Here we are! The day of revelation! A few reminders:

1. Please, authors, remember to post your stories over at AO3. Or wherever.
2. If you have not already thanked your author, please do so.
3. Thanks again for making this so much fun!
4. IT LOOKS LIKE THE CONCENSUS IS THAT MOVING TO AO3 FOR POSTING NEXT YEAR WOULD BE PREFERABLE. Look for more on this next September. Signups and announcements would still be on this LJ.


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Well that's it for me folks! See you again next year

...is it next September yet?

Our holiday revels draw to a close, and it's just a few days before the reveals (Jan 1st. Why not?). Here's a recap of all the stories posted, in case you missed some. Please read and comment--the count is low this year, but there are many reasons for that, none of them the quality of the stories, which are superb.

Live Steel, for elistaire (Connor and Methos, gen with a little slash underneath)
Unready Reserves, for merriman (A Avengers crossover with Methos, Joe, Amanda, Coulson and Nick Fury)
About Today, for tryfanstone (slashy, "can be read as Duncan/Methos")
One of Hearts, for morgynleri_fic (gen, with Katherine and Nick from season six)
Yuanfen, for myystic (crossover with Firefly, featuring Malcolm, Inara and Amanda)
From the Earlier, for killabeez (Methos/Duncan, Methos/Connor, Amanda/Nick and of course, Joe)
Contra Dance, for pat_t (shenanigans and more with Duncan/Methos, Amanda and OFC)
He Dreams, for argentum_ls (multi-crossover with Methos and other characters!)
The Memories of Stones and Stars, for lferion (Methos, Duncan, cast of OCs)
Love and Beyond, for hafital (Duncan/Methos, Methos/OC)
A Routine Operation, for ithildyn (an Avengers crossover with Methos, Amanda, Coulson and an OC)
The Sword That Never Fell, for tazlet (a crossover with Sherlock Holmes, featuring Sherlock/Watson, Methos and Walter Graham)
Memorial, for calime33 (gen with Amanda, Methos, Joe, Duncan, and Robert De Valicourt)
The Last Mercy of Malcolm Donne, for carenejeans (a mostly-Duncan crossover with Firefly)
Gwion's Riddle, for dswdiane (slash featuring Duncan/Methos)
And Hell Follows With Him, for ishafel (a gen story with Methos and Joe)
The Retirement Party, for mackiedockie (gen, with Methos, Joe and Duncan)
In Space, No One Can Hear You Laugh, for jinxed_wood (a crossover with Doctor Who featuring Methos, Jenny, the Doctor's daughter, and a Dalek)
Rub His Feet, for unovis_lj (a little fetishy Duncan/Methos)
Live to Rise, for idontlikegravy (a gen crossover with Avengers featuring Methos and Tony)
Persistence of Vision, for dkwilliams (Duncan/Methos, Joe and a BAD QUICKENING)
Stockingette, for amand_r (a little Duncan/Methos for the holiday season)

It's easy to see that once again, Methos was king. Joe was probably a good second, and Duncan coming in third, Amanda hotly on his heels. No Richie this year!

We had two pinch hits, so two authors pulled double duty. We had two new authors who both delivered great pieces. This was a year for short fics—only two had to be broken into two posts. Most fics were under the 5K mark. Quick and light reading, but good nonetheless!

Avengers was our top crossover fandom this year (3), and Coulson the favored character there. Firefly had two, and several fandoms made a one-time appearance—Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes, and a multi crossover!

We had some porn, some gen, some humour, some sad, some serious, some BAD QUICKENING, and it seems, a lot of shenanigans. Methos is apparently good for shenanigans, dare I say hooliganism. Joe retired, Connor got some, and Methos was in with the OFC ladies.

I've posted a comment for each story in this list, and you can feel free to guess who write what to your heart's content. Top guesser this year gets a present from me—baked goods, a story of their choosing, or something like that. Woot!

I have also been thinking that perhaps this should be our last year. I only say that because we had 22 stories, and I am sure we'd qualify for Yuletide if we didn't do this fest. On the other hand, as long as you all want to do this fest I will be happy to organise it.

Guess away!

Title: Stockingette
Author: tryfanstone
Written for: amand_r
Characters/Pairings: Duncan/Methos
Rating: R
Author's Notes: Christmas candy.

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Title: Persistence of Vision
Author: killabeez
Written for: Diana Williams (dkwilliams)
Characters/Pairings: Duncan/Methos, Joe Dawson
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: ~7,100
Warnings: character death offstage (Cassandra)
Author notes: Amand-r is truly the most patient and beneficent of rulers.
Summary: When Methos takes a bad Quickening, Joe calls in the cavalry.


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Title: Live to Rise
Author: ishafel
Written for: idontlikegravy
Characters/Pairings: Methos, Tony Stark (gen, crossover w/ The Avengers)
Rating: PG13
Wordcount: 1,524
Summary: Methos has learned that nothing good ever comes of being in his office during office hours.

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Title: Rub His Feet
Author: dkwilliams
Written for: unovis_lj
Characters/Pairings: Duncan/Methos
Rating: R
Warnings: Fetish (foot)
Wordcount: 1,181
Summary: Methos's feet are naked. Duncan's libido takes notice.

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Title: In Space, No One Can Hear You Laugh
Author: amand_r
Written for: jinxed_wood
Characters: Methos, Jenny, aliens, OC (Dalek Sen)
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 4,426
Author's Notes: I never get tired of Jenny. AND Dalek Sen. Absolutely no plot at all. Just sort of hijinx.
Summary: Sometimes, Methos didn't understand Jenny's logic, but he really liked it.

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Title: The Retirement Party
Author: merriman
Written for: mackiedockie
Characters/Pairings: Methos, MacLeod, Joe
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 2,154
Author's Notes: Since I know no one knows my beta here, thanks Zenny!
Summary: Joe is retiring. Yes, really. So naturally Duncan and Methos want to give him traditional Highlander farewell.


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Title: And Hell Follows With Him
Author: argentum_ls
Written for: ishafel
Characters/Pairings: Methos, Joe
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3000
Author's Notes: The story tried to resist every effort on my part to write it. I hope it comes anywhere close to your tastes, Ishafel. Happy Holidays!
Summary: On the eve of the apocalypse, Death walks into a bar with a message. That's both exactly what happened, and not at all what happened.

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Title: Gwion's Riddle
Author: tazlet
Written for: dswdiane
Characters/Pairings: Methos/MacLeod
Rating: PG13
Warnings: No Rogers and Hammerstein lyrics were harmed in the production of this fic; can't say as much for the Cad Goddeu of Taliesen.
Wordcount: 5,933
Author's Notes: The author made every effort to meet the recipient's request, but the work will stand or fall on its own merits.
Summary: There is no explanation. There is only faith, fascination, and the persistence of time.


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