SPN/BtVS: Under Darkening Skies part 1

[rivkat]

Sigh. Someday I will learn astolat's trick of posting the story at her site with the LJ comment link simultaneously with the posting of the LJ entry, but today is not that day. So here's the first part of my Sweet Charity story for giandujakiss.

Under Darkening Skies
Summary: The Winchesters take a job involving a demon-influenced woman and a powerful witch. Explicit heterosexual content (not, amazingly enough, involving Faith).
Word count: ~35,000.
Notes: Written for Sweet Charity for giandujakiss. This goes AU early in SPN Season 3 and right after the first “episode” of Buffy Season 8. Thanks to geekturnedvamp for beta and giandujakiss for accepting a shift in her scenario!

Edited: Read it here.

Comments

[amonitrate.livejournal.com]

ooo, you've got me hooked, and I don't even watch Supernatural. THough I seem to have absorbed a bit via osmosis from my friends list.

Looking forward to more.

[tahariel.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, awesome! Really looking forward to seeing the characters interacting, and I love the set-up. Great stuff :D

[azephirin.livejournal.com]

Oooooo, what a setup! I can't wait for the next part.

[rogue-planet.livejournal.com]

There... There's going to be more of this, right? And soon?

[norwich36.livejournal.com]

I am literally bouncing with excitement at this story. I can't wait for the next part.

[counteragent.livejournal.com]

I am SO all over this. You're making it look efortless!

Why no second part yet? Waaah.

[jcalanthe]

This is a wonderful setup! I'm on the edge of my seat to see what happens next.

[brownbetty]

Wow, I'm impressed with how tight you've got them trapped, and look forward to seeing what you'll do with that.

[grand-sophy.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, plotty goodness! Super-powered badasses squaring off! Looking forward to more.

[shiba-inu.livejournal.com]

Wow. Lots of implied coolness there. This is going to be interesting.

[pershin.livejournal.com]

Wonderful start!

And I read it.. even if there was no pairing written LOL

Avidly waiting for the next part!

[counteragent.livejournal.com]

***********SPOILERS if you haven't read the whole story****************


OH. MY. GOD.

I couldn't love this more if...words fail me. This is like ficCRACK to me. It pushes all my buttons.

- A gen crossover between two alluring worlds that exploits the strengths of each? Check.
- The tone shifting effortlessly between sections to match the original tone of each show but never losing overall coherency? Check.
- The collision of gendered-worlds handled in a way that is empowering for both sides? Check.
- The completely in character emotions and dialogue? Check.
- The thrilling fight scenes--- like a TON of them!!! ---with imaginative opponents? Check.
- A genuinely tempting hell demention department store (I actually HAVE pumps like that!!!)? Check.
- The incredible world building pulled off in a relatively short amount of time--oracles, the mind-blowing merger scene, the hell dimension, even the Slayer bunker? Check.
- No lack of hotness? Check.
- And a cameo by my favorite lawyer? Check.

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH.

If you are planning to write a sequel, I highly encourage it!

*goes to check Sweet Charity to see if you are listed.*

ETA: Huh. I think I followed the link at the end of the story, but it posted on the first page of the story. Putting spolier warning at the top of my comment just to be safe.

[tahariel.livejournal.com]

Oh, totally kick-ass awesome. I love, love, love this! The character dynamics and the way you slotted the two relationships together are perfect, and the Sam/Dean brother relationship just worked so well for me. Left me wanting more, but satisfied at the same time :)

[brownbetty]

Oh man this is shiny. I love Dean's choice at the end, and I think Dean's the only one who could have made it-- Sam would let himself, because he knows how Dean chose last time.

[rogue-planet.livejournal.com]

Never have truer words been spoken about these two shows than "You were done. You fought hard, did good, died well. But now you're back, and 'the end' turns out to be just the last scene before the preview for next week's episode."

Your Buffy characters were spot on, something I've actually stopped expecting in BtVS crossovers. This was truly excellent, and it's only right that for Sam and Dean "In the end, there is only the Huntsman and his heart."

[vaznetti]

Excellent -- I really enjoyed this. SPN/BTVS is a crossover which is harder to pull off than it looks, but I bought it here, and I liked the way you played around with the characters.

Under Darkening Skies

[yourlibrarian]

Such an interesting premise! I particularly liked the astral sequence with Dean and Sam, and Dean being literal :> Great the way so many pieces tied together.

[jinkamoo.livejournal.com]

Very well done! Bravo! You have some great skill, especially for sex scenes which normally turns me off in fic. Not that sex is bad, it's just usually written that way.

And amazing integrity of characters, the voices of Dean, Sam, Willow and Buffy. As well written and as in sync with both shows as far as dialog, wit and plot line.

Excellent job! I enjoyed reading this very much!

[fryadvocate.livejournal.com]

This is the best BTVS crossover with SPN that I've read ever. Period. Really well done, the flow is awesome and I love the ending - it felt like there was another story waiting to be written underneath it.

The characterizations in this were pitch perfect - Dean and Sam almost too close, but also so misunderstood. I loved getting the outsider pov on the Winchesters, and I also loved getting it on Buffy and Willow. The flirtations were so on point and I truly believe that Dean could bring Will back from lesbian into bisexual.

Again, so well written.

[r-becca.livejournal.com]

Very nice -- these two universes just fit together really well, and you worked that perfectly. Lilah examining Dean's contract with the crossroads demon was PERFECT. Loved the action and mystery elements especially, and the way that the plot came together. Dean and Willow is a pairing I haven't seen before, but I admit that my favorite by far was the Sam/Buffy interactions -- it was great to see them breaking into government buildings and fighting angry dwarves together. :)

[justabi.livejournal.com]

I cannot even say how much I love Willow getting all blushy and having some sexy fun time with Dean. Which is the least of the things I love about this. The thing with the maps over maps. The puppy demons. Ethan using the US government as an instrument of Chaos. Topless wrestling for the enjoyment of pervy little slayerettes. Just ... *flails* I don't know why I'm still surprized you are able to rock this much.

[brynwulf]

Seems like I'm always late to the good stuff, but I just finished this and wanted to be sure to let you know what a great ear you have for the characters of both 'verses voices. Buffy was spot on, but Dean and Sam were right there with her and Willow was her usual adorkable self. congratulations. That is so hard to achieve in a xover. And I really enjoyed the story.

[twistingflame.livejournal.com]

Oh very cool. Love the mixture of so much back canon for both shows.

[cormallen.livejournal.com]

I guess I am incredibly late to the party, but I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed this story. I've read a lot of SPN/BtvS crossovers, and very few worked for me quite as well as this one did. Thank you!

[zazreil.livejournal.com]

Wow great story - beautiful merging of the two AUs. Dean and Sam stayed true to who they were very nicely as did the BVS crowd

Thanks for sharing

Zaz