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blueiris08

"A Matter of Principle"

Jan 28, 2008 20:13

Title: A Matter of Principle
Rating: PG
Category: Gen.
Characters: Sam, Dean, Original Character, and a bit of John.
Word Count: 5300
Summary: Wherein a school administrator from days past nearly blows Sam and Dean's cover.
Author’s Notes: The setting is post-'Nightshifter/'Folsom Prison Blues.' Thanks to just_ruth for superfast beta and the title idea.

( A Matter of Principle )

gen, medium length, standalone, flashback/pre-series, john, author's favorite, sam, outsider pov, dean

Comments 91

sarcasticval January 29 2008, 03:46:06 UTC

For some reason I'm completely enamored with the idea of long-haired Dean. It's not something I've seen in fic, well, ever.

(The rest of the story was cute as well, but high school rocker Dean keeps cracking me up.)

blueiris08 January 30 2008, 02:45:56 UTC

The rest of the story was cute as well, but high school rocker Dean keeps cracking me up.
Thanks! I couldn't see him doing a mullet, but long hair--why not?

sarcasticval January 30 2008, 05:11:08 UTC

"Why not" is an excellent question! I think that given the Winchesters' military-esque background everyone just assumes that Dean would keep it short. But thanks to you I'm now enamored with the idea of Dean being a little more individualistic in his personal grooming habits. Also, the style is fitting of the boys' late 90s schooling. (Oh, grunge era, I remember you well.) Who among us looks the same and keeps the same trends ten years out of high school anyway?

In summation? Hee.

erinrua January 29 2008, 04:06:45 UTC

Oh, this is absolutely awesome. You bring such reality, such tactile immediacy to this look at Sam and Dean through Beverly's eyes. It was fun and fascinating in the first segment to see an outside view of the boys doing their "thing", and Beverly has such a clear voice that she just feels familiar and real.

The second part of the boys in the past - loved that, too. Sammy's in trouble for fighting, but it's because he kicked a couple bullies' asses. YAY, Sammy! And John? Absolutely made of awesome. Now there's a man! ;-)

Lastly - whoo, you do a terrific job showing us just how dangerous and scary Sam and Dean are. You don't give us any rose-tinted admiration or hero worship: you give us two dangerous fugitives and a woman alone with them in a motel room. Day-um, girl, you made that so real!. And then Beverly listens to her instincts and puts the pieces together, and oh, I just love this woman. What a wonderfully drawn OC!

Thanks so much for this whole, wonderful tale! Bravo!
Cheers ~

Erin

blueiris08 January 30 2008, 03:28:05 UTC

Lastly - whoo, you do a terrific job showing us just how dangerous and scary Sam and Dean are. You don't give us any rose-tinted admiration or hero worship: you give us two dangerous fugitives and a woman alone with them in a motel room. Day-um, girl, you made that so real!. And then Beverly listens to her instincts and puts the pieces together, and oh, I just love this woman. What a wonderfully drawn OC!

Thanks so much. The show hasn't had a chance to develop how the boys' outlawry could affect the way others see them. And the tricky bit was writing something that made them plausibly scary to someone who didn't have a reason to doubt that they were actually criminals.

OCs are something I virtually never do, so I'm glad that this experiment worked.

may7fic January 29 2008, 04:21:51 UTC

This was a fun story - loved the outsider's POV from both time-periods, loved how she put 2 and 2 together. I enjoyed the flashbacks as much as the 'current' story. All 3 Winchesters were just as I'd picture them and Beverly was a super and real OC.

blueiris08 January 30 2008, 03:29:13 UTC

Thank you for commenting! I'm glad it worked for you.

jasmasson January 29 2008, 07:52:00 UTC

Excllent.

blueiris08 January 30 2008, 03:29:41 UTC

Thanks!

labseraph January 29 2008, 09:10:57 UTC

Oh, wow!

I just love this fic to bits! I hope you don't mind my adding this to my memories ... definitely something you want to re-visit. Your gift for description is wonderful.

...a smile so smooth that she almost thought she'd imagined the raptor's gaze he'd leveled at Sam's opponents. Almost.

Vintage Dean. Totally.

Completely adore your John. How could one sentence define him so well?

Sam's father lifted his eyebrows politely and didn't rise to the bait.

Would you mind sharing this at this community?

http://community.livejournal.com/spn_outsidepov/

Cause I believe something this awesome should be shared.

blueiris08 January 29 2008, 11:48:29 UTC

I'll pimp my wares on any street corner, so thanks for the heads-p on the other community. John is always tricky to write 'cause I don't much like him, but try to keep personal feelings about the characters out of a fic.

Thanks again!