Roses in December (6/14)

[ratherastory]

Okay, so I came up with another chapter. I think the plot will actually start moving forward in Chapter 7, so yay! I know some of you have been waiting for that to happen. So have I! ;)

In related news, I know I'm way behind on answering comments for Chapter 5. I am going to get to that ASAP, I promise!

Master Post

Chapter 5

Comments

[snowphilosophy]

I have a crush on this story. I love the interaction between Dean and Jess especially and I really feel for Sam. I don't know what to make of Brady, he seems so nice!

[ratherastory]

Brady is being a very good friend, yes. Makes it hard to hate him, doesn't it? Don't mind me, I'm enjoying being evil about his character. ;)

I'm glad you're enjoying the interaction with Dean and Jess!

[claudiapriscus]

How do you do it, you brilliant person you? You keep managing to tie me up in knots. I love the details of Dean working in the bar, and the simmering tension between Dean and Jess. It's just right, the kind of half-not-quite resentments and miscommunications of two people forced by circumstance to share so much space and time and worries when they don't really know each other.

(ridiculously petty nitpick, because I can't help myself about job-related things: Jess would have been in the Girl Scouts. It's basically the same thing, part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. As I said: petty.)

[ratherastory]

Oh, hey, that's cool. I'll totally fix that, because details are important! I was never in any of those organizations, so I know nothing about it. :)

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the rest. I'm having a lot of fun exploring the relationship between Jess and Dean, the constant stress even if they do like each other on a surface level. I mean, they don't know each other and have been thrown together by tragedy, basically. They're still figuring out boundaries, testing what might be a really solid friendship, or not.

[running_hot]

I read all of this story this morning. Well, devoured is more the right word. It was all delicious, suspenseful, all-encompassing in its way of dropping you right into a half-different universe with characters we've never seen before, or characters we've never seen in much detail. The awkward tension between Dean and Jess is driving me crazy - the combination of jealousy from both sides and wanting from Dean's side (and maybe Jess'?) - and I can't wait to read more.

I also read ninety percent of your master list last night, and loved all of it. Just thought I'd let you know.

[ratherastory]

Thank you so much!

You are totally going to make me blush all day at this rate. :)

I'm glad you're enjoying my little scribblings. It's always very gratifying to get feedback about it. :)

[lavinialavender]

*screams at the opening* Oh my God, you have no idea how hard it was for me to read that. I HATE BRADY SO MUCH. GET AWAAAAAY FROM SAM. Especially the horrible horrible darkly foreshadowing lines at the end. AUUUUUUUGH you are evil.

Ooh, but I loved the conversation between Jess and Dean about John Winchester. It's true - they still don't know each other that well, especially to talk about John. Ha. Damn, I wonder when he's going to show up. But yeah, the disconnected number thing is not good and certainly couldn't have made Dean feel better.

ETA: Oh, this is ridiculous, but - I recently started working in a restaurant with a bar for the first time, not as a bartender, but expected to make drinks on occasion. It's freaking me out, and I was absurdly comforted to read how your Dean also had trouble initially dealing with the chaos of the restaurant environment.

[ratherastory]

LOL

Brady does tend to induce paranoia, doesn't he? ;)

I'm glad the part about Dean adjusting to work rang true. He hasn't had many opportunities to hold down a civilian job for long...

[lavinialavender]

Oh yes! But he's smart and not easily intimidated, so I'm sure he'd adjust quickly.

[arliss]

Have I said how much I'm enjoying this saga? 'Cause I am.

[ratherastory]

I'm so glad!

:)