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oxoniensis

Supernatural fic: All the hurt geography I own

Dec 04, 2006 13:10

Title: All the hurt geography I own
Author: Signe
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: Sam/Ellen
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 1,814 words
Spoilers: Through Crossroad Blues
Notes: I owe this to flipmontigirl, who made me see Sam/Ellen in the first place, and who inspired, encouraged and betaed. And many thanks to annalazarus for spotting all the mistakes I'd missed - llamas for you ( Read more... )

fiction: supernatural, fiction, fandom: supernatural

Comments 91

maharetr December 4 2006, 13:22:37 UTC

Ahhh There's something about fics like these (like yours?): you read the title and it doesn't quite make sense yet, but it's enough to pull you in, and then you hit the end and scroll back up and look again, and that sound up there at the start of the comment is a happy little sigh of things just fitting.

There's a beautiful, delicious physicality in this fic that I've been craving and not finding even in pro-fic. The slight awkwardness of Sam's cast and his beard and pubes and just... his knowing fingers. Hot everywhere they touch skin. He's filling her with heat and she wraps a leg around him and pulls him in deeper, as if she can keep him there forever. He's breathing heavy, and when she opens her eyes she's not sure if he's in agony or ecstasy.

Yeah. Thank you.

oxoniensis December 4 2006, 14:03:14 UTC

you read the title and it doesn't quite make sense yet, but it's enough to pull you in, and then you hit the end and scroll back up and look again, and that sound up there at the start of the comment is a happy little sigh of things just fitting.

That thrills me, because I like titles that make me think about the theme of the story, that hint at the feel of the story, and I'm never sure how well the convey the ideas I want.

There's a beautiful, delicious physicality in this fic that I've been craving and not finding even in pro-fic. The slight awkwardness of Sam's cast and his beard and pubes and just...

And that comment just makes me blissfully happy. To an extent I can't convey. I have to go back to work in a few minutes, and I'm going to be beaming away happily while I work!

Thank you!

flipmontigirl December 4 2006, 13:28:30 UTC

You know how I feel about this. :)

oxoniensis December 4 2006, 14:05:23 UTC

It's possible that I might be printing out and pinning your email to the wall, to read whenever I'm struggling!

But I do hope you realise that I would never have had a clue where to start with Sam and Ellen, wouldn't even have considered them, if it weren't for you. I still see your Sam/Ellen as the definite version.

flipmontigirl December 4 2006, 17:54:35 UTC

Just wanted to let you know that this story is getting recced left and right. But that's just because, you know, you're such a lousy writer.

;)

oxoniensis December 6 2006, 11:32:40 UTC

Thanks for the heads up about the recs! I must confess, recs do make me happy, even though I know they're for the sake of readers, not the writers.

But that's just because, you know, you're such a lousy writer.

:-p

BTW, why isn't there any more Dean/she in my inbox?! Huh?! Are you slacking? *nags*

newkidfan December 4 2006, 14:03:57 UTC

First. Sam/Ellen? That pairing would have never occurred to me as I see more Ellen as a mother figure. But I liked it.
Second. I'm in awe of your writing. You're seriously good.

oxoniensis December 4 2006, 21:18:03 UTC

It had never occured to me as a pairing until I read flipmontigirl's first story with that pairing. I still didn't intend to actually write it, until part way through the story when it just happened!

Second. Wow, thank you so much! *beams*

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oxoniensis December 4 2006, 21:26:50 UTC

It's really bliss when someone picks out all your own favourite lines. (And I actually had a lot of them for once! *g*)

*snugs you*

scoured December 4 2006, 14:27:33 UTC

This is gorgeous. I feel like you've captured Ellen perfectly here - that in-between feeling of middle age, her reactions to the Winchester boys being filtered through her memories of John, her grittiness.

And the details! I love her "faded-white cotton panties" and the splinter and yeah, this is spectacular.

oxoniensis December 4 2006, 21:30:36 UTC

I feel like you've captured Ellen perfectly here - that in-between feeling of middle age, her reactions to the Winchester boys being filtered through her memories of John, her grittiness.

Wow, thank you so much! I started writing her, with no idea as to whether I'd be able to capture her, because she's such a strong but complex woman. I'm thrilled you think it worked!

:-)