DVD Extra: Apt Pupil

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Title: Apt Pupil
Masterpost: Supernatural: Redemption Road (for full series info, warnings, and disclaimer)
Author: zatnikatel
Characters: Dean/Castiel
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~650
Warnings: language; sexuality
Beta: nyoka
Note:: Part of our collection of DVD extras - outtakes, deleted scenes, missing scenes, and episode tags/codas that take place before,

Comments

[kassiopeiar]

Loved the fic, loved the art!

[zatnikatel]

Thanks muchly! I'm really pleased you enjoyed it and yep: what a pleasure to write to such beautiful art! ;-)

[jem_018]

Oh wow. This was way intense. *fans self*

and that art. It's gorgeous.

[zatnikatel]

Isn't it exquisite? The artist also has done me some art for the RR finale and it's gorgeous too. I'm really pleased you enjoyed this... ;-)

[gunsrlove]

Ahhhhhhh, Dean, just say it! Stop being a tease! I love the way he shows Cas what he can't say though.

Loved the line where, in his head, Cas refers to their bed as his "rack".

I love the relationship of Dean and Cas in this series. This DVD extra was a nice surprise this week. I didn't think we were going to get anything after the horrible loss of all the work that went into the upcoming chapter.

Redemption Road is my canon. It's the only thing that has saved these characters for me after all the damage done to the characters and relationships on the show. I am so thankful for the RR series.

[zatnikatel]

Yep… I haven't worked out in my mind whether Dean knows exactly what he's doing or he doesn't! Just came out of nowhere: this idea to have something that sorta alludes to the torture but through a different and much more healing medium.

Redemption Road is my canon. It's the only thing that has saved these characters for me after all the damage done to the characters and relationships on the show. I am so thankful for the RR series.

What a lovely thing to say. I'm having a sort of long dark night of the soul over whether I'll keep doing this… the hate in this fandom is making it a harder place to be in, and to want to be in. Plus, I'm not a person who dashes things out: a lot of thought goes into this hobby, and it's very time-consuming. And I'm tired and burned out, so I think I need a long rest. But when I (when we all) see comments like that, it does really make a difference... ;-)

[gunsrlove]

I really hope you don't leave this fandom. I've always loved your Dean/Cas writing and would miss it terribly. I don't know if the show and it's characters can ever be repaired for me, so fan fic like yours has really kept me in the fandom.

I kind of stay under the radar so haven't had any direct run-ins with haters, but I believe they're so viscious because they realize that Cas is popular with the majority of fans and they hope that if they make enough noise they can prevent him being a fan favorite. I hope they don't run you off. :(

[zatnikatel]

Awwww, thanks honey! We'll see how it goes. I have started working on an NC-17 version of Shine, and who knows, when that is done perhaps S8 will be giving me what I need by way of inspiration to keep doing this!

[augustbaby10]

Oh I love this! But Dean, just say it, I love....YOU! This is what's so amazing about this whole series, that even the DVD extras are quality. Not one installment, be it a chapter or an extra, has been a throw away. I have been lurking this whole time and have read every thing that has been posted on RR, but figured it was time to comment. This series is amazing and so is everyone involved from the writers to the artists to the betas. This series is the only thing that has saved the show for me. Your hard work is really appreciated. Oh how I wish all of you were writing for the actual show! But at least I get to enjoy your talents through RR. Can't wait to see what happens next!

[zatnikatel]

Thanks muchly! Thrilled to hear you are enjoying the VS and you are very sweet to point to the quality we've all worked really hard at maintaining, whether we be writing or contributing art. We're all so proud of this as a collaborative effort and I know that it's the only thing that has kept me writing in this fandom, though I hope S8 will reignite my interest in the canon show. Hope you will check in for the rest - we have some pretty epic stuff coming up (albeit we will be having a two-week hiatus to polish the final few episodes).

;-)

[cami75]

Perfect as always!

I really love RR, more than the real show.
You work is amazing, I want hug every writers and every artist :)

[zatnikatel]

That's real sweet of you! I know I'm hoping that S8 will reinvest me in the canon show, so let's keep our fingers crossed that we get Team Free Will reunited… ;-)