YOU'RE THE DARK ROOM HE'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER
chuck/castiel, implied dean/castiel. pg-13. spoilers for 5.04, the end; drug abuse, character death. ~4,570.
(c) title from you have a face carved of stone by cesare pavese
a/n: for
thevinegarworks on the most glorious occassion of celebrating her birth, which was well over two months ago, but hey! i did it :) *gropes*
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Chuck does (plans it in four-step rhythm, the story he'll tell himself because of it, he needs to hear it like it's all make-believe: you, he tells himself, you carry him back to the truck, tell him shut up shut up I'm driving, he's crying out again; carry him up the hill, carry him up the wet grass, carry him up the stairs, to the bed; no one's come back, no one knows, they will; pull down the bottles, whatever comes down into your open hands first, it'll work, and feed it to him quick, wait for his eyes to roll, to lay down, hands resting on the back of your neck; lock him in his own room, leave him, back against the wall, slide down, head in your hands, you can't think).
I cried here, man, legit cried. I read this whole thing twice over throughout the past two days, just letting it sink in and savoring it. It's visceral and sharp and wow. The repeating elements - flying, not praying, coffins, crosses, colors, twine - gave ( ... )
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This.
Oh, god...beautiful, painful, scattered in all the right ways.
Damnitall. I'm just.
Ngh.
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Best compliment, srsly ♥ That's what worries me about rarepairs--it seems like a great idea, but being able to make it interesting is the hardest part. I'm glad that I did that! :)
I'm really really glad that you liked the fic. I don't think it was meant to be happy or leave a feeling of happiness at enjoying it, but I'm glad that it did leave strong emotions. And now my comment is getting longer than yours because I ramble.
Thank you!! ♥
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