Fic: And a Whisper Will Be Heard

[honeylocusttree]

And a Whisper Will Be Heard

Summary: Comment-fic for the h/c meme at hoodie_time. For the prompt dissociate fugue.

Warnings: None.

Comments

[salty_catfish]

I loved this prompt and I'm so very glad you filled it!

[honeylocusttree]

It was fun to write--comment-fic are so challenging because it demands a much greater brevity than I usually have to contend with. It's a great challenge. Tough, but totally worth it.

So glad you liked it!

[salty_catfish]

I have such a thing for dissociation and it fits Dean so perfectly, heh. I know I'm repeating myself, but you really have this knack for visceral detail. With just a few words you manage to evoke these clear and vibrant images in my mind, where I can feel the quality of the air.
When he crossed the tracks the birds settled, the cacophony winding down into occasional bursts of chatter. A wind swept out of the empty sky, stirring the fields in waves. I loved that line!
And the sunlight picked out the haze of dust on the surface of the table by the window. It shivered in the cobwebs in the corners and skipped across the bubbles in the window glass.
Or this one Branches like spider silk, full of open spaces in between. Threads and tendons and muscles, tearing apart from one another, pulling open, letting in the light. Thick dark veins honeycombed with hollow light.
I liked this theme of webs and waves.

[honeylocusttree]

I love when themes emerge with no real input from me--I'm always just trying to find sneaky ways to express key concepts. It's nice when those ways blend into one another and make something coherent.