Fandom: SUPERNATURAL
Pairing: [gen] Dean and Sam
Length: 1,800 words
Author on LJ:
mimblexwimbleAuthor Website:
mimblexwimble's
master fic list at her LJ
Why this must be read: Reem is the writer who brought me to general fiction. I am a shipper at heart and I came into
Supernatural fandom a raving, irrational shipper (will go out that way too) but she showed me in every story that I've read by her (all of them) that general fiction is not just a recapitulation of canon — it's vibrant, character-centric, beautiful, and a million times worth its weight in gold. Choosing one of her fics to rec this month was excruciating because all of them deserve to be recced, but this one-shot, a coda to "Abandon All Hope" [5.10] continues to blow me away. Here's a taste:
( an excerpt! )Reem gets inside of Sam's head especially well, but she knows Dean inside and out too. This is such a gem of a fic that I include it in my top 10 for 2009. It's a must-read that you will not regret taking a chance on.
brother, how we must atone (before we turn to stone)