"Postcards from Far Away" (SPN Fic, PG-13)

[paleogymnast]

Title: “Postcards from Far Away”
Author: paleogymnast
Fandom/Genre: Supernatural, Futurefic, Epistolary fic
Characters: Sam Winchester, Castiel, mentions of others
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 3,245
Warnings: Some angst, spoilers through 5.22
Spoilers: Up through 5.22
Disclaimer: Written for fun, not profit; anything you recognize belongs to Kripke, Warner

Comments

[paleogymnast]

Well if I was writing Supernatural, this would be what would happen with Sam in Hell... and I love how Cas considers him to be a friend (and *owns* that) so I loved the idea Sam and Cas each having their own sphere and trying to knock om sense into (or erm, enlighten) their respective charges.

Thank you and your human so much for reading, and thank you for the beta too!! :D

HOTDS sequel will get written after I finish finishing my spn_j2_bigbang, and yeah, July 4 deadline. :D We can do it!! :D We'll keep each other accountable!! :D

[calijirl5150]

This was beautiful, but it still made me cry :(

[paleogymnast]

*hands out tissues*

Thank you so much for reading!! I'm glad you thought it was beautiful. I don't normally write this style of fic, so I'm just relieved it turned out okay!! :D

[jellicle]

This verse has become one of my favorites, I can't wait for the next part.

[paleogymnast]

*blushes*

I'm so glad you're enjoying this 'verse and liked the fic too!! :D Alas, I've only got one more fic written in this 'verse at the moment and it will be going probably in the wee hours of the morning. However, once it's up, I'm going to post a masterpost for the 'verse and I might just ask for prompts--things people would like to know about that I can write fics on as time allows. :D

[etrix]

Such a unique take on the situation. Very cool

The writing is sparse--descriptions kept to a minimum--yet everything we need to know is there. Looking forward to more. =]

[paleogymnast]

Thanks so much for reading and commenting.

I'm glad the sparseness worked for you--I struggled a bit with how to find the right voices and level of detail for this fic. For one, Sam and Cas have a certain amount of well, if not omniscience, then certainly hightened awareness because of their positions. So, keeping some of the detail out seemed to fit better--if they both know what's going on, if they can both *see* so much, it seems they wouldn't be quite so descriptive. Then there's the challenge of finding the right degree of formality for the letters. Cas tends towards the formal by nature, and Sam, given his background and his current position in Hell, seems like he would be more formal in letters than he would be in person, email, or on the phone. And then I just wanted to leave a certain degree of detail open for interpretation. So, I'm glad the balance I struck worked!

There are five other fics in this 'verse already posted, and the sevnth fic will be up in the morning!! :D

[etrix]

I've read them all, I think, & bookmarked most of them because they really are a wonderful take on post-S5.

[paleogymnast]

Wow, aw thank you! :) I'm really glad you've enjoyed them so much! Thanks for reading!! :D

[annie200]

And this one made me cry just as hard! Siunglasses for the dog walk I think!
Kind of loved the pact of friendship that grew between Sam and Castiel.
These have been an an tidote to the hiatus! Thank you.

[paleogymnast]

*passes out more tissues*

I love the idea of Sam and Cas being friends and staying friends even though they're in hell and heaven, respectively, and no one would expect them to maintain their friendship.

I'm really glad this worked for you!! :D