Apocrypha [Supernatural]
Fic title: Apocrypha
Artist name: zestyzorra
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: John/Mary, but the story is primarily gen.
Rating: R
Word count: ~117,000
Warnings: Graphic violence and disturbing imagery, including torture; child abuse; character death as depicted or mentioned in canon; spoilers through the end of S6.
Summary: This is a story that takes place before and between the lines of the Winchester Gospels. It starts in a hospital in Sioux Falls and with a landmine in Vietnam. It starts when two people inexplicably fall in love on the eve of the Great Depression and when a man kills himself at a California reservoir. It starts with a phone call from a man who knows too much, and with a memory of a murder that never happened.
This is the story of how John Winchester learned the truth, piece by shattered piece, and how that truth did not set him free.
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 10 | Part 12 | Epilogue
Entire fic on AO3
Acknowledgements: First of all, I would like to thank zestyzorra. You were beyond fabulous to work with, and every time I look at the banner, I notice something new. I love the way the structure of it mirrors the crazy structure of my story. Also, I still can't believe you made so many headers! I cannot thank you enough for making my first Big Bang collaboration go so smoothly.
Many, many thanks go out to my beta-readers and cheerleaders, aishuu, incandescens, and la_perkins. I especially want to thank aishuu for telling me that certain sections weren't working, and for then pushing me to rewrite and rewrite until they did work.
I also want to thank incandescens and liralen profusely for their patience with me while this story ate my brain for the past six months. I look forward to getting back to work on our Winter War project.
Artist name: zestyzorra
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: John/Mary, but the story is primarily gen.
Rating: R
Word count: ~117,000
Warnings: Graphic violence and disturbing imagery, including torture; child abuse; character death as depicted or mentioned in canon; spoilers through the end of S6.
Summary: This is a story that takes place before and between the lines of the Winchester Gospels. It starts in a hospital in Sioux Falls and with a landmine in Vietnam. It starts when two people inexplicably fall in love on the eve of the Great Depression and when a man kills himself at a California reservoir. It starts with a phone call from a man who knows too much, and with a memory of a murder that never happened.
This is the story of how John Winchester learned the truth, piece by shattered piece, and how that truth did not set him free.
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 10 | Part 12 | Epilogue
Entire fic on AO3
Acknowledgements: First of all, I would like to thank zestyzorra. You were beyond fabulous to work with, and every time I look at the banner, I notice something new. I love the way the structure of it mirrors the crazy structure of my story. Also, I still can't believe you made so many headers! I cannot thank you enough for making my first Big Bang collaboration go so smoothly.
Many, many thanks go out to my beta-readers and cheerleaders, aishuu, incandescens, and la_perkins. I especially want to thank aishuu for telling me that certain sections weren't working, and for then pushing me to rewrite and rewrite until they did work.
I also want to thank incandescens and liralen profusely for their patience with me while this story ate my brain for the past six months. I look forward to getting back to work on our Winter War project.