I'm Danielle. 27 and a bit of a fatty. I am obsessed with Supernatural. I have a serious problem and it's something called a Jared Padalecki. The obssession is borderline unhealthy and sometimes I cry about it. He called me baby three times. I also am a huge fan of Tahmoh. LIke, a lot.
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There’s something really terrifying about the concept of being pursued by something that can only walk slowly after. Just slooowly following. You can chill for a while if you get far enough away but it’s still coming.
Title: Someone You Might Have Been
Rating: NC/17
Warnings: Violence, It’s a happy ending (promise).
Author: Fleshflutter
Fic: Livejournal | Download | GoodReads Art/Other: The Characters (spoilery) and Soundtrack | Video
Summary: A J2 AU in which Jared is a secret agent and Jensen is his handler/support tech.
“The patient: this 3-day-old little boy was born with torn upper and lower wings. Let’s see how we can help!”
Today the Department of Awesomely Good Deeds salutes costume designer and master embroiderer Romy McCloskey who used her fine skills with delicate materials to help a monarch butterfly she’d raised and who’d emerged from his cocoon with damaged right wings.
“The operating room and supplies: towel, wire hanger, contact cement, toothpick, cotton swab, scissors, tweezers, talc powder, extra butterfly wing”
“Securing the butterfly and cutting the damaged parts away. Don’t worry it doesn’t hurt them. It’s like cutting hair or trimming fingernails”
“Ta-da! With a little patience and a steady hand, I fit the new wings to my little guy”
“The black lines do not match completely and it is missing the black dot (male marking) on the lower right wing, but with luck, he will fly”
“FLIGHT DAY! After a day of rest and filling his belly with homemade nectar, it is time to see if he will fly”
“With a quick lap around the yard and a little rest on a bush, he was off! A successful surgery and outcome! Bye, little buddy! Good luck”
Fun fact, hammering metal spikes into tree trunks is a federal crime in the US because environmental activists used to do it in the 80s to fuck up chainsaws and logging equipment.