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glasslogic ([personal profile] glasslogic) wrote2012-07-29 11:16 pm

Masterpost - Silver Bullet Blues

title: Silver Bullet Blues
author:  [livejournal.com profile] glasslogic
artist:  [livejournal.com profile] yanyann
wordcount: 68k
fandom: SPN
pairing: Sam/Dean
rating: NC-17
warning: Non-con, dub-con, wincest, language. Posted for the SPN J2 BB
disclaimer: I have no rights to any of the copyrighted materials within this fic, and make no profit from it.
summary: Sam's life at Stanford is falling apart. One day it's clear skies ahead, the next his fiancée is dead in an apartment fire and he doesn't know how to even start picking up the pieces. The tragedy brings his estranged father back into his life, only for John to vanish again weeks later, gunned down on a street corner halfway across the country. Security footage shows the crime, but Sam doesn't understand how it happened and the search for answers will take him far from the California coast as he uncovers family secrets and buried lies -- learning the hard way that some doors you open really should have stayed shut.



author's notes: The first thing I must do is offer my profound apologies to anyone who has been waiting for this story. It's been a comedy of errors (I hear some of them might actually be funny in about a decade) since about mid-June, and every time something seemed to be going right, guaranteed on its heels something was about to go disastrously wrong. The most recent were LJ eating my formatting for 11 sections of the story twice, and then a 200 gallon salt water aquarium... I think the correct term is "failed." I don't know. Did you know you can buy wet dry vacs at 3 am at Walmart? They needed a new floor anyway. Not sure they needed new drywall though. I wasn't ignoring those of you who have been gently poking, I was just doing everything I could to get the damn thing up.

In honor of my having no idea what was going on with LJ, this fic is being hosted at A03 instead. If you have trouble with the site (it always locked my computer up for a minute) let me know and I'll see what I can do. 

I also need to thank [livejournal.com profile] yanyann for the great art! She's had her own RL stuff going on lately, but I think we're finally all well acquitted of our duties *wryly* You guys should stop by and give her love!

This fic might never have happened except for the generous help of the people below who gave me hours of advice and support. There's just a point where you can't track your own writing anymore. I think I hit that wall around page 2 *grins* As always, all errors are squarely on me. These guys made a lot of suggestions, and I appreciated every one! 

[livejournal.com profile] saraid[livejournal.com profile] elumir_calemmir[livejournal.com profile] ruby_jelly[livejournal.com profile] summerholt, and [livejournal.com profile] acollapsngdream were all absolutely amazing to work with on this project. I,uh, actually forgot about this fic entirely for about 6 weeks (see above note) and so missed the window I promised to hand it out for betaing in. It's a little lengthy, and all of these guys just jumped in to help. I honestly don't have words to really express how grateful I am, but I am more than happy to return the favor if they need it. Or art. I do that too *HUGS* 

[livejournal.com profile] elusive_life_77 My dear friend, co-mod on the Undead Big Bang, and zombie-killing buddy helped prop me up when I realized exactly what I'd signed myself up for again. Of course, then she immediately snuck out through a window, abandoning me with my misery! She said something about getting married, but I think it was just an excuse *loftily*

[livejournal.com profile] vodou_blue Vodou gets honorable mention! She's helped with the grammar on every long fic I've done and agreed to help out with this one too. Sadly, her schedule usually precludes last minute stuff so I just ran out of time *winces* 

This has been somewhat long winded, but I just want to close by mentioning my gratitude to Wendy, one of the SPN J2 BB mods. She has been generously patient with the scheduling errors and I was very grateful for her support and head pats. There was enough yelling going on in the real world *wryly*

Anyone who helped me out and I haven't mentioned, feel free to remind me so I can add you to the list!

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope you enjoyed it! Sorry about the delay <3

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Awwwww, I hope you were able to bring it along! And yeah -- what kind of vacations don't let you sprawl out and do some reading?? <3

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
It was certainly an epic production *dryly* I do hope you enjoyed it *hugs*

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope you enjoyed it! <3

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I completely sympathize *grins* And it was a total beast to get up! ARGH!!! Done now, well, for at least a week until I put the revisions in *groans* But that's then, and this is now and now I'm still enjoying having it off my hands *firmly*

*HUGS* I hope your summer is awesome!!!! <3

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Awww *grins* No problems, you were fine, I would have been poking around going "fic?" "fic?" too! This was, uh, really different from The Cause Sanguine, but I hope you enjoyed the story <3

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, thank you! <3

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! It really didn't want to be posted *dryly* It fought and kicked and screamed until I finally hauled out the really long nails. I hope you enjoyed the fic! <3

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
*hugs* I hope you enjoyed it!

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
YAY!!! I did! It only took for freaking ever! I saw yours up too *grins* As soon as I can clear my desk (possibly by shoving stuff into the floor) I'm all over it! Posting isn't supposed to be this bad, I have no idea what was going on with LJ. A03 is an even more miserable posting interface, but at least it doesn't usually eat the actual text (just all the formatting that makes it readable). <3

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
You worked hard on it too *HUGS* Thank you so much! It did seem better in reread than it did initially, I think after I go back and clean a couple of spots it will stop irritating me *grins*

<3

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
My reading has gone down quite a bit too *shifty* I blame the writing cycle. I'm really so pleased you enjoyed the fic! You should have been along for the first few rounds of drafts *grins* The characterization had to undergo some major overhauls a few times *winces* Thanks for commenting! <3

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you enjoyed the fic! No promises on a sequel yet. Sequels get me into trouble *wryly*

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you enjoyed the story! Wanting to know what happens next seems to be popular *grins* I'm thinking about it, no promises at this point.

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you liked it! Yes, there's always tons more in my head for every story, it's just a matter of time and prioritizing. The last Fortress story and Undead Big Bang are my fic priorities before I do anything else *resigned* At least to draft stage. After that I'll have to see. <3

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad you enjoyed the story! Thanks for commenting <3

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I do always seem to get dragged into the Canon AU's *grins*

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you enjoyed the fic! I'm not ruling a sequel/timestamps out -- just not committing to doing one right now. Sequel promises get me in trouble *grins*

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Sleeeeeeeeeeeppppppp....cooooooooommmmeee toooo meeee..... *grins* Apparently when you shove RL aside for a few days it piles up and attacks *dryly*

I'm glad you enjoyed the story! Characterization and dialogue are my favorite parts. I could write unbroken dialogue for hundreds and hundreds of pages, but I keep hearing I have to include other things too *sighs mistily*

He did seem to fit the type, didn't he? *grins* <3

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
You are very welcome! I hope you enjoyed the fic!

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
It's hard to believe the universe is impartially hostile when those runs of ill luck come up! I think it started around the second week of June and has just been a downhill sled ride ever since *dryly* Though I might be seeing a break in the clouds. I hope you are enjoying better fortune at the moment!

I'm glad you've enjoyed my past work that much *grins* I hope this story was at least diverting for you! It wasn't the story I had intended to write, but that's another loooooooooong explanation by itself so I'll just be sullen about it and grumble in vague terms.

I'm so sorry to disappoint your brain *crushed* Please assure it that I will try to include more fangs in the future. No promises though, after how long it took me to get Crossroads of Eden out I'm not even comfortable promising people the sun is coming up tomorrow.
Edited 2012-08-10 15:32 (UTC)
meus_venator: (Sharp Teeth Jared)

[personal profile] meus_venator 2012-08-10 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Well you wouldn't want things to be too easy now would you??? Oh and I have an epub of your story if you want to post it.

[identity profile] herminekurotowa.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm at my parents' and my sister's. There's a bunch of cousins for the kid and a dog. I have to work for my food though, when I've done the laundry I get dessert. Lol

[identity profile] anths-girl.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Well...I'm up to chapter 15...and loving it! You're right about it being different from The Cause Sanguine. But that's what I love about your writing so much - your fics are always so diverse, and yet they're all great! I don't know how you manage to think up the plots you come up with...but dude, you're a genius! A writing genius!

[identity profile] glasslogic.livejournal.com 2012-08-10 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I would like something to be easy *resigned*

I'm not ready to post an epub, we should talk in email about that *hops* I've got some edits to do before finalizing a copy.

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