Blu rises from the grave to write fiction on the internet

[blubird_pie]

Title: Lethe
Summary: Even an angel can’t steal a year of your life without leaving a few obvious holes.
Word count: 3,000
Rated: pg (some language, implied sexuality)
Notes: Set post “Let It Bleed”; spoilers apply
Genre: Gen, angst, mild het
Characters: Lisa, Ben, Matt, mentions of Dean
A/N: Continued in “ Aletheia” though both pieces stand alone.

Comments

[rieyll]

Oh, Lisa.

This is a lovely, albeit heartbreaking take on the possible outcome of the mindwipe. I have to admit, when I watch the show, I usually turn my brain off, so this scenario never actually occurred to me.

I love how you portray Lisa here, too. Thank you for writing this!

[blubird_pie]

Thank you! It's been a while since I felt the need to write, but the idea of Lisa like this just kinda did it for me. Very glad you liked, thanks again for commenting!

[aiselnepn]

I would absolutely love it if the show featured an episode such as this.

Indeed, this is just how I'd expect Lisa to behave, and her emotions were beautifully written here. After everything that happened between Lisa, Ben, and Dean, it makes sense that Lisa would seek answers about their forgotten year.

I also liked how Ben agreed with his mother's intuition, but thinks it's best that they don't "scratch at" the memories (perfectly reminding me of Sam's repressed memories of Hell). But considering Sam eventually unearthed his memories of Hell, that "scratching" line somewhat gave me the hopes that someday, maybe, Lisa and Ben will remember Dean. Lisa sure doesn't seem willing to give up, after all. ^_^

All in all, excellent story!

[blubird_pie]

Yeah, I'd watch that episode in a hot second! I'm glad you noticed the "scratching" connection, I wish I'd had more space to contrast Ben's reaction with Lisa's. Next time, right? Thanks so much for reading and commenting!

[adinarj]

I read this backwards- read the sequel first. It's so rare to find a fic that perfectly shows my frustration with the storyline! I adore Lisa, and loved her and Dean together. I'm glad she's not taking this whole car-crash-memory-loss thing lying down! She's a fighter; she's strong!

I do have a question/nitpick, though, and I hope you'll forgive me because I did love this story. I thought Matt was dead! I thought Crowley's goons snapped hus neck. I could be wrong, but I thought Ben told Dean on the phone that "They killed Matt!"

[blubird_pie]

Yeah, there wasn't really a good way to address it from Lisa's POV, but my head canon is that Cas fixed that along with Lisa's wound and the memories because if there's a thing about Show that bothers me more than all the female characters with wasted potential (arg, Ellen!) it's the fact that they end up so often killing minorities (RIP Rufus...) I also fudged how Lisa really should remember Dean from the hospital in Aletheia, for similar reasons. Thanks for commenting, it's cool you read it so closely!

[turquoisetumult]

This is an amazing perspective on Lisa after the memory-wipe. I like how you brought back Matt (Cas could've easily resurrected him), but still added in those plotholes like the car and everything.

Great job. Rushing to read its counterpart now. :)

[missyjack]

Your wonderful fic has been recced here at spn_themes