Muse-o-rama

Hey, some of you have been wanting PDFs of the longer fics like Red and Dazzleland and so forth. Just because I'm so at a loose end (so not, right?), but mostly because iwondery MADE all the PDFs for me, I got off my fat, lazy ass chaise lounge and made myself a WEBSITE where you can look at all the fics and download at will. I haven't figured out how you can leave comments, so let me know here what you think.

*dancing spastic happy dance*

And, um, I'm really working on the new fic. Really, I am. I just got distracted by JA and JP doing the awesome, you know?
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And because LJ likes me so much on my birthday, it's given me the extra-special present of letting me post this oneshot in two parts.



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Hell, two posts in one day? I'm freakin' spammin' y'all. But here you go...fic. In two parts.

Title: Verbal

Rating: G-13 for language and mature situations. Gen-like, with a twist. That’s your warning.
Summary: Dean spills his guts. Sam is amused, then appalled. Oneshot, complete.

Thanks to the marvelous and amazing betas. lemmypie mainlined Bonanza for me and then regurgitated it on demand. jmm0001 slapped me upside the head and demanded structure.

a/n 1: This fic makes references to events in my previous fics Red, Dazzleland and Cirque de Céline. How’s that for self-pimping? However, you can totally read this without having read those other things. All you have to know is this: Sam left for Stanford from Niagara Falls, resulting in an annus horribilis for Dean and John (Dazzleland); the boys met a Trickster before the one in Tall Tales (Cirque de Céline); and Sam killed a Big Bad Wolf to save Dean in Washington State (Red).

a/n 2: according to the super-wiki timeline, there’s a bit of a jump between Roadkill and Heart, with many eps possibly coming between look here for more. Rather unadvisedly, I’m going to ignore that very good bit of theorizing, and I hope super-canonical folks don’t freak on my ass, because I’m following the ep airing sequence, which the super-wiki guys (rightfully) suggest might be fucked up. So Verbal takes place between Roadkill and Heart, sometime in late February, Season Two.

a/n 3: This is for tabaqui, for whom I promised something where they talked to each other.

( At first, Sam blamed the whole thing on Dean getting laid. )

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Chapter 10/Over, Over, Over

Destination: Niagara Falls, of course. Gen, PG-13. Complete. Horror/drama. A smidgen of angst. A big freakin’ smidgen of angst.

Travel Advisory: High body count. Blood. General wretchedness. Unforgivably wordy.

Cabin Crew: I never leave home without them -- jmm0001and lemmypie. They make sure I have the right documentation, that the meals are hot, and that I’m not carrying any firearms or illegal drugs. Wait. No. They don’t do that last thing.

Your pilot this flight: Without him, we got nothing. Captain Kripke steers the plane; I’m just your on-flight entertainment.

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Read the new stuff:( Chapter 10/Over, Over, Over )
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Chapter 9/Coming to Grief

WIPPITY WIP WIP: Gen, PG-13. WIP, penultimate chapter. Horror/drama.

Big Fat Violence: I have a really high tolerance for violence. I do. Some of the rest of you, maybe not so much. In addition to the phenomenal body-count, this chapter is also incredibly…gut-wrenching. Fair warning, don’t read it if your meds are needing upped.

Beta-Beta Bing: They kick the shit of me, but I love them so: jmm0001and lemmypie.

Sleeping with the Fishes: Hey, has anyone actually had a conversation with Kripke lately? Is he still around? They say he ‘owns’ this stuff, but maybe he’s getting weak. Maybe we can push our product in his turf…

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Read ( Chapter 9/Coming to Grief )
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And here's the next bit...

Also, for those lovely lovelies leaving comments -- many thanks and I'll be responding to everything, just as soon as the coffee kicks in. *kisses*

( Read the rest of Chapter 8/Daredevil )

Chapter Eight/Daredevil

What it is: Gen, PG-13. WIP. Horror/drama.
What to look out for: Okay, gentle readers. Here’s your warning – it gets bloody and violent from here on in. Oh, and it’s horrifically long.
Who I’m thanking: This chapter in particular would have been bloodier and far less coherent without the betas, jmm0001and lemmypie.
What it’s not: This is not a money-making enterprise, I own only the words and the rest belongs to the Krip, the CW and other money-making enterprises. Which are making money from this enterprise.

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It's too bloody long to post in one, my usual MO. So I'm posting it in two parts. Mea culpa, chicas.
Read ( Chapter 8/Daredevil, part A )

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...and here's the rest of it. Ask me how much I like LJ today, hm?

( Oh how nice it will be to read Part B of this awesome chapter I'm in the middle of reading... )
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Chapter Seven/Ellipsis

Sermon: Gen, PG-13. Lousy with OCs (What? You’re gonna have a multi-chapter piece without them?) WIP, curtain comes down at Chapter 10. Horror/drama

‘Verse: present-day action takes place between Crossroad Blues up to Croatoan.

Glory and exultation: Kripke, the man in black, the fella with all the chips, the dude in the Big House. Thanks, however, go to the ever-vigilant and totally not-crying jmm0001. lemmypie is catching all my Canuck and working through plot points as though it’s fun. And now…visuals, too! smilla02’s awesome cover of sheer awesomeness makes me feel like I’m writing a movie, man! How cool is THAT? Check out her brilliant Dazzleland cover here.

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Read ( Chapter 7/Ellipsis, part A on account of LJ thinks this is too big...part B to follow immediately...grrr )

Below the cut for ( major unadultered squeeful squees about Jim Beaver, the character of Bobby Singer and why he needs to stick around. )
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Dazzleland, Chapter Six/Erosion

Rating: Gen, PG-13. And I said at the beginning that there’d be sex, right? Riiiiight. WIP, will be 10 chapters. Horror/drama

Spoilers: present-day action takes place between Crossroad Blues up to Croatoan.

Love n’ kisses: Canon is the Krip’s. Words are mine, but it wouldn’t be here without the fast and furious betas, jmm0001 and lemmypie. Happy birthday, Lemmy! And no, JM, you complete me.

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Read ( Chapter 6/Erosion )
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Dazzleland, Chapter Five/Over the Wall

Summary: “Someone goes over Niagara in a barrel. You gonna jump in and try to save them?” – Dean Winchester, Crossroad Blues. Sam’s making plans, and they don’t include his father or hunting. They might not even include Dean. High school in two time periods.

Rating: Gen, PG-13: curses, cuss-words, expletives, and profanities. WIP, will be 10 chapters. Horror/drama

Spoilers: present-day action takes place between Crossroad Blues up to Croatoan.

Bounce in my step: Canon characters are Kripke’s. Words are nominally mine. Thanks to the betas, jmm0001and lemmypie. We argue and throw hissy fits and threaten to hold our breath till we turn purple and…oh wait. Sorry, that’s just me.

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Read ( Chapter 5/Over the Wall )
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....and, part B

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Chapter 4A/Ticket to Ride

Note: It had to happen sometime. LJ doesn't like the SIZE of this. Posting as chapter four, Part A and B. Wish me freaking luck *grumbles*

Summary: “Someone goes over Niagara in a barrel. You gonna jump in and try to save them?” – Dean Winchester, Crossroad Blues. Sam’s making plans, and they don’t include his father or hunting. They might not even include Dean. High school in two time periods.

Rating: Gen, PG-13: heaps and heaps of profanities. WIP, will be 10 chapters. Horror/drama

Spoilers: present-day action takes place between Crossroad Blues up to Croatoan.

Paying the Piper: If any money was changing hands, I wouldn’t still be crossing the clients’ ‘t’s and fixing their there/they’re, would I? So just back off, Kripke. As always, my gratitude goes to the ever-fabulous betas, jmm0001and lemmypie. JM fixes all my problems when I don’t even know they’re problems. Lemmy squees and hi-fives and lets me know when my Canadian is showing. More thanks this time also go to gemini grl11 for providing me with awesome reconstructions of Niagara Falls on the less-flashy side, and to kimonkey7 for fetching fantastic frozen falls photos. Don’t try that kind of alliteration without adult supervision, kids. My man, A2, also let me steal his teaching techniques for getting youth talking about Criminology. He even knew what I was going to do with it. Sorry for the delay on this chapter: when RL gears up to fiscal year end, a freelancer needs her posse.

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Dazzleland, Chapter 3/Economic Geography

Summary: “Someone goes over Niagara in a barrel. You gonna jump in and try to save them?” – Dean Winchester, Crossroad Blues. Sam’s making plans, and they don’t include his father or hunting. They might not even include Dean. High school in two time periods.

Rating: Gen, PG-13: all fucking manner of swearing. WIP, will be 10 chapters. Horror/drama

Spoilers: present-day action takes place between Crossroad Blues up to Croatoan. Some references this chapter to events in another fic, Red, but all you really need to know is that Dean left high school to earn money and it didn’t work out all that well.

Abasements: Kripke, Kripke, he’s our man, if he can’t write them, no one can! Well, er, yeah. Except us ficcers, I guess. I generally bow to the betas; without them, I’m nothing. Or merely long-winded and annoying. jmm0001and lemmypie rock the known world. JM pushes all the right buttons and Lemmy made me this swell new icon!

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Read: ( Chapter Three/Economic Geography )

ETA: Because apparently Canadians say 'marks' and Americans say 'grades'. Same goes for the verb. Wow. But y'all know what a toque is, apparently. *scratches head in sheer and utter amazement*

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Chapter Two/Alluvium

Summary: “Someone goes over Niagara in a barrel. You gonna jump in and try to save them?” – Dean Winchester, Crossroad Blues. Sam’s making plans, and they don’t include his father or hunting. They might not even include Dean. High school in two time periods.

Rating: Gen, PG-13: cussing, bone-crunching, and aaaaaanggggst. WIP, will be 10 chapters.

Spoilers: up to and including Croatoan. In the Red ‘verse, but you can read this without reading that.

Credit: Thanking Kripke and co for the generous loan of the Sam and Dean action figures – they really are so much fun to play with! And bendy! Mostly, though, thanks to the betas, jmm0001and lemmypie. JM for not letting me get away with emotional shortcuts and for saying, “see, this is what’s missing…” Lemmy for being extraordinarily excited about just about every aspect of the research, whether it’s time zones, SATs, or geologic formations. And for the new icon…oh yeah, baby.

AND A HUGE THANK YOU to janissa11 for the box of chocolates, because she makes me feel all nice inside. And because I love chocolate. Happy New Year, flist!

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Read the new stuff: ( Dazzleland, Chapter Two/Alluvium )

ETA: because apparently Americans don't 'sit' exams. Damn. Thanks for pointing it out, minim_calibre.

Dazzleland

Summary:: “Someone goes over Niagara in a barrel. You gonna jump in and try to save them?” – Dean Winchester, Crossroad Blues. Sam’s making plans, and they don’t include his father or hunting. They might not even include Dean. High school in two time periods.

Rating: Gen, PG-13: swearing, violence, maybe some sex later on. If you buy me dinner first. WIP, will be 10 chapters.

Spoilers: up to and including Croatoan. In the Red ‘verse, but you can read this without reading that.

‘Tis the season: lemmypie phoned Tennessee convenience stores for me. jmm0001 nudged me for more, more, more, even though she despises the title. It’ll grow on you, cupcake. Promise.

Read ( Dazzleland, Chapter One )
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ETA: Um, don't make no money off this stuff, no sirree. Move along, minions of Kripke. Keep your hands where I can see 'em.
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It's all lemmypie's fault.  She was obsessing about Dean being tied up, and why, like anyone needs a reason.

So, here's four times Dean got tied up, and one time that other guy did.  Totally freakishly unbeta'd, so I might be drooling.

( Four plus one )
Anyone else want to try?  It's fun and fuckin' easy.
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Red, Chapter 8/Between the Ribs

Huff and Puff: Gen, PG-13, loads of sordid, violent, and downright creepy scenes, swearing laid on pretty darn thick, and Sam running around like a chicken seeking revenge for its missing head. Canon characters belong to the canon gods; words and other characters belong to me. Me! You heard that Kripke? WIP, but we’re pulling into the home stretch.

My, What Big Betas You Have: I have no words left to adequately thank jmm0001 and lemmypie, other than to say that neither of them are particularly ‘big’, though they are ‘good’ and ‘fun’.

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ETA: Because JM actually does rule the universe and wanted to change Sam's eye colour -- I humour her like that because she's...right. And because the Mariners were one of the '76 expansion teams. And Play-doh is spelled 'Play-doh', as one would usually spell such things.

Oh, just because I'm at home and bored out of my tree, and I have to do something to stop from slipping into a catatonic state. Because I'm avoiding work and (never fear) I have worked on Red today and it's going well, but this little scene is one that Kripke coulda shoulda given all of us. Gen, slightly cracky. About five paragraphs in length (well, maybe a bit more).

Because we know what's just as important to Sam as the Impala is to Dean and I'm thinking that after last week, the boys'll be needing a research backup plan. This is for JM, who has been hankering for this scene, and for lemmypie because we all know the importance of good equipment.

( Bull in a China Shop )

And now, back to Red. Fuck, I wish this flu thing would go away. Or that the drugs were better. I also whapped my head against the dresser this morning, really hard, while bending down to throw away a piece of paper. I think the big bruise in the middle of my forehead makes me look intelligent *maintains a really, really straight face*
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