The Man in the Dark Chapter 3/10

[wynter_rebel]

First of all, can I just say that the episode "Nightmare" was freaking amazing. I loved every minute of it. The only thing now is that this story I'm working on is now officially either set before Nightmare or AU. I have no problem with that. I knew most of these fics I'm writing were going to become AU one day. I won't give anything away...

Comments

[starry_ice]

Fantastic story so far! Reading Sam's vision brought back images from Nightmare... And Cecily is 4! Poor girl. I wonder how she was able to reach out to Dean, and how she's causing his odd behaviour?

My fav line: “I don’t know whether I’d prefer the hot tub or the fires with that one”. LOL! I love the way you weave humor and banter into your stories. It keeps the guys in character.

And I totally agree with you about Nightmare!! It was fantastic! I was seriously disturbed by that look the end too. I wonder what the significance of it is...

[wynter_rebel]

Thank you! Yeah, I wrote this chapter, watched Nightmare, got freaked out how similar they were, but posted it anyway, lol.

And that look in the end, some people think it was just a worried look. I don't know what I think. It almost made me think that Dean knows something that he's not telling anyone. But I have no idea. It could just be worry. Great episode though. :)

[koyote19]

Nice. I really liked this chapter. Somehow, I was expecting someone...taller though. But it was a nice suprise, and I'm looking forward to finding out about Cecily even more now that she's so young.

And I know what you mean about the story suddenly becoming AU after a single episode, that's what Second Sight did with Faith.

[wynter_rebel]

Yeah I bet. :) But I've come to expect it.

And yeah, I bet a lot of people thought Cecily would be taller, lol. I tried not to hint that much about her.

[lifeinsomniac]

I was so Sam when Dean mentioned he was tasting grape bubblegum. I was snickering that soon led to chortling as I continued to read

[wynter_rebel]

Lol!! I love you!

Yeah, those are a lot of good questions, and I'm going to be writing them down so that I have a checklist of what to include, lol. I have an answer for all of them, thank god, I just don't know how long it will take to get the answers out.

And yeah, a lot of people were saying that look was just worry. But damn if I can't decide between worry and hidden secrets. Though I think a part of that is my fear that they're going to make Dean's character just a tagalong. Like he's just there to protect Sam, who has awesome power. I want Dean to be more than that. I want him to have secrets, to be involved in a way that no one knows (not evil, just involved.) I want him to be something.

Ooh, Wynter Rebel's gonna be posting again soon? Splendid, I'll just sit back and...hey! That's me! Oh damn, now I need to go write another chapter! ;)

[lifeinsomniac]

You bet your ass you do. Now write! Heh. I couldn't resist. Back in the days when you were posting "Bite" on FF.N, I once stayed up until 4am repeatedly checking the site to see if you'd updated. You'd ended things on a cliffhanger and I was a little....uhh...WIRED to find out what happened.

I agree and disagree about Dean being a tagalong. It does seem like that they are manuvering Dean into the role of the protector to Sam's tortured hero, but I've always felt the protectors of the stories are usually the more interesting "heroes." Mainly b/c they do what they do without any special powers to help them out and only their determination to protect the ones they love to see them through whatever ungodly hell that gets thrown at them. I wouldn't consider it a downgrade for Dean to be that kind of character.

[wynter_rebel]

4?? Geez, sorry about the cliffies, hehe. I can't promise I won't do it again. I'm a fan of the cliffies.

And yeah, I like the protectors too, I just don't want Dean to be overshadowed by Sam I guess. I love Sam, I love them both, but I want them to have equal roles in this. I dunno. Maybe I've seen too many awesome characters get shafted by being pushed into the background of a story. I don't think they'll do that with Dean, but I want them to keep him interesting and keep him important. I have a feeling they'll do that.

[relativity1953]

I feel Dean's pain - I have never liked grape bubblegum either. Anything grape-flavored (other than real grapes)... yuck!

And Sam's new nickname for Dean... Bubblicious? Priceless!

I do have to wonder, though, what does it all mean? I'm (not so) patiently waiting your next chapter.

:)

[wynter_rebel]

Lol! Yeah, I'm torn between liking grape gum and despising it. I can't explain why. Sometimes I crave it, sometimes I don't.

We'll find out some things in the next chapter that should help with all these questions. :)

[wynter_rebel]

Yes, they are in Wisconsin. And yeah, Sam shooting Dean again would make me sad too. :)

I'm glad you're enjoying this story!