Fall Until You Hit Bottom, PG, Dean & Sam

[geminigrl11]

This has been kicking around in my folder for a month or so, undergoing endless tweaking. (Poor words. I never let them catch a break).

It's been beta'd by my ever faithful trio, Faye, kaly, and Tyranusfan, but as usual, I played with it quite a bit after they sent it back. (Isn't that sad, that I need three for not even 2000 words? Thanks, guys,

Comments

[sendintheklowns]

You know what I love about your writing style? That you can pack so much action into your story without showing a ton of physical action. I'm in awe of your skill. And the emotions just bleed through in your fic. Wonderful stuff.

So what else do you have hiding in that folder of yours?

[geminigrl11]

Wow--thank you so much. Kind of blushing at the praise, and it means the world to me. :)

As for what else is hiding--oh, man. So much, it's not even funny! WIPs of all sorts and (very few) finished ones that just haven't quie made the cut. It's a scary, scary place...

[twasadark]

Oh, this is so so sad and sweet and wonderful. You have such an amazing ability to express these tender moments between the boys. Thank you for writing this and posting it. And for your shared love of our awesome show. :-)

[geminigrl11]

Thank YOU for the kind words and support! It's comments like this that make me glad I posted. :)

[spankulert]

I'm baffled that you haven't received more comments on this. Very beautiful and wrecking piece you've got here. Visceral, and great flow of the story.

*memmed*

[geminigrl11]

Thank you SO much! You totally made my day!

[chemm80]

I see a previous commenter asked why you didn't have more comments on this piece. I suspect because it's too heartbreaking. Even so. Very well done.

Where Dean finally gets it:

This is killing Sam, every bit as much as it killed Dean when Sam died. Maybe more: for a year, Sam’s been trying to stop a slow-motion train wreck with only his two bare hands, and now, he’ll not only have to watch it happen, but deal with the fact that he failed-promised Dean he’d save him and failed.

And this:

Dean can’t see the future, but he knows with complete certainty that Sam won’t share it with anyone else. There’s no one left who’d truly understand.

...is incredibly heartbreaking not just in the context of the boys and our show, but is the task of siblings in general--they're the only ones who understand what our lives have truly been.

Good job.

[geminigrl11]

So true, about siblings in general and how they are the only ones who really KNOW, even if a whole contingent behind them CARE.

Thanks so much for reading this...it was hard to write that kind of anguish (and hard to see it onscreen). The boys' lives...not ones we'd choose for anyone. :( Thank God we at least know Dean won't be staying in Hell permanently...

[a_phoenixdragon]

*Sobs*

*Searches for words and fails*

*Clings to you*

*Deep hugs*

[geminigrl11]

*clings back* *and shares tissues*