Supernatural 50-States Gen Fanfiction: Restless Spirits, 2/2

[halfshellvenus]

Title: Restless Spirits 2/2
Author: HalfshellVenus
Characters: Sam and Dean (Gen), a story in two chapters.
Rating: PG
Summary: Some arguments are never finished, especially those between Winchesters.
Author’s Notes: Written for my Oregon entry to spn_50states. I couldn’t begin to touch on all the parts I wanted to, but I hope a feeling for the state comes

Comments

[acostilow]

Oh, you're amazing. I'm hurting and I'm laughing and Sam's such a little bitch and Dean's so needy and I love it and all that other good stuff.

[halfshellvenus]

I'm hurting and I'm laughing
Yay! Both at once. That's kind of the Winchester double-whammy, isn't it? There's no unleavened happiness, but then the pain eventually gets waylaid by the snark.

Sam's such a little bitch and Dean's so needy
This one does have a lot of their worst points-- and you have to suspect that Sam's bitchiness hurts Dean and makes him needy, and that the neediness grates on Sam and makes him bitchy. I almost named this fic "Going In Circles." It was thatClose. :)

Glad you liked it! And *thud*. Thank god it's done. With two hours to spare. *eye roll*

[acostilow]

*pets*

You rock, dear.

Now write porn. :D

Kidding. Mostly.

[halfshellvenus]

Now write porn. :D
Damn, my record's stuck again. How does that keep happening? ;)

[missyjack]

So are you working for Oregon tourist Buraeu? Coz I seriously want to go and visit these places! Yoru research paid off, wonderful sense of place painted here. And you have crafted some hugh quality brotherly banter and then topped it off with some greta character insights.
I love the bed sharing as a metaphor for their relationship.

[halfshellvenus]

So are you working for Oregon tourist Buraeu? Coz I seriously want to go and visit these places!
:D No, I'm from there originally. And before we had the kids, my husband and I would go back every year to visit my family, and spend part of the vacation hiking and exploring. A LOT. I hardly touched on the Cascades, which are my favorite area. But all the things I covered are intriguing in their own way. The Steens are fascinating-- the backside gravel road runs along the Alvord desert (where they mine Borax from) and it passes a historic one-room schoolhouse along the way. The front end of the Steens (the Frenchglen side) doesn't look like much-- it looks like desert. You have to take the road that goes over the top and along the rim to really see what they're like, and wow-- they ARE Alpine, and they look nothing like the area surrouding them

[mooyoo]

Once again, loved it. Absolutely loved them sharing a bed - whether Supernatural or Prison Break, I loved the platonic bed-sharing - and how that reflects the current state of their relationship. I also kind of like the acceptance that Sam seems to have here for what they do, and how he's really trying to build this into some kind of life.

“No wait-that’s it, isn’t it? God, the drawings in Dad’s journal suck.”

I was eating a cracker, and laughed crumbs all over the keyboard at this :p

“And a guy who runs away to do what everyone else is doing isn’t exactly a master at thinking outside the box,” he added.That's something that's always interested me about their relationship and about the two of them as characters - how Sam is the more straight-laced one and Dean is the one with the reckless, rebellious nature, yet it's Sam who is the "black sheep of the family," who had the rebellious streak and broke away from the family, and Dean is the one who follows orders and does what he's told. Interesting way of putting it, how Sam thinks

[halfshellvenus]

I loved the platonic bed-sharing - and how that reflects the current state of their relationship.
It works when their awkwardness is removed and their over-thinking just steps out of the way (when they're asleep). Dean's neediness comes out because he can't stop it, anymore than he can keep Sam from showing him that it's okay. By day, the two of them screw this up regularly. :0

“No wait-that’s it, isn’t it? God, the drawings in Dad’s journal suck.”
I was eating a cracker, and laughed crumbs all over the keyboard at this :p
! \o/ to the ten-thousandth degree! I had to do a bunch of Chupacabra research yesterday, and I was suprised at how varied (and bad) the depictions are. Which just lends itself to a crack like this one. ;)

yet it's Sam who is the "black sheep of the family," who had the rebellious streak and broke away from the family, and Dean is the one who follows orders and does what he's told.This part of them is so intriguing. Sam rebels so that he can LIVE that straight-laced normality (and it's the last rebelling he wants

[bluesister]

“You call it a box, I call it family.”

Again, loving the stings along with the smiles.

Great job! You know, there's a reindeer herd out near Sisters, or used to be. How's that for a plot bunny?

[halfshellvenus]

Again, loving the stings along with the smiles.
They just can't leave it alone, can they? Of course, there are so many loaded conversations in that family. You mention "mother" in any context, and Whammo! Or "love". Or "loyalty". Or "Dad". Ack-- the list is endless.

Great job! You know, there's a reindeer herd out near Sisters, or used to be. How's that for a plot bunny?
I can't remember if I've seen that or not. I'm hoping the llama farm is still there-- they lasted at least a decade, but I haven't been over toward Sisters in 8 years. This year could be different-- it might be time to show the kids Proxy Falls and the lava house. :0

Reindeer in the high desert. I'm guessing they don't like that too much!

Thanks for your comments, bluesister. :D

[halfshellvenus]

:D Thank you! And I am SO glad I finished on time. Right down to the wire... Yipes.