Like, please tho, could SPN writer find /some/ way to make Metafiction!Gabriel relatively canon? Maybe that gabriel was either split into pieces or his grace was disguised as other things and Metatron was using him without knowing it was genuine piece of Gabriel or something.
It just FRUSTRATING. All the Gabriel-bits till the reveal are so, so good. Castiel-Gabriel brotherly banter is absolutely lovely and then it’s fake, it’s all fake.
I wasn’t into SPN when the episode aired due to previous disappointments, I only watched it little late back then cos I heard Gabriel was in it, and just kicked me right into stomach. It hurt me that they would do a fake out like this. I gave the series a second chance not to disappoint me and it did. And that’s why I lost several seasons of content I would have LOVED to see play out live.
I am angry at myself that I wasn’t into SPN during season 11 was airing, I can’t believe I let something so mediocre as Metafiction ruin it for me.
Everyone loves Gabriel. Nobody wanted an episode with content the fandom had been spewing out on fanfiction for years just it to be taken away in kinda like, zoink, fuck u xD
At least I have faith this time around that even if they end up killing Gabriel again, it is real Gabriel and they learned from the mistake that was Metafiction.
I feel this in such a visceral level. Let’s hope they use this to write the wrongs on the past and explain it in a way that works with who canon! Gabriel is.
Im so excited for him to be back, but I’m also SUPER anxious that they’re going to fuck it all up again.
I seriously need Gabriel and Sam to find comfort within each other.
I understand that they weren’t best friends before, but maybe these episodes will be a chance for both of them to start over.
Sam has been through so much, and I know Dean can help, but Sam needs someone who will give him their full attention, who will understand what he’s dealing with.
After everything (after Gabriel died) : the trials, being thrown into the Cage, being soulless, going crazy after regaining his soul, and other stuff, Sam needs someone who can love him, and take care of him.
As for Gabriel, he’s been stuck with Kentucky Fried Douchebag for who knows how long. I feel like he’d be more willing to become friends with Sam then Dean (considering Sam is the more sympathetic person.) And besides, Gabriel cared about Sam, he’d be more willing to put down his pride in front of someone who he could relate to.
Those two seriously need each other right now, because after all the shit they’ve gone through, they deserve some peace at last.
Let me start out by saying, that as a Sabriel shipper, there is nothing more that I want for Gabriel to escape Asmodeus, make it to the Bunker and collapse right into Sams surprised arms. But, unfortunately I don’t know if we’re going to get it. I hope I’m wrong though.
This has been building for a long time. I have been getting Gabriel vibes from this season long before 13×13. Breakdown was heavy on the Gabriel subtext for me. And ever since Dean got over the hump of his CRIPPLING DEPRESSION (oh man that was bad) by getting his angel back, I think since early on they’ve been setting Sam up as a mirror of that situation.
We’ve seen Sam showing heavy signs of being depressed; staying in bed all day, he’s feeling hopeless about getting Jack and Mary back, his immense guilt about all the deaths around them (and I will bet money that he puts Gabriel in that category).
And, like Sam before, Dean is not enough to pull him out of this depression.
Now we have Gabriel, who has been through hell, literally. He looks broken, bloody, and in the promo pics, is cowering! Our archangel is COWERING! The time he has been totured by Asmodick seems to have broken Gabriels mind. Something big enough to cause that kind of trauma to an archangel can’t be healed in a quick snap of the fingers and a sexy new leather jacket.
We know in 13×18 Gabriel is with Sam and Castiel, not Dean who is off somewhere else. Sam and Cas are going to be Gabriels support for the episode. Cue pterodactyl screeching. I’m pretty sure we’ll get another Cas/Gabriel hug.
But will Sam be as receptive? I’m gonna go with a hopeful maybe. Sam has been calling for mercy against “monsters” for a long time now, even trying to ask Gabriel for help way back in Changing Channels. He’s let werewolves and vamps live, he tolerated Benny (so ooc), so the idea of Gabriel being alive and in the bunker (?) won’t necessarily be a bad thing for Sam. He’ll be on guard for sure, though.
After seeing Sam try to have a conversation with Ketch and letting him eat and walk around the bunker, and Sams talk with Rowena about Lucifer (so amazing!) I think that Sam and Gabriel will definitely be having a deep conversation about their trauma. Thats where my money’s going. It’s what they both deserve.
I’m hoping we have some sort of scene with Sam taking out the stitches, Gabriel hesitantly telling Sam what happened, a lingering shoulder touch…
Am I expecting a teary hug? No. Do I want it? You bet your ass I do, but that’s shipper me. Realistic me knows there is a super tiny chance of canon Sabriel happening any time soon. Richard making off hand comments that he ships it isn’t enough. But, I have learned that with Supernatural, things happen off screen. Important things. Subtext and all that. So I’ll be on the look out for that.
So, where was I going with all this? Canon Sabriel? Eh, I’m not holding my breath (but oh god do I want it). A relationship between Sam and Gabriel that mirrors Dean and Cas? Yes! That is something that could very well happen! And not just because “Sam needs his own angel.” That’s not what Sam needs. What Sam needs is a friend, a friend who knows what he went through, who has the same experiences he did. Someone to help him hold onto his ever tested faith.
And I think that is Gabriel.
I’m way past the point of rational thought, so I’m just gonna reblog everything Sabriel and agree with all of it.
Yes yes yes, I love all of this. Out of TFW, Sam knows the best what Gabriel has gone through and would (should) be the most logical choice to help him
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Get reaaaaaaaady for some feels folks! I have seen a bit of this fic during its creation and it will pull your heart strings and make you laugh and cry. The bittersweet story is wonderful with a happy ending for all you people looking for some sabriel angst. Get ready to read it soon!!!
I need A guide to Prepare for Sabriel Feelings…
@doctor-zyre There’s no guide @ttttrickster threw it out the window. All you can do is brace your self for buckets of angst and feels. With a tiny sprinkle of happiness.
I…. But…. There must be….
@doctor-zyre this is what happens to your guide to survive the sabriel angst when you read the fic.
“This chapter has so much angst, You could call it a episode of spn when they kill a favorite character off.” -my reaction to the ending
@nanika67 I thought you said it supposedly has a happy ending?!
@midnightstar789 there is! “With a tiny sprinkle of happiness.” I said. The ending is happy but the road there…
okay, here’s the thing. you’re always going to end up finding people who are better writers than you. the few people i’ve ever met that didn’t feel that way are usually (a) not very nice people and (b) not actually very good writers. there are times when i’m reading and i’m blown away by how good something is. depending on my mood, this either surfaces as just pure enjoyment or outright jealousy. i know! it’s ugly! it’s not pretty! i’m ready to punt my laptop out the window from sheer “i can’t believe they wrote that and i didn’t” spite.
and when you’re in fandom, you’re surrounded. it’s free to publish, so people who wouldn’t finish original stuff or shop themselves to editors or only like writing shorts– they’re all there. and they’re generating a ton of content in bigger fandoms. you can’t throw a rock without hitting the same idea or premise five times before it lands on the floor.
so, accept these things, first of all, as facts:
1. you are going to be surrounded by other genuinely good artists.
2. most ideas aren’t new.
they’re not criticisms of you as an artist. they’re just not.
now, what to do about it.
1. Find friends who love the same things you do and then write for them.
This might sound like cliche advice, but write for yourself and your friends. Honestly. Other people might love what you write, they might hate it, they might be indifferent. But write what you want to write and read, without focusing on hit count or comment numbers. Those things are great if they happen, but write what you want first. Write for friends who will yell excitedly and accuse you of personally killing them. You need that support.
2. Embrace fanon or deconstruct it. Pick one. Pick both at the same time!
Listen, there are only so many plot structures. There are only so many tropes, and emotional pay-offs. If we all said that the one writer who did a flu hurt/comfort story was the only one who was allowed, and we had to all write original ideas after that, flu whump would have died in the 1970s with Star Trek fanfiction people mailed each other. But no. I will read any decently-written flu whump with my favorites because….I love that trope, I fricking love it. I will read a dozen stories about Bruce Wayne showing up for his kids in one day. So focus on writing well, include details that interest you, and don’t worry about what other people are writing. Maybe you’ll manage to say it in a way that sticks with one particular person and that’s awesome.
3. Read.
This is the advice I am bad at following. I get sucked into fandom. I do! I’m an obsessive person. But if you’re feeling like you’ve seen the same thing a hundred times, everything feels worn out and you’ll never write anything that causes a splash in the churning waters, then stop refreshing tumblr, stop reading about the same favorite characters, and read. Go find a comic from fifteen years ago you’ve never tried, go pick up a novel or some poetry or an essay. The best way to keep perspective that isn’t self-consuming and too repetitive is to introduce new thoughts and angles, then come back to your own writing with that lens.
4. Believe what you say matters, then believe it doesn’t matter.
Okay. You want to write. SO WRITE. Just do it! It doesn’t have to be perfect, you have something to say or talk about or explore: GO DO IT. You matter as a person and an artist and you aren’t actually just writing the same thing everyone else has done unless you’re plagiarizing. If it feels that way, then maybe find a different idea to write. But something is holding you back. If it’s fear of looking like a copycat, ignore it. If it’s disinterest because you just started a story hoping for hit counts, then move on. And now? Believe it doesn’t matter if you say the same thing someone else has written, a hundred someone elses have written. So what? This is your story. It doesn’t matter what other people think as long as you’re writing something that has meaning and importance to you. Yeah, it helps to get good feedback, but that’s what friends are for.
5. Encourage others.
Don’t let your bitterness or struggle make you compare yourself so much that you end up completely self-focused. When you find beauty, appreciate it. Praise it. Some of the best relationships I’ve found with other writers started with me loving their work and telling them so. Even if they seem more popular than you, I can almost promise most fanfic authors do not think of themselves that way. They’re still people who share the same struggles and fears about their craft, usually have somehow stumbled into the attention their work receives, and don’t know how to generate it or replicate it. And when you’re in the habit of building others up and encouraging them, you often foster an environment where they are willing to return the favor.
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