Rec: The Choice by Jinxed Wood

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Story: The Choice
Author: Jinxed Wood
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 1298
Author's Summary: [Highlander Crossover] For a moment, as he took the boy’s head, it seemed that the heavens were ripped open, and Methos, through the howling, bleeding pain of the quickening, was almost sure he'd seen something on the other side.
Characters/Pairings: Romana II
Warnings: None

Recced because: Someone once described Highlander as the "little black dress" of crossovers, fitting in almost anywhere. Accordingly there are lots of Highlander / Whoverse crossovers, of very variable quality. Some of the best have been written by Jinxed Wood. In this one the oldest Immortal encounters Romana II post the Time War, and has to make some difficult choices.

Comments

[kerravonsen]

Heh, if Highlander is the "little black dress", what does that make the Whoverse?

But, yes, this is one of my favourites by Jinxed Wood; it isn't long, but it's poignant in its own way.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean, but I think that the point was that Highlander is easy to slot into almost any context - you can easily mix it into (for example) Veronica Mars by having the viewpoint character as a young immortal. You can mix Who in quite easily too, of course, but the insertion tends to be much more jarring.

[jinxed-wood.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the lovely rec!

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

My pleasure - I liked the story a lot.