SPN Fic: Now Hollow Fires Burn (Gen, PG-13)

[dotfic]

Title: Now Hollow Fires Burn
Author: dotfic
Rating: Gen, PG-13, season one
W/C: 6,500
Disclaimer: Property of Eric Kripke and the CW.

a/n: Set between Route 666 and Nightmare. My gratitude to the maintainer(s) of the season one timeline on the Super-wiki. Title from A.E. Housman. Thank you to innie_darling for the beta read and the extra nudge and to pheebs1 for listening

Comments

[embroiderama]

Oh, man, SCARY! This is such a great horror story, and the details of the house are wonderful.

[dotfic]

Thank you! I was going for scary. *g*

Now Hollow Fires Burn

[yourlibrarian]

Great tension once the demon had hold of Dean. I kept wanting to scream at them to get out!

Re: Now Hollow Fires Burn

[dotfic]

Thanks so much, it's really good to hear the tension worked!

[deirdre_c]

I told you all my thoughts on yaoi about this story, but I couldn't help but leave a comment here. So many great things about this story, hon. One of my favorites?

Dean's fingers curled over his hand, his thumb covering Sam's, pressing down.

This image of the two of them, struggling together, hand on hand. SO FABULOUS.

Thank you for this one, and for all your writing. <3333

[dotfic]

Thank you, sweetie, for everything. I am so jazzed you liked that moment, I really wanted this to be them saving each other, even if it was also about Sam's worry about Dean and wanting to save him, early on in the series.

<3

[iamstealthyone]

Good casefile. I like the premise of the demon being able to possess the house, and I like the solution Sam finds. It’s not perfect, and that feels right because the boys can’t always find the perfect way to solve a case. Sometimes they have to pick the only decent option left to them, one that’ll perhaps endanger other people but at least removes the immediate threat.

Favorite lines:

"Whuh?" Dean jerked his head up from where he'd had his cheek pressed against the wooden tabletop.

I so love this image. *pets him*

In the kitchen, the fridge and stove had been pulled out years ago, leaving squares where the linoleum floor was paler. A raised circle on the wall, plastered and painted over, marked where there had probably been a coal stove once.

Good details.

Sam finished his donut and rubbed his fingers together to get the sugar off.

I’m picturing this, and it’s making my fingers feel sticky from sugar. *g*

his voice gone raw, as cracked as the paint on the old place,

Good analogy.

The ridges in the wheel of the lighter

[dotfic]

The possessed house thing was a nightmare I had. O.o

I'm glad you liked that imperfect end. I think it's a little bleak, but Sam was desperate and so long as it's not THE demon, I could see him, even this early, not minding if the thing got away, small price to pay for Dean being alive and well. The love and pragmatism Sam showed in Faith.

Heh. Food. There always has to be food in the fic! *g*

Thank you so much for the lovely feedback, dear. I'm pleased you enjoyed this.

[iamstealthyone]

The possessed house thing was a nightmare I had.

Yikes! That would be unsettling.

[mymuseandi]

I love how you built up your story, from being tired to totally outright not being able to move....and Dean wouldn't want to get out!!! i was practically screaming at the screen. LOL

[dotfic]

Thanks! It's really good to hear the progression worked, and you found it so suspenseful. *g*