Comments | innie_darling: I don't know what to call this - an announcement? an open call? (Ben and Dean)

innie_darling

I don't know what to call this - an announcement? an open call? (Ben and Dean)

Feb 26, 2008 21:42

Hi, everybody!

I've been trying, since I finished scene ten and I got through NaNo, to write scene eleven of the Ben/Dean series. All I've come up with are notes. Very nice notes that make me happy, but they're just not coming together to form a coherent scene ( Read more... )

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koyote19 February 27 2008, 03:19:44 UTC

you know I'll read anything with Ben and Dean in it. I especially love the domestic scenes where they are doing mundane things like sharing cornflakes.

what about a scene a year or so down the line, or maybe when Ben gets a permanent position at a clinic, and they realize they can pick out a bigger apartment? One with reliable heat? I can't see either of them knowing what to make of that situation at first.

innie_darling February 28 2008, 20:53:26 UTC

Aw, thanks!

The situation you're outlining is already part of the plan for scene twelve! Whoot!

extraonions February 27 2008, 03:54:48 UTC

How about....

the one where Dean takes Ben to the Grand Canyon (or vice versa)
the one where Dean is Ben's date for the staff holiday party
the one where Dean takes Ben to his favorite hole in the wall diners on dates

and... I don't know how you feel about this, but I'd love to see Ben and Dean have a fight-- maybe it's just me, but I find in a relationship I gotta know we can fight and still come out the other end of it, otherwise I feel like I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. Just a thought :)

innie_darling February 28 2008, 20:56:01 UTC

Thanks for playing! I myself haven't been to the Grand Canyon, so I think your first suggestion might be beyond me. But the second and third look like stuff I've already got in my scene twelve notes! Yay!

I hear what you're saying about the fighting. I think they have done some fighting offscreen, and in any case they both know - now that they've saved each other's lives - that this is for real.

gnatkip February 27 2008, 04:43:14 UTC

That's incredibly generous of you to ask! I personally am really looking forward to the one where they hash things out with Sam and John. Especially Sam. I hate to see it come to an end, too, but I believe that however you do it, it'll be true and yes and ohboys.

innie_darling February 28 2008, 20:56:49 UTC

Thank you for chiming in! I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens with Sam too, honestly.

piyo_chiko February 27 2008, 04:50:36 UTC

I don't think this story has to have an over-arching plot, because real life is all about the little moments. So, I think doing chapters which are "day-in the life" sort of chapters is a beautiful thing and can be done very effectively. That being said, I do have a few ideas that you might find interesting ( ... )

innie_darling February 28 2008, 21:00:44 UTC

Thanks for indulging me! I do like the everyday-moments feel of the scenes, and I agree that that concept can be spun out indefinitely, but since scene ten included actual plot, I feel like there's a natural denouement that needs to occur now.

Dean has already met Ben's family, and there weren't any issues with that - Ben's been out since high school, so there were no surprises. I would like Dean to meet more of Ben's friends, but they are scattered all over the country. Hmmm.

As for the war coming, that's a really neat plot - and how handy to have a doctor on their side! - but these scenes are an AU, and the YED's dead without opening any gates to hell.

Thanks again!

gretazreta February 27 2008, 09:50:25 UTC

I like all the suggestions so far.
I think I'd like the moment when Ben says to Sam, "You don't get to talk to him like that." Where it's clear that even if no one else does, Ben puts Dean first, and sticks up for him. Then I'd like Sam and Dean to make up, after Sam awkwardly saying sorry and Dean being a bit embarrassed by Sam saying sorry. But kind of touched that Ben, who's usually so soft-spoken, will be steely to protect him.

I'd like, randomly, the one where Dean brings Ben a puppy for his birthday to keep him company when Dean's away hunting (because I'm soppy, I can't help it).

Ahhh I just spent too long thinking about those scenarios. I love Ben and Dean.

innie_darling February 28 2008, 21:03:52 UTC

Hee, why can I imagine you blocking the whole scene out in your head?

Yes, scene eleven is definitely going to need some protective Ben, though I don't think Sam's ire is going to be directed only at Dean . . .

Ha, puppy! Not with the hours these boys keep, I don't think. But I think there will be a new circle of friends to come in scene twelve, so Ben shouldn't be too lonely.

Thanks, honey!

(Also, ps, how are you doing with your bigbang? I meant it when I said I'd read a draft whenever you've got one ready.)