A Shining Falsehood

[tifaching]

Author: tifaching
Story Title: A Shining Falsehood
Character/Relationships: Castiel, Zachariah, Alastair
Summary:  In Hell, things are never what they seem.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 999
Warnings: None
  A/N:  Written for spn_las,    Prompt was a character stuck in a time loop

Comments

[landrews]

Gorgeous language that fits Castiel to a tee :-)

[tifaching]

Thank you. I've always held back from writing Castiel because I wasn't sure I could do him justice. In this I just went for the most formal language I could come up with, and no contractions if I could help it!

Thanks again, glad you enjoyed!

[twirlycurls]

I loved this. It was my second-favorite (the first being the "next verse, same as the last" which did a great job of illustration the epic levels of suck that is SPN's heaven.)

The angels descend, lighting the way before them like a supernova. Their wings produce a maelstrom but the creatures of darkness don’t flee from their brilliance, hold their ground against the buffeting winds. Heaven’s forces charge onward, ever descending, the soul they are searching for emblazoned into their minds.

Love it! ♥

[tifaching]

I also liked "next verse, same as the last" but I went with landrews crossroads deal fic just because I loved the idea of Dean trying to do the right thing and being forced to the crossroads. It doesn't fit my personal canon for Dean, but it was beautifully written and could have convinced me!

I tried to go really formal with the language here, like the angels themselves do. Glad that passage worked for you, it was one of the hardest to work the kinks out of.

Thank you!

[tifaching]

Thanks BB! My first Cas story. When the time loop prompt came up, him getting Dean out of hell just came to mind. Hell's a sneaky place and they couldn't have the angels getting to Dean before he broke the seal. I think the higher ranking angels were in on it too.

Glad you enjoyed!

[a_phoenixdragon]

YES.

YES, THIS...

Thank you...

*Holds you close*

As always, you just simply blow me away and leave me breathless, honey...

[tifaching]

Thanks!

[roxymissrose]

Wow--that was *beautiful*, and brilliant! The loop was a fascinating idea, and the real soul-- Guilty, angry, afraid and oh so dim, but he knows. Oh,yes.

[tifaching]

Thank you! There had to be a reason it took forty years to get Dean out of hell. I'm assuming when the angels were in hell they were in hell time. And Dean's soul wouldn't be the brilliant light it had been when he was sent down.

I'm so glad you enjoyed!

Edited to add: And happy birthday!