Not Such As I Was, a Supernatural/Inception crossover verse by moragmacpherson
When Sam signs up for a sleep study during his first week at Stanford, he has no idea that his hyperrealistic subconscious is about to revolutionize the fledgeling study of dreamshare—though the fact that he falls hard for his snarky and impeccably-dressed recruiter, that he probably should have seen coming.
But Arthur leaves, and Dean comes back, and then Sam is back in the family business without ever properly saying goodbye. The two keep crossing paths, and the spark is still there, but Sam promised to keep Arthur safe and the last thing either of them need is the conversation about what exactly Sam’s family does. When Sam finds out about Eames, he can almost convince himself he’s happy for them.
Then Sam comes back from Hell with two centuries of nightmare fuel and a wall that won’t stay up, and he only knows one person he can turn to.
so rghayati and I just back-and-forthed some novakcest dialogue for early season five. in iambic pentameter.
(he was jacob. I was jimmy.)
JACOB
I know your body’s still un-uttered plea
but brother, you’re confusing this request
by Heaven for the penance of your need
to take to bed the kin of your own fl—
JIMMY
Oh Jacob, if you must have air to speak
would not that air be better off employed
to solve the case that forced us both to seek
this rotting, soggy town in Illinois?
JACOB
I’m saying, there’s an angel in the room—
the elephant of which you dare not speak—
and every tempted witch or shifted tomb
we’ve ever known is low, and frail, and weak
within the shadow of this wing-borne doom
that cherishes your body as unique.
JIMMY
But let us not forget, oh brother mine
that like as we two are, so is this fate
to have our bodies filled with light divine
and rode to wipe the earth an empty slate.
JACOB
While these grand aspects you would put to voice
of symmetry, along a burning line,
I say you do not understand the choice.
We burn! Now say: Infernal or Divine.
JIMMY
I say the time will come too soon for us
to choose, so why this urge to draw it near?
We may be doomed, as you so firmly trust
but in the meantime, there’s a monster here.
Haley Collins had assumed that nothing would ever hurt her as much as the death of her parents. She had never prepared herself for this.
[ask from thetimetravelinggiraffe: Oooh, I want the part that starts: “Of course he’s wanted to tell Amelia, he thinks, stirring the pancake batter viciously” through “What good would it do to tell her about the things that live in the dark when she might go her whole life without meeting them?” [And, ya know, if you wanted to talk about Kurt/Jacob too that’d be cool :)]
[This is Unto Dust again, in case that wasn’t obvious. In-line comments are bold.]
Unto Dust by callowyn.
In which the Red-Eyed Demon reminds Jimmy that you can’t avoid your past forever, and Jacob finds that spending seven years as far from his brother as he can get is worth nothing when Jimmy shows up on his doorstep asking for help.
7000 words / gen / warnings for graphic violence
GUYS GUYS GUYS LOOK
IF I HAVE EVER RANTED TO YOU ABOUT NOVAKCEST
THIS FIC WILL EXPLAIN HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Claire Novak played by Brit Marling; dæmon is Xander, a harpy eagle (inspired by rory)
Lyra Belacqua played by Melanie Laurent; dæmon is Pantalaimon, a pine marten
Claire doesn’t like angels. It turns out Lyra doesn’t care much for them, either.
MY DARLING SITERLAS! ON THE OCCASION OF THIS, YOUR BIRTHDAY, I GIVE TO YOU: INTERSPECIES CUDDLES. Because despite Jacob’s endless pining and frequent bad decisions, Physics Macaw is rather fond of this particular bringer-of-crackers.
Fake it til you make it.
Never break the chain.
Forgiveness is a long road.
Sam did not sign up for this.
Claire has never been good at sharing.
It’s a very effective motivator.
