[FIC] The Way I See You

Jul 20, 2015 19:24

Title:  The Way I See You
Author: life_goes_on9Rating:  G (I think, PG to be safe ( Read more... )

the trials, .pairing » sam/jess, hallucinations

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kalliel July 20 2015, 23:44:24 UTC
I absolutely adore this. The idea of Jess appearing in slips and glances like that reminds me of her scene in 1x05, which remains one of my all-time favorite scenes in the entire show, and I love what you bring to that aesthetic in this fic. And I love the way Jess's relations with Sam through the fic shift and change--from glances to smiles and silent company to something perhaps more corporeal, more active and apparent. Someone to lead him on and keep him afloat and be there with him and for him when it seems that there was no one. That last scene as she holds his hand through the last Trial and brushes glass out of his hair is particularly captivating. And I think it's wonderful that through the entire fic she's never entirely explained, even as she gains in dimensions and rules (what it takes for her to stay, whether she's there when Dean is or not). That she is both a gift and reprieve here, as well as an uncanny presence Sam also sometimes fears, is the perfect mix. This is at once chilling and redeeming (if that's the ( ... )

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life_goes_on9 July 21 2015, 00:03:39 UTC
Oh, my goodness! You don't know how happy you just made me! That scene from 1x05 definitely stayed with me; it made me feel too much to forget it. I've always loved the idea of Jess watching over Sam in some way, whether it be real of Sam's imagination. You made me feel really proud of this fic. Thank you so much!

<3 <3

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kalliel July 21 2015, 01:00:45 UTC
I will take a visual callback to that scene ANY DAY, ANY TIME, Show! Just so you know!

I'm glad I could offer you some happiness, haha! And you should absolutely be proud of this fic. <33333 Nngh Jess. <3

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[Rec] The Way I See You by <lj user="life_goes_on9"> livejournal July 20 2015, 23:55:36 UTC
User kalliel referenced to your post from [Rec] The Way I See You by life_goes_on9 saying: [...] I'll save those recs for later. This one I just read elsewhere, and loved: Title: The Way I See you [...]

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borgmama1of5 July 21 2015, 01:19:48 UTC
Eerie!

Nice first fic!

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life_goes_on9 July 21 2015, 03:09:24 UTC
Thank you!

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fireheart13 July 21 2015, 01:54:16 UTC
Haunting!!! A very interesting read!

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life_goes_on9 July 21 2015, 03:17:54 UTC
I'm glad you found it interesting!

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anactoria July 21 2015, 08:15:24 UTC
This is lovely and unsettling. And ouch, that last line. ♥

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life_goes_on9 July 22 2015, 16:54:24 UTC
Yay! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I didn't realize how unsettling it was until I read it again after posting. I felt disturbed.

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