Dear ff.net, I totally forgive you
Okay, not really, but I just got a really nice comment on "Silent Night," so I thought I would try to even the scales a bit by NOT constantly bitching about the reviewers there. ;)
From: [redacted for privacy purposes]
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I'm actually hearing impaired in Real Life and this is the *only* deaf!Winchester fic I've read that didn't make me cringe and want to throttle something. And I think the reason was that neither guy makes it an issue AT ALL. Like "it is what it is". Sam doesn't make it an issue and it's not one for Dean until he has communication problems. And you have the best description of what it's like not to hear and only get fragments of lines and stumble along, piecing it together. I love Sam knowing sign language and can actually see both actors using it. But my favorite is Sam just unconsciously making sure his face is well-lit and interpreting for Dean. *sighs*
Awesome job!
From: [redacted for privacy purposes]
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I'm actually hearing impaired in Real Life and this is the *only* deaf!Winchester fic I've read that didn't make me cringe and want to throttle something. And I think the reason was that neither guy makes it an issue AT ALL. Like "it is what it is". Sam doesn't make it an issue and it's not one for Dean until he has communication problems. And you have the best description of what it's like not to hear and only get fragments of lines and stumble along, piecing it together. I love Sam knowing sign language and can actually see both actors using it. But my favorite is Sam just unconsciously making sure his face is well-lit and interpreting for Dean. *sighs*
Awesome job!