Cordy: (which sounds like the premise of a really lame TV show to Dean, the type even he wouldn’t watch at 2:00 in the morning when he’s run out of quarters). Once again you and your awesome slay me. SLAY. ME. Because that line was hilarious and totally true until you watch the show.
I love that you break up the introduction to Cordy, building on the circumstances one by one until the conclusion of At that moment, Dean decides that even though he’d still sleep with her, he really, really hates her. . And that was fantastic because yeah, I can see him saying that. (Also, Cordy is like a more awesome Bela without an annoying accent, y/y?)
Of course, she’s got that rich girl superiority complex that lets him know without a doubt that she would never let him touch her—her every look screams, you’ve got no chance, buddy—though she’s nothing but friendly to Sam. He decides she wouldn’t be worth it anyway. Like May said, there's a definite parallel between Dean/Cordy and Xander/Cordy. And I love that. I love that it's snarky and kind of love-hate that blooms into something that means more to the both of them. It's a relationship that works well with both characters and together it is just amazing. I love that once again, you make clear distinctions in people's reactions to the Winchesters. That Sam is the most readily accepted, being more like a Scooby than Dean, what with the research and his puppyish looks. That Dean is a little too sure, a little too 'I can handle it' for her to accept right away.
I love that as soon as he calls her a bitch, he knows that really that's not true. She's really anything but, it's just an easy front to put up. She fetches blood, warms it, spices it up for Angel. Keeps Wes’s books and papers arranged and stacked, saving them half a dozen times from getting covered with demon goo or pizza sauce. Keeps Gunn’s weapons in shining order, always at the ready. Makes the tea to hand to the trembling victims who come in to ask for help. Teases Angel out of his brooding, Wes away from his office, Gunn into feeling important. She laughs with Sam, and he can see that his little brother adores her. I just love this description of everything she does around the place and that yeah, actually, she's like the best secretary in the world. x 100293923489r2389.
He reminds him, in a lot of ways, of Pastor Jim. It feels a little like home. I cannot explain why I love those lines so much but know that I do and am envious. That's just such a great parallel to make.
Dean is never wholly comfortable around Angel and I really like that, because it is too unrealistic for him to just accept it. He'll admit he's a decent guy but he's been trained his entire life to think that his kind are the bad guys. That's a lot of conditioning to get around and I like that you don't brush that off.
Hee, I love the casual reference to the Hellmouth.
The way that they get together is just classic Cordy. What I mean is that, it takes something like that to force her into acting on her impulses. I love that you write about everyone's reactions and the line about Angel blushing if he could was perfect.
They fight. A lot. Most of it’s nothing serious, but there are a few shouting matches that have something deep inside that he denies trembling for fear it will break. OH DEAN. He will never not break me. Also, that he sees behind the stories to the fact that she was lonely in high-school and that no-one ever really got that.
Dean feels the itch and crawl of magic even as he fights. I love that image. It's just so vivid you know?
And of course that they don't stay, that she doesn't ask and she doesn't cry but she leaves her mark. I have to say, the cooler thing and the note totally made me tear up again. Because it's sweet and resigned and I can just see him reading it and crumpling it in his fist, half angry and half really wanting to turn the Impala around.
This really was amazing. What you did with the prompt is just, it's astounding and I couldn't even have imagined anything this awesome would come from it.
Cordy's section
(which sounds like the premise of a really lame TV show to Dean, the type even he wouldn’t watch at 2:00 in the morning when he’s run out of quarters).
Once again you and your awesome slay me. SLAY. ME. Because that line was hilarious and totally true until you watch the show.
I love that you break up the introduction to Cordy, building on the circumstances one by one until the conclusion of At that moment, Dean decides that even though he’d still sleep with her, he really, really hates her. . And that was fantastic because yeah, I can see him saying that. (Also, Cordy is like a more awesome Bela without an annoying accent, y/y?)
Of course, she’s got that rich girl superiority complex that lets him know without a doubt that she would never let him touch her—her every look screams, you’ve got no chance, buddy—though she’s nothing but friendly to Sam. He decides she wouldn’t be worth it anyway.
Like May said, there's a definite parallel between Dean/Cordy and Xander/Cordy. And I love that. I love that it's snarky and kind of love-hate that blooms into something that means more to the both of them. It's a relationship that works well with both characters and together it is just amazing. I love that once again, you make clear distinctions in people's reactions to the Winchesters. That Sam is the most readily accepted, being more like a Scooby than Dean, what with the research and his puppyish looks. That Dean is a little too sure, a little too 'I can handle it' for her to accept right away.
I love that as soon as he calls her a bitch, he knows that really that's not true. She's really anything but, it's just an easy front to put up. She fetches blood, warms it, spices it up for Angel. Keeps Wes’s books and papers arranged and stacked, saving them half a dozen times from getting covered with demon goo or pizza sauce. Keeps Gunn’s weapons in shining order, always at the ready. Makes the tea to hand to the trembling victims who come in to ask for help. Teases Angel out of his brooding, Wes away from his office, Gunn into feeling important. She laughs with Sam, and he can see that his little brother adores her. I just love this description of everything she does around the place and that yeah, actually, she's like the best secretary in the world. x 100293923489r2389.
He reminds him, in a lot of ways, of Pastor Jim. It feels a little like home. I cannot explain why I love those lines so much but know that I do and am envious. That's just such a great parallel to make.
Dean is never wholly comfortable around Angel and I really like that, because it is too unrealistic for him to just accept it. He'll admit he's a decent guy but he's been trained his entire life to think that his kind are the bad guys. That's a lot of conditioning to get around and I like that you don't brush that off.
Hee, I love the casual reference to the Hellmouth.
The way that they get together is just classic Cordy. What I mean is that, it takes something like that to force her into acting on her impulses. I love that you write about everyone's reactions and the line about Angel blushing if he could was perfect.
They fight. A lot. Most of it’s nothing serious, but there are a few shouting matches that have something deep inside that he denies trembling for fear it will break. OH DEAN. He will never not break me. Also, that he sees behind the stories to the fact that she was lonely in high-school and that no-one ever really got that.
Dean feels the itch and crawl of magic even as he fights. I love that image. It's just so vivid you know?
And of course that they don't stay, that she doesn't ask and she doesn't cry but she leaves her mark. I have to say, the cooler thing and the note totally made me tear up again. Because it's sweet and resigned and I can just see him reading it and crumpling it in his fist, half angry and half really wanting to turn the Impala around.
This really was amazing. What you did with the prompt is just, it's astounding and I couldn't even have imagined anything this awesome would come from it.