RPF: Dovetail

[docepax]

Title: Dovetail
Author: kriari
Rating: Adult
Pairing: Jensen/Misha
Warnings: None.
Word Count: 9,600

Summary: AU. Misha Collins is a master craftsman with a corner on the sustainable furnishings market. Jensen Ackles is an ambitious interior designer with an even more ambitious clientele. All he’s after at first is Misha’s signature on an impossible

Comments

[blue_fjords]

You know how much I love Margot, and Misha's hands, OMG, and Jensen glimpsing the inner Misha in the workshop, and the whole "you acted like we hadn't met" mix-up. So everything. But I also really like the palpable sense of want between the two of them, and how it goes beyond skin-deep.

Plus, I knew nothing about design and craftsmanship, and I got to see a bit through your fic, so woo hoo!

In conclusion, gorgeous rendering of Misha's hands.

[kriari]

:D Thank you! I'm going to become known as "that person who always writes about misunderstandings" if I'm not careful. I'm a sucker for crafting that deeper connection any way I can:)

Woo for new information!

Misha's hands should be in all fic ever.

[harper47]

What to comment on first? The sheer complexity and layeredness and masterly written word portrayals that painted pictures in my mind of this Misha and this Jensen.

The addition of supporting characters that didn't just feel shoed in or hastily written but alive with lives of their own.

The dinner conversation where the realization hit? The "can't keep my hands off you" moment when they finally touch each other?

I just don't know what to comment on so I'll simply go with I absolutely adored it bb. Your fic is so distinctly sytlized that I always know I am reading your work. Right click/save. Thanks for lovely - oh dear God I need to get back to work - moment.

[kriari]

:) I guess my process is good for crafting visuals if nothign else!

I love well-written OCs, I'm just happy I've managed some that feel real and alive instead of merely being plot-devices. That is always my goal :)

Ah, boys. I love that moment! *pets their faces*

Thank you, thank you, thank you! And you're most welcome!

[nanoochka]

Beeeeeeeutiful! You have no idea how much of a *thing* the carpenter kink is... nor how serious my obsession with interior design... *sigh*

I'd like more of this porn, please. So cruel of you to cut us off right there.

[kriari]

Thank yoooooooou! Oh, I have a carpenter thing too. Those hands working a lathe? *shivers* I wish I were more knowledgeable about both professions. I've really only had hands-on with wood-working/furniture restoration.

:) I am very, very mean. I shan't count out revisiting these boys because heaven knows I've got all the backstory and a sweeping swath of forward story built. Because my brain is stupid.

And by that I mean, thank you for reading and glad you enjoyed!

[madelf]

I was just thinking about this story this morning, and here it is! That being the case, I will have to attempt to write this comment mid-flail and aim for something more than repeating 'awesome' over and over.

I love the details, all the little things: Misha's furniture, the clippings and things on the wall, the fabric of their clothes, the seats. All of it. It's very tactile, which is especially nice since there is so much love of Misha's hands - the descriptions of which are also amazing.

You give such a feel for both characters as they are in this AU, along with being recognizable versions of themselves from the real world. Even though there is the tight Jensen point of view, all his thoughts about Misha, along with the physical evidence flesh him out as well.

Seriously, it's fantastic, happy and more than I ever would have hoped for!

[kriari]

I'm sorry it's so late! I've had trouble getting back in the daily swing of writing after a long break. Plus I wanted it to be awesome, so I was taking my time.

:D Well, part of it is what they do, too. I know as a techie, I notice tech that other people take for granted. As an interior designer (so long as he's a good one) I'd imagine Jensen soaks in and analyzes every space he experiences without even realizing he's doing it :)

One of the things I love about AU is the freedom to express new ideas through known templates. I love detail, sometimes a little too much!

Yay! So glad you liked it. I'm not counting out doing other snippets of this 'verse. I just don't know when they might happen. Silly full plate. Anyway, thank you for bidding!

[madelf]

Oh goodness, it didn't take long at all. I consider anything under six months to be within reason. :D

More snippets in this universe would be some happy land beyond awesome. Extrasupercalafragilisticexpialigroovy or something like that. Just saying.

[love_jackianto]

What a great story!

[kriari]

Thank you!