Fic: The Paint That Hides The Crime

[fourfreedoms]

Title: The Paint That Hides The Crime
Author: dark_reaction
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Word Count: 2,937
Rating: Hard R
Summary: Pre-series AU. Sam comes out to Dean.
Notes: I really meant to write the next installment in the "ruined for all that follow verse," but that didn't happen. Instead, this was my interpretation of balefully's prompt: Sam/Dean, h/c. I had no idea what I

Comments

[persephone_c]

This was adorable in a somewhat bittersweet way. I am definitely memming this :D. And I am glad you recovered this story coz dude! Awesome! XD

[fourfreedoms]

You have no idea how happy I am. That's always distressing when you lose something you like to the ether. BUT I WON AGAINST THE EVIL THAT IS VISTA! Anyway, thank you for reading!

[suckmyspock]

I think you captured Dean's character very good in this, and I love the way you wrote him. This is great, and I only wish I was more awake so that I could give you a better comment. I'm probably gonna throw this in my memories -- thanks for sharing it. :]

And I'm sorry about the freak-out-moment you had with your computer; sometimes technology can be so damn difficult, ugh.

[fourfreedoms]

Thank you, my lady, I mind not! I'm very glad you liked it!

[tabaqui]

Ooh, i like that. I love this different version of the boys, the way Dean would *so* fit into any world he chose to settle into, and how Sam would be stubbornly but *subtly* different.

Dean fell asleep with his bedroom light on low and Sam standing watch over him, like a put upon and yet still wryly affectionate saint.

Love it. And 'Sarge' - man. I can *so* see this. Excellent stuff.

[fourfreedoms]

I sort of ADORE the notion of bitchy political activist Sam who drives everybody nuts. It's funny how that character prototype is usually female. OH WELL, SAMMY!

Anyway! Thank you much! I'm very glad you like it!

[rejeneration]

AWWW, LAUREN. Dear God, girl. You have to be one of the smartest writers in this fandom, I'm not even KIDDING. I keep trying to come up with philosophers and poets and lyricists and wordsmiths to compare you to, but there's just... there's something so _you_ in all of this. Snark caught up with a heavy dose of BRAINS. Mmm, brains.

It's things like this Sam standing watch over him, like a put upon and yet still wryly affectionate saint. that just makes your writing insanely amazing. And this? Sarge occasionally got dangerous, running around in his underwear, writing symbols on the wall. Jesus, Mary and Joseph do I have astounding love for the vibe you give for John here. Dark and violent, and the boys are so conditioned to it, that they have their excuses down pat. I have to add psychology to your never-ending list of accolades. You just shouldn't get to be so talented. =D

[fourfreedoms]

Firstly, thank you for pointing that out for me. My brain and one in the morning. Proof that nobody should ever go without a beta. I should be lucky you didn't find more mistakes.

Anyway, can I compare you to philosophers and poets and wordsmorths JUST ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS COMMENT? Seriously, you always know how to make a girl feel good!

I was writing it, and I didn't even intend for it to be an AU, but somehow John just wound up crazy, and then I figured the only way that Dean wouldn't back him up, was if there actually WEREN'T any supernaturalish things. Also, I was one of those lame assholish kids that carried around a DSM-IV-TR and diagnosed everybody around me. Thankfully, I have gotten past that stage.

[missyjack]

You've really translated the essence of their relationship brilliantly into this AU. And i love the way John is both a strong presence, and also sort of irrelevant to them at the same time.

[fourfreedoms]

You know, I hadn't thought about it like that at all. But that truly is a beautiful way to put it. Anyway, thank you! I'm very glad you liked it!