I knew the stakes were high right from the start - SN fic - PG

[tigriswolf]

Title: I knew the stakes were high right from the start
Fandom: "Supernatural"
Disclaimer: not my characters; just for fun. Title from "The Cowboy Rides Away" by George Strait.
Warnings: spoilers for "All Hell Breaks Loose" pt2
Pairings: Dean/Sam
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 215
Point of view: third

The year's up tomorrow.  Sam can't believe it's come so soon.

"Don't you dare die for me."  Dean's voice is no more than a murmur, barely there.  Sam just pulls him closer.  

Dean'll leave the instant Sam falls asleep, will go far away so that Sam's not in danger, and Sam doesn't want to let him go, to lose him--

"Don't leave me," Sam whispers, burying his face in Dean's neck.  "Please."

Dean twists his fingers in Sam's hair.  "Gotta go, Sammy," he says.  "But you live, okay?  Go out there and fuckin' live."

"Don't wanna."  Sam doesn't care that he sounds all of six again.  "Not without you."

Dean's mouth is soft on his forehead, then his lips.  "I don't regret it, Sammy.  I can't."

Sam smiles, tears making the world swim.  "I do."

Dean nods, wiping Sam's tears away.  "I know."  He inhales deeply, kissing Sam like he's dying.

The year's up tomorrow and Sam doesn't want to sleep away Dean's last moments.  

"Why'd you make that deal?" Sam asks, even though he's known the answer from his first breath. 

"Couldn't do anythin' else," Dean replies.

"I hate you for it," he whispers.

Dean's smile is like the sunrise. "I know."

The year is up tomorrow and Sam's helpless to save Dean. 

Comments

[realpestilence.livejournal.com]

So bittersweet and resigned, yet loving. Dean's lack of regret is the key, I think. He's almost joyous, is that the word for it? He's saving his Sammy...but the last line hurts.

I like a short fic that's got a punch.


Pesti

[tigriswolf]

Thank you so much!

[psychotic-scam.livejournal.com]

oh god my heart! *clutches at it* I think--I think it might be broken! *sniffs and sobs* Oh that hurt so much. The last line broke the last of the heartstrings that held my heart together.

Excellent. Beyond Excellet. Painfully gorgeous.

[tigriswolf]

Aww, thank you!

[wingfetish.livejournal.com]

Such a sad, moving scene. Beautiful piece.

[tigriswolf]

Thank you!

Awesome icon, by the by.

[bououou.livejournal.com]

Just: Awwww :(.

[tigriswolf]

Thanks!

[sardonicsmiley.livejournal.com]

Ooooooooh, ow. You know, though, I really can't see it ending any other way than this. Dean's whole character arc has pretty much been leading up to him dying for Sam, sucky as that is. I know there'll be a way out (obviously not gonna kill of one of their leads) but him dying is the only thing that feels right. Thanks for posting!

[bionic.livejournal.com]

ouch...the quiet finality of it all. Beautiful and wonderfully sad.

[tigriswolf]

Thank _you_ for reading!

[tigriswolf]

Thank you!

[jelloh0530.livejournal.com]

*wags finger at you*

stop that!

[tigriswolf]

Stop what?

[jelloh0530.livejournal.com]

oh , the breaking of my heart, dude. seriously. LOL.

[tigriswolf]

But it's fun!

[sadelyrate.livejournal.com]

So this is what happened before the Grand Canyon...
Boys!
And you, stop breakin' them and our hearts!

On the other hand... you do it so beautifully that... uhm... More, please? :)

[tigriswolf]

*twirls*