First let me admit I don't do horror, I don't do scary or creepy - I avoided SPN for years because my first impression of it was 'creepy' and I DON'T DO THAT. Don't get me wrong, I'm not all puppies and rainbows - I'm an angst junkie above all (which is why, when I finally overcame my preconceptions, I became totally hooked) - but I'm way too squeamish when it comes to graphic violence and pain. SO....
There were times I almost jumped ship on this. I had a hard time with the torture, the pain, the fear, but persevered because I was so caught up in the characterization and the imagery and the wonder of this world you created. I had to see where you were taking it, so I stayed with it and by the end I was weeping openly but so glad I carried on. This is a brilliant piece of writing, of world-building, so fantastical but so psychologically true. You mention having had difficulty with Castiel's POV but it doesn't show; he is so vivid and real and ... I'm tearing up again, just thinking about his experiences here!
I could go on and on - the growth of the friendship with Sam, the amazing depth of each dream, the lyricism of the language and the way it entwined in my imagination - but I've made this more about me than about you already and I only meant to say that this is a spectacular piece of poetic prose I will not easily get over.
Now I need to start reading EVERYTHING ELSE YOU'VE WRITTEN. Thank you for writing.
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There were times I almost jumped ship on this. I had a hard time with the torture, the pain, the fear, but persevered because I was so caught up in the characterization and the imagery and the wonder of this world you created. I had to see where you were taking it, so I stayed with it and by the end I was weeping openly but so glad I carried on. This is a brilliant piece of writing, of world-building, so fantastical but so psychologically true. You mention having had difficulty with Castiel's POV but it doesn't show; he is so vivid and real and ... I'm tearing up again, just thinking about his experiences here!
I could go on and on - the growth of the friendship with Sam, the amazing depth of each dream, the lyricism of the language and the way it entwined in my imagination - but I've made this more about me than about you already and I only meant to say that this is a spectacular piece of poetic prose I will not easily get over.
Now I need to start reading EVERYTHING ELSE YOU'VE WRITTEN. Thank you for writing.