fic: The Roaring of Lions, the Howling of Wolves

[wanttobeatree]

The Roaring of Lions, the Howling of Wolves
R (disturbing themes and imagery), 2518 words, post-4x22 AU
Title from William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.

For fleshflutter, with thanks to rudhampaiel and raggedann for the cheerleading ♥

Comments

[wanttobeatree]

Fandom so very much needs more horror! I have another one on the to-do list, atch, but considering I got the idea for this fic a year ago we could very well have both stopped watching the show by the time I get to writing it. (I'm not sure why I would be writing it when I no longer watch the show, shut up.)

Anyway, thank yooou ♥ Definitely would not have finished it had you not kicked my writing shins!

[radiophile]

Haunting and beautiful ♥ There are parts of this that read like poetry. I find that second person narrative is usually a gamble with me -- it either comes off sounding awkward/forced or flawless. You definitely pulled it off here. Seeing it through Sam's eyes left the reader just as lost and confused as Sam is, and really adds to the dreamlike, unreal quality of the whole story.

I love the concept of this world being Lucifer's idea of a reward. The imagery of everything rotting and dying from the inside, the rain and the seas... And among it all, Dean. The one real thing in Sam's hollow, unreal world.

You inspire me ;3; ♥

[wanttobeatree]

Thank you! :D I am a junkie for second person narrative (I would drink it out of Ruby's veins, if I could!) so I'm way happy that you think I pulled it off! Also way happy that I inspire you - YOU WERE GOING TO WRITE A FIC, WEREN'T YOU. We had a conversation about it! I can't remember what it was anymore but YOU STILL NEED TO WRITE IT.

[wanttobeatree]

Thank yoooou! ♥

[fleshflutter]

Oooh I will be inadequate in my feedback because this is more glorious than I have power to say. Firstly, really really cool use of second person narrative. It's a hard one to pull off but you totally did. The actual story is wonderfully twisted and I love how the signs of it are totally there in your horror imagery. And your imagery is sublime, especially the hungry sea eating birds. Also, I cannot say how happy the resolution that SamandDean are rooting for SamandDean makes me. In conclusion, you are fabulous and only liable to grow more so, and you should write more. ♥ ♥ ♥

[wanttobeatree]

Thank you for the scolding and prodding and reading and reccing ♥ ♥!! I WILL WRITE MORE. My remix is due in tomorrow :| so there is that, and more besides!

[earthquakedream]

It was probably a bad idea to eat while reading this but I'll get over it. This is just wonderfully haunting and creepy. I love it. <3

[wanttobeatree]

Ahahaa, thank you! Sorry that you were eating :| I think I'll add a warning.