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writingbyebonio ([personal profile] writingbyebonio) wrote2007-03-05 01:26 am

Fanfic - SPN: Just For You (Sam/Dean)

Title: Just For You [Evil!Sammy Universe]
Author: [livejournal.com profile] eboniorchid
Fandom: Supernatural
Characters: Sam Winchester/Dean Winchester
Prompt: "030-Drained" for [livejournal.com profile] 100moods, challenge table here. "13-Blood Play" for [livejournal.com profile] 50kinkyways, challenge table here. "010-Inebriated" for [livejournal.com profile] sam_slut_a_thon, challenge table here. "Cuts like a knife" from Feb. 25, 2007, at [livejournal.com profile] 365wprompts.
Word Count: ~2800 words.
Rating: NC-17 for graphic violence, sexuality, and language.
Warnings/Spoilers: TORTURE! DARK! VIOLENCE! Angst. Future. Apocalypse. Manipulation. Dubious-con. Blood. Gore. Weapons!kink (knives). Bondage. Kink/BDSM. M/s. Graphic m/m sex. Smut. Plot. Wincest. Slash. AU after "Simon Said." Potential vague spoilers for Season 1 and "In My Time of Dying."
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Really. Nothing.
Summary: Sam has worked too hard and drunk too much and Dean pays for it … in blood and screams.
Beta: [livejournal.com profile] missyjack gets mad props for poking this fic. All current errors and oddities are my own.
Soundtrack: "Darkness" by Disturbed (lyrics)
Author's Notes: This is the gruesome incident that led to I Dream of Death (R, Slash: Sam/Dean). It isn't sexy, because it's not meant to be, but I wouldn't have written it if I didn't think it added something important to the story. // For more info about my Evil!Sammy Universe, including links to all installments, please go here.



Sam mumble-whispered words into Dean's ear, breathy, all half-repeated and slurred together from some heavy mystical drink. He'd had a long week, hard week, and needed to do violence, needed to let go of his grip on the dark and let loose, needed to be just as vicious at home as he'd only let himself be in his dreams and out doing battle on the charred fields of a burning world.

"Gotta play hard tonight, okay? Gotta paint you red tonight, okay? Gotta make you scream for me, okay? I just need this, Dean, okay? I know you've been a good boy, I know that, I know, okay? Anything I break, I'm gonna mend, okay? Got healers on the way, okay? Gonna fix you up real good, real good, okay? But I gotta do this, Dean. I gotta do this."

Sam made it sound like the prettiest, naughtiest game that they could ever play together. His voice spilled warmth over Dean's shoulder and down the skin of his back. Sam made it sound like Dean should come in the pants he wasn't wearing just from listening to him talk about it, talk about using him hard, about bleeding him, about making him beg for the quiet of death. Sam was drunk and stressed, yet still somehow dangerously seductive in that sick and twisted way that only the most ruthless and charming of villains ever could be. And the brush of Sam's hands and the heat of Sam's body were what Dean had been trained to respond to, to need, to want, to rise for, to come for, even knowing there would be pain. Sam had made him learn to find pleasure in this thing between them, even as it was now, and Sam had made him follow the path of that pleasure, whether the pain was peaking or if it was done.

So, Dean knew it didn't matter if he agreed to this or not. It would never matter here. But still, he said it anyway, because it was expected of him, that he give in, that he be a good boy. And there wasn't any need to make this about punishment, if all Sam needed was release.

"Yes, sir."

It wasn't the first time and wouldn't be the last. He'd learned to take a lot, handle pain on top of pain, and still be a good boy. Maybe more needles tonight. Maybe more hot wax hissing over his skin. Maybe he'd sleep bound tonight. Maybe he'd be whipped bloody and keening. He'd learned what pain was here. And he'd learned how to survive it, how to be good.

"Such a good boy, Dean. Such a good whore. Love to use you. Love to hurt you. My good little whore. My good boy." Sam was petting him, hand smoothing through his hair and down his back. "So hot for you. Gonna use you good tonight. Gonna please me so good, I know you will. Go lay on the bed for me, okay? On your back, okay? And I'll pick out something for us to play with, okay?"

"Yes, sir."

Dean went to the bed and laid down, docile. He knew that whatever came next would be hard, but it would only be worse if he fought. Moments later, Sam was standing by the edge of the bed, stripping down to nothing. He set out a clear box beside Dean on the sheets, one that Dean had never seen before. It had the shine of metal inside and Sam peered down at it, smiling, and he murmured as he'd been doing just before now, but it was softer, like he was cooing to a baby, and Dean couldn't quite make it out. Sam walked around the bed, sliding Dean's ankle and wrist cuffs into place, and began to hum something familiar, mumbling about calming Dean. Then the chains were locked into place and Sam pulled them tight until Dean's body was stretched, unforgiving, to the four corners of the bed, spread wide like some warped star.

Dean fought to keep his breathing even, but failed, his breath heaving in and out of him as Sam withdrew two frightening and beautiful crescent-shaped knives from the box on the bed. Sam slid his fingers over the grips of each one and knocked the box down to the floor before studying them and the way they cut through the air when he moved. He looked at them with such awe and raw emotion that for a minute Dean wondered if he might actually cry over them. He didn't, though, he just held them up to show Dean, delicately, as if they were the most precious of porcelain plates.

"They're flaaaaaying knives, Dean." Sam pulled out the "ay" of flay so long that it took Dean a moment to interpret the meaning, but he shuddered when he did.

They were for skinning, for stripping the meat from the bone, for all the art that military knives just weren't made for. These weren't for gutting quick and draining blood. These were for slow rituals between hunter and prey. And most times, the prey was already dead.

A chill slammed notch by notch down his spine and Sam nodded when he saw that Dean finally understood.

"Yeah. Yeah. They're even one of a kind, Dean. One of a kind. Well … two of a kind, but only because we've got the pair, okay? There's nothing else like 'em in the world, Dean, and I can see it all from here. I can see it all from here. And they're just for you, okay? Just for you tonight, Dean. Just for you, 'cause I love to hurt you so much, 'cause you're my good boy, my good little whore. 'Cause you give me what I need and I need this, okay? So good. Okay, Dean? Gonna be sooooo good."

The tones of Sam's voice swung into each other, connecting like a twisted song without a melody, making Dean quake with apprehension. They had never gone this far. He had never taken on this much. And Sam had never been like this.

There was a soft rap at the door and Sam angled a little, looking away as the door creaked open. He smiled.

"Join the party, okay? Join the party. Take care of my boy, though, okay? No dying, no blackouts, and don't let him get sick, okay? Anything else is on my call, okay?" Sam's smile went double-wide. "Gonna be so fun. I promise, okay? Sooooofuuuuun."

When Sam turned back to Dean there was a spark of something in his eyes, something dark and knowing and wholly devoid of mercy or love. Sam was drunk and his mouth was out of control, but he wasn't that far gone and he wasn't pretending to be. He could have stopped himself if he wanted to. He just didn't really want to. And he wanted Dean to know that.

"It's okay to beg for me to stop, okay? Just tonight, though, okay? 'Cause I know it's gonna hurt real bad, okay? I know that, Dean, I know, I do. So I won't get mad, I promise, okay? Beg if you want, Dean. It's okay. I know you're still my good boy, okay? I know you still wanna give me everything, everything I need."

Dean nodded and he tried to swallow down his pleas, but as Sam rounded the bed and climbed up between his legs, one knife curved around each of his hands, the words caught in Dean's throat until he thought he'd throw up. So he tried, tried to make this stop before it began.

"Sam, please don't do this. … Oh god, please don't do this."

But Sam just grinned, a little lopsided and so fucking Sam. Then he sliced hard into Dean's left side like the muscles were just layers of mud hiding all the shiny pearl of rib bones. Dean yelled, then, his eyes squeezing shut and only blinking open for that brief moment between the lulling of pain on his left and the beginning of pain on his right as the opposite blade sunk in deep, sliding through blood and flesh from his pecs to the bend of his hip.

He could feel the sick wet pop and stretch of muscles tearing themselves wide, splitting under the knives, his blood hot on his skin as Sam carved long deep lines down his abdomen, neck to groin. The metal was cold enough to burn when it went in, spots in his vision appearing as he shouted without words. His body tried to understand how it came to be in a shredder, sliced up, with chunks threatening to slide away in the mess of red as the smell of torn raw meat made him heave like his stomach was poisoned but empty.

There was fire under his skin and every bit of him was tugging to run its way out, yanking itself from wherever it fit, wanting to chase after the blood as it flowed out of him and into the bed. His whole body was screaming throbbing pain, like the aftermath of an acid attack. His skin was peeling away on its own, like it just didn't want to be his cover anymore, and everything inside was shrieking just like he was.

He felt Sam skim the blades up through the pool of blood below his chest, then smear that heat up his arms before cutting them up too. Dean was screaming, barely conscious, as the knives bit into the sensitive skin on the underside of his arms, but it wasn't deep this time, not that this was better. The shallow slices of him slipped off like the shell of a hard-boiled egg after it had been cracked in too many places. His arms quivered, their calls for help, vibrating down through his still-connected tendons, went just as unheard, just as ignored, as the babbled begging he unknowingly mixed in with his screams.

When Sam tired of torturing his top half, Dean was already losing himself in the pain, drifting away in it. The new territory of his inner thighs, his calves, just drove him deeper into the mountain of pain until the colors in the room began to dull, the lights seeming so much darker, now. He thought maybe he'd sleep now, that Sam would slick himself on blood and fuck him, then they'd be done and he'd get to sleep. But nothing ever came easy like that here.

"Heal … now."

The sing-songed words didn't make any sense, didn't fit in his brain, and he couldn't work out their meanings until he felt the wounds knitting back together, the sloughed-off skin rebuilding. Then the sting of the knives was brand new again … and again … and again. Sam slashed him open on an angle this time, horizontal this time, see what's on the inside this time, ritual symbols this time, designs Sam thought were pretty this time, for the right kind of pleas this time, for the right pitch of screams this time, just because it was fun this time … just because it was fun.

Dean saw Sam grin so often and so freely by the end, and watching all those different curious, joyous, intimate little smiles tore at his mind and his heart like the knives that were ripping his body apart. It made him grateful for the haze building up on top of the pain as he started to lose his ability to focus on much outside of himself.

Sam was happy. Sam was amused and aroused. Sam was exploring and experimenting.

Sam … was having a good time.

He was like a hyper child who'd just found a way to paint on an all-white canvas, then make it blank again so he could try something new. Over … and over … and over again.

But a canvas doesn't beg to die. A canvas doesn't scream.

Dean had nothing left in him at all when Sam finally set aside the knives and fucked him. Pain had emptied him out until it was all he could see in the world. He hardly registered the cock shoving its way into him. It was just- … there was already too much. He couldn't spare the space in his brain to process the fuck, but he noticed the way Sam's finger sunk into the gouges on the lines of his hips, noticed the way Sam leveraged his grip right on the raw muscle to make him move, to make him fit right over his cock, just like he liked. Fingers were different in him, somehow, different than knives. They were living and warm and attached to someone who was supposed to be living and warm. His mind shifted further and further outside the pain of his body and he wondered what it was like to reach in and feel the gory insides of someone while you fucked them.

He felt drugged as he hauled up his heavy head, tilting it to look at Sam's face to see if it was different, if it had changed. It was the same, though, intense as he concentrated on his task, then strained but euphoric as he clenched his teeth and made that little whine-groan just before he came, just like always. He was just like he'd always been. But he was like nothing Dean had ever seen before. So when Sam slid out and moved away, Dean's mind snapped back into the pain, rolling around in it, like gasoline in a forest fire, until he could forget it all and scream again.

He didn't endure anything anymore. He was just there, coated in pain with a crimson backdrop and decorations of gore. So if there was come in his ass, Dean just didn't really know. The slick of red, and all the gaping strips of skin from which it pumped, were all the warm and wet that he could really understand right then. And for a while it was just the two of them, him and the pain Sam had given him, a gift he'd never wanted. Just for you.

Then the pain began to fade … and it kept fading, not replaced by something new. It was over.

Sam was done, wanting to see sleep more than blood now, and Dean felt the final cuts close up, his skin smoothing out like fresh clay under the invisible hands of healers who were only a blur in his mind. He heard Sam call for new linens, a new mattress even, and someone said they would handle it right away. He felt lightheaded, confused, but not achy anymore, not hurting, at least, not physically.

In his mind, though, he was screaming at the top of his lungs and beating down the door to his sweet baby brother's imaginary room until his hands were broken and bloodied.

Where are you? Why aren't you here? Where have you gone? Will you ever come back? Are you leaving me here? Is this the end? Should I grieve? Should I leave? Are you already dead? Is this it? Are we done? Can I stop trying to win now? Is there anything left yet to run for? Is the seat by the finish line empty? Will you not be there when I get there?

Will I never see you again?

He couldn't halt the tears. They just kept falling.

He hardly noticed the clink of the chains falling away, the arms around him lifting him up from the bed, the sound of blood-sticky sheets peeling away from pillow-topped springs, the tenderness of someone wiping the cake of blood from his skin, the gentle way he was set into new blankets, or the soft warmth of his brother's body curling around him.

"See, Dean? You're okay, right? Told you, told you, didn't I? Fixed you up real good, didn't I? All better now, aren't you? But I'll go easy a few days, okay? I'll go easy."

The words puffed out without thought, quiet, routine, and hollow. "Yes, sir."

Only Dean didn't feel fixed up. He didn't feel all better. His mind remembered all the pain, all the screaming agony, and even if there were no marks, no breaks, no bruises, no cuts, no welts, no blood … his body remembered it too. And it remembered who … who had done this. He remembered who.

"Talk more in the morning, okay? Just sleep for now, Dean. Sleep. Go to sleep."

And he nodded, almost instantly asleep, and almost just as instantly drowning in shivering, screaming nightmares of brothers and lovers desperate for each other, desperate for endings, desperate to lay their bodies down together and rest … rest eternal.

[identity profile] orphan-project.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
-melts into a pool of sobbingness-

Oh my god...I don't even know what to say...

I totally visualized this entier thing...

I love you even more now. -nod-

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 08:11 am (UTC)(link)
Awww. *hugs* I'm sorry it broke you a bit, but I'm glad you could see it playing out. I mean, it's a terrible thing to see, but I'm glad the words had an impact on you. And thank you muchly for the love and the feedback. :) ♥

[identity profile] lostandalone22.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 10:50 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, this is really dark and intense. Dean's really having to suffer. Great job on the descriptiveness.

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! Yeah, Sam is not making this easy for Dean at all. Thanks for the feedback.
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[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh wow! Thank you so much. I'm sorry I made you cry, but I'm glad this had an emotional impact on you. As for my torture ideas, they come from allover the place, but in this 'verse most of the sex-related torture is some form of kink/BDSM play, often taken to an extreme. As for the flaying knives, I actually saw them first in someone else's fic, myself. They were never used, but they hung on the wall and it made me wonder how they would be used. So ... Evil!Sammy decided he wanted to show me. :) And there's no way for you to really plagiarize me if all you want to do is use flaying knives in your story, hon. You're welcome to them. :D
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[identity profile] radio-heroine.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 12:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Holy fuck. That was intense.

Not usually the type of fics I read, but this was good.

Very well written. =)

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! And thank you for giving this a chance, even though it wasn't your usual.

[identity profile] ckll.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 01:11 pm (UTC)(link)
You gave me a kinky, hot, dirty imagery for the rest of my week!!

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw shucks! *blushes* Thanks!

Just For You

[identity profile] pbwhisperer.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Sam has always had a thing for knives. Dean passively endures so much for Sam, not just because he has been harshly trained to it in this universe, but because that is just who Dean is. Witness his defensive passivity when possessed Sam was hitting him brutally over and over in 'Bad Sign' Dean never tried to hit Sam back, just winced and endured it, until he could convince Sam to stop, or something else (Bobby) intervened. Interesting in Evil!Sam universe, concept that the mind and the body remember everything, even though all healed and no physical aftereffects, still brutal trauma to mind and body endures. Still hoping there is more behind this than pure evil. Want this to make sense in the end. And never envision myself as a cockeyed optimist. Quite the opposite, noted for pessimism and fatalism, actually. Just this universe is so painful, and all the more so if just pointless and mindless evil. Still making me think. Awesome writing.

Re: Just For You

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, there's definitely been discussion about how Sam's the knife guy and Dean's the gun guy. And you're right about Dean enduring so much for Sam, I actually think it's so much of why he rapidly spirals downward as Sam uses him.

The thing about the trauma in this 'verse is that it can't just be fixed, there are always lasting consequences, just like in the canon 'verse (like with all of Dean's angst after IMToD).

And about the question of whether this is all about pure or pointless/mindless evil, I can definitely say that it's not pointless or mindless, both Sam and I have ... hmm ... let's call them, 'larger goals', than just hurting Dean. As for the purity of the evil, though, I am not currently at liberty to say. Y'all and Dean are trying to figure that out for yourselves, I'd imagine. *evil grin*

Thank you, as always, for the awesomely thinky feedback. ♥

[identity profile] akm30.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah, another chapter. I love how evil Sam is and how he hurts Dean. But I even love more how tender he is afterwards, almost as if Sammy is still in there somewhere.

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! And yes, the almost dual nature of this Sam with all the moments of cruelty with a chaser of kindness are more than a little confusing for all involved, I'm sure. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the feedback.

[identity profile] aldrea7.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Gah, I love this universe so much. All the despair and pain is just so gripping. *gives you and Dean cookies* Evil!Sam doesn't get any.

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! I'm glad you're loving it! I really like writing it! Thanks for the feedback! And the cookies. *eats cookies, looks shifty, palms some off to evil!Sam*

(Anonymous) 2007-03-05 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
That? Was scary. I can see why Dean gave up.

Yours
The embarrassed girl.

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 04:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry it scared you. Sort of. But you got exactly the point that I was trying to make. Dean can take a lot, but even he can crack somewhat under the right kind of strain. As always, thanks for leaving feedback!

Yours,
The Evil Author

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[identity profile] ravensword.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Dude...I...have no words.

Cause...with the...knives...and the...Dean...and...OMG!


*thud*

You once told me my evil!Sam made yours look tame. I'm going to humbly disagree at this point.

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-06 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
Dude! I left Ms. Amara M. without words?! That's totally the coolest thing ever. Yis. *gleeful* Thank you for the feedback of your thud. That's really all I needed. It's like Christmas or something. :D

And, dude, no way, your evil!Sam was EVIL and TWISTED, all in big capital letters. There is no way to top the unique mental sickness that makes your evil!Sam have Dean participate in eunich-making with only teeth! OMG! Seriously, if the Devil is Prince Charming, my evil!Sammy is merely the ugly stepsister to your EVIL!Sam's Cinderella.

Damn, that's one fucked up analogy. LOL!

But I ♥ you, even in your obvious confusion about the relative evilness of various Sams. And I always appreciate your feedback. :D

[identity profile] idiot4dean.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh god I feel depressed, poor Dean so much pain he numbs out, only to remember who inflicted it all.

Beautifully written but horrifying as well.

Still I look forward to more.

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-06 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, honey, I'm sorry. Dean's going through a lot right now and it's just really difficult for him to process, but I'm glad you found the piece well-written, even if it was horrifying.

More to come, as always. And thank you so much for the feedback.

[identity profile] winterboost.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
OMG YAY! A new part of Evil!Sammy..!

Will read later, since I'm off to see GA.

I'm so excited, can't wait to read it.

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-06 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you're excited. It's a hard part to handle, but I'd love to hear your thoughts when you finish it. :)
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[identity profile] ysbail.livejournal.com 2007-03-05 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Jeez ... there is nothing .. nothing I have read in this verse that prepares you for this (well except maybe the one where Dean dreams of his death because of this very event) but .. I had hopes ...

I had hopes that somehow there would be an out .. some kind of release .. not redemption mind, I don't think that's possible for Sam now and for Dean? Well his soul is inextricably linked to his brother's so how would that even work? But I had hopes that things could get better, that there could be something to allow the nightmare to end for Dean .. and I wasn't thinking death, I didn't want him dead, though I can see how it would appeal to him .. especially in his dreams ...

Occasionally you provide glimpses of the old Sam, how he's still there, his anger and frustration at how Dean provokes emotions in him that he doesn't want any more - there was none of that here: Sam wanted to hurt him, wanted to hurt him enough to send him to his grave again and again ...

I know they're living in hell on earth, and hell is supposed to hurt but you'd think the hosts in heaven would get p*ssed and try to do something about it... I know - I'm wishing here, holding out for a future for Dean away from all the pain ...

And now I'm going to stop the waffling 'cause, well, how many ways can I say that this whole thing is bloody excellent!!!?

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-06 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I could see how you could feel unprepared for this, but I'm kind of glad that you were a bit shocked, because Dean himself is shocked at this point.

As for having hopes, you are still very welcome to have hopes. Dean himself is struggling with the question of hope, so I'm glad that anxiety and feeling of hopelessness came through to you a bit. I shant reveal to much, but there will, of course, be some kind of theoretical release, since there are endings to the story. What that release looks like/means, though, of course, shall remain a mystery for the moment. *eg*

You're absolutely right about getting glimpses of what might seem like Sam as he used to be. I think, though, that Sam's actions in this may still be somewhat up for interpretation. Maybe. :)

And the question of heavenly powers is an interesting one. I think you might be the first to suggest anything about heavenly powers. Their involvement or lack thereof in the conflict and/or resolution of this 'verse, however, cannot be confirmed or denied by this author. You'll see how things work eventually, though. Probably. :D

Goodness that was long. Oops!

Thank you very much for all the complimentary words and all the detailed feedback!

[identity profile] stormjpad.livejournal.com 2007-03-06 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Hi. This is the first time I have commented on any fic that anyone has written on here. I don't really know why I have never commented, I guess I feel no one really cares to hear what I think, esp since no one on here really knows me (like in person). Having said that I have got to say that your work on this story (the whole universe) is truly amazing. I stumbled upon it a while back and have been hooked. When you update it I read the entry as soon as I can. It is truly hearbreaking to read, but I gotta have faith that before it is all said and done, Dean will get his real Sam back.

Thank you for your hard work in writing this and for sharing!

Karen

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-06 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
Hi Karen,

I'm honored to be the recipient of your first LJ fic comment. And I must tell you that writers care a good deal about what any and all of their readers have to say about their work. I love to hear readers' thoughts, so you needn't hold back in the future for fear of no one caring. Your feedback does mean something to me. :)

As to the work on this 'verse, thank you and thank you. It's tough going at times, but I love writing this and I love sharing it with all of you. So, it's a joy to hear that the story has sucked you in and that you're still holding out hope for a happy end. I'm not making any promises, but I hope you continue to enjoy the ride!

Thanks again,
~D

[identity profile] sionell8.livejournal.com 2007-03-06 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
The pain and torture and the glee Sam got just from experimenting with his knives was horribly beautiful, of course, but the part that killed me was Dean at the end--dispairing of ever seeing his Sammy again after that.

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-06 08:12 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! The actual torture was difficult for me to write, but it had to happen this way. And, I have to confess, that I'm very attached to Dean's despairing at the end. I may have even cried while I was writing it out/seeing it in my head the first time, 'cause I'm all sensitive like that. So, it's good to hear that the story emotionally affected you. Thank you for the feedback!

[identity profile] vesuvianite.livejournal.com 2007-03-06 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I read this last night, but had to have some time to compose my thoughts before posting. So here goes.

I've been reading (and enjoying) this series from Day One, but I have to admit I was disturbed by this latest installment. Sam is just so evil here that I can't see any chance for his redemption. And while "redemption for Sam" is not something I've been looking for in this story (I like sex!slave!Dean under the thumb of his evil brother; it's hot) Sam's actions here were just so beyond the pale that I had to "make it right" in my own head by imaging a scenario where Sam got his comeuppance--where Dean succeeded in his suicide attempt, and Sam was left to mourn the loss of his brother (while simultaneously expending his rage by killing the hapless guards who were on duty at the time and the healers who couldn't heal dead Dean (because, after all, we are dealing with Evil!Sammy here =)).

I felt a little better after that. But today I still find myself trying to come to terms with the depth of evil you've created for Sam in this chapter. I guess because even though I knew he was "evil Sam" I just never saw it going this far. And the truth is, though I hesitate to say it, I was so disturbed by this chapter that I found myself likening it to a fanfic version of a snuff film.

So now (if you're still reading *g*), here are my kudos. The whole thing was extremely well-written, as I've found the entire series to be. Your having Sam throw all those "okay?"s in to his speech was a good device. It readily conveyed that he was under the influence of some intoxicant. And the ending, with the now-healed Dean lying there in shock, still remembering all the "screaming agony" and "who had done this [to him]" just really tore my heart out.

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-07 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
*blinks*

Did you just suggest this is a snuff fic?

*head tilt*

This is a dark universe, which happens to be sexy in parts, but is also full of brutality, sometimes subtle and sometimes extreme. The whole premise is that Sam is steeped of darkness and ruthlessly using Dean as a whore and a whipping boy. Now, I admit that this is one of the darkest installments of this 'verse, even if I include all the ones that I haven't posted yet, but it is intended both to be disturbing and to be outside the norm for the 'verse. The reader is shocked and horrified because the narrator, Dean, is shocked and horrified. No one was supposed to be expecting this per se, but "I Dream of Death" was meant to ease the way for this. I'm sorry if you feel that this went further than you'd have imagined for this 'verse, but Dean is a very stubborn guy, desperately clinging to hope, so the thing that pushed him over the edge had to be extreme.

That being said, snuff films/fics are ones that fetishize murder, suggesting that the audience should get off on the fatal violence that they're watching play out. This is probably the only NC-17 fic I've ever written that explicitly states that it is NOT sexy and that it's not intended to be sexy. If people find it sexy, that has nothing to do with my intention, especially since I think this piece was written in a style that only barely makes the sexual content explicit. The fact that the supposed villain gets off on the near-fatal violence in this fic, does not mean that I wrote this piece in some effort to titillate readers. I didn't. And this wasn't violence for the sake of shock value either. I was just trying to explore the emotional place of both the characters through a horrific incident that becomes a turning point in the 'verse. This is disturbing and is, genre-wise, likely classifiable as "horror", but the victim-character doesn't die and I don't intend for the reader to "enjoy" the violence in this piece so, I'm rather taken aback by having it categorized as "snuff". I don't agree and I'm sorry that you feel that way.

I do, however, appreciate your complimentary comments about the prose of the piece. I'm glad that Sam's inebriation was believable and that Dean's shock and despair had an emotional impact on you.

And just for the record, this piece is and will continue to be the exception rather than the rule in this 'verse. Rarely will this kind of brutality emerge, but it was necessary for the course of the storyline and the development of these characters. I hope that it hasn't pushed you away from reading other stories in this 'verse in the future, but either way, thank you for offering such detailed feedback on this piece.

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[identity profile] wandereringray.livejournal.com 2007-03-07 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
So this is the only bit of this uni I've read yet. *smiles* I'm not big on the subject matter. Am can tell you that evil!Sam scares me to death.

But that's my issue. ;) This was a beautifully written piece. The way Dean has surrendered and yet how some piece of him so wants his baby brother back. The ingenious way Sam uses the knives and that almost naive assumption that if he heals the skin everything would be okay again.

Hmmm. *ponders* My head is filled with goo today, I'm not sure if that response is what I wanted to say ... or even if it makes sense. :D I'll have to come back tomorrow and try again.

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-07 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
Oh gah! This is absolutely not the piece to jump into this 'verse with. I know it's not you're cup of tea, but this story really is the exception rather than the rule in this 'verse. Evil!Sam just isn't usually quite this scary or brutal.

That being said, I'm glad you thought it was well-written. Dean's surrender is so complex, so I'm glad that spoke to you. And I really like the way you describe Sam's "naive assumption" at the end, because I think that's a lot of the problem, though, of course, not all of it.

Your response made perfect sense to me, dear, but you're welcome to come back and comment some more tomorrow. :)

Thank you so much for the feedback.

[identity profile] buzznie.livejournal.com 2007-03-07 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
*WOW* *eyes are massive right now!*






that was amazing........i'm in love with Evil!Sam.......or maybe not....i dunno!!!



Fantastic!!!!!!!!

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-07 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh thank you! Evil!Sam is definitely someone who is easy to love if you love villains, but he is pretty scary in this piece, so ... *shrugs* I'm glad you liked it!

[identity profile] winterboost.livejournal.com 2007-03-07 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
So, I finally found the time to read this and it's just.. *guh* I have no words.. But I'll try to find some anyways.. ;)

This was such a different story than the others in this 'verse. More disturbing and much darker. A whole new (or different) level.
Sam's so cruel yet, somehow, still loving and thinking that the healing will make this 'normal' again. And the repetitiveness of the word 'okay' was just scary, that gave me shivers.
Having read this, I dream of Death suddenly makes much more sense. Deans desperation is so much clearer..

God, reading this hurt and yet I loved it. It was definitely an important part of the overall story, it just fit somehow.. It also showed how cruel (? not quite sure if that the right word..) Sam can get exactly.

I'm looking forward to the next part. In the mean time I should probably re-read all the stories once again..

*loves*

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-08 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

Yes, this was a very different story from so many in this 'verse. It really had to be, if it was going to push Dean in a new direction. Sam's duality is such an interesting thing to explore, so I'm glad it came through to you. He somehow manages to move between cruel and loving in the span of only breaths. It's awesome to hear that the "okay" gave you shivers, because I really liked that bit myself. It implies this kind of false amount of choice as if there's any point where Dean could say "no, it's not okay", when there really is not point like that.

I seriously debated putting this up before "I Dream of Death", but it just wasn't ready and I thought IDoD would give this piece some context and warning for readers, acting as a kind of lead-in in reverse. So, it's good to hear that you can see how the pieces play off of and inform each other.

I'm sorry this hurt, on one hand, but not, on the other. It was supposed to hurt and shock and distress readers, because I needed you to understand what Dean's going through. So, I'm glad that the emotion came through and that you feel like it was an important piece of the story.

More is in the works, as always. Thank you for the great feedback!

[identity profile] traffic-west.livejournal.com 2007-03-10 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
So I said I was going to leave you feedback, and while I definitely read this thing while peeking through my fingers, I also really loved it.

Favorite detail: TWO knives, a pair, one of a kind. Did you do that on purpose?

Now I think I'm going to go curl up in the fetal position and look at pictures of kittens.

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-10 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
I really appreciate you chugging through this, even peeking through your fingers, and I'm awfully glad it seemed worth it in the end. :) As for the knives, yes, of course. They are rather like the boys, are they not? Beautiful and dangerous and made for each other and so unique.

But yeah ... I bet kittens would be very soothing after something like this. :) Enjoy the kitties! And thanks so much for the feedback!

wonder

(Anonymous) 2007-03-14 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I wonder what Dean usually does during the daytime when Sam is not at home...Poor Dean, I really hope he can do something that can heal his mind a little when he is alone...
On the other hand, I tried to look at this from another demon's point, and had this feeling that Sam care for his slave --if he really only thinks Dean is his slave.

NoAccountYet Girl


Re: wonder

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-03-14 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
As to what Dean does during the day, you'll find out more in other installments, but he tries to heal, sure. It's really hard, though, in the setting he's in. You'll see.

And as for your other point of view, I'm so glad you pointed that out, because it's a really important thing to keep in mind. Sam's hard on Dean, but he also does a lot of caring type things.

Thank you for your feedback!
~The Author

Anonymous again

(Anonymous) 2007-05-22 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I thought I posted a comment to this but I don't see it, so here it is again. I'm really enjoying this story and I hope to see more of it in the future. I completely understand why this particular piece is violent and I knew it would escalate to this. You are a master of plot. I can see a lot of character development here. And I think you said it yourself, Dean is a very stubborn boy :) What would my life be if he wasn't so stubborn? lol. I have my own ideas of how this will end depending on wheather I feel Evil, Naughty, or Nice. I feel mostly evil, but the naughty side of me loves the angst. But this is your 'verse my dear. I'm excited to see more.

Re: Anonymous again

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-06-12 12:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I'm really glad that you're enjoying the series! There's always more on the way. As for this piece, I'm glad the escalation and character development here worked for you. And the journey to the ending of the series should be an interesting ride! Thanks for the feedback!

[identity profile] batina35.livejournal.com 2007-07-21 01:38 pm (UTC)(link)
That was intense, very descriptive and so painfully raw. I felt emotionally exhausted at the end of this, which means you did your job well. I just feel so bad for Dean. I want him to have a little peace of mind. At least eventually. Poor guy.

Anyway, well done. Can't wait for more...

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-08-13 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! The idea of emotionally exhausting my readers is a really interesting one. I like the way you phrase that, because the intensity was really important for me in this one. Glad it worked for you and thanks for the feedback! :)

[identity profile] a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com 2007-08-01 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I posted this in SPN Dark Vault - then realised that you probably wouldn't see it - and I NEED you too!!

You have hurt me so bad - and I love you for it!

O...M...G....

Is it sick that I loved this so much?!

This was...wonderfully gory, and the PAIN - omg...

*Whimpers*

*Clings to you*

*HUGS*

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-08-13 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL! Well, I'm glad you enjoyed this bit of hurt! It was hard to write, but it seems to be doing what it's supposed to, so yay. Thanks for the feedback! :)

[identity profile] willow-m-w.livejournal.com 2007-09-03 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
First of all, a fic with that many warnings is awesome on principal!

Jeez, I thought Kripke was evil, but even he'd be in the corner sobbing quietly after reading this! Loved it, hated it, couldn't stop reading it and needed the eye bleach all at the same time!

[identity profile] writingbyebonio.livejournal.com 2007-09-14 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL. Thank you!

And yeah ... I totally understand having a love-hate relationship with this fic! I'm glad it drew you in, though, even if sometimes you really wish it hadn't. :)

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