brother, how we must atone (before we turn to stone) by Reem (PG-13)

[maerhys.livejournal.com]

Fandom: SUPERNATURAL
Pairing: [gen] Dean and Sam
Length: 1,800 words
Author on LJ: mimblexwimble
Author 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:


“It doesn’t matter if - it’s not nothing,” Dean says, loudly. Loud enough that he grabs his own head, cringes. “You’re not gonna say yes, you hear me? Say that you believe that.” He’s glaring, all I’ll kick your ass if you don’t believe it, all bravado and strength and Jesus. Jesus H. Christ. Sometimes Sam loves his annoying, overbearing, overprotective, asshole of a big brother, sometimes Sam can’t breathe for it.


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)

Comments

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

That was excellent.

[maerhys.livejournal.com]

I am so glad that you enjoyed it! \o/