[spn] It's Only Dark (Dean/Cas)

[la_reverenda]

It's Only Dark
SPN, R, Dean/Cas, 3,800 words
Summary: It all ends anyway, just not the way it was supposed to. Future fic, circa 2020.
Notes: Title and (some) inspiration from this awesome song by Timber Timbre.

Comments

[thirstyrobot]

He has hope but it's for the corn to grow tall, for tomatoes red and ripe, for a horse that stays sound and for Cas to make it home every night.
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I want to wear this like a blanket and feed it biscuits 'cause there's so much in it of where they are and how they got there without going through every single minute, it's just there. I think I said achy and lovely already.

Also calls him a biscuit-eater and pets his bony hound head, I dunno why but I love it a lot for some reason.

Uncaffeinated comment is uncaffeinated. <3

[the_reverand]

Wearing it like a blanket and feeding it biscuits sounds like a pretty crumb-filled evening. Sticky if there's jam.

I totally think Dean was the sort of kid (when no one was looking) who cried while watching Sounder or Where the Red Fern Grows, even though he never had a dog (or maybe because he never had a dog), though I can't remember now if the dog dies at the end of The Biscuit Eater. Uh.

Clearly, I should just say THANK YOU <33

[muffaletta]

I just loved this to itty bitty bits. You did such a skillful job weaving Dean and Cas into this mutated 2014! future, staying true to their core personas while showing their evolution as characters over the years. (And I simply adored Dog- what a little rebel! He was a perfect addition to their little family.) This is a fic that'll stay with me for a long time.

[the_reverand]

Ah, thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it and that you liked Dog. He wasn't meant to be there, he just showed up, which I guess is how it happened in the story, too, then I just liked him a lot. :)

Thank you!

[enigmaticblues]

What a gorgeous, heartbreaking, bittersweet fic. I loved it.

[the_reverand]

Thanks for reading, I'm glad you liked it!

[readbeforesleep]

Lovely and sad but mostly lovely.

[the_reverand]

Thank you for reading and replying!

[cedelede]

This was like the definition of comfort. I just feel better after reading it. Which is kind of weird considering the bittersweet quality to all of it. But it's like after everything they've found a way to be quietly happy. And I think part of the reason Dean spends most of his time at their home is that he's afraid to acknowledge the fact that despite everything, he is happy. I feel like I could read this verse forever.

[the_reverand]

I thought of this while brushing out my own Pattycakes (who is not even remotely a Morgan, hah) and it was just Dean brushing a horse post-everything and Sam was gone but things were okay and I was like, I would read that. So I'm really glad it works for you. Thanks so much for reading and commenting!