I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. It was incredibly, wonderfully satisfying. I really loved the sense of place which runs throughout the fic--Charleston, and the church graveyards, and the foooood ♥ The description of the house's smell was very visceral too.
On top of that, the UST! the theme of going around the next bends in the road ahead! the parallel of Ryngo-Helen to Sam-Dean! (the visual of Sam laying on top of Dean's grave, oh my heart) And the ending--I'm not big on porn, but your writing was so lyrical and lovely. ♥ And He doesn't let go. Short and sweet and to the point.
Possibly one of my favorite parts is when Sam is going through Ryngo's papers and reads about the "anodyne for longing" (and lack thereof). That's when I sat back and thought to myself, all right, this is going to be amazing.
Thank you so much for writing this. My day has been made, I am so happy when fic like this can make me so emotionally satisfied. ♥
Thank you so, so much! I've read this comment, like, a million times, grinning like a fool. :D
And oh god, the "no anodyne for longing" bit. When I came across that in Ryngo's speech in Bennett's book, it just *hurt*, and I knew that it would have the same effect on Sam. I'm so glad it worked for you, too! I recommend the Bennett book, if you liked the descriptions of Charleston and its folklore -- it's really interesting.
An awesome story such as this deserves comments, and I like to point out the things I love about stories. :D
I'm really impressed by the research you put in on Charleston; I'm curious, how did you come up with the story idea? It just works in very well with Charleston history; I appreciate it so much when writers put in the effort to infuse stories with the sense of place. Thanks for the tip, I'll have to find some time to check out that book.
ALSO ALSO ALSO after seeing your reply I'm now rereading this and in the very first scene you invoke the Bluebeard story, and in the post-sex scene you talk about the DOOR OPENING and Sam not remembering why it had to be locked in the first place OMG ARE YOU REFERENCING BLUEBEARD'S LOCKED DOOR??? I don't think there's a clear Bluebeard-Bluebeard's wife parallel with Sam & Dean the way you deliberately paralleled Ryngo-Helen/Sam-Dean, but the locked-door-->unlocked-door theme! *flails*
My grandmother lives outside Charleston, and I lived there for two years while I went to the College of Charleston. I love the city, and spent a LOT of time roaming the streets and soaking up the atmosphere -- more time than I spent in class, probably. :D
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That's amazing. Atmosphere totally makes a difference. :) LOLLLL at loving someone you shouldn't and doing horrible things to keep them with you, and thought, "Hey! this would make a great Sam/Dean story!"
*takes notes on books*
AHHH yes after my last comment I then realized that, omg, they had solved the case with a KEY. :D
On top of that, the UST! the theme of going around the next bends in the road ahead! the parallel of Ryngo-Helen to Sam-Dean! (the visual of Sam laying on top of Dean's grave, oh my heart) And the ending--I'm not big on porn, but your writing was so lyrical and lovely. ♥ And He doesn't let go. Short and sweet and to the point.
Possibly one of my favorite parts is when Sam is going through Ryngo's papers and reads about the "anodyne for longing" (and lack thereof). That's when I sat back and thought to myself, all right, this is going to be amazing.
Thank you so much for writing this. My day has been made, I am so happy when fic like this can make me so emotionally satisfied. ♥
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And oh god, the "no anodyne for longing" bit. When I came across that in Ryngo's speech in Bennett's book, it just *hurt*, and I knew that it would have the same effect on Sam. I'm so glad it worked for you, too! I recommend the Bennett book, if you liked the descriptions of Charleston and its folklore -- it's really interesting.
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I'm really impressed by the research you put in on Charleston; I'm curious, how did you come up with the story idea? It just works in very well with Charleston history; I appreciate it so much when writers put in the effort to infuse stories with the sense of place. Thanks for the tip, I'll have to find some time to check out that book.
ALSO ALSO ALSO after seeing your reply I'm now rereading this and in the very first scene you invoke the Bluebeard story, and in the post-sex scene you talk about the DOOR OPENING and Sam not remembering why it had to be locked in the first place OMG ARE YOU REFERENCING BLUEBEARD'S LOCKED DOOR??? I don't think there's a clear Bluebeard-Bluebeard's wife parallel with Sam & Dean the way you deliberately paralleled Ryngo-Helen/Sam-Dean, but the locked-door-->unlocked-door theme! *flails*
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*takes notes on books*
AHHH yes after my last comment I then realized that, omg, they had solved the case with a KEY. :D
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