So, if someone were to write a fic about secret doorways into/outta Hell that Dean knows about because he could go anywhere those years he was Alistair's favorite, should the flashbacks or the present be italized?
Also, if two of your characters have pretty much the ultimate power--like, say, reality bending, such that Charlie could tell Jim, "Hey, Jim, you're a girl" and quite suddenly, Jim is a girl or the ability to negate others' powers--how would the villain take them out before his plan goes into motion?