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posted by [personal profile] rivers_bend at 07:28pm on 06/09/2007 under , , ,
I had to go into town today to pick up a reader for one of my courses. Which meant taking Muni. Which meant time. To pass the time, I decided to write some drabbles. I was listening to my shuffle, and used song titles as prompts.


general rated, some implied Wincest
Both Hands
Dean was eating with both hands, one on his fork, one gripping his plate as though he knew Sam was thinking of grabbing it. It totally wasn't fair that Dean was guarding it like that. He knew peach pie was Sam's favorite and he'd still taken the last piece. When Sam sulked and wouldn’t choose between pecan and cherry, Dad said he couldn’t have any at all.

Dean had pie and Sam had nothing.

Then Dad got up to pay. When his back was turned, Dean pushed the last few bites of pie towards his brother and hissed, 'Eat quick.'

Jesus of Suburbia
"Christ, you're not god's gift, you know."

Dean smirked. "Do you hear the irony in that?"

Sam did, now that Dean mentioned it, and he wanted to kick himself but he wasn't giving Dean the satisfaction. "Will you just for five minutes pay attention to what I'm saying instead of ogling the suburban housewife posse?"

"Housewives? Sam, look at them."

"I am looking at them. And their wedding rings."

"Aw, fuck."

"Later. First I'm telling you how we're gonna kill this thing." If the glint in Dean's eyes when Sam said 'later' was about the housewives, Sam let himself pretend it was him instead.

Beloved Wife
Sam had a secret that he'd never told anyone. Not Pastor Jim, certainly not Dad, and not even Dean. A secret so bad that he didn't even really let himself know it.

Sometimes, he hated his mother.

The sainted Mary. Beloved wife and mother, whose death had broken their dad so badly that he dragged them all over the country, gave them guns instead of books and toys, and more often found comfort in the bottom of a bottle than quality time with his kids.

Sam wanted to love her, he did. But how to love someone you couldn't remember?

Song 100 Dean Drabbles
Music:: Dark Angel
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posted by [identity profile] stjra.livejournal.com at 03:43am on 07/09/2007
Awwww...I loved "Both Hands". That just summed up for me both Sam and Dean. Sam's expectation that Dean will always think of his needs before his own and Dean's need to see Sam's needs meet even if it's going against Dad. Awesome.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one's whose mind had travelled down the "would Sam be angry at his mother for dying" road. I've never put pen to paper about it and would never be able to do it so eloquently, so thanks for sharing. I really think that at some point in Sam's angsty teenage years he would have at least resented his mother for dying and drawing them into this terrifying rollacoaster that is their life.

As for "Jesus in Suburbia", I love horndog Dean and I love unrequited love between the boys, so I had a chuckle and an "aww poor Sammy" to this one, well done.
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 03:52am on 07/09/2007
Thank you so much!!

I was kind of nervous about Beloved Wife, not sure if I was the only one who'd gone there. So I'm awfully glad I'm not.

I'm so glad you enjoyed these. Thank you for reading. :)
 
posted by [identity profile] aelfsiden.livejournal.com at 03:51am on 07/09/2007
I loved these. And you know, I'd never thought about how it could be possible that Sam might sometimes hate Mary. I'd be bitter as hell. I can see how that could happen.
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 03:56am on 07/09/2007
Thank you. I hadn't really thought about Sam hating Mary either, until the prompt came and that's what sprang to mind. I'm so glad you liked them.
 
posted by [identity profile] vanillafluffy.livejournal.com at 04:56am on 07/09/2007
Both Hands made me think that Sam was using the puppy-dog eyes big time.

Jesus of Suburbia is good, but something about the last sentence seems off. I've been staring at it, trying to clean it up, but can't, quite. Sorry....

Beloved Wife rings true. Sam knows feelings like this are not considered "normal", and that's what he wants most---so it *must* be bad.
I have the feeling that if Sam *does* thing of himself as evil or tainted, this guilty little secret is a large part of the reason why.

*hearts you*
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 05:06am on 07/09/2007
something about the last sentence seems off.
If you come up with something, please let me know, because it's not quite working for me either. I gave up in the end.

And sam was SO using the puppy-dog eyes.

I was actually pretty surprised that I'd never thought of Sam having those feelings before once I started.

 
posted by [identity profile] milady1844.livejournal.com at 06:40am on 07/09/2007
I liked the total sibling rivalry in Both Hands. And the quick slipping of the plate to Sam was perfect.

I agree, the last sentence of Jesus of Suburbia is slightly off, but I can't come up with an alternative. Otherwise, nice slice of life.

Beloved Wife: ouch. I've not seen anyone deal with Sam & his mom like this. (Granted I've not read every SPN fic out there.) But it makes perfect sense.
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 01:40pm on 07/09/2007
:D thank you!

One of my favourite things about Sam/Dean is their sibling rivalry and I'm also kind of fascinated by how their relationship is complicated by their relationship with their dad, so I was pleased with how that one worked.

Now I'm totally wondering if there is more Sam admitting resentment towards his mother fic out there.
 
posted by [identity profile] milady1844.livejournal.com at 03:45am on 08/09/2007
Yeah, that last line's better now. *g*
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 03:50am on 08/09/2007
Thank you! better is good. I expect my insistence on sticking to exactly 100 words is going to prevent it ever being exactly right.
 
posted by [identity profile] victorian-tweed.livejournal.com at 08:22am on 07/09/2007
Wonderful, darling!! I especially loved Both Hands.

damn, I am *so* hankering for some pie now!
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 01:41pm on 07/09/2007
Thank you! I'd never had peach pie until a couple weeks ago, and it was so good! *loves pie*

I'm glad you liked them.
 
posted by [identity profile] flawedamythyst.livejournal.com at 11:08am on 07/09/2007
Oh, these are awesome. I like that last one especially. Oh, Sammy. Guilt-ridden, angsty Sammy. How could I love you more?
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 01:43pm on 07/09/2007
thanks! It is hard not to love angsty Sammy. He gets under your skin, that one.
 
posted by [identity profile] lima-sierra.livejournal.com at 11:49am on 07/09/2007
Loved these! There's something so satisfying about reading a well-written drabble, and these pack a punch, or leave us with a feeling of something much bigger. Both Hands was my favourite. Beloved Wife rang completely true to me. Very perceptive of you. Bravo! *clap and cheers*
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 01:46pm on 07/09/2007
Thank you :D

I have a crazy love for drabbles. I'm so glad these worked.
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posted by [personal profile] zillah975 at 12:35pm on 07/09/2007
I love the last one especially. I can relate to it better than I wish I could.
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 01:58pm on 07/09/2007
*hugs you*

Thank you. I wish no one could be able to relate to the last one.
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posted by [personal profile] zillah975 at 02:23pm on 07/09/2007
*hugs tight* Yeah, me too. But as long as someone can, it's good to have stories that go there. :) *hugs more*
 
posted by [identity profile] luvsabitch.livejournal.com at 12:36pm on 07/09/2007
1. Ahh! He gives sam his pie!
2. I wish I was one of those housewives
£. i knew there was a reason I didn't like Mary.

Lovely honey. I didn't used to like drabbles but I've got into them now - they're like the haiku of the fanfic world and you do them brilliantly.
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 02:04pm on 07/09/2007
1. Yeah. Dean is love.
2. Ha! :D that never occurred to me to want to be one of the housewives. but oh god, having Dean staring at you? yeah.
3. You were channeling Sammy obviously.

Thank you. I have a crazy love for drabbles. the challenge of writing them and the joy of reading them. I'm glad you're a convert!
 
posted by [identity profile] willa-writes.livejournal.com at 09:18pm on 07/09/2007
Ohh, I love these! "Both Hands" is a perfect moment, something Dean *so* would have done from start to finish. :-D
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 11:23pm on 07/09/2007
Thank you! :D I adore selfish/caretaking Dean, so I'm glad that one hit home.
 
posted by [identity profile] sadelyrate.livejournal.com at 11:21am on 11/09/2007
Of course Dean would cave in, subjected to Sam's Puppy Eyes of Doom...

"I am looking at them. And their wedding rings."
*glee* Oh, Sam. This sounds perfectly like something that would pop out of his mouth!

That third...
You know, I wouldn't be surprised. It's certainly a plausible idea... Sam 'loves' Mary out of duty, not out of an personal connection. Unless one counts blood ties, but...

Thank You for letting us see these!
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 02:07pm on 11/09/2007
Thank you so much for your comments!

It's funny the last one. It was one of those things that just kind of wrote itself and I've been thinking on it ever since rather than something I was thinking about and then wrote it. Ah the power of the subconscious. :)

And thank you so much for saying that sounds like Sam. I am always less confident about his voice.
 
posted by [identity profile] sadelyrate.livejournal.com at 09:19pm on 11/09/2007
Far as my experience can be trusted, the ones that pop out of nowhere are gems. And as for myself, it took me ages before I dared to write the first pieces of dialogue for either of the boys, so...

*hugs*
 
posted by [identity profile] subtly-modded.livejournal.com at 11:25pm on 19/09/2007
All three of these are great. That last one - Sammy had a knife edge to him that I really dig. (Hope that made sense to you!)

And the first one, of course, got an "aw boys..."


(Also -- caught the public transpo reference. Local Supernatural fans represent! woot!)
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 11:28pm on 19/09/2007
Thank you! And yeah, one of the things I love about Sam is he's not sweet puppy boy. He's got an edge that has nothing to do with Evil!Sam.

And yay! I stalked visited your profile and saw you were my age and local!
 
posted by [identity profile] rasah.livejournal.com at 10:41pm on 09/09/2008
Then Dad got up to pay. When his back was turned, Dean pushed the last few bites of pie towards his brother and hissed, 'Eat quick.'

AWWWWW!!! SOOOOO PERFECT!

"Christ, you're not god's gift, you know."

Dean smirked. "Do you hear the irony in that?"


LMFAO

If the glint in Dean's eyes when Sam said 'later' was about the housewives, Sam let himself pretend it was him instead.

Poor Sam!

Sometimes, he hated his mother.

Really, really, nicely done.
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 04:49am on 10/09/2008
Thank you so much! *g*
 
posted by [identity profile] fayedoll.livejournal.com at 04:01pm on 08/08/2009
D'awwwww @ pie-sharing. That's like in my Top10 of most adorable things ever now!

 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 04:04pm on 08/08/2009
Dean's not very good at pretending to be a hardass when it comes to his little brother :D

thank you!
 
posted by [identity profile] maraceles.livejournal.com at 01:51am on 24/12/2009
Oh, I loved the 'pie' drabble!

And yeah, I could totally see Sam resenting the hell outta his mother, sometimes.

(Um, I'm pretty much going through your fics now, so I'm sorry if I end up spamming your journal!)
 
posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 02:38am on 24/12/2009
You will never catch me complaining about fic comments in my inbox :D

I had totally forgotten about the pie drabble until I was writing beached margin, and Dean was remembering a pie incident, and I was trying to remember what episode it was in until I had to facepalm and remember that I wrote it, it wasn't on the show *shame*

I'm so glad you liked! Thank you :D
 
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Yes to all three!

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