I love so many things about this: the emptiness of the world, the vessels - OMG so creepy and absolutely tragic - Jimmy hearing Cas's voice in his head, then a fragment of Cas really being in him, Cas's death and gratefulness to Jimmy after being forgiven, the reveal that Castiel had tried speaking out against the other angels and being punished for it - seriously, oh, Castiel ;___; - then the tentative hope and re-discovery at the end between Jimmy and Dean. It's not a happy ending, but a bittersweet one, so in that sense, it is perfect for this type of scenario. This fic gripped me tight and... from the beginning, and a part of me feels like it went by too fast, but not in a bad way. I could read a fic set in this verse with another 12k words.
This is my favorite line:
Ironic. One spends his life sure that if he does things right he’ll get himself a nice small piece of Eden for a reward, and then he finds out that it’s better not to go.
It says so much in so little, and I love that it has a mixture of unsettling bitterness and matter-of-factness about it. There were many, many lines and moments that really resonated with me, especially Jimmy's memories of Claire and wondering where she was in the first part, and his memory of Amelia during the wedding ceremony and night, and the one above stuck out to me the most. The bit about old vs. new models was also one of my favorite parts.
Basically I love this and it is amazing and I am adding it to my memories right now. This is such a heartbreaking story, and you did an amazing, lovely job of telling it.
Oh my thank you so much, really. Getting this comment totally made my morning today, I'm so glad that it worked for you. Mostly because I was kind of pushing my own writing boundaries for this one and it's just great to know that it worked. Especially because I was aiming for the unsettling vibe so it's very good to hear it actually felt as creepy as I hoped for it to be. ;) Also I really felt horrible about killing poor Cas but this so wasn't the setting where saving everyone was going to work so it's really good to know that the ending made sense to you as well, since I was aiming for the bittersweet-at-most as well.
Also your favorite line is totally one of my own favorites as well. ;) And really, thanks so very much again for the lovely words, I'm so happy that you liked it this much. ♥
I love so many things about this: the emptiness of the world, the vessels - OMG so creepy and absolutely tragic - Jimmy hearing Cas's voice in his head, then a fragment of Cas really being in him, Cas's death and gratefulness to Jimmy after being forgiven, the reveal that Castiel had tried speaking out against the other angels and being punished for it - seriously, oh, Castiel ;___; - then the tentative hope and re-discovery at the end between Jimmy and Dean. It's not a happy ending, but a bittersweet one, so in that sense, it is perfect for this type of scenario. This fic gripped me tight and... from the beginning, and a part of me feels like it went by too fast, but not in a bad way. I could read a fic set in this verse with another 12k words.
This is my favorite line:
Ironic. One spends his life sure that if he does things right he’ll get himself a nice small piece of Eden for a reward, and then he finds out that it’s better not to go.
It says so much in so little, and I love that it has a mixture of unsettling bitterness and matter-of-factness about it.
There were many, many lines and moments that really resonated with me, especially Jimmy's memories of Claire and wondering where she was in the first part, and his memory of Amelia during the wedding ceremony and night, and the one above stuck out to me the most. The bit about old vs. new models was also one of my favorite parts.
Basically I love this and it is amazing and I am adding it to my memories right now. This is such a heartbreaking story, and you did an amazing, lovely job of telling it.
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Also your favorite line is totally one of my own favorites as well. ;) And really, thanks so very much again for the lovely words, I'm so happy that you liked it this much. ♥
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