jimmybigbang (fic) masterpost
Author: tasogareika
Artist: nanyakanya
Fandom/Genre: SPN AU/AR; vaguely dark!fic-ish (but very vaguely), mild horror elements, a dash of fantasy, angst, action/adventure, ~drama~ as well as A DRAGON.
Pairing: Gen, with mentions of canon Jimmy/Amelia and a smattering of (pre) Dean/Cas overtones
Rating: PG-13
Words: 54,200
Warnings: Deviates from canon after 6.22 (or the early part of 7.01 depending on your view), so spoilers are up to there-although some season seven stuff also lurks about (mainly the existence of the Leviathans). This fic also contains weird psychological probings, delusional nutjobs, more angst than strictly necessary and other weird stuff (like A DRAGON). Also Gabriel, whose (re)existence alone totally deserves a warning of its own.
Summary: Jimmy Novak awakens back to a world where the Apocalypse did not happen and Castiel is apparently going around the world with his face and proclaiming himself 'God'-a 'God' who is directly linked to Jimmy, and where Jimmy happens to be the key factor in stopping this false God with help from the Winchesters, Bobby and a formerly dead archangel-cum-pagan god.
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CHAPTER LIST
Prologue: A thousand ways to say goodbye.
( livejournal link @ inktrain, dreamwidth link @
mightyenas) One: You were saved not in order to live.
(livejournal links: part one + part two @ inktrain, dreamwidth link @
mightyenas) Two: Try to praise the mutilated world.
( livejournal link @ inktrain, dreamwidth link @
mightyenas) Three: Mendacious and delusive streets.
( livejournal link @ inktrain, dreamwidth link @
mightyenas) Four: The living and the dead are watching you.
( livejournal link @ inktrain, dreamwidth link @
mightyenas) Five: Something of that fire burns still.
( livejournal link @ inktrain, dreamwidth link @
mightyenas) Epilogue: A million ways to say hello.
( livejournal link @ inktrain, dreamwidth link @
mightyenas)
OTHER LINKS
Fic also available on Archive of Our Own (AO3)
Downloadable PDF format for e-readers at Mediafire
Art Masterpost located here
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AUTHOR'S NOTES: Man, there are so many things I could say about managing to finish and post this 54k beast (not monster, because I have a 101k one sitting in my laptop waiting to be eventually edited). Firstly, I really have to thank tawg for not only organizing this entire challenge in the first place, but for also beta-ing my story for me so thoroughly and also being gracious enough for allowing me to post even though I had to miss my original posting date due to sudden RL circumstances rearing its head. She has been nothing but kind and understanding and I’m really grateful to her for all the help and assistance that’s provided for me during this time.
Another person I have to thank is of course, Michele (black_catxiii/
infinitechallenge) for going through this beast as well despite its immense length. She, too, has been a great help too, and pointed out some of my more terrible errors which I will not talk about because they are that embarrassing. And also listening to my spam when I have nobody else to turn to. Lots of hugs and love for you, twin. You deserve them.
A third person I need to thank is my artist Zoe (nanyakanya
), who has also been equally generous and kind and understanding over the entire posting thing and has also graced my story with the most amazing art-I feel very honored to have been paired up with her, and she really deserves all the praise for the beautiful stuff she’s made for the story. Please, do go over to her art post and leave your comments; she genuinely deserves it.
On a personal note, this story is a rather big accomplishment for me-to date this is the second-biggest thing I have written, although I never had an idea it would actually get this big. The basic idea had been in my mind ever since I wrote ‘ no one takes your freedom’, and the challenge just gave me an incentive to actually get it out. For a while the basic idea actually got bigger (there was actually John and Kali joining in the fun, and Jimmy was supposed to be this chosen one of Orpheus or something like that and then he could see ~bonds~) buuuut yeah, I cut it all down at the end. XD; Still, the story worked out in the end, so I am happy about that. On that note, I really would like to dedicate this story to my maternal grandmother, who passed away just last month (16th February 2012).
All of that aside, thanks so much for having to take the time to read this story! I really hope you all enjoyed it as much as I had fun writing it out, and maybe I might see some of you guys again in the future. Kudos to all who spotted my few nerdy references. :3