Comments | spn_summergen: Out of a Gunnysack, for amchara (gen, PG)

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Out of a Gunnysack, for amchara (gen, PG)

Jun 30, 2007 14:50

Title: Out of a Gunnysack
Author: hebrew_hernia / Prince
Recipient: amchara
Rating: PG
Author's Notes: 1093 words. Title & cut-text from "Red Rabbits" by The Shins.
Summary: Sam finds a hunt at Stanford.

( into the crucible to be rendered an emulsion )

2007:fiction

Comments 27

swanseajill June 30 2007, 21:29:15 UTC

That was really interesting - who'd have guessed that Sam would find a fellow hunter at Stanford? And to discover that for others, it's possible to combine hunting with a normal life. Wonder if that felt like another gut punch to Sam?

hebrew_hernia July 12 2007, 17:31:13 UTC

I'm so glad you liked it. And to answer your question, I think it totally, totally did.

eloise_bright June 30 2007, 21:46:21 UTC

I just love this. It was a great little story, and I was enjoying it and thinking, aww, how sweet for Sam to find another hunter at Stanford, and then I got to the last lines and took the whole thing to another level.

"Who says it has to be one or the other?"

"My dad." Sam closes the truck's door.

That's just so sad that Sam believes that. 'My way or the highway' - I can almost hear John saying that. Lovely work.

hebrew_hernia July 12 2007, 17:31:30 UTC

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

heidi8 July 1 2007, 00:02:23 UTC

Oh. Oh wow and oh. The end was just oh. And amazing and what a great character sketch. That's just terrific and I love the writing style and how you ended it.

hebrew_hernia July 12 2007, 17:31:49 UTC

Thanks so much!

embroiderama July 1 2007, 00:28:34 UTC

Aw, Sam. I like that you give him a glimpse into a different hunting lifestyle but still have him turn away, even while he's hunting on his own.

hebrew_hernia July 12 2007, 17:32:06 UTC

Thanks!

iamstealthyone July 1 2007, 14:14:45 UTC

Nicely done! I wasn’t expecting Sam to find what he did on that hunt, and it was a cool little twist.

Favorite lines:

Sam loves the library closest to his dorm, all ancient oak shelves and tables, light filtering in through enormous windows like it's a church.

Good description.

John's kind of a pothead, Sam's learned, and he'll buy pretty much anything. He's a nice guy, and Sam hates how easily he lies.

Oh, Sam.

Sam's struggling to maintain his composure when Jake gets it. "Oh... Sam Winchester."

*g* I like that the Winchesters are that well known around hunting circles.

"Who says it has to be one or the other?"

"My dad." Sam closes the truck's door.

Ouch.

*hugs Sam*

hebrew_hernia July 12 2007, 17:32:49 UTC

I think the Winchesters being well-known is kind of fanon, at least in my neck of the fandom woods. I'm glad you liked this!