I skipped that one, thankfully. Egg fic is as immediately skippable as mpreg, even moreso, because the idea that because angels have wings means that they lay eggs is infinitely stupid. Also, nesting fics.

There was a bamf!Cas one that was gen/pre-slash that was kinda good. Although I was immediately annoyed that Sam was dispatched with a concussion, not to be seen in the entire fic, with a "no Cas, you can't heal him, it might be a trap!". Bwuh? The machinations and contortions some people go through to make a plot work is ridiculous, but to have to do that to rid yourself of a central character you don't want to deal with?

The fic itself didn't have a warning for egg, and I stumbled upon it from the newsletter, not deancastiel, where I see she mentions both eggs and "possible" domestic violence. Possible? If your partner hits you so hard you lose the baby, we're way past "possible."

The BAMFy fic was weird--Sam was so resolutely written out, but Bobby got a fair amount of lines, and Dean was still preoccupied with his brother. So it didn't come across as someone who hated Sam, or who couldn't deal with a third wheel. Why not just have Sam involved and no Bobby?

Egg? Egg fic? I have no idea why this is striking me as so unbelievable, when I know this fandom.

I don't read them on purpose, and therefore will never recommend one. They are, the ones I've touched, uniformly inane. Like Julie said, what's the wings=>egg-laying equivalence? And then there's probably nesting. It's disgusting.

Artmetica did some amazing art for the dc_everafter adaptation of Enchanted. Some of her best work, IMO.

ooh, gikun posted her finished art that Bev linked to earlier. [link] It really is exquisite. My only crit is that the hands are too large. But man, the faces are perfect and the staging is clear, Whumped!Castiel and Protector!Dean. Truly beautiful

Artmetica's pieces are beautiful. The style is too smooth and polished for my tastes, and I'm not a fan of the fairytale aspects, but otherwise, it's them.

Artmetica's pieces are beautiful. The style is too smooth and polished for my tastes, and I'm not a fan of the fairytale aspects, but otherwise, it's them.

Pretty much what I would say. They're lovely, but the smooth and polish pushes them to the edge of the Uncanny Valley for me. On the other hand, gikun's piece, while also polished, doesn't have the same effect (that piece is absolutely breathtaking).

Gikun manages to still have a rough and tumble feel --the dark colours help, but the effect doesn't come from something that simple. Maybe it's a simple matter of taste. I prefer bodily violence and angst over happy joyful schmoop. But I still gotta give props to Cas and Dean looking like Cas and Dean in a landscape where Dean seems to be so completely elusive to artists.

If asked whether a good SPN/Disney fusion were possible before last night I'd have asked what the questioner was smoking, but "Props" was a very enjoyable read for me.

One thing I've been wondering--did we ever get any indication of what happens to angels when they are killed, either by angel sword or by the kind of thing that Michael did to Anna?

I'm also kind of wondering what happened to the demons that were killed by Ruby's knife. Annihilation? Something else?