Undying Devotion
“Undying Devotion”
By December
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: PG
Pairing: John/Mary
Warnings: Spoilers for seasons 1 and 2. Very mild references to sex.
Summary: Fifty prompts, each inspiring one sentence about the relationship of John and Mary Winchester. Written for 1sentence theme set alpha. Not even remotely chronological -- but you already know how it ends.
1. Comfort: After the fire, John's only comfort is holding their boys as tight as he can.
2. Kiss: Mary's kisses always taste like cinnamon and apple pie.
3. Soft: When John washes Mary's clothes, he always uses too much fabric softener.
4. Pain: After Mary falls asleep, their brand-new son in her arms, only then does John get his broken fingers set.
5. Potatoes: Mary doesn't stop talking to her Uncle Jacob until he says that John's small potatoes, and she deserves better.
6: Rain: It's raining when Mary buries her father; John at her side in a badly-fitting suit.
7. Chocolate: John gets in trouble when he eats Mary's chocolate, but three-year-old Dean can get away with anything.
8. Happiness: "Then, by the power vested in me by the state of Kansas, I declare you husband and wife."
9. Telephone: When she's in college, sometimes John calls Mary when he knows she's at class just to hear her voice on the answering machine.
10. Ears: Some expectant mothers play classical music to their babies, but Mary listens to classic rock instead.
11. Name: She grins like an idiot when she introduces herself as 'Mary Winchester' for the first time.
12. Sensual: The smell of her soap, the jingle of the bells in her earrings, the smudge of flour on her nose: John wonders how such simple things make Mary so sexy.
13. Death: Oh, God, Mary ...
14. Sex: The first time they have sex is after their high school prom; later, they laugh at what a cliché it is.
15. Touch: John's hand on the small of Mary's back sends shivers up her spine and makes her think wicked thoughts.
16. Weakness: Mary's friend Kate thinks that John's weak because he won't hit a woman; Kate doesn't understand honor at all.
17. Tears: When they go to the movies, Mary cries every time someone hurts an animal -- people getting hurt is okay, though.
18. Speed: If he's the one who drives too fast, John argues, then why is she the one with all the speeding tickets?
19. Wind: Mary says that Dean reminds her of a wind-up toy; the same levels of energy and just as unpredictable.
20. Freedom: Every Memorial Day, John tells Mary stories about the Marines he knew that didn't make it back home.
21. Life: Thanks to a traffic jam, their first child is born in the back of John's Impala.
22. Jealousy: Mary watches John raise their boys without her; she wants to join them so much it hurts.
23. Hands: Mary loves John's hands, oil-stained and calloused from hard work.
24. Taste: John won't even taste the milkshakes Mary makes when she's pregnant, not after she's added orange juice to the salsa.
25. Devotion: In all the years since the fire, John's never once taken off his wedding ring.
26. Forever: It's the smallest diamond Mary's ever seen, but she still squeals with joy and agrees to be with him forever.
27. Blood: The firefighters have nearly put out the fire when John realizes that Mary's blood is still on the back of his hand.
28. Sickness: It's not so much the morning sickness that bothers Mary; it's the way John keeps treating her like she'll break.
29. Melody: When Mary sings along with the radio, her lyrics are always much funnier than the originals.
30. Star: John's high school buddies don't understand why he's dating a bookworm like Mary when a football star like him could have any cheerleader he wants.
31. Home: John carries her across the threshold like they're newlyweds, and Mary's laughter fills their new home.
32. Confusion: At first John doesn't understand why Mary doesn't want to drink wine at their anniversary dinner.
33. Fear: John writes to Mary every Sunday when he's in the Marines; she's only afraid when she doesn't get a letter.
34. Lightning / Thunder: John knows that Mary's not actually afraid of thunderstorms but he plays along and comforts her anyway.
35. Bonds: Her uncle gives them savings bonds for their wedding; Mary really just wanted her mother's necklace.
36. Market: After they get home from the store, Mary wordlessly hands Dean to his father and goes to wash the ketchup out of her hair.
37. Technology: John can fix a classic car without a manual, but their VCR always flashes 12:00.
38. Gift: Mary always knows their checkbook balance to the penny and who has the best price on apples.
39. Smile: John sees Mary in Sam every time Sam squints his eyes in the sun, every time his brow furrows in concentration, and every time he smiles.
40. Innocence: Tom Richards never forgets his first day as a firefighter; the haunted look in the new widower's eyes
41. Completion: "Come in, Dean, we want you to meet your little brother."
42. Clouds: On their second date, John and Mary lie on a scratchy wool blanket and name shapes in the clouds.
43. Sky: John's first day off in a month, the sky is a wall-to-wall carpet of grey drizzle but Mary declares she doesn't care and they go on a picnic anyhow.
44. Heaven: Mary's been dead for twenty-three years and he's been dead for one when they're finally reunited.
45. Hell: The creature that killed his Mary isn't dead yet: it's all the motivation John needs to claw his way out of Hell itself.
46. Sun: After Mary dies, John can't listen to "You Are My Sunshine" without thinking of her.
47. Moon: They find the moon-shaped light for little Sammy's room at a garage sale one rainy Saturday.
48. Waves: Mary always waves at John from the kitchen window when he's mowing the lawn.
49. Hair: Since before they were married, Mary cut John's hair the first Tuesday of every month.
50. Supernova: Mary is in ashes, the fire destroying John's world like a sun gone supernova.
Author's Note / Self-Promotion: If you enjoyed reading this, try some of my drabbles (100-word fics) over here in my journal.
By December
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: PG
Pairing: John/Mary
Warnings: Spoilers for seasons 1 and 2. Very mild references to sex.
Summary: Fifty prompts, each inspiring one sentence about the relationship of John and Mary Winchester. Written for 1sentence theme set alpha. Not even remotely chronological -- but you already know how it ends.
1. Comfort: After the fire, John's only comfort is holding their boys as tight as he can.
2. Kiss: Mary's kisses always taste like cinnamon and apple pie.
3. Soft: When John washes Mary's clothes, he always uses too much fabric softener.
4. Pain: After Mary falls asleep, their brand-new son in her arms, only then does John get his broken fingers set.
5. Potatoes: Mary doesn't stop talking to her Uncle Jacob until he says that John's small potatoes, and she deserves better.
6: Rain: It's raining when Mary buries her father; John at her side in a badly-fitting suit.
7. Chocolate: John gets in trouble when he eats Mary's chocolate, but three-year-old Dean can get away with anything.
8. Happiness: "Then, by the power vested in me by the state of Kansas, I declare you husband and wife."
9. Telephone: When she's in college, sometimes John calls Mary when he knows she's at class just to hear her voice on the answering machine.
10. Ears: Some expectant mothers play classical music to their babies, but Mary listens to classic rock instead.
11. Name: She grins like an idiot when she introduces herself as 'Mary Winchester' for the first time.
12. Sensual: The smell of her soap, the jingle of the bells in her earrings, the smudge of flour on her nose: John wonders how such simple things make Mary so sexy.
13. Death: Oh, God, Mary ...
14. Sex: The first time they have sex is after their high school prom; later, they laugh at what a cliché it is.
15. Touch: John's hand on the small of Mary's back sends shivers up her spine and makes her think wicked thoughts.
16. Weakness: Mary's friend Kate thinks that John's weak because he won't hit a woman; Kate doesn't understand honor at all.
17. Tears: When they go to the movies, Mary cries every time someone hurts an animal -- people getting hurt is okay, though.
18. Speed: If he's the one who drives too fast, John argues, then why is she the one with all the speeding tickets?
19. Wind: Mary says that Dean reminds her of a wind-up toy; the same levels of energy and just as unpredictable.
20. Freedom: Every Memorial Day, John tells Mary stories about the Marines he knew that didn't make it back home.
21. Life: Thanks to a traffic jam, their first child is born in the back of John's Impala.
22. Jealousy: Mary watches John raise their boys without her; she wants to join them so much it hurts.
23. Hands: Mary loves John's hands, oil-stained and calloused from hard work.
24. Taste: John won't even taste the milkshakes Mary makes when she's pregnant, not after she's added orange juice to the salsa.
25. Devotion: In all the years since the fire, John's never once taken off his wedding ring.
26. Forever: It's the smallest diamond Mary's ever seen, but she still squeals with joy and agrees to be with him forever.
27. Blood: The firefighters have nearly put out the fire when John realizes that Mary's blood is still on the back of his hand.
28. Sickness: It's not so much the morning sickness that bothers Mary; it's the way John keeps treating her like she'll break.
29. Melody: When Mary sings along with the radio, her lyrics are always much funnier than the originals.
30. Star: John's high school buddies don't understand why he's dating a bookworm like Mary when a football star like him could have any cheerleader he wants.
31. Home: John carries her across the threshold like they're newlyweds, and Mary's laughter fills their new home.
32. Confusion: At first John doesn't understand why Mary doesn't want to drink wine at their anniversary dinner.
33. Fear: John writes to Mary every Sunday when he's in the Marines; she's only afraid when she doesn't get a letter.
34. Lightning / Thunder: John knows that Mary's not actually afraid of thunderstorms but he plays along and comforts her anyway.
35. Bonds: Her uncle gives them savings bonds for their wedding; Mary really just wanted her mother's necklace.
36. Market: After they get home from the store, Mary wordlessly hands Dean to his father and goes to wash the ketchup out of her hair.
37. Technology: John can fix a classic car without a manual, but their VCR always flashes 12:00.
38. Gift: Mary always knows their checkbook balance to the penny and who has the best price on apples.
39. Smile: John sees Mary in Sam every time Sam squints his eyes in the sun, every time his brow furrows in concentration, and every time he smiles.
40. Innocence: Tom Richards never forgets his first day as a firefighter; the haunted look in the new widower's eyes
41. Completion: "Come in, Dean, we want you to meet your little brother."
42. Clouds: On their second date, John and Mary lie on a scratchy wool blanket and name shapes in the clouds.
43. Sky: John's first day off in a month, the sky is a wall-to-wall carpet of grey drizzle but Mary declares she doesn't care and they go on a picnic anyhow.
44. Heaven: Mary's been dead for twenty-three years and he's been dead for one when they're finally reunited.
45. Hell: The creature that killed his Mary isn't dead yet: it's all the motivation John needs to claw his way out of Hell itself.
46. Sun: After Mary dies, John can't listen to "You Are My Sunshine" without thinking of her.
47. Moon: They find the moon-shaped light for little Sammy's room at a garage sale one rainy Saturday.
48. Waves: Mary always waves at John from the kitchen window when he's mowing the lawn.
49. Hair: Since before they were married, Mary cut John's hair the first Tuesday of every month.
50. Supernova: Mary is in ashes, the fire destroying John's world like a sun gone supernova.
Author's Note / Self-Promotion: If you enjoyed reading this, try some of my drabbles (100-word fics) over here in my journal.