Yes! I do in fact still exist, looking on in wonder at the more prolific writers among us. Prolific I am not, but I am still writing. Here, have a sample. :-)

Fair warning: 1) These scenes are sequential but not consecutive in the grand scheme of things, and 2) This is largely unedited, and completely untouched by my ever-patient beta. Nonetheless, ( Read more... )

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Title: Sinking
Author: hopeintheashes
Rating: PG-13
Genre/pairing: Hurt/Comfort, Gen
Characters: Sam, Dean
Word count: 4,000
Summary: At first, the weight on his chest is indistinguishable from grief. Set early in Season 1.
Warnings: Language, mention of self-harm
Disclaimer: These boys? Definitely not mine.
A/N: Many thanks to kat_of_rafters for her beta skills and endless ( Read more... )

 A/N: This is actually something of an experiment. A lot of what I write is more or less autobiographical, so it usually gets posted over on my non-fandom account, but I thought I'd repost some of it over here and see if there's any interest. If not, that's perfectly fine; I very much understand if you're here for the Supernatural boys and nothing ( Read more... )

Title: Home
Author: hopeintheashes 
Characters: Dean, Lisa, Ben, Sam
Genre/Pairing: Hurt/Comfort. Past Dean/Lisa and Gen.
Rating: PG-13 for language
Word-count: 1650 
Spoilers: Through 6.14
Summary: Missing scenes from 6.14: Dean’s drowning under the weight of everything he’s lost, and how much of it for which he’s to blame.
Disclaimer: Definitely not mine. That ( Read more... )

Title: Wagon Wheel
Author: hopeintheashes
Rating: PG-13
Genre/pairing: Hurt/Comfort, Gen
Characters: Sam, Dean
Word count: 800
Summary: They're up north in the winter, and it's unendingly cold. It's getting to Sam.
Warnings: Language, brief mention of self-harm
Disclaimer: These boys? Definitely not mine.
A/N: I've been writing for a good long time, but this ( Read more... )

Screencap by crystalcaps, banner by me, hopeintheashes. (I didn't have to do much, though. Those two don't need any help looking stunning.)

Lyrics by Relient K (slightly modified), from "Forget and Not Slow Down."

Edit: Originally posted on March 12, 2011.

I'm reposting this on behalf of my good friend kat_of_rafters, who's doing her final sociolinguistics paper on fanfiction. (I am jealous. I was a sociology/anthropology major and I never thought of doing anything nearly so interesting.) Here's her post:

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Hey all,

I'm doing a project on ( Read more... )