In the Meantime by marciaelena for cleflink

[springflingmod]

    Title: In the Meantime
    Pairing: Sam/Dean
    Rating: R

Comments

[amberdreams]

Oh this is simply beautiful. That whole passage starting "They stroke circles upon each other with their hands (careful, intent)..." is just perfect. This is why I find their incest believable - that desperation, isolation and all consuming love that you describe here.

I shall have to save this to read again and again.

[marciaelena]

Thank you so much, bb! As the first to comment on this one you made me very, very happy. I tried to put all of those things you mentioned into the words, and I'm glad you were able to feel it all.

[amberdreams]

Ooh I was first! Cool! :D good job I didn't say anything stupid eh?

[marciaelena]

Aw, you'd never say something stupid. (((hugs)))

[blackrabbit42]

What a beautiful portrait.

:)

[deirdre_c]

light's settling on their salt-damp skin

I like this lyrical, unique style, and such great images (shower, unf). XD

[marciaelena]

Thank you so much! I'm glad my style works for you.

[marciaelena]

Thanks, bb! <3

[imaginecoolname]

This was an absolutely beautiful description of the epicness that is Sam/Dean. Wonderful. :)

[marciaelena]

Thank you so much! <3

[equally_dour]

This is beautiful!

[marciaelena]

I'm glad you think so, thank you!

[cleflink]

Oh my god, this is gorgeous. Poetic and patient and just what I would hope for from a quiet moment of exhausted understanding between the two of them. I love it when Sam and Dean communicate without needing words, both because their actions speak so loud and because their lives are so inextricably linked. The fact that, for them, brother and lover both mean the same mad tangle of love and frustration and suffering is just wonderful. Did I mention that this is beautifully lyrical yet? Because it really, really is.

I found this line in particular touching and powerful: They've been the end, but here, here, now, in this moment they're the start. Such an amazing take on the prompt.

Thank you so very much! It's a beautiful little story.

[marciaelena]

Your prompts were all wonderful and I had a few different ideas before I settled on one. I almost went with a lighthearted J2 flying a kite, but I only write non-AU and I know not everyone goes for those, so of course I ended up doing angsty Sam/Dean. But since my style isn't to everyone's liking either I was worried that my recipient wouldn't like it, so knowing you did like this makes me happier than I can say. Thank you so much for inspiring me. <3

[cleflink]

Oh, I absolutely adored it; I never imagined that my prompt could inspire such a beautiful piece. I would, for the record, have been just as chuffed with non-AU J2, but it is truly ridiculous how lovely I think this story is, especially with how much you convey in so few words. *hearts*