And this Great Blue World of Ours, Chapter 2

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Title: And this Great Blue World of Ours (Chapter 2)
Author: vail_kagami 
Beta: minviendha
Characters (overall): Dean, Castiel, Sam, plus a number of angels and demons
Rating (overall): NC-17
Warnings (overall): violence, torture, drug use, insanity, mentions of rape
Spoilers: Going AU during episode 5.18: Point of No Return. No spoilers for season six.
Words (this chapter): 9479
Summary: A man wakes up in a ruined wasteland, without memories, without a name, without knowing the strange guy who claims he used to be an angel, or that he once had a little brother. All he knows is that the world is dying, everyone is lying to him and that somehow, somewhere, something went terribly wrong. Because someone said Yes when they should have said No, and someone else paid the price.

Masterpost

“I have avoided interaction with other beings to the best of my abilities for a while. I am currently not familiar with any homicidal chicks.”


Posted at Dreamwidth due to length. Comment anywhere you like.

Comments

[phx69.livejournal.com]

Hmmm interesting. I do think Dean should have told Cas about Micheal. Mind you, Cas is being a bit too evasive in telling Dean anything to have Dean trusting him. I will admit I kept waiting for someone to mention Sam. I mean it was always Dean and Sam so it seems odd that no one mentioned him when they realized it was Dean. Although, with the way Dean is feeling, maybe it is better that way, particularly as it seems Cas is going out of his way, not even to say Sam's name. Guess Sam must have really burned some bridges here.

Can I just ask, is Sam actually in the story? I adore both brothers but am not fond of reading a story that only has one of them, so if Sam isn't going to be in it, I'll know not to keep hoping.

[vail-kagami.livejournal.com]

Yes, Sam's going to be in the story. (I wouldn't post it in this community if he wasn't.) He's going to be in it a lot, but he needs so time to appear. He'll get mentioned more soon, but it's a topic both Dean and Cas try to avoid where possible, for very different reasons.

[phx69.livejournal.com]

That is good to hear :) I only wanted to check because I have seen people before who have posted stories in communities that didn't really have anything to do with the story, they just wanted readers. And I am enjoying the story. Just, if Sam wasn't going to be in it, then I'd know to stop waiting to see him or hear about him. That's all :)

[vail-kagami.livejournal.com]

I have seen people before who have posted stories in communities that didn't really have anything to do with the story, they just wanted readers.

Nah, I don't do that. It pisses me off.

And the tags are only those that fit Sam, not taking into consideration what happenes to other characters.

[phx69.livejournal.com]

Uh oh... :P

[arilaen.livejournal.com]

WHOA UPDATEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YAYYYYYYYYY

I'm so so so impatient I want to know what happens next next NEXT...

(but I'm happy that Dean finds out he is the vessel, even if it's at the end of the chapter!)

ANYWAY the writing style is again awesome, the only thing I don't really get is why Castiel doesn't tell him everything upfront (or at least gradually but sooner), suspect Dean's being seen by Michael, etc. and perhaps how he lost his anger from Point of No Return. It would be interesting if we saw Cas' initial reactions and actions and then his understanding but sorrow and him penting up his anger... or basically how he's changed or how he views humans has changed over the last two centuries.

(Can't wait to see Sam I'm pretty sure that if the demons would bring Dean back to life then with Sam... =OOOO)

Sorry if I'm not quite coherent though, my overall comment for this is MOARRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[vail-kagami.livejournal.com]

Cas has reasons for not telling Dean. They'll become clear in the next chapter. Also, there are a few long flashbacks about Cas's time with Sam that are told from Castiel's point of view. (The present timeline is going to be all Dean's. He doesn't get why Cas doesn't trust him, so the readers don't either. At least not yet.)

Thank you for the comment! I'm happy you like it!

[thelocation.livejournal.com]

Yes yes yes! So good!

I have to say, this is the first fic without Sam in it for the first chapters, that's been able to captivate me.

[vail-kagami.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I must admit, I hesitated a long time to start posting this story for the very same reason: It's prettySam centriy, actually, but Sam isn't even in it for a very long time. It has a lot of Dean and Cas being together, but not in a way Dean/Cas shippers would appreciate, I imagine. So I didn't think I could get anyone to read this.
I'm happy you do, and that you like it!

[sinka.livejournal.com]

Ooooh! The wait was *SO* worth it!!!

I love how Dean is still pretty much himself, but we still can see the Sammy-shaped-void inside his personality!! and Cas is awesome!! Strong and decisive... he is still kind of otherworldly in spite of being human for more than 200 years, so maybe he has been holding on into his angel-ness in order to keep his strength?

It's kind of heartbreaking that Cas is unable to trust Dean, but that got me thinking. He can't trust Dean because he once said yes and he is worried he would say it again? or because once a vessel says yes the angel can posses it without ever asking again? Dean is an unwilling spy!!

Also, I wish he had Dean told him about Michael, I kind of hoped he trusted Castiel by gut instinct (he fell for you, damn it!!). It looks clear to me that Michael is waiting for Dean to discover whatever Michael wants to know (maybe Sam's whereabouts? That would explain why Cas said that Sam was dead, eventhough it's obvious Sam simply can't *stay* dead) and then take over again! As all archangels, he is a manipulative bastard that make it look like he is the one who cares most about Dean in order to obtain what he wants!

Really, the interaction between both characters is priceless. For the whole chapter Cas keeps talking with Dean with a very interesting and conflicting mix of emotions: sadness, bitterness, regret, pity, fondness, resentment... and there is a HUGE distance between them!! And that last scene was the climax!! I could see how Cas was fighting with himself!! On one side, he wanted to spare Dean the pain of the knowledge of what he did, and on the other side he thinks Dean deserves to know exactly what he did for that same reason!

They are both dancing around the elephant in the room though. Castiel is very cautious of not mentioning Sam's name, and Dean is actively trying to avoid thinking about having a brother. I wonder if he will remember before of after being confronted with Sam (in a really pitiful state, I fear).

And this part:

"He didn't say yes?" "Never."

It made me feel so PROUD that it brought tears to my eyes. That's our Sam, going on in spite of having lost all hope!!

[vail-kagami.livejournal.com]

Let me say again, I'm so glad you're enjoying this! Thank you very much for this awesome comment!

You're right about a few things and wrong about others. Heh. I'll tell you this: You're right about Sam being generally awesome.

[sinka.livejournal.com]

Trust me, you're not half as glad as I am of reading it! And all your other fics!! As I said before too, it's like you are writting exactly what I always wanted to read! (I'm still a little you don't mind me getting carried away in my comments though, I think other authors would be appalled to receive such rambling!)

And yep, Sam being all kinds of awesome is something we definitely agree on!! As for the rest, I'll be waiting patiently to discover in which I'm right and in which I'm wrong! (and probably coming with even more wrong theories).

By the way, I just saw you went over 20.000 in your bigbang!! congratulations!! Even if the story is not finished yet, at least you don't have to worry about word counting anymore!