Big Bang/Exchange Fic Discussion #1

[spnanonhaven]

Post your threads for Big Bangs and exchange fics here.

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SUBJECT: Title [Pairing, Rating] by AUTHOR
CONTENT: Art by whoever

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Re: D/C SA Week 5: 10/18 - 10/24

[(Anonymous)]

A Flash of Harmless Lightning bored me at first, and I didn't like the oh so whimsical and formal writing style, but it grew on me. The fic interested me more and came off as less forced around the part where the guys were watching the movie, and... okay, I'll admit it: the ending made me melt a little. It was a little too schmoopy for my taste, and Cas was a little too childlike - although I unironically like the bit where he reveals his fondness for hummingbirds and the Winchesters are like, "Oookay." - but overall this one was pretty good. Although I think the title should've been The Hummingbird Garden or something. Never mind, that would have been way too cheesy. The real title is better, but it doesn't really fit the fic.

I can't decide if I like Out of Sight or not. The writing style in it is more to my taste, but there are several errors throughout it, and my thoughts kept clashing as I read through it. I sooorta like the D/C cuddling scene, but at the same time I found it on the cusp of being skeevy, but it's probably a matter of YKINMK in an emotional sense. I like the emotional whiplash parallel that was in Mystery Spot, but not the other similarities. I liked Sam's absence and that Dean still thought of him, but at the same time I missed him and wanted him around.

My favorite moment is when Dean and Cas are eating ice cream, then Castiel gets up to offer it to the little girl, and her mom flips out. That was hilarious, and something I totally think early Season 4 Cas would do. What I really hated was the randomness of Gabriel's trick and that his lesson was to get Dean to admit Cas is his best friend. That reveal was really puzzling and out of place to me, but it's probably because I dislike the idea of matchmaker!Gabriel. Also, Dean saying, "Erm," will always sound way, way off to me. I still don't know how I feel about this fic, so I'll just leave it at it being confusing.