Life Is... - Chapter 5

[namichan89]

Comments

[mr_mrs_faxsea]

I love, love, loved tthis story. Even though it cost me a good amount of tears as well.
Thank you for writing and sharing it.

[namichan89]

I'm very happy to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading and for the feedback :)

[sophiap]

This was wonderful. The depiction of grief and recovery, and how those can bring people together and cause friction at the same time, were beautifully depicted.

[namichan89]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the story :)

[kinkthatwinked]

I really enjoyed this.

It almost felt like an homage to the turn the show took in the early seasons, from a focus on searching for/grieving for John Winchester to how Castiel became part of the family. I felt that kind of vibe the whole time I read this, and I liked it.

I especially appreciated seeing from the couple's POV how they came around to accepting another partner, figuring out how they do work together as a couple, being honest about how they don't work, and seeing how a third partner makes them stronger - but without it feeling like one of those "Having relationship problems? Add more people!" poly tropes. That is a delicate balancing act, and you did a pretty good job.

Thanks for sharing this with us.

[namichan89]

First, thank you very much for the detailed and honest comment, and second, I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the story!

It's awesome that you perceived the story that way - because in a way, it does pay homage to that phase of the series, although I didn't particularly aim to depict it. All I really wanted was to create a polyamory story that takes J3/J2M and has all of the characters thrown out of their comfort zone and having to deal with a realistic situation in a realistic way. Grief isn't romantic, and the paperwork doesn't help, and family can suck no matter how supportive they want to be. And despite all of that, life has to go on.

Long story short, I'm glad it worked out and I'm glad I could provide a polyamory fic for a couple that definitely needs more character-driven polyamory fics (and not just pwp threesome fics, as awesome as those are).

[mariecaecilie]

This was so beautiful. Handled with tenderness and tack and lots of love. Well done -Loved it

[namichan89]

I'm very happy to hear that, thank you so much :)

[fireheart13]

that was so lovely!