[FIC] The Ballad of Cas and Dean: An Elegy of an Era for Mary_Twist
Gift type: Fanfic
Title: The Ballad of Cas and Dean: An Elegy of an Era
Author: Naoe
Recipient: Mary_Twist
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Rape/Non-con, Underage, Graphic Violence, Major Character Death, PTSD, Violence, Murder, Hostages
Spoilers: Bonnie and Clyde Myth
Word Count: 31866
Summary: Dean Barrow Winchester and Castiel Parker Novak are two of the most wanted in the USA. Told from the headlines, they were merciless murderers, bank robbers, and illicit lovers. But maybe the story was a different, more about a relentless love than Prohibition Robin Hoods.
The Story of Bonnie and Clyde told with a twist.
Author notes: There is so much to say, and little time to say it in. My prompt was "Cas and Dean as Bonnie and Clyde, make as historically accurate as possible." This, as it turned out, was more of a wormhole than I anticipated, since I knew the story of Bonnie and Clyde, but (like most US-ians) I only knew the surface of the story. Perhaps the most aggravating thing is the conflicting timelines, stories, eyewitness accounts, and just plain false reporting that I had to dig through. And I didn't have time to read the hundreds of books on the topic. Alas, my interest was also my downfall. I should have picked the café AU. So, this story is historically accurate as I can get it, all while being a big fat lie. It was not a nice or pretty story to begin with, and I eased it up. I dumbed down events. As such, the story is romantic, angsty, bloody, and just violent. I fear the request was asking for a less dark version (perhaps like the movies) but the "historically accurate" was what I ended up focusing on. The events are true, even if I lied around them. Bonnie DID keep a journal and write letters, but she was nowhere as articulate as I made Cas. Clyde was nowhere as articulate/literate as I made Dean, but he was actually (personality wise) not that different. Any way, the most I can say in this case is: I tried. I did. I have witnesses that I sweated this. I can actually include my mother on the list. I send my love to ShippersList (She's magnificent. Check out her work!) for giving me support when I sobbed and whined my way through this and for beta'ing the monstrosity. Much love to CheriiArt for doing the art for me. Part of this story is visual and I was at my wit's end. So, overall, this is where we landed because I was tickled with the idea of an epistolary tale. Forgive me. I am not worthy. "AUTHOR NOTE" or "[] marks" inside of the text are NOT my actual author note(s). It's the biographer of the story's A/N. Any notes *I* make will be made here or in the end notes.
MUSIC FOR THIS STORY: I made a playlist on 8Track, but I'll post it when the anonymity is off. Otherwise, the two main ones... I linked YouTube.
The Ballad of Cas and Dean: An Elegy of an Era