I just want to say this: in the seven years of watching the show, through all the ups and downs, it has never reduced me to tears.
This? Has me absolutely sobbing.
I'll leave a more coherent thought with you guys on Tumblr later in the week when I actually recover, but God, this has truly been the best fanfic I have ever read and I'll be so, so sorry to see it go.
The final section here is just... stunning in the most vicious of ways.
Thank you! I replied to the other commenter with some thoughts you might be interested in… this ep almost write itself: actually the whole three-ep finale kinda did. It was like we were possessed or something. I know I will always see my contributions to it as my best writing in the fandom, and to find someone who really is my Evol Twin to write it with is the icing on the cake.
What a lovely comment and we do appreciate it (notwithstanding the emotional effect the ep had!). Yeah, this is what we've been leading up to and teasing, and even as one of the people who wrote it I think it's heartbreaking and powerful stuff. Sword and I just went all-out with it, and we sorta complete each other as a writing team. That sounds odd, but I don't think this would be what it is if I had written it with anyone else, and I know she would say the same
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Loved this repetition at the end: and still he says the words, and still he believes in his brother. and still he chokes out the words, and still he believes in his brother. and still Sam whispers the words, and still he believes in his brother.
If nothing else (and there are plenty of elses), this work has shown that Dean and Sam can have other people in their lives, other people that they love, without losing any of what they mean to each other.
If nothing else (and there are plenty of elses), this work has shown that Dean and Sam can have other people in their lives, other people that they love, without losing any of what they mean to each other.
This, so this.
This is a D/C project and they will always be the most important elements of it, but we also wanted very much to highlight the brother bond and make Sam a vital element of this ep in particular. We're thrilled it worked for you!
I absolutely adore that repetition you quoted and it just makes me fangirl Zatnikatel harder, because while I did a large portion of that particular scene, she just came along and added freakin' magic fairy dust to it with that line alone. I don't know how she did it, but seriously, it was magic, and it's great when other people pick up on the little things like that -- I love it! And thank you for reading our magical words!
I do know what you mean, actually. I said to Sword several times as I read back over this and edited/refined that we had created something really beautiful and epic, and that I didn't quite understand how; and she feels similarly. It's like we were bewitched, tbh. It just flowed: I've co-written before but nothing like this, and the words have never poured out for me like this since I first started writing SPN fic. I was tired and stressed going into this and felt my writing was becoming stale, but Sword and I clicked back when I was beta-ing #5, and writing together was like being chained to each other's comet. She really inspired me to pull out all the stops...
Thank you so much for reading it and I appreciate the high compliment of rendering you speechless; this has been a lot of fun for both of us, and I think Zat put it better than I could . . .
I used to think Swan Song was evil with the Winchester-feels, but this episode? Makes that a walk in the park. And I can't even begin with Dean and Cas...
I never actually sobbed over fic before until tonight. It's so well-written and I've gotten so attached to these versions of Team Free Will (and the OCs!). I wish I could come up with a better comment lol :(
Your comment is lovely, believe me! We've poured all of ourselves into this finale and there is a lot of angst and sadness along with some adventure and horror. We're really thrilled to have you along for the ride and we hope you like how it all plays out at the end!
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This? Has me absolutely sobbing.
I'll leave a more coherent thought with you guys on Tumblr later in the week when I actually recover, but God, this has truly been the best fanfic I have ever read and I'll be so, so sorry to see it go.
The final section here is just... stunning in the most vicious of ways.
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Loved this repetition at the end:
and still he says the words, and still he believes in his brother.
and still he chokes out the words, and still he believes in his brother.
and still Sam whispers the words, and still he believes in his brother.
If nothing else (and there are plenty of elses), this work has shown that Dean and Sam can have other people in their lives, other people that they love, without losing any of what they mean to each other.
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This, so this.
This is a D/C project and they will always be the most important elements of it, but we also wanted very much to highlight the brother bond and make Sam a vital element of this ep in particular. We're thrilled it worked for you!
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I never actually sobbed over fic before until tonight. It's so well-written and I've gotten so attached to these versions of Team Free Will (and the OCs!). I wish I could come up with a better comment lol :(
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