The Other Way Around

[chiiyo86]

Title: The Other Way Around
Characters: Mary, Sam, Dean, Bobby.
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Supernatural related.
Summary: AU. The more you try to run from the past, the more it catches up with you.
A/N: Written as a belated Christmas present for the lovely smilla02, who wanted an AU in which John dies and Mary lives. Beta'ed by the no

Comments

[smilla02]

*falils happily*

This is just perfect and exactly what I was hoping for when I gave you the prompt. ♥ Wonderful setting and voices. I'm always more character driven than plot driven and I love what you've done here with Sam and Mary and Dean. I love your Mary, her doubts and that she made different choices than John - but not so different after all. I love how tender her relationship with Sam is and I knew that there were no older friends in Dean's life, just hunting.

I love this so much and I'll be happy to read more: the potential of this 'verse is awesome.

Thank you so very much, hon. ♥

[chiiyo86]

Hee, I'm so happy you enjoyed it! It was a very good prompt, and now my mind is full of other ideas for this verse (you evil, evil woman!). The key with AUs is to make things both different and the same... I'm glad you thought it worked! I thought that having Mary stay in Lawrence made sense, because contrary to John she had experienced growing up in a hunting family with a home base. But I didn't want to make it Mary "the good mother" vs John "the bad father" so yeah, issues... And apparently Dean can't escape hunting. :)

Thank you for prompting and reading and commenting and being awesome in general!

[smilla02]

I thought that having Mary stay in Lawrence made sense, because contrary to John she had experienced growing up in a hunting family with a home base.
That was a very good idea. I've read similar AUs, but they always ended having Mary on the road instead of John. Of course now we know now from In The Beginning that Mary came from a family of hunters and her choice makes much sense.

It's good being happy about a new idea, isn't it? I hope there will be a lot of more writing in thi AU. <3

[chiiyo86]

Of course now we know now from In The Beginning that Mary came from a family of hunters and her choice makes much sense.

Yes, I think that bit of information makes things more interesting. It's easy with AUs to fall into a simple "repeat" of the show. But knowing that about Mary gives a background different from John, which makes her do different things.

I look forward to do more things with this verse, and with Mary. I fell hard for her in "In the Beginning" - like suddenly she wasn't just this icon in a white night gown, but a real person, you know? But I also want to write about the brothers, and explore their relationship, making them close, but less unhealthy co-dependant than in the show since they had a more stable childhood.

It will distract me from big bang craziness!

[seesmooshrun]

This could be an interesting AU. I like having Mary stay in Lawrence, it works.

[chiiyo86]

Yeah, I thought that Mary would stay in Lawrence because she grew up in a hunting family with a home base, she knows it can work.

I'm seriously thinking about doing more installments in this 'verse, but I'm not making any promises as to when, because big bang is my priority right now.

Thanks for reading and commenting!

[dianamartins]

any chance for this oneshot to become an series? because i would love to read more about this! :) pretty please? :)

[chiiyo86]

There is a very good chance that it will become a series; I already have a few ideas. :) Thanks for taking the time to read and comment!

[chiiyo86]

I'm glad you liked Mary, she was fun to write! This will probably turn into a verse... I already have some ideas!

Thanks for reading and commenting!

[embroiderama]

This is painful but so very, very good. I love the ways some things change, but some things stay the same.

[chiiyo86]

I love the ways some things change, but some things stay the same.

That's the interesting thing with AUs, in my opinion - things change but stay the same. I'm glad you thought it worked here! Thank you so much for your kind words.