That was incredibly good. And pure pleasure, even though my eyes are full of tears, and yes, I didn't know whether they were going to go through with it or not.
The crossover relationships were incredible. I loved the way the boys each saw the other in the girl they bonded with, though I was never sure whether they saw it themselves, or if it was just an irresistable unconscious draw. I admire the way that that works whatever the precise nature of that undersea beast, their feeling for each other, might be; you invoke everything about it that really matters. I need to reread this a few dozen times. Need to read it aloud to DearSpouseFanGuy, too. There are a whole flock of incredible scenes, extravagant gifts to the reader.
I also agreed about the scenes singled out by norwich36. Dean deserves a moment with someone who's been there and understands. Buffy did too, of course; she got Spike instead, which didn't work out so well. Buffy, who is enough like him that they don't hit on each other, is perfect for this. And when he asks Sam to be better than him... we just started watching S2, and at the end of Blood Lust, the expression on Dean's face when he looks at Sam, that was just what I was seeing: his understanding that sometimes Sam's going to lead. That Sam may be able to do things he can't. And that that's actually pretty wonderful.
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Date: 2008-01-19 10:53 pm (UTC)The crossover relationships were incredible. I loved the way the boys each saw the other in the girl they bonded with, though I was never sure whether they saw it themselves, or if it was just an irresistable unconscious draw. I admire the way that that works whatever the precise nature of that undersea beast, their feeling for each other, might be; you invoke everything about it that really matters. I need to reread this a few dozen times. Need to read it aloud to DearSpouseFanGuy, too. There are a whole flock of incredible scenes, extravagant gifts to the reader.
I also agreed about the scenes singled out by