Deathless, for misplaced_ad

[summergen_mod]

Title: Deathless
Recipient: misplaced_ad
Genre: gen, angst, apocafic, AU from the end of 10x23
Characters: Sam (POV), Rowena, Dean, mentions of Castiel
Rating PG-13
Word Count: ~2900
Warnings: [Spoiler (click to open)]A wee bit of body horror, I suppose--witches being witches. Character death, implied eventual character death.
Notes: For the prompt, "Rowena with amnesia, on the road

Comments

[madebyme_x]

Very powerful imagery, and I loved the ending! Thank you for sharing :)

[kalliel]

(Replying to comments ten billion years late. Apologies!)

Thank you so much for reading, bb! ngl, this is probably my favorite way to end things, ahaha. So I'm glad it worked for your here! <333

[sw0rdy]

Such intelligent writing. I wish I could make words behave the way you do anonymouse. :) This is just beautiful.

[kalliel]

(Replying to comments ten billion years late. Apologies!)

This anonymouse thinks you DO! ;) Thank you so much for reading, bb. It means a lot to me! <333

[quickreaver]

(Let's try this again!)

Gorgeous imagery and sense of place! And the way you wove Rowena through it was delicious. <3

[kalliel]

(Replying to comments ten billion years late. Apologies!)

Fun fact, the original (very different) version of this place took place in New Mexico. While I have mad love for that place, too, I had to change it to Montana--and with that changed the entire feel of image of the fic--for the better, imho. So I'm pleased that those things stood out for you! And I'll take every single opportunity ever to bring more Rowena into fandom, heh.

Thank you so much for reading, bb! <33 I'm glad you enjoyed.

[misplaced_ad]

Dear wonderful mystery writer, this story brought me to tears at the end; thank you so much for distilling the soul of the show into a beautiful lingering image of the two brothers and these words:

“Let me tell you a story,” says Sam.

I’m just shattered, in the best way.

This lovely story is so much more than anything I’d ever dreamed could be done with my prompt; it’s both unexpected and everything I wanted. I love that it is gloriously detailed without being wordy-perfectly suited to the devastating post-apocalyptic storyline-and so heartbreaking yet still dotted with perfectly in-character humorous moments.

I love everything about this but especially these lines:

Kill Death, and the universe goes T-Mobile on the supernatural

[kalliel]

(Replying to comments ten billion years late. Apologies!)

When I saw your prompt, I knew exactly what I wanted to try to do with it. It took a few tries to get the images and the tone and the feel of the thing where I wanted it to be, so I'm so, so, so glad that this works for you! <33333 I'm also unnecessarily proud of that T-Mobile, line, haha. It's true, though--TMobile's coverage through Montana is basically non-existent. And I'm thrilled that the thing with Dean's collar and then Castiel's wings stood out to you--I loved writing those lines a lot.

Thank you for your beautiful prompts. They were a treasure and a pleasure!

And, of course, thank you for reading, and for your in-depth and thoughtful comments. <3333 /smooch!

(Also, I'm friending you, if that's okay! I ADORED YOUR SUMMERGEN FIC TO PIECES.)

[amberdreams]

I really liked how your Dean voice remained so very Dean-like, through the mystery of the rest of the story. His one-liners offset the undercurrent of Sam's fears and Rowena's decay really nicely.

I have my guess as to your identity, dear author, wonder if I'm right!

[kalliel]

(Replying to comments ten billion years late. Apologies!)

I'm glad you enjoyed Dean's remarks here! XD I have an extremely high tolerance for dark morose things, so I'm always conscious of trying to lighten things for people who uh, aren't me. XD But one of the things I love best about SPN is its ability to do funny at the same time as dark&morose, without cheapening the dark&morose or eliminating the humor. It's definitely an interesting mix to try to create, so I'm especially glad this worked for you here.

Did you know this was me? XD

Thank you sooooo much for reading, again. I really appreciate it!

[amberdreams]

Hee! I was right! :D

[kalliel]

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(That's a blushing face! :P)