The Things We Carry With Us - Master Fic Post

[lovesrain44]

Title: The Things We Carry With Us
Author: lovesrain44
Story Rating: PG
Genre: Slash
Word Count: 47, 654
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Warnings: Angst, emo, h/c, incest, terrible weather, touristy local tidbits, and far too many descriptions about food.
Summary: Sam and Dean are on the road, saving people and hunting things, like they always do. Dean discovers that Sam is attempting to turn himself into a monk, and so he does his best to get Sam laid. Sam resists because, of course, who needs to have sex with a girl when Dean’s around? It's about going on a roadtrip with your brother. It's about the food you eat, and the maps you follow. It's about the things you carry with you. (Takes place some time after Heart.)

Chapter Links:

Part 1 - The Haircut
Part 2 - Mammoth Spring
Part 3 - Hunting the Kelpie
Part 4 - Shamrock
Part 5 - Canadian
Part 6 - The Salt and Burn
Part 7 - Across the Plains and Into the Mountains
Part 8 - Brothers in the Snow
Part 9 - The Morning After

The Art:

My artist was radishface , however, there is no master art post. I put the art in my story to use as illustrations.

Then, I got a wild hair and created my own story banner:



And then I created this one, too, because one is never enough.



Fanmix:

Click here to go to the fanmix download and liner notes.

Ebook Downloads:

My dear amothea took the time on her vacation to make different ebook versions of the story, and she was sweet enough to include the pics I wanted! You can download the story in a single file version in any of the following formats:

LRF Version
Mobi Version
RTF Version
HTML Version
Epub Version
PDF Version
 

Author's Notes:  This story is dedicated to my amothea , who is always there and knows where the best fanfic is to be found. It's also dedicated to all those mom-n-pop diners and motels across the country.

Long Author's Notes: Click the link to read my very verbose natterings about my thoughts behind this story.
 

Comments

[poetartist.livejournal.com]

Wow, I just got finished reading this, and I have to say that you did a wonderful job on the slow unfolding relationship between the boys. It felt very true and realistsic that they would dance around the bush for so long trying to figure out what to do about it.

Also, it made me squee that you had them come through the Texas Panhandle. I live farther north than the route you had the boys travel, and I've never been to Canadian or Shamrock, but the descriptions you had of both places are very true of most Panhandle towns. It made me giddy in ways I can't explain, because whenever anyone writes the boys coming through Texas they never have them come this way through places I could relate to.

Anyway, suffice to say, I loved the story and look forward to reading more of your SPN fics. :D Thank you for sharing this with us!

[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

I'm am so glad you enjoyed it and yes! The Texas panhandle is it's own kind of country. There was so much variety and not all if it is flat. I kept coming across unexpected little turns in the road and so many different kinds of weather, it was amazing. The boring part (but interesting in its own way) is the backbone of Kansas, up Highway 83, which is a route I took one year, and where I got part of the idea for this story, that Sam spends a LOT of time staring out the window watching the grasses go by.

Thank you for your lovely comment. : D