Fic: At The End Of A Brick Street - PG, Dean & Gabriel, Angst, Friendship, Gen

[dodger_sister]

So, a little angsty for a birthday fic, but menel is The Reigning Champion of Angst Fic - so...here ya' go.

Beta'd by the lovely, liptonrm - thanks, babe!

PG, Gen, Angst, Friendship, Dean & Gabriel, set during the 'missing year' between seasons five and six. 2,713 words.

Comments

[dodger_sister]

You say the nicest things. You know, I had Dean in the theater and wasn't sure where this was going, until Gabriel suddenly showed up and I knew I had this story.

I love all the things you understood about this fic - Dean working through from his old life to his new life and how the cinema and movies is something that both Dean and Gabriel would use as a device for this and as something they have in common, and his adjustment to his suburbun lifestyle (the postage stamps) and Dean's routine (as someone who has recently made huge life changes, routine is everything) - the way you understood all of the ways these little things add up to make the transition for Dean.

Of course I mentioned The Goober - it was Dogma, I would so watch that movie with Gabriel, lol, but also, I LOVE BEN, SHUT UP! And I had to throw in the LotR reference - I think we had that argument once, didn't we?

I knew you were going to want the kiss - I started to write it that way but it just wouldn't come. I made it as close to Dean/Gabriel as I could get it to come without crossing that line - just for you. Ha, you can't beta your own birthday fic!

THIS COMMENT MADE ME SO HAPPY AND I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED YOUR FIC!!!!!!!

[menel]

You know, I had Dean in the theater and wasn't sure where this was going, until Gabriel suddenly showed up and I knew I had this story.

I LOVE how the writing process works in its mysterious ways, especially that moment when you just know. :-)

I love all the things you understood about this fic

Thanks, babe. There was a lot to understand. The layers in this fic are simply gorgeous. After all this time, I don't know whether you consider yourself to be a Dean!girl (whereas I unabashedly announce it to the world!), but you certainly have a fine grasp of his character. I felt like I was in his head the whole time.

And I had to throw in the LotR reference - I think we had that argument once, didn't we?

LOL! You were Gondor and I was Rohan, right? That's what I meant about coming full circle. I think you even used my line on me!

Ha, you can't beta your own birthday fic!

LOL! I know. *g* When I first read this fic (because I've obviously read it a couple more time since then), my instinct was to push for the kiss. (I'm Dean/Gabriel all the way!) But when I read the fic a second time, I was very thankful that you didn't write the kiss. (And even if I was your beta, I would've come to my senses and let the story develop organically as it should.) This isn't that type of fic and the kiss wouldn't have worked. It would've felt out-of-sync with the rest of the story. I appreciate so much more that you pushed the envelope, that you tantalized with the possibility of the kiss but in the end what you delivered was exactly what it should have been.

THIS COMMENT MADE ME SO HAPPY AND I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED YOUR FIC!!!!!!!

I aim to please. *g*

But seriously, thank you for writing this. You have no idea how much it means to me.

/fist bump/

[dodger_sister]

I LOVE how the writing process works in its mysterious ways, especially that moment when you just know. :-)

Me too!!

After all this time, I don't know whether you consider yourself to be a Dean!girl (whereas I unabashedly announce it to the world!), but you certainly have a fine grasp of his character. I felt like I was in his head the whole time.

Well, this depends on what you mean by this. As far as writing, I pretty much will write anyone. John is my dirty one night stand of hotness. Ellen is totally my girlfriend of hotness. Boyfriends = Ash and Andy! Character I think I maybe love the mostest = Castiel! Person I relate to most (and therefore probably write the best) is Dean. I mean, I AM DEAN. The attitude, the snark, the flirty, the clothes, the hidden pain inside, the my family drives me crazy but I am codependant, the basically raising of my little brother. This is also why I like Sam so much - the fondness for the little brother and also he is a lot like my sister. Does this make me a Dean!Girl? The more I think about it, the more I think maybe I am. I mean, I would totally tap that too - hmmm, I will have to look at what I've written and see how much I write from Dean's POV. I think the answer is - a lot.

LOL! You were Gondor and I was Rohan, right? That's what I meant about coming full circle. I think you even used my line on me!

Yep - cuz I was all about Boromir at the time. And Theoden too though. But not so much The Riders themselves. And you were all, "But...but...but HORSES!" and I was all, "Sound logic. Tell me more, person I just met." Hmmm, my memory may be a bit skewed as to exactly what we said, but that sounds good to me.

This isn't that type of fic and the kiss wouldn't have worked. It would've felt out-of-sync with the rest of the story

I thought so too - the whole point of adding Gabriel was to get to the kiss - and then it didn't come. It felt forced.

/fist bump/

PS: OMG, did I just say something was better without kissing? Next I'll say I'd rather have gen than porn?! WTF. lol