Comments | nwhepcat: Holiday prezzie fic! Vessel, SPN, S4

nwhepcat

Holiday prezzie fic! Vessel, SPN, S4

Dec 24, 2008 20:05

Title: Vessel
Fandom: Supernatural
Character: Castiel. Sort of.
Spoilers: 4.1 "Lazarus Rising" (character identity spoiler only)
Rating: R, violence, language
Synopsis: What makes a man so devout ( he prays to be possessed by... - slightly spoilery )

Comments 78

a2zmom December 25 2008, 02:34:23 UTC

That was amazing.

And it gets to the heart of what people ask every day. Why was I spared? Why am I suffering? What has G-d chosen me/not chosen me/singled me out?

Personally, I think to try to divine the will of G-d is to invite madness. Which is what happens here, I think.

I will think about this for a long time.

nwhepcat December 25 2008, 03:59:11 UTC

Thank you!

I found myself fascinated by Castiel from the first moment he appeared, but also fascinated by the gloss-over of the vessel (which I'm sure they just threw in there so it wouldn't seem so creepy, but, well, it still kinda is).

essene December 25 2008, 03:50:58 UTC

Wow. I never gave much thought to that man who prayed to be used.

I am VERY glad you did. Really lovely.

nwhepcat December 25 2008, 04:00:11 UTC

Thanks so much.

I just had to find out his story, and that's how it made sense to me.

gwynnega December 25 2008, 04:07:55 UTC

This is really powerful stuff.

Have you ever seen The Rapture? It's one of my favorite movies, and this reminded me of it...

nwhepcat December 25 2008, 13:48:12 UTC

Thank you!

I have seen that movie, but not for a long while. One of the actors in it is Will Patton, who played one of my favorite characters I wrote for on RH.

gwynnega December 25 2008, 19:00:21 UTC

Oh gosh, it was that Ox guy, wasn't it? I hadn't made that connection before.

raincitygirl December 25 2008, 04:20:55 UTC

Oh wow, this is awesome.

nwhepcat December 25 2008, 13:48:33 UTC

Thank you!

willowgreen December 25 2008, 04:54:43 UTC

Love this! Possibly inspired by this season of SPN, I finally watched my DVD of "Wings of Desire" the other night. That's all about an angel (perhaps not coincidentally named Cassiel) who wants to be human. But I really hadn't thought about the guy who wanted to be a vessel for an angel.

nwhepcat December 25 2008, 13:50:24 UTC

Oh, I haven't seen that for ages.

But I really hadn't thought about the guy who wanted to be a vessel for an angel.

It struck me that "devout" didn't quite cover the level of commitment there, and somehow I couldn't imagine someone less weirdly intense than Castiel himself. (Maybe it's just that I love his weird intensity so much.)