spn_j2_bigbang 2015
Big Bang Art Post: So Very Like a Grave
Title: So Very Like a Grave
Author: all_the_damned
Artist: eprimacol
Pairing: J2, past Jared/Adrianne Palicki
Word Count: 23,777
Rating: Explicit
Content: unreliable narrator, horror genre, abduction and confinement, decomposition and gore, mental illness, dubious consent, manipulation, exhibitionism, biphobia
Summary: Jared is pretty sure he was insane even before he was abducted. Not many people can survive a global pandemic with their minds intact. For a long time, it’s just Jared alone in the room, tended and manipulated by an unseen force. And then Jensen comes.
It's my first time participating in a Big Bang, and also the first time I've ever really put together anything like this, so it's something of an achievement, and it was a really good experience! I want to thank all_the_damned for writing this awesome story. I fell in love with it the first time I was reading it and it was a lot of fun making this art! Also, a very special thanks to wendy for hosting another spn_j2_bigbang challenge this year!
My art masterpost starts with Main Story Banner.
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Art for rest of the story:
I tried to achieve a strong sense of claustrophobia and imprisonment. Jared is like sensory deprivation victim with his hallucinations, bizarre thoughts, and depression.
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Art for Jared's repeated dreams and memories of Adrianne:
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"I deserve it,” Jared hisses. He does. If he’s the only person left alive to remember, to carry the guilt and the grief, he’ll take it. The living momento mori for all the lives lost, for his family, for Adrianne and Chad.
Someone has to bear that weight.
“I wish we…I wish I could take it away,” Jensen says, smoothing a finger across the crinkle in Jared’s brow. His eyes are soft and loving, wide and willow-green. “I wish you didn’t have to suffer like this. Do you wish you were like me? That the aliens had taken it all away?”
“Someone has to remember,” Jared replies stubbornly.
“You can share it with me,” Jensen says, pulling Jared closer a bit impatiently. “I’ll remember what you tell me. I’ll suffer it with you.”
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And final art: The ending is open. I imagine the world after an alien invasion is not so idyllic. Maybe another illusion will replace the previous one. I’m scared and little thrilled to see how this strange relationship will develop.
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Chapter Headers:
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Story Dividers:
Bonus art - a cover:
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Thank you for looking! Don't forget to read the story!
Title: So Very Like a Grave
Author: all_the_damned
Artist: eprimacol
Pairing: J2, past Jared/Adrianne Palicki
Word Count: 23,777
Rating: Explicit
Content: unreliable narrator, horror genre, abduction and confinement, decomposition and gore, mental illness, dubious consent, manipulation, exhibitionism, biphobia
Summary: Jared is pretty sure he was insane even before he was abducted. Not many people can survive a global pandemic with their minds intact. For a long time, it’s just Jared alone in the room, tended and manipulated by an unseen force. And then Jensen comes.
It's my first time participating in a Big Bang, and also the first time I've ever really put together anything like this, so it's something of an achievement, and it was a really good experience! I want to thank all_the_damned for writing this awesome story. I fell in love with it the first time I was reading it and it was a lot of fun making this art! Also, a very special thanks to wendy for hosting another spn_j2_bigbang challenge this year!
My art masterpost starts with Main Story Banner.
click to enlarge
Art for rest of the story:
I tried to achieve a strong sense of claustrophobia and imprisonment. Jared is like sensory deprivation victim with his hallucinations, bizarre thoughts, and depression.
click to enlarge
Art for Jared's repeated dreams and memories of Adrianne:
click to enlarge
"I deserve it,” Jared hisses. He does. If he’s the only person left alive to remember, to carry the guilt and the grief, he’ll take it. The living momento mori for all the lives lost, for his family, for Adrianne and Chad.
Someone has to bear that weight.
“I wish we…I wish I could take it away,” Jensen says, smoothing a finger across the crinkle in Jared’s brow. His eyes are soft and loving, wide and willow-green. “I wish you didn’t have to suffer like this. Do you wish you were like me? That the aliens had taken it all away?”
“Someone has to remember,” Jared replies stubbornly.
“You can share it with me,” Jensen says, pulling Jared closer a bit impatiently. “I’ll remember what you tell me. I’ll suffer it with you.”
click to enlarge
And final art: The ending is open. I imagine the world after an alien invasion is not so idyllic. Maybe another illusion will replace the previous one. I’m scared and little thrilled to see how this strange relationship will develop.
click to enlarge
Chapter Headers:
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Story Dividers:
Bonus art - a cover:
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Thank you for looking! Don't forget to read the story!