You know, thanks to the excitement, anticipation and build-up from meme, I've come to think of Big Bang (the main one, the DCBB, ReverseBB, all of the above) as being big fannish events. That's rather skewed my perception and expectation of Big Bang fics which, I now belatedly realize, is completely unfair for writers, especially when they're not out to write an Epic Adventure, or an Epic Romance, or an Epic Fusion Universe. Sometimes a long fic is just a fic that is long, and doesn't have to be something that challenges fandom conventions, or tries something new, or break your heart into itty-bitty pieces.

Yeah, so this fic was simple, light, sweet and delightfully funny, with a claustrophobic set-up that isn't all that claustrophobic at all thanks to the domesticity that sneaks up on the characters. (I had flashbacks to bauble's Welcome to Oz series at some points, but this story has a completely different tone and focus.)

One minor caveat, and this is purely a personal preference: I am very tired of fic that have Castiel being repeatedly confused by Dean and humanity. Very tired. That is all.