SPNJ2 Big Bang Art Masterpost: Tripwire [SPN]
Title: Tripwire
Author: castiels_vein
Pairing: Michael/Adam Milligan
Rating: R
Summary: The apocalypse rolls on as planned, with no Dean Winchester to interrupt, and Lucifer wins. As a result, humans are rounded up into camps and used for food and entertainment by the now-dominant monster and demon species. Adam Milligan, once the vessel for the archangel Michael (who is now presumed dead by the world at large) works as a bartender earning his keep, but his life is once again turned upside down by the appearance of Castiel. The angel asks Adam to look after none other than a weakened Michael and keep him safe from the demons who might want to kill him. Now Adam has to decide if Michael's really worth protecting, and if he is, what that means for both their futures.
Artist's Notes: I am so delighted to have had the opportunity to work on this story. It's a wonderful, thinky piece that hits quite a few of my narrative kinks (post-apocalyptic AU, focus on minor characters, and several others that I can't list for fear of spoilers). I know some people may look askance at the pairing, but trust me, it works. It works, and it fills in some gaps that I fear Show will never, ever re-examine. Go read it. You won't regret it.
Technical notes are at the end, so they're easier to skip.
Chapter Headers
Soundtrack Cover
Anyhow, here's the technical stuff for those who give a rat's patootie about such things. The cover art was done in charcoal and pastels on Canson mi-Teintes paper (I stocked up last time it was on sale). The chapter headers were done in pencil on vellum-surface bristol board, then inked with Sakura micron pens and a big-ass Faber pen for one of the pictures that's mostly black. For the other mostly black one, I got smart and used the "invert" function on SketchBook pro to save my pens and my sanity. I used SketchBook Pro to do the lettering and to put additional effects into some of the pictures. Fonts are Cracked and Portago, with a few custom touches. Also, my scanner crapped out on me this weekend, so most of these were taken with a camera rather than scanned. Oy.