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marbleglove
So my first post on my first livejournal. I have the definite urge to write something deeply meaningful. Since I can't think of anything particularly deeply meaningful at the moment that isn't also trite, cliched, and schmaltzy, I will instead outline a fanfiction story that I really want to read but have no desire to write.
It's a CSI: Miami crossover with Highlander.
An old rich recluse dies under questionable circumstances that, among other things, leaves no body. Sufficient blood maybe for proof of death, but no body. The heir arrives: he is young, smooth, charming, and shows no mourning. Horatio Crane is deeply suspicious.
It's discovered that the accident was no accident, the death was intentional, and the heir did not arrive when he said he did. Horatio goes on one of his sanctimonious little rants about how he'll pin this on the heir.
Then it's discovered that the dead recluse was the only person capable of orchestrating the accident: it must have been a suicide, but what a strange suicide it is. There must be more to it. Horatio won't give up, he's still back-tracking the heir.
Then it's discovered that the heir is the recluse, starting a new identity because he looks too young to be older version any more.
There's no proof, it's not even clear if there's been a real crime. The CSI team has to let it go, but now knows that there are some very old people out there who don't look it. Interesting.
There are no challenges, no quickenings, no Game in this story, just a look at some of the other difficulties of being immortal.
Anyway, if anyone ends up writing this, or knows a story that's similar, please let me know so that I can go and read it.
It's a CSI: Miami crossover with Highlander.
An old rich recluse dies under questionable circumstances that, among other things, leaves no body. Sufficient blood maybe for proof of death, but no body. The heir arrives: he is young, smooth, charming, and shows no mourning. Horatio Crane is deeply suspicious.
It's discovered that the accident was no accident, the death was intentional, and the heir did not arrive when he said he did. Horatio goes on one of his sanctimonious little rants about how he'll pin this on the heir.
Then it's discovered that the dead recluse was the only person capable of orchestrating the accident: it must have been a suicide, but what a strange suicide it is. There must be more to it. Horatio won't give up, he's still back-tracking the heir.
Then it's discovered that the heir is the recluse, starting a new identity because he looks too young to be older version any more.
There's no proof, it's not even clear if there's been a real crime. The CSI team has to let it go, but now knows that there are some very old people out there who don't look it. Interesting.
There are no challenges, no quickenings, no Game in this story, just a look at some of the other difficulties of being immortal.
Anyway, if anyone ends up writing this, or knows a story that's similar, please let me know so that I can go and read it.
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Re: Goblin King Vs. Methos
Date: 2008-11-09 07:25 am (UTC)I'm going with - Lady of the the Labyrinth theme here. Lady in Green. In fact, her 'schedule' doesn't always synch up with the Goblin Kings. But she is the 'Guardian' there. He's meant to scare the kiddies. Heh. How's that for irony?
Re: Goblin King Vs. Methos
Date: 2008-11-11 05:21 pm (UTC)It really is as magical as you described and Jareth's costumes really show more than they shuold... poor DB having to display the family jewels like that!
I can really imagine Methos and Jareth as old acquaintances!
Especially as Marble says, Methos has a tendency to like high maintenance people and Sarah and Jareth definetely are that!
Re: Goblin King Vs. Methos
Date: 2008-11-11 07:32 pm (UTC)Anyway, so here's a question: How old is Jareth? It's never really stated in the movie, and the fandom likes to make him anywhere from centuries to millennium. Naturally, in response, I want to make him really young, since I haven't seen it done before. But what do you think, age-wise?
Re: Goblin King Vs. Methos
Date: 2008-11-11 08:09 pm (UTC)well according to what I read of the manga he has been in the labyrinth for 1300 years... but you could make him relatively young species wise and not alone for a change... have him be the equivalent to minor family black sheep who everyone still likes... you know the 19/20year old who wants to live out of his music and not take responsibility for the family business... but still knows that eventually he might have to
Re: age of the Goblin King
Date: 2008-11-11 10:47 pm (UTC)Anyway, I think your right: Jareth may need a large rambunctious family filled with siblings and cousins who visit all the time, (except when he's babysitting a wished-away, unless it's to drop of their own babies so he can babysit them too) and aunts who tell him to clean up his messy, messy castle.
Re: age of the Goblin King
Date: 2008-11-11 10:57 pm (UTC)Oh yes he does! he needs them desperately you know his land is a an overgrown bachelor's pad! Especially in the way a college guy maintains his, everything to be cleaned later if there are more interesting things to be done and games to be played!
And he has to have someone dropping kids with him once in a while h wouldn't be such an accomplished babysitter otherwise!