetually, for almost 20 years now (when I actually participate in Yuletide) ask for Jeremiah/Kurdy, it hasn't happened in a long, long time, and I am just so chuffed about this one:

Course Correction (could be either pre-slash or platonic life partners, 1,262 words)
Fandom: Jeremiah (TV)
Relationship: Jeremiah/Kurdy Malloy
Summary: Kurdy and Jeremiah have spent years on the road, before and after Thunder Mountain. Between them, maybe they can finally think about starting anew.

This is pretty much exactly what I asked for—Jeremiah and Kurdy on the road again after the show ended, finding their way back to each other. Plus, bonus protective Kurdy being there to shield Jeremiah from his toxic world-killing dad, and extra bonus Theo guest appearance! Perfect characterization and voices. I missed them so much.

My heart is happy, and thankful. Giving is awesome, but sometimes so is receiving.



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Amanda popsicle

Elaboration post for hlh_shortcuts

I'm so happy that hlh_shortcuts is still happening!

An edit of my letter for the last (many) years, since not much has changed:

Thank you so much for writing for me, kind Santa! I love all genres of fic and virtually every Highlander character there is, so if you get inspired, chances are I'll love it no matter what it is. If that's too much to choose from and you want me to narrow it down—Duncan/Methos, Duncan/Methos/Amanda, and Amanda femslash are my perennial favorites. I also love found family tropes, and the various "houses" of Immortals (such as in Rhi's Line War series)—for example, Rebecca, Amanda, and Michelle, and/or any of Amanda's students... Ceirdwyn, Matthew, Cory, Carl, Derek (and Katherine and Alex!)... Ramirez, Connor, Duncan, and Richie, etc.

1. PREFERRED TYPE/PEOPLE: Duncan, Amanda, Methos, Connor. I love pretty much all the characters on the show, but something with one or more of my favorite four would be ideal. Other faves are Joe, Richie, Tessa, Fitz, Nick Wolfe, May-Ling, Cory, Ceirdwyn, Alex. Any of these as part of a rarepair or crossover situation would be awesome.
2. PREFERENCES: I love relationships, romantic or otherwise. Give some attention to what the characters mean to each other, or how their lives are intertwined, and I'll be happy. Other things I love: caper fic, domestic idylls, post-apocalypse (no zombies, though!!), time travel, cave stories/Canadian Shack, quickening shenanigans, reunions after long absences, Immortal perspectives on current events or history, Watcher shenanigans, slash, het, gen, femslash, crossovers, found family, what-ifs/alternate timelines. (Feel free to un-kill anyone!)
3. DISLIKES: Abusive relationships, MPREG, transphobia, Methos/Joe (definitely here for their friendship, though), any view of Duncan that involves the words "judgmental" or "clueless" or generally paints him as an annoyance the other characters have to tolerate. (He's my favorite, so if you don't love him, please leave him out! I'll happily read about someone(s) else.)

I love shippy stories, but I consider friendship a ship, so a Duncan & Joe (or Duncan & Richie, or Methos & Amanda, Richie & Tessa, Duncan & Fitz, etc.) friendship story would be great. I love almost all the characters, especially the Immortals. I would love more May-Ling in particular. I love HL:The Raven, if that's relevant to your interests. (Amanda/Lucy Becker is of particular interest, as is Amanda/Jade, and I love Nick and Bert and Liam.) As for the movies, there can be only one.

I don't mind OCs, but generally prefer it when writers either use a crossover character to fill an OC role, or pick up a one-episode Highlander character and delve into their unexplored story or backstory. These days, AUs are fun for me, too. What-ifs are still a favorite kind, but I'm also into whatever creative idea you want to explore. But if you have a great idea for an OC, I'm here for it! Especially if it illuminates something about one of our main characters.

I am fine with largely introspective stories, especially from an Immortal point of view. Or a holiday fic! Warm found family feels around a crackling fireplace, buying each other gifts, cooking together, any of those things. (Which found family is up to you!)

Personal triggers and/or strong DNWs: Animal harm, zombies, transphobia (incl. crossdressing used for "humor"), vomiting/stomach illness, sexual violence on screen

A few more of my favorite things: magical effects/quickening weirdnesses, Immortals having special powers (like Connor's underwater breathing, Duncan sensing the deaths at Sanctuary, Darius foreseeing his own death, Cassandra's Voice, etc.—what's Methos's hidden power?), threesomes, historical fic, amnesia, bed-sharing, humor is great if that's your forté, road trips, awkward soul-bonding. Love hurt/comfort in this fandom. No limit on rating. I enjoy the thorny subject of infidelity, so if you get the urge to write Tessa/Amanda—YES PLEASE. (Tessa/Amanda fuck-or-die also of interest!) Or just write me what happens on a typical night at Joe's. A missing piece of any episode would also make me happy.

I'm here for the Highlander, so straight up HL is awesome. However, if the urge strikes you, I also love crossovers, gen or otherwise. Current fandoms I'm interested in crossing with Highlander: Interview with the Vampire (TV), Jeremiah, 12 Monkeys (TV), Black Sails, Person of Interest, Magnificent 7 (TV), Imposters, Longmire (books or TV), Hornblower (books or TV), Appaloosa (books or movie), Supernatural (Sam-girl, but I also love the Wayward Sisters), Killjoys, Miracles, Justified.

Relationships: any permutation of Duncan/Methos/Amanda, Duncan/Methos or Duncan/Amanda is made of win. If m/m, my favorite pairs would probably include Duncan—but I'll read him with pretty much anyone. (Duncan/Connor is a fave!) I do love select Methos pairings... Methos/Connor being one of them, Methos/Darius another. Methos/Amanda, or really, Amanda/anyone. Gen with the whole extended family—love! ♥