Gift for Meatball42

[brutti_ma_buoni]

Title: A Sea of Voices
Gifter: Brutti ma buoni
Pairing/Characters: Pamela, Jo
Word count/Medium: 1600
Rating: R
Warnings: Casefic, for a painful case which deals with the death of young children, and bereaved mothers. Nothing explicit, but please be aware when you click.
Summary: Jo needs help, and the hunters' network sends her Pamela's way.

Comments

[cassiopeia7]

The baby stopped screaming a while back, but its heart had kept beating till now. Tough little kid.

OMG. Break me some more, why don't you. :( Heartbreaking casefic AND a couple of beautiful character analyses, all contained neatly within 1600 words. Amazing! You captured Jo's personality/attitude/voice perfectly . . . and dang if you didn't write past!Pamela exactly as I've imagined her, bikers, child and all.

. . . and maybe Nix, too. ;)

Brava!!

[brutti_ma_buoni]

*hugs you*

Thank you *so* much. You know I've been fretting about this, and it really doesn't shout 'Christmas gift' still. But I'm so glad to know there's something worth reading, anyway.

(*g* Possible Nix-ness, yes. I've never connected it, but the way I like to write Pamela is really quite Nix-ish.)

[cassiopeia7]

It was bittersweet, to be sure, but what a lovely snapshot of two badasses before those other badasses came on the scene. :)

it really doesn't shout 'Christmas gift'

Dude. My gift left Dean dead in a puddle of his own blood. At least you gave Jo and Pamela a happy ending -- they solved the case, each made a new friend, and nobody got blind or dead. That's a pretty great gift for hunters . . .

[snickfic]

This is lovely, in a very melancholy way. I really like these glimpses you give of Pamela's backstory, and I like that you have Jo here as someone who's trying, who's not afraid to do what she has to, but still has some growing to do and who is kind of okay with that. That's not a combo I see very often in characters, I don't think.

I really like this bit:
“I’m here because I need your help,” she said. That was a tip from Ellen, make clear you’re prepared to be in the other person’s debt, no shame in it. But say it straight and strong, so they know you’re not grovelling.

Meanwhile:
Not that she didn’t trust Pamela, the network was very clear about her being on the side of the angels, so to speak,

GOOD GRIEF, BRUTTI. D:

[brutti_ma_buoni]

*hangs head* I know, I am sorry. I wrote it, and looked at it, and thought 'Okay, we know what happens in the future in-narrative too.'

ANYWAY. I'm glad you enjoyed the rest of this. I know canon-Jo talks about how she's ready to go out alone, and she certainly is, to a point. But not dumb enough not to know she has stuff still to grow into, I think.

[snogged]

This was really excellent. I enjoyed your exploration of Jo's personality and Pamela's past.

Well done!

[brutti_ma_buoni]

Thanks so much for coming over to read!

[madebyme_x]

What a powerful yet melancholic fic.

I thought you captured Jo perfectly, stubborn and capable, yet knowing that she still has more to learn. I also enjoyed the back story that you painted for Pamela, it really fit her character.

The tone was perfect; bittersweet, and yet it still packed a punch. Thank you for sharing and wishing you a happy holiday :)

[brutti_ma_buoni]

Thanks so much for such a lovely comment - I really appreciate it, and I'm so glad you enjoyed!

[sophiap]

This was a wonderful gut-punch in all the right ways. I love your take on Pamela's story, and of how Jo is learning to navigate the world as a hunter.

The case, and how it impinges on Pamela's own story, is perfectly heartbreaking.

[brutti_ma_buoni]

Thank you so, so much! I'm delighted you enjoyed this.