This fic was absolutely amazing. I checked it out first of all because I knew it had to be inspired by House of Leaves just judging by the summary, and let me say that you managed to echo the level of creepiness in that book perfectly. It takes a lot to creep me out if I'm just reading, but read parts of this at work, in a crowded room, and still felt on edge. You just set up such a suffocating atmosphere as Castiel was caught in the house and in his own madness, and it made the fic gripping and almost impossible to put down.
And yeah, I almost teared up at this, particularly the part where Sam is talking to Castiel about all the things Dean had said the last night that he was alive, because holy shit.
I can't imagine how much work went into working through some of these descriptions, to get them to evoke just the right emotion, and it turned out beautifully. (I stalked you to your tumblr and I seriously can't believe you're eighteen and you wrote something like this. I'm six years older than you and couldn't hope to compare!)
This fic is so innovative and different and does so much that I want to read it over again and catch all the little hints about Dean not really being there.
I also thought the appendix was a nice touch, and in the spirit of House of Leaves. I definitely am going to need to download the soundtrack you posted and see what kind of mood music you were writing to, because damn.
And yeah, I almost teared up at this, particularly the part where Sam is talking to Castiel about all the things Dean had said the last night that he was alive, because holy shit.
I can't imagine how much work went into working through some of these descriptions, to get them to evoke just the right emotion, and it turned out beautifully. (I stalked you to your tumblr and I seriously can't believe you're eighteen and you wrote something like this. I'm six years older than you and couldn't hope to compare!)
This fic is so innovative and different and does so much that I want to read it over again and catch all the little hints about Dean not really being there.
I also thought the appendix was a nice touch, and in the spirit of House of Leaves. I definitely am going to need to download the soundtrack you posted and see what kind of mood music you were writing to, because damn.
Amazing, amazing job.
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