Fic rec

[layne67]

Centuries of stony sleep were vexed to nightmare by britomart_is. Sam/Dean, het, NC17, 4500 words.

Summary: The Antichrist needs an heir.

End of the world fic. Lucifer vs the Antichrist.

I didn't think I could read this at first because of the OFC and the much dreaded second person POV, but despite myself I was captivated right from the start by the stark and vivid description of the protagonist scavenging for food in an abandoned Wal-Mart store, so vivid that I could hear the sound of cans thudding into her shopping cart, can see her pushing it down the aisle, maneuvering around the fallen cans on the floor, one wheel squeaking, flashlight held in her hand. I could feel her desperately trying to hold on to the good things left in a world gone wrong.

And I love the Sam and Dean in this story as seen through the eyes of the girl, how Sam had no eyes for anybody but Dean, how Dean was the lifeline between Sam and humanity.

Legend says—and you gotta take that with a grain of salt, because legend says a lot of things lately—that Lucifer was supposed to wield the Antichrist as his weapon. To use him to cut out the heart of humanity. The Antichrist, apparently, didn't take too kindly to being wielded. If there's one thing you've all learned quite well, it's not to piss off the Antichrist. He may not be actively trying to eradicate the human race, but motherfucker's got a temper. Mob of hunters in West Virginia learned that the hard way, you hear. Not much of West Virginia left anymore.

A very intriguing and fascinating take on the apocalypse!

Comments

[ala-tariel.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a terrific story and yet scary. I bet it is scary. Right?
Thanks for the rec, Layne. :D

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[layne67.livejournal.com]

Oh no, it's not scary at all! It's bleak, yes, this is an apocalypse fic but not scary. Actually I think it's a very sexy fic :))

[ala-tariel.livejournal.com]

Sexy fic ya? I'll save it then. :D

[layne67.livejournal.com]

The second half, when the girl in the story met Dean, then Sam. Mmmmmmmm ... sexy and very, very sensual :)

[ala-tariel.livejournal.com]

A heir. Yes, I should've known. Sam looking for a heir and of course he needs a girl for it. Hmmmm....

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

*squeezes it in the long reading list*

[layne67.livejournal.com]

But it was like the girl didn't really exist for Sam. She was there and yet it was like she wasn't there. I love the way the author wrote that scene, and I think you know how I don't like to read het!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Very long list :))

But this is a must-read!

[ala-tariel.livejournal.com]

If that girl doesn't really exist then how....

[layne67.livejournal.com]

She was there of course but Sam didn't really "see" her. She was necessary, that's all. You'll know what I mean when you read it!

[ala-tariel.livejournal.com]

So Sam is looking at Dean or something like that? :D

[layne67.livejournal.com]

All the time :D

[ala-tariel.livejournal.com]

*saves the story*
\o/

[sonofabiscuit77.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this rec. I really, really liked this, despite the second POV (which normally I soooo don't get on with).

As you say, the take on the apocalypse here was really intriguing, I loved the idea that the narrator knew of Sam, knew of Dean even and was legitimately afraid of them. I have to admit to being a tad worried when the whole antichrist-needing-an-heir thing cropped up, because I've seen this done as an excuse for mpreg too many times, but that didn't happen here - so...yay.

Thanks again :D

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I didn't quite know what to expect when I started reading that. I know that the author wrote quite a number of hets, very well-written but still hets, then there was the second POV, I think I was only planning to skim it through or something. Heh, I ended up reading it over and over again! God, I just love the image of Sam looking like a young excecutive in shirtsleeves and loosened tie, and him not looking at the girl even once, and Dean so concerned about her ( and for once I didn't even mind that! ) and Sam'nDean totally wrapped in each other.

There's just this one tiny thing that bugged me though. A woman doesn't really need to be stretched no matter how big the man is, heck, the vagina is made to accomodate a baby even, so Dean preparing her for Sam? What do you think of that?

[sonofabiscuit77.livejournal.com]

A woman doesn't really need to be stretched no matter how big the man is, heck, the vagina is made to accomodate a baby even, so Dean preparing her for Sam? What do you think of that?

Hehheh, yeah, you're so right. You can definitely tell when you've been reading way too much gay porn when you don't even notice that ;-) But, then again, another part of me was thinking, hey, how big is Sam, and, yeah, I have no problem with that particular train of thought...

The only thing that I found strange was that they didn't question the girl about her cycle, because if you're trying to get someone pregnant, this is pretty much a big deal, as is the whole having sex more than once in that 3 day window that you do have. But Sam's the antichrist, so you know, he probably has magic sperm and doesn't need to do it three times a day!

I don't know, maybe I just overthink things waay too much, I did enjoy this though.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I did think of the fertile period too but in a periphery sort of way. I was thinking maybe Dean asked that during the interview when he was selecting which girl was the most suitable.

And yeah, Sam was big, mmmmm *drools* Huge kink of mine that. And it was very sexy and erotic how Dean made her all wet and ready for Sam :)

[britomart-is.livejournal.com]

Hey there, just wanted to respond to you guys -

I do disagree with the first criticism (though of course it's a matter of opinion), because while a woman physically *can* push out a baby, I've never heard it described as a particularly comfortable experience. So while she may be able to physically accommodate a big cock without injury (making the purpose of prepping her rather different than with anal), I feel pretty comfortable writing that a frightened young woman with limited sexual experience would benefit from a lot of foreplay before having not-particularly-gentle sex with a well-endowed guy. I mean, even just from personal experience, the idea of dry sex with a too-big guy ... yikes.

The second, though, I totally agree with - I so wish I'd thought to include more detail about her fertility in her initial interview with Dean! If I were writing this now, I would definitely get into that more; in retrospect it seems like a rather glaring oversight. I'll just have to hope that people assume it's in the interview, despite my lack of specificity! (Or that Sam has magic sperm, whatevs.)

Glad you guys enjoyed it!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Oooops.

I hope you're not offended or anything, it's just something that I kept thinking and you know, it meant that I love your fic so much that I can't get that and the whole story out of my mind. I would totally have forgotten about it the minute I finished reading a story if the story itself didn't make that much an impression on me. I meant to ask you about it but then I didn't quite know how to put it in such a way so as to not sound criticizing. I really hope you're not offended?

[britomart-is.livejournal.com]

You don't have to apologize, I'm not offended! You haven't been at all rude, and I don't mean to put you on the spot by popping up in your journal - I just checked it out when someone said you recced me. I do take it as an honor that anyone cares enough to have concrit for my story! Concrit which was appropriate and made me think of how I might have done things differently, I might add.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

And I always feel honoured and flattered whenever the authors of the fics that I squee about dropped by, so thanks! :)