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Mirrors

Jun 21, 2011 20:46

Title: Mirrors
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 1100
Disclaimer: Not my boys. Kripke broke them long before I ever got to them.
Summary: A curse causes people to see Dean as Dean sees himself. Ellen is awesome about it.

Written for the Dean focused h/c meme #5 onhoodie_time , one of icanhazpie 's wishes over at spn_rambleon , 'Doppelgängers' on my angst_bingo and 'Trapped between realities' on my hc_bingo ( Read more... )

oneshot, ellen, commentfic, angst, angst_bingo, dean, hurt/comfort, hc_bingo, supernatural, sort of almost fluff, hurting dean is like crack to me, sam

Comments 74

borgmama1of5 June 21 2011, 19:15:12 UTC

I would love to see this continue!

purple_carpets June 22 2011, 05:39:59 UTC

We'll see about that ;)

And when I say that it basically means 'no', seeing as I have been saying that about a lot of possible sequels and never actually got around to doing any of them. But it's definitely going on the list.

icanhazpie June 21 2011, 20:13:48 UTC

*clutches cheeks*

Ahhhhhhh! Eet ees beauuuuutiful.

The last line. Yeah. Ahahahahaha, i'll be back for a proper review when I stop bouncing.

*hugs* You rock. Exactly what I wanted.

icanhazpie June 21 2011, 20:14:41 UTC

PS. Gawd, that was like lightning. You write fast.

purple_carpets June 22 2011, 05:43:32 UTC

Heh, mostly I just get bored and write until I'm not bored anymore (i.e. my Statistics professor has left the room)

But with this one I had the idea in my head for over a week and your wish was just the push I needed to force it into shape.

I dunno why, but this was one of the fics that almost hurt to write because everything felt wrong and stupid and OOC, so I'm totally psyched you liked it!

icanhazpie June 22 2011, 15:01:31 UTC

Okay. Back now, though I haven't had any coffee yet so lord help us all.

I LOVE how Dean is completely, morbidly vulnerable here. He's always just thatclose to snapping and wailing how he can't taaaake it anymore in canon - here, you snapped him utterly. AND THEN ELLEN PICKED UP THE PIECES. *melts* It's too perfect. Someone needs to be there for that poor boy and bear some of the load, or even just understand some of the load, but his load is just so big and he's got this whole macho-possessive "my load, back off" thing - and Ellen is big enough and macho enough and maternal enough to smack his hands and say, "Share, boy. You gonna argue?"

I lovelovelove Ellen. I love how she almost wants to smack him too, because he is wallowing stupidly, but refrains because she's bigger than that. Almost. She does slap him, but tenderly, with affection. A total message that, "You're being stupid and I don't like what you're implying about me, but I wubs you anyway, dork."

I love how Sam wants to get it, because he's a sensitive guy, ( ... )

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embroiderama June 21 2011, 20:24:57 UTC

Oh ouch, DEAN. I love Ellen being so composed and awesome here.

purple_carpets June 22 2011, 05:45:25 UTC

*pets his spiky head*

Ellen is awesome. I totally miss her.

jennytork June 21 2011, 20:56:45 UTC

More, please?

purple_carpets June 22 2011, 05:47:03 UTC

Maaaaybeee. Definitely not promising anything. I kinda have a thing for fics that just end without working out any of the actual issues...*feels weird*

Mirrors catsintheattic June 21 2011, 21:05:20 UTC

I love the revealing nature of that curse. Poor Dean - but finally, he has to deal with some of the denial he's been piling up for years.

Re: Mirrors purple_carpets June 22 2011, 05:48:30 UTC

I know!! The idea of that curse is amazing. That's why I love the hoodie time meme so much.

Re: Mirrors catsintheattic June 22 2011, 06:48:32 UTC

Indeed. And if I haven't said it clearly enough: I not only liked the idea, but also what you made of it. :-)

Re: Mirrors purple_carpets June 22 2011, 16:17:08 UTC

Nono, I totally got that, don't worry *hugs*