Wow, thank you so much. I love pondering the dynamics of what happens once Castiel departs, how Dean and Jimmy would react to each other and to their own lives, and this is a beautifully written meditation on that.
The flashback to Jimmy's show down with Dean was heartbreaking - Dean was having to let go of Castiel, and that obviously hurt him deeply, and it was unfair to lay that on Jimmy which I think you showed Dean finally realizing. Yet, where else is all that emotion going to go? In a way, you showed how necessary it was, for both men, to break clean away from the roles they had been forced into.
I wonder if that memory of a "rising note of desire" (fantastic language, btw! nom!) is a memory of Jimmy's, or something he imbibed from Castiel.
One thing I love about this that sets it apart from most Jimmy fic (like, all three stories in the fandom...*sighhhh*) is that Jimmy is an adult who knows that his life has changed and is trying to move on. He might not be making all the right choices, but he's trying and not stuck in some emo half-life. I love the idea that Jimmy is still faithful, only with the awareness that the nature of his spirituality has changed profoundly. Well, that's just me, I find Jimmy fascinating.
I'm SO GLAD you posted this to deancastiel comm and spn_jimmmynovak, I would have missed it otherwise. YAY! (because, not to diss the fandom, but there is a distinct lack of truly gifted writers in it. A lot of okay writers, and for sure some fun stories, but it is always nice to have someone of your caliber joining the fray. ♥)
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The flashback to Jimmy's show down with Dean was heartbreaking - Dean was having to let go of Castiel, and that obviously hurt him deeply, and it was unfair to lay that on Jimmy which I think you showed Dean finally realizing. Yet, where else is all that emotion going to go? In a way, you showed how necessary it was, for both men, to break clean away from the roles they had been forced into.
I wonder if that memory of a "rising note of desire" (fantastic language, btw! nom!) is a memory of Jimmy's, or something he imbibed from Castiel.
One thing I love about this that sets it apart from most Jimmy fic (like, all three stories in the fandom...*sighhhh*) is that Jimmy is an adult who knows that his life has changed and is trying to move on. He might not be making all the right choices, but he's trying and not stuck in some emo half-life. I love the idea that Jimmy is still faithful, only with the awareness that the nature of his spirituality has changed profoundly. Well, that's just me, I find Jimmy fascinating.
I'm SO GLAD you posted this to deancastiel comm and spn_jimmmynovak, I would have missed it otherwise. YAY! (because, not to diss the fandom, but there is a distinct lack of truly gifted writers in it. A lot of okay writers, and for sure some fun stories, but it is always nice to have someone of your caliber joining the fray. ♥)