The Mockingbird and the Oriole

[darth_firefly]

Title: The Mockingbird and the Oriole
Author: darth_firefly
Artist: usarechan
Fandom/Genre: AU, drama
Pairing(s): Mentions of Dean/OFC
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Mentions of child abuse, mentions of character death, deaf!Dean
Summary:Castiel fully expected to die when he went into that warehouse in Van Nuys. He was ready to die. What he didn't expect was to land in the

Comments

[samunin]

wow this story is super interesting
to the next chapter i go!

[ext_1496378]

So, I'm a little confused. Does Dean have cochlear implants, or is just hard of hearing and uses hearing aids? My college has a big deaf community, being right next door to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, so I'm just curious

[darth_firefly]

Dean's completely deaf - and doesn't have cochlear implants.

[cottoncory]

I don't read much that isn't Dean/Cas and this seems to be Gen, but I found myself completely enthralled after just a few hundred words.
I'm just a bit confused about a few things. I mean, I get that subtlety isn't Castiel's strong suit, but I was surprised that he mentioned dimensional travel and the Apocalypse to a seemingly non-hunting Dean.
And then there's Gabriel mentioning talking to Dean on the phone; now I don't know anyone who's deaf, but that seemed somewhat physically improbable? Or it would be a one-sided conversation. I dunno.
Other than that it's a really cool story so far. The beginning reminded me of video games where you wake up in a stranger's house before embarking on your adventure. :3

[darth_firefly]

There are phones for the deaf - and video phone capabilities on a lot of cell phones.