SPN Fic: In These Losing Fights

[errant_jane]

Tired like a tired thing. So what I decided to do was write fic. It made sense at the time.

Title: In These Losing Fights
Genre: Gen
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: For 5x04
Notes: In the same universe as this story, though you don't have to read that for this to make sense.
Summary: Dean's goodbye to Sam is meant to be final and without regret.

Comments

[lustmordred]

I liked this a lot. I'm not a big fan of the whole past Dean, future Dean thing because I mostly think it was a trick the angels were pulling, but I liked the way you wrote Dean's change. It's a believable transition from the way he is into that future self and that exhaustion he feels before giving up is very in character. And sad. And I love that about that character because it's so tragically pretty. Anyway, this was awesome.

[errant_jane]

Thank you so much!!! I'm pleased that it worked for you, esp if you don't like the future thing!!! So, yeah. Thank you!!!

[judas_denied]

I think this is beautiful. I enjoyed the way it was broken down into almost vignette-sized pieces. I've not seen a lot of takes on this episode and maybe it's because I've been so busy lately, but your spin on how Future Dean became the way he was leaves me wanting to yell, "YES! THAT!"

I read the episode in a very similar way and how--to me--that despite all of his hardness you could still see that Sam was the one sore/soft spot he had left. Or maybe that's just me and read into things entirely too much. This is very possible.

Painful and wrenching in all the right ways and Lucifer/Sam is just... GUH as well as sadmaking what with the bits about how he thinks of Dean all the time and he was there, watching as Lucifer killed Dean... yeah. Just a great piece from start to finish. :D

[errant_jane]

but your spin on how Future Dean became the way he was leaves me wanting to yell, "YES! THAT!"

\o/ THANK YOU!!!

that despite all of his hardness you could still see that Sam was the one sore/soft spot he had left.

Yes!! Um, I could go on for awhile about all of the fantastically awesome little ways they showed this. ♥ Because I'm a geek.

Painful and wrenching in all the right ways and Lucifer/Sam is just... GUH as well as sadmaking what with the bits about how he thinks of Dean all the time and he was there, watching as Lucifer killed Dean... yeah. Just a great piece from start to finish. :D

Thank you so so much!!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!!

[errant_jane]

*blushes* Thank you!!!

[eveofnigh]

This was really lovely, and I think the POV you chose just made it all so much more heartbreaking. This is totally part of my personal canon now. Really beautifully written.

...And now I'm going to go reread and cry over Dean and Sam some more.

[errant_jane]

Aw, thank you!!! I'm glad you liked it!!

[dodificus]

Oh, *wow*. I can see it, Dean being so tired at the end, so desperate that he actually believes Lucifer (and who knows, maybe Lucifer *was* being sincere) and gives himself up to it. I could *feel* it.

[errant_jane]

Aw, thank you so much!!!