The Only Place That You've Left to Go (Sam/Gabriel)

[secondplatypus]

Title: The Only Place That You've Left to Go
Pairing: Sam/Gabriel, possible/vaguely implied past Lucifer/Gabriel (I'll leave it up to the reader).
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Mild/moderate AU concerning the archangel Gabriel (nothing from 6.01 has changed) and serious, doesn't-have-a-happy-ending-in-sight angst.
Spoilers: major 5.19, minor and major 5.

Comments

[downthemanhole]

This is beautiful. and utterly heartbreaking. GUH.

I hesitated before reading it because of the warning, but the first lines got me hooked so I just had to read it through.

I feel a little bit like crying now but it was gorgeous so I'm glad I read it nonetheless.

[secondplatypus]

Thank you so much for leaving this wonderful feedback, and for giving this fic a chance - you've paid me some excellent compliments, and I appreciate them so much.

[secondplatypus]

I'm sorry I broke you, darling - if it's any consolation, I broke myself writing it.

[tatgoat]

It was sad and lovely but the sound of a permanent end between them really killed me I cried my eyes out...

[secondplatypus]

I keep being tempted to go back and fix this because the idea of a permanent end between these characters just hurts to think about. I'm sorry it hurt - thank you so much for reading this, and for the lovely feedback.

[tatgoat]

You are welcome!!!
Will you fix it??? Pretty please.... I will be so grateful...

[secondplatypus]

Chances are good that I will at some point later on in the season; this is a good stand-alone for now, but as things evolve, I probably won't be able to resist the temptation to play.

[buni_in_the_sky]

Whyyyyyyyyyyy? D: You must continue this and get them back together ;_;

[secondplatypus]

My brain is a big mean meanypants.
I'm really tempted to write more of this; I'm going to see how Season 6 unfolds and go from there.

[haruka89]

This is painful and sad and almost made me cry. (I kind of want more.)

And I really want to punch Gabriel for being just one more in a long line of people in Sam's life, who told him that there's something wrong with him. He even went one step further than most other people and dumped him because of it.

(Also, I'm really annoyed with people bashing Sam for his decision not to tell Dean, especially since we only know a fraction of what's been going on in the last year.)

[secondplatypus]

I love making people smile and laugh, and putting the hurt on my favorite characters breaks my heart.

I can understand Gabriel's PoV; it's really a bad situation for everyone involved. If you read it as past Lucifer/Gabriel, his reaction is a lot more understandable, otherwise it's less an issue of being reminded of an ex and more an issue of being reminded of what it's like to be surrounded by the love of his family and his favorite brother.

(I'm annoyed with people bashing Sam, period, right now, even though I'm not too pleased with him at the moment. It's too early in the season to know what's going on with him, and what he's been going through, and I prefer to sit back and see what happens before making judgments).