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kellifer ([personal profile] kellifer) wrote2006-12-18 04:44 pm

"Reading The Fine Print"

Title: Reading The Fine Print
Rating/Warning: G
Wordcount: 254
Spoilers: S2
By: [livejournal.com profile] kellifer_fic
Fandom: SPN
Summary: When you make a deal with the devil, you should read between the lines. A retake of Crossroads.



He says yes.

Ten years and your father back, your family together the way you always wanted.

Yes, yes, yes.

He doesn’t stop to think because ten years sounds like forever and hell, Dean wasn’t expecting to live much past that anyway.

Besides, he already figured he was heading down below.

She smiles and touches fingers to his forehead and he can hear her laughing as the world drops out from underneath him.

000


When he opens his eyes, the first thing he sees is John hunched over a kitchen table scratching away at his journal.

“Dad?” he says and his voice comes out in a strangled whisper. He’s sitting in an armchair and there’s sunlight filtering through the dusty curtains that hang lopsided across the window.

John doesn’t look up. Just says, “Hmm?” in that distracted way that is so familiar that Dean feels the tears well.

Arms reach over the back of his chair and hands grip him around the throat. Dean reacts by instinct, snagging thin wrists and heaving, bringing his attacker over and down to land on his back on the living room floor. There is a wail that rings far too familiar as well.

“What’s wrong with you?” Sam protests. “You broke my spiiiiine!” When he stands he is lean and shaggy haired and the top of his head is just under Dean’s chin in height.

“Boys, I’m trying to concentrate,” John scolds from the kitchen. He doesn’t bother to look up.

“Oh God,” Dean chokes out.
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[personal profile] lark_ascends 2006-12-18 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, you are *horrible*.

But, in a good way. You killed me!

[identity profile] sgflutegirl.livejournal.com 2006-12-18 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
“Oh God,” Dean chokes out.

My thoughts exactly!!


I've just recently gotten into the SPN fandom, and have been looking around for everything SPN I can find!! :-) I'm not too much into the whole Wincest thing, though!

[identity profile] kellifer-fic.livejournal.com 2006-12-18 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
Nearly all of my stories are Gen or non-brother pairing. :)

I have a listing here (http://kellifer-fic.livejournal.com/72189.html#cutid1).

[identity profile] sgflutegirl.livejournal.com 2006-12-18 12:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Sweet!! Thanks for the link!
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[identity profile] miriad.livejournal.com 2006-12-18 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, Dean, baby. You gotta be careful with the... doh!

Oh, this was gooooood. Nice twist there. I know this is a drabble and all, but it would interesting to see how things go for Dean if he knows how his first (?) future went and if he can change anything along the way. Can he get his soul back and still save his father? Would he even want to? I'm intrigued with all the oppoortunity here.

Again, I loved this.

[identity profile] maharetr.livejournal.com 2006-12-18 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
HA! That's seriously awesome. I, too, am rather curious if he gets to change things this time around -- do you know? [grin]

[identity profile] fiesty-red.livejournal.com 2006-12-18 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Awwww... but hey, it's what Dean wanted -- he just didn't know it would go this far back. Makes you wonder if Dean would try to change the course of his own history now.

Thanks for sharing!

[identity profile] ejtheviking.livejournal.com 2006-12-18 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Ohhh
Cruel, harsh and damn clever!
Nicely done :D
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[identity profile] tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com 2006-12-18 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
damn, that's good. well, he'll get his ten years....
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[identity profile] phantomas.livejournal.com 2006-12-18 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
EEEEK!

Love your take, great job. Thanks.

[identity profile] ihearthings-ii.livejournal.com 2006-12-18 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
this is really good - I never even considered that possibility. wow.

[identity profile] pyrebi.livejournal.com 2006-12-18 07:34 pm (UTC)(link)
But he's aware of his future-self's actions and memories, which means (knowing Dean) he'll try to change the way things have gone. He might try to save Jess for Sam's sake, he'll know Meg is eeeevil, he could probably help Pastor Jim and Caleb, he'd never even let John get possessed and and and...but if John ever found out he'd probably sacrifice himself for Dean's soul anyway, leaving us right back where we left off (with a few more minor characters still alive, possibly). Damn. I love you so much right now. Awesome little snippet.
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[personal profile] embroiderama 2006-12-19 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, very interesting alternate possibility. How heart-breaking for Dean, to realize that it's not ten *more* years but ten years *again*. And for as much as he could try to change, he would have to relive through some crappy stuff, all the teenage strife between John and Sam. Ouch.

[identity profile] hiyacynth.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Hey! Ouch! God, that is so upsetting! Really cool, but SO UPSETTING!

*calms down*

Nicely done. Good twist.

*applies ice to injuries*

[identity profile] albeitslowly.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
Oh you cunning, cunning girl. Love the originality. Of course, I've had it up to my eyeballs with the dark, dark, fic of late, cuz damn, don't they deserve a little happiness, but I'll trade a little happiness for truly never been done. Thanks.

HT
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[personal profile] cofax7 2006-12-19 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
You're so evil! But in a fantastic way. That never even occurred to me!

Brilliant.

[identity profile] poohmusings.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh, I really like this! Fantastic twist -- totally didn't see it coming.

[identity profile] iamstealthyone.livejournal.com 2006-12-19 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, neat twist! Nicely done!

[identity profile] lilacsigil.livejournal.com 2006-12-20 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, this was a truly evil twist on the ten years. I like to think that Dean can use it well, but I'm suspecting not...