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helsinkibabyFic, inspired by today's watching, and ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
maggis I don't how you'll like this one! It's for michellek's meme of evil (see details below)
Title: The Truth
Fandom: Highlander
Pairing: Methos/Alexa
Spoilers: Timeless
Word Count: 280
Adam’s told you so much about it that you feel as if you really were there.
As if the dry Egyptian air really was parching your throat, as if the slight breeze was blowing sand into your eyes, making them red and watery and gritty.
As if the view in front of you was the Great Pyramid, as if the slant of the setting sun behind it was hurting your eyes.
As if Adam is sitting on the desert sands behind you, holding you in his strong arms, whispering in your ears tales of the Pharaohs and the Gods, that accent sending chills racing up and down your body.
You wish you were there.
But it’s your illness parching your throat, the same illness that’s making your eyes feel gritty, and the light that hurts your eyes is from the fluorescent bulbs of a hospital room. In front of you, a television speaks a language you don’t understand, and there’s an ugly painting of fruit on the wall. You’d tell them that you never did like nectarines if you could find the energy to speak.
It’s not all wishful thinking though. Because Adam is sitting behind you, holding you in his strong arms, whispering in your ear tales of the Pharaohs and the Gods, and it’s his accent, as well as your illness, that’s sending chills up and down your spine.
You listen to his stories, and you listen to his plans, and you dream that they’ll come true, but you know the truth.
Adam will get to go to Egypt, sit on the desert sands when the sun sets behind the Great Pyramid.
You won't get to see it.
>*<*>*<
And on with the meme... the bastard child of last week's one! Take one of my last lines and write a drabble or fic that ends with it.
1. And then you closed your eyes.
2. Who could ask for more than that?
3. It’s because he’s not me.
4. She’s not sure that it will, but it’s better than nothing.
5. But that’s enough.
6. And in the end, that was all that mattered.
7. And I wouldn’t want to change a thing.
8. All the things I want, I’ve already got.
9. She blinks, then laughs, and suddenly, he's very glad he's here.
10. After all, that's what sisters are for.
11. "I thought you'd never ask."
12. Now he just has to convince his heart.
13. Then he gets into his car and drives away.
14. And lying here with her like this, you know that she knows it too.
15. She can't wait.
16. It's time to go home.
17. It won't be the last.
18. “I’d like that.”
19. We just can’t.
20. His touch, the way he looks at her, is proof enough.
21. It was a long time before he walked away.
22. “But I will show you.”
23. She doesn’t look back.
24. "I've never been one to refuse a challenge."
25. He kissed her again.
26. "This is only the beginning."
27. He knew it wasn't true.
28. And I have no regrets.
29. The one thing he does know is that he hopes his wife never finds out.
30. “Bitch.”
31. Today, Sam's never been happier.
32. It is the only photograph she needs.
33. And I’ll make believe that that’s enough.
34. I don’t have a clue where we’re going to end up, but I sure as hell can’t wait to find out.
35. He is crying, and so is she, and their fairytale lies shattered around them.
36. She’s gone, and he’s left with nothing.
37. “Forget about it… she hasn’t got a hope.”
38. “I prefer it like this…”
39. But sometimes, when she thinks about him, about that night, she wonders.
40. "It all started with a girl…"
maggis I don't how you'll like this one! It's for michellek's meme of evil (see details below)Title: The Truth
Fandom: Highlander
Pairing: Methos/Alexa
Spoilers: Timeless
Word Count: 280
Adam’s told you so much about it that you feel as if you really were there.
As if the dry Egyptian air really was parching your throat, as if the slight breeze was blowing sand into your eyes, making them red and watery and gritty.
As if the view in front of you was the Great Pyramid, as if the slant of the setting sun behind it was hurting your eyes.
As if Adam is sitting on the desert sands behind you, holding you in his strong arms, whispering in your ears tales of the Pharaohs and the Gods, that accent sending chills racing up and down your body.
You wish you were there.
But it’s your illness parching your throat, the same illness that’s making your eyes feel gritty, and the light that hurts your eyes is from the fluorescent bulbs of a hospital room. In front of you, a television speaks a language you don’t understand, and there’s an ugly painting of fruit on the wall. You’d tell them that you never did like nectarines if you could find the energy to speak.
It’s not all wishful thinking though. Because Adam is sitting behind you, holding you in his strong arms, whispering in your ear tales of the Pharaohs and the Gods, and it’s his accent, as well as your illness, that’s sending chills up and down your spine.
You listen to his stories, and you listen to his plans, and you dream that they’ll come true, but you know the truth.
Adam will get to go to Egypt, sit on the desert sands when the sun sets behind the Great Pyramid.
You won't get to see it.
>*<*>*<
And on with the meme... the bastard child of last week's one! Take one of my last lines and write a drabble or fic that ends with it.
1. And then you closed your eyes.
2. Who could ask for more than that?
3. It’s because he’s not me.
4. She’s not sure that it will, but it’s better than nothing.
5. But that’s enough.
6. And in the end, that was all that mattered.
7. And I wouldn’t want to change a thing.
8. All the things I want, I’ve already got.
9. She blinks, then laughs, and suddenly, he's very glad he's here.
10. After all, that's what sisters are for.
11. "I thought you'd never ask."
12. Now he just has to convince his heart.
13. Then he gets into his car and drives away.
14. And lying here with her like this, you know that she knows it too.
15. She can't wait.
16. It's time to go home.
17. It won't be the last.
18. “I’d like that.”
19. We just can’t.
20. His touch, the way he looks at her, is proof enough.
21. It was a long time before he walked away.
22. “But I will show you.”
23. She doesn’t look back.
24. "I've never been one to refuse a challenge."
25. He kissed her again.
26. "This is only the beginning."
27. He knew it wasn't true.
28. And I have no regrets.
29. The one thing he does know is that he hopes his wife never finds out.
30. “Bitch.”
31. Today, Sam's never been happier.
32. It is the only photograph she needs.
33. And I’ll make believe that that’s enough.
34. I don’t have a clue where we’re going to end up, but I sure as hell can’t wait to find out.
35. He is crying, and so is she, and their fairytale lies shattered around them.
36. She’s gone, and he’s left with nothing.
37. “Forget about it… she hasn’t got a hope.”
38. “I prefer it like this…”
39. But sometimes, when she thinks about him, about that night, she wonders.
40. "It all started with a girl…"
