Title: Sundown, Kansas
Author: glasslogic
Word Count: 9k
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Summary: Vampires and new beginnings. Apologies, but ths might not make much sense if you aren't familiar with In Arcadia Ego, The Crossroads of Eden, and maybe In the Low Places. This takes place about ten years, more or less, after Crossroads. It should still be understandable, I just don't know how absorbing without the background.
Disclaimer: Anything you recognize isn't mine.


Author's Notes: This story is entirely the result of, and dedicated to, the general awesomeness of elusive_life_77. She is my gaming buddy, writing partner, dear friend, and kindred spirit. Plus, I think she read the first chapter of Requiem about thirty times before I reluctantly moved on to the second chapter. There may or may not have been threats involved. That takes a special kind of love and patience. I was quite done with In Arcadia as a general thing, and then she happened to mention a few weeks ago that this was her favorite of my verses, and she was sorry not to get to see what happened when Sam woke up. Since she's been dragged facedown through Fortress and various other projects over the years, I thought the least I could do was try and do this for her. It's also a surprise! So it's the only thing I've posted that she hasn't checked the story flow on, and I apologize if things are a little off kilter. It is, as you can see, entirely her fault. The, ah, beta period in general was a little rushed. walking_tornado, hereafter referred to she-who-should-be-cannonized (added to the illustrious ranks with such luminaries as vodou_blue, firesign10, elumir_calemmir and saraid, among others who have bailed me out when the chips were down) helped enormously and I am gratefully in her debt. All remaining errors are entirely mine, as per usual. Also, like last time, to do the title banner for this timestamp I used part of the original IAE main banner created by the utterly amazing inanna_maat! Available on A03. And a special thanks to pushkin666 for hosting the challenge and letting me play!




( Sundown, Kansas )

Fic title: Requiem
Author name: glasslogic
Artist name: ameraleigh
Genre: wincest, slash
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Disclaimer: I have no rights to any of the copyrighted characters/material in this fic, and I make no profit from it.
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 33k
Warnings/Spoilers: More for the verse in general, but it's arguable here: dub-con, blood-play, bad language (as usual). Demon!Dean, Sam being Sam, etc. This fic can be read stand alone, but it will make more sense with the background.

Summary: There's a price to be paid for everything, and the time has come for Dean to uphold his end of the bargain that freed him from Hell, but the voices in Sam's head have fallen silent and without them the path forward remains obscure. They've fought demons, angels, and each other, but it's the frustration of fruitless months on the road that may be the hardest obstacle they've had to overcome. When exhaustive work finally turns up a clue, it leads straight to the one place on Earth Sam swore he'd never set foot again. But the promises Dean made were different, and Sam's going with him, whether he likes it or not.