'Good-byes' - A 'Wishbone' Coda

[quickreaver]

Title: 'Good-byes'
Characters: Sam, Dean, Castiel
Wordcount: ~1,500
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Light cussing and a potentially terminal illness
Summary: The boys have settled in Sioux Falls for a less-than-glorious reason: cancer. And they get a holiday visitor.
Notes: This is a coda to Wishbone, and I highly recommend you read it before 'Good-byes'

Comments

[monicawoe]

Oh such a bitter-sweet fic made even more bitter-sweet by the gorgeous art!

I actually quite like the one of Sam, as sad as it is - the eye turned out especially well - very clearly him! The first pic is lovely too though- Dean's expression is so very world-weary-Dean. Great stuff!

Beautiful story, beautiful art- by a beautiful lady!

[quickreaver]

YOU HELPED! *smishes* How'd your gingerbread turn out?

[monicawoe]

Less like Lebkuchen and more like almond-cookies? Lol. Tasty anyway. But next time I'm trying a different recipe.

I really live the style of the Sam piece - is but digital? Or pencil and then digital? There's something almost watercolor-feeling to it along the edges. I like it !

[quickreaver]

Nope, all digital. I did it in a hurry. It's magic!

[cassiopeia7]

Oh, my heart! You broke me a little bit with this one, you really did.

Even though this part:
Castiel leaned down again and this time, managed to land two fingers on the cat’s head between his flattened ears. The animal dropped like a rock.

“There. Better,” Castiel decided, clearly pleased with himself.
. . . made me laugh like a loon. ;)

Love the idea of Castiel's grace smelling like cut grass and heat.

The art is equally beautiful. Dean looks so, so careworn, exhausted, and desperate. (I love the longer hair, too. Mmm-hmm.) And oh, poor Sam. He looks so fragile there, as if the slightest wind could blow him away. The softness of the piece, the shift of light and shadow is purely gorgeous, especially the play of light along his iris. Beautiful!

[quickreaver]

I really love Cas. I love his otherness. And I especially love his growing relationship with cats. Can't help it!

As usual, you are magnificently generous with your praise; NEVER STOP. You make me feel fancy. :D (Thanks for reading, doll. You're always so smart and savvy with your comments. Just like you.)

[tesserae_]

Eee, the window! And Dean staring out through the frost - love this, droop or no. And I love the changes, too. Nice work, hon (and you know I love your artist's eye when it comes to prose...)

[quickreaver]

Aw, crap, I had a nice response written and the Varnish Error goat ate it. Thanks, LJ.

Annnywho, Dean did NOT turn out the way I saw him in my brain, but I couldn't NOT do this picture -- you more than deserve any scrap of anything I can give you. Thanks a bajillion times again. You make it seem like I know half-way what I'm doing ... it's magic.

Someday I hope to be able to illustrate one of your SPN fics again. It could happen, yeah? :D Happy holidays, L. You're amazing.

[tesserae_]

Happy holidays to you - always a pleasure to beta for you! And I'll take you up on that artwork this coming year, absolutely.

[quickreaver]

I'll be your art pony. ;)

[borgmama1of5]

Meep! So will Sam be all right? Please write a coda to your coda!!!

(And beautiful art!)

[quickreaver]

LOL! That's so funny you say this because before tesserae got her beta-hands on it, it was even LESS optimistic! I actually have an idea for a long!fic that precedes Wishbone, which I might do first. Then I'll go back and coda my coda. :D (Hey, btw, did you ever get that pizza check I sent, post Chi-con?)

[rince1wind]

I love your art! And I second borgmama's request!

[quickreaver]

Hee! I'll tell you what I told her: first, I have a case!fic that could lead up to 'Wishbone'. I might just do that first for a Big Bang next year. But I'm so glad you're reading and enjoying (I think...) :D