almaasi:

ANGELHAWKE - THE SOUNDTRACK — [listen | download | read fic]

you can’t take me - bryan adams || parachute - ingrid michaelson || chel dorado - hans zimmer || i will always return - bryan adams || between two points - the glitch mob (ft. swan) || bleeding out - imagine dragons || i won’t say i’m in love - susan egan || cities of night - blaqk audio || spectrum - florence + the machine || two worlds - phil collins || wait for me - moby || i don’t wanna miss a thing - aerosmith || vengeance - abney park || pale horses (apparat dub) - moby || howl - florence + the machine || eyes on fire (zeds dead remix) - blue foundation || always for you - the album leaf || brothers under the sun - bryan adams || islands - the xx || deep shadows (vocal) - ttl
☆ BONUS — what each song means to the fic (spoilers!)

/shaky smile

th-thank youuuu

(this reply contains minor spoilers, most of which are also covered in the story summary, so don’t worry)

Angelhawke is a Dean/Castiel fanfiction based on the movie Ladyhawke, which I wrote for last year’s Dean/Cas Big Bang. The story is 418,000 words long, set in a fantasy/medieval alternative universe. Sam is a thief who escapes from prison, and he gets rescued by a stranger named Dean. Dean tells Sam that he’s lost his lover, Cas. It starts off looking like established relationship, because it is - but then it goes into flashback mode, and Dean recounts from the very beginning, and we see Dean meet Cas for the first time. Cas is a fallen angel, imprisoned in a tower, and Dean helps him escape. They very slowly develop feelings for each other, and the story goes from there, hopping back and forth between Dean telling the story to Sam, and the actual story. It’s later revealed that Dean has been cursed to become a wolf at night, and Castiel becomes a hawk during the day, so they can never see each other. Sam, and other characters, all play a pivotal part in bringing them back together, and completing their family.

The story can be found on Livejournal, or on AO3. (also available as a PDF from both links)

Aside from the formatting? Yeah, I’d change a few things. I’d explain what Gordon was doing the whole big battle fiasco (I figure he was sitting up in the church tower with Christian, shooting people in the head). I’d explain some parts better - like the fact Meg’s curse was to turn them into animals because Cas told her he could control animals with his power (and she tested that when she turned him into a bluebird), and she figured she’d have total control if Dean was a creature rather than human. I’d make Death less of a deus-ex-machina, (even though I kinda like him because of that, ‘cause he’s flawed and pretty useless most of the time).

One thing I wouldn’t change is the length. It’s long as fuck, but I think it needed that length to properly explore everything that was there to be explored. Yeah, the length bores some people, and it drags on if readers ain’t got their heart in it - but for those people the story really captures, I think it’s worth it.

I’d probably change loads of other things too, but really, I’m quite happy with how it is now. I doubt I’d change anything at all in the future, except some typos here and there (I’m compiling a list to fix when I finally get around to fixing the formatting).

Thanks for your question! It’s nice to reminisce. I can’t believe I posted this story a whole year ago… damn

[for curious people: Angelhawke]

feel like a celestial river flowing through a glen of spectacularness.

Yay! Thank you so much, I hope you enjoy it <3

thespywhospies:

I already miss the weight on my back

carrionofmywaywardson:

“Would you…” Dean trailed off, eyes darting away for a half-second, then flashing back. “Would you still feel the same way about me if I was… if I looked different?” (Angelhawke by almaasi)

Elmie, there are no words that could sufficiently describe how much I adore your fic. It’s just… wonderful. Thank you for writing it <3