You Will Not Die, It's Not Poison (SPN, R-ish)

[deaconfic]

Gen, R-ish. Title from Bob Dylan's "Tombstone Blues," that particular section of which has always given me the creeps, by the way.

astrid_olivia betaed this when she could have been writing report cards. There was a LOT wrong with it, too. She is a saint.

Comments

[vaznetti]

Didn't you say something about this story creeping you out? If so, I can see why. Because of course killing them isn't an option.

"In theory, he's seeing if you're anywhere in town," Sam said. "In practice, I think he's giving us a minute alone."

This line is particularly freaky, because yeah, they're still a family. Or they will be, anyway.

[cdeacon]

Yes, I found writing it quite disturbing. Glad it creeped you out, too (I mean that in the best possible way. : )

[cdeacon]

Well, you are the greatest, and I'm embarassed about my hissyfit, and I'm going to respond to your lovely comments in just a second, but: did you see the Stuffed Squirrel and Chipmunk Musuem link in my journal? YOU MUST GO LOOK AT IT RIGHT NOW. I'm practically hyperventilating.

[cdeacon]

Okay. Deep breaths. Letting the stuffed rodent thing go for the moment.

Seriously, thanks so much--I had never really tried the deliberate misdirection thing before, and I kept alternating between "this is too obvious, everyone's going to guess it" and "no one is going to understand what's going on." I never quite got it the way I wanted it, but I'm glad you liked it anyway. I'm especially glad you thought the tone worked, because the total hopelessness thing was exactly what I wanted to get across. (And now I can stop re-watching that wretched episode, so yay.)

Re: Yum!

[cdeacon]

Thank you so much! I sort of creeped myself out while writing it, so a sequel may not be in the works, but that's a very nice compliment anyway. : )

Re: Yum!

[cdeacon]

Well, who knows? It could certainly happen someday, or maybe I could blackmail someone else into writing one. Heh.

(And thank you again, really; I'm very flattered.)

[cdeacon]

Thanks so much! I'm glad it worked for you.

[iamstealthyone]

Good ficlet here. I like that it's not immediately obvious what's going on, how it slowly dawns on you. The slow realization makes you ache for what Sam and John have become, and what Dean is going to become.

Favorite lines:
He found her in the living room. She was lying on the couch, and she was dead. It looked as though it had taken a long time, as though she had struggled.

Ouch ... the poor girl, and poor Dean, having to live with the knowledge that he was indirectly responsible for her death. (And that Sam and John were directly responsible.)

Sam was still watching him, hadn't taken his eyes off Dean since he walked in. Now he said, "Come home, Dean." And Dean felt awake,
really alive for the first time in a long while. He said, "I'm all yours, Sammy."

Creepy ... and sad. Sad that Dean's willing to do this. Not surprising, though, becuase after all, he's all about his family staying together.

Great job on this ... thanks for a good read.

[cdeacon]

Thanks so much for the detailed fb--I'm glad you enjoyed it.