Reviewer: jane (Signed) · Date: 25/09/07 01:47 AM · On: Letting Go
::breathes:: Is it possible to hold ones breath for over ten minutes!! *g No, I think not, but it rather feels like I did. Angst, it was oozing through that chapter, like the paste over Dean's wounds, digging in and making us feel each and every itty bitty bit of those boys pain and despair. And my god, he died, shocked totally. I think I may have struggled to draw a breath myself then. Okay, gotta admit when Dean struggled to express his feelings, and I loved how you described his inability to get the words out, I did have some salty water running down my cheeks. Ack, this was such an emotive chapter, I feel wrung out like an old dish cloth. This chapter was very special too, it drew on and showed the strength that these boys have, that determination to be together and I just utterly loved it. And now work calls, bah! I may have to check onto the computer and read the next part in my lunch break, its way too long to wait to find out how the healings going. And I just love Brenna, but reading the latter fics and finding her I just knew that I would. I believe that she could be Dean's soul mate, given the opportunity, but he's a man on a mission and time for himself isn't something I think he'd ever allow. ::sigh:: have a grand day! Jane :)
Author's Response: Oh, I'm so glad you liked this. "Wrung out" was how I felt after I finished. It was important to me, I remember, to try to get the balance right -- I'm still working on that, but this was my first attempt. The hand thing -- hand on the heart to anchor Sam in an nightmare and then to anchor Dean through the pain -- I used to do that with my two sibs I raised. Just kinda remind them that I wasn't going anywhere. I hope it didn't seem too cheesy, because at the time I wrote it, I really felt it. I'm glad you like Brenna -- her story deepens in the next few chapters. And I can't remember at the moment if you've read both of the other stories she's in (Within My Hands and Into the Fire) but I'd like to agree with you -- that she could be Dean's soul mate. But you're right. Now isn't the time... not sure if there will be a time. I plan on bringing her back again when life allows... Take care of you, and I look foward to seeing you back. Gaelic
Reviewer: jane (Signed) · Date: 24/09/07 05:30 PM · On: Holding On
Dean such a darn hero, holding back that tide of pain so that his little bro didn't have to suffer and, thankful that he was able to, otherwise Sam would never have been able to rescue him. I just hope that they make it to the car and escape, but I'm worried how this banshee gets around, will she end up back at the motel giving them more aggravation!? And will Brenna be able to help them if they both succum to the pain and agony the banshee's putting them through. And whats the story behind it all, desperate to know. I feel that the scarring Brenna has seen inside Dean is the pain his dad puts him through. Such a fab description you gave us there, I can see each time his dad left, the wound reopening and Dean having to deal with it all again. I think Dean would just like his dad to acknowlege he exists as a son, rather than as a hunter. Bed, definitely now, more the morrow! Roll on Tuesday. Jane :)
Author's Response: God, I love that character. I love who Kripke created, who we've all expounded upon in our imaginations, what JA brings to the script and how he embodies Dean in so many fabulous ways. I love him as a hero -- I love when he is beaten down (hence doing so in everything I write) and how he survives. I love when he fights back and fights for and fights against. I love when he's broken and when he's healed. And I love exploring the relationship with Dean and John and Sam... when I wrote this, it was from a place of dislike concerning John's character. I have since changed my mind -- happened around the end of Dead Man's Blood ("I want Sam to go to school, I want Dean to have a home, I want Mary alive..."). But at the time this was created, a lot of my own parental issues were transferred onto John. Hence the bitterness threaded throughout. As you read, though, I think you'll find that I tried to see John through each of the boys' eyes -- and Dean sees him so differently than Sam (IMO). Brenna was my way of trying to climb into Dean and reveal things that he would never reveal willingingly. Plus I got to picture him doing what he does with her... sigh. The three faces of Dean that Brenna sees came to me around the episode Something Wicked and were solidified by Shadows. I'm glad you saw what I was trying to explain. Okay, you're snoozing now and I must take advantage of the bambino's early bedtime to get through some work deadlines. I look forward to seeing what you think of the rest. The next chapter was a hard one for me to write... Gaelic
Reviewer: jane (Signed) · Date: 24/09/07 04:18 PM · On: Banshee
Noooo! That is so not how I thought this chapter would end, but more of that in a minute... Boy that was rather hot and they are really captured by one another. I loved the depth of her simple touch, really finding what he needed, but there was a sadness too that he had never been touched like that before. Dean, I could cry for all he puts himself through, puts up with and goes without in the name of hunting. And now back to the ending! There's me thinking, Dean's getting his end away - go Dean - and then you sow the seed, 'where's Sammy' so innocently done and us poor readers are busy thinking about whats happening and will Dean feel guilty if somethings happened to Sam... and blow me down its Dean who gets clawed and dragged off by the banshee! Ack, but you wicked girl, drawing us in like that. Bad you! LOL. And yes, you guessed it, I can't leave it there there. Tomorrow is too long to wait. And isn't that what eye make up is for, covering the dark circles up from reading too long on the internet?? jane :)
Author's Response: Glee! There's more! Keep the chocolates coming! Yeah, that was a rather mean place to end it, and when I posted over on ff.net I had some reviewers tell me that they didn't realize what had happened at first. Perhaps subtlty wasn't (isn't?) my friend. However, it looks like you not only got it but were surprised and I find that delicious. You're so right. Eye makeup was invented for disguising long nights of reading fic. Pass the shadow... GS
Reviewer: jane (Signed) · Date: 24/09/07 03:29 PM · On: Coordinates
Well, I got here at last, talk about do the fics backwards! So this is where Brenna started. The connection between them is shiverable, scary yet I feel like its a destiny just reading this chapter. She's drawing Dean in and I don't think either of them can help the reaction they have towards each other. Dean's reaction to missing his Dad's phone call, oh my, my heart was squeezed so hard, I think it cried a tear or two. He just wants, needs but won't admit it John's love and respect and acknowlegement. You capture that feeling so well, both his want and his covering up and Sammy's understanding of how Dean really feels deep inside. God I hate John sometimes! Dean he's just got so much brewing under the surface and it was seeping out there with his need to run and feel some pain, like he isn't already feelling it deep inside. This witch just sounds way too evil for it to be Brenna, though she's got this scary thing going on with Dean, I don't know that I'd pin her for staking somone with a red hot poke, ouch! More, I need more. I have chocolates - Belgium - so just one more and another chapter before my bed time calls. Jane :)
Author's Response: Oh my gosh -- I surface from the world of Project Management deadlines to check my email and am rewarded by this! Thanks so much for reading and for sending me some of your purely-Jane reviews. This was the first fanfic I wrote. Honestly? It's the first story I ever finished. Prior to the Winchesters, I started several ideas and let life distract me because no one but me knew they'd even crept from the recesses of my mind out into the open. But something about these characters drew full-blow plot ideas out and with encouragement from Thru Terry's Eyes, I became brave enough to post. I'm glad you enjoyed the beginning -- I haven't read through this story in a long time, but it holds a piece of my heart. For many reasons. One of them being that yes, this is where Brenna started. I like to think that I've learned a lot about writing and storytelling since I completed this, but you can be the judge. In any case, I hope you enjoy as the story unfolds Gaelic
Reviewer: Midge (Signed) · Date: 11/09/07 10:29 AM · On: The Journey's The Thing
Back from work. Devoured the rest of this story - and what a wonderful story it is/was. Well done.
Author's Response: Thanks so much for reading and especially for taking time to review! These comments from you are wonderful to get -- to know that you were entertained. It's the only reason I write. Well, no, that's not true. I also write because... well, it's fun to escape into this world... and into these characters... But the bigger reason is to entertain. :) I swear. *cough* GS
Reviewer: Midge (Signed) · Date: 11/09/07 02:37 AM · On: Letting Go
Gaelic, you may have wanted to cry and found it draining writing this chapter but you did an awesome job. I'll be back after work to read some more of this wonderful story.
Author's Response: *smile* Thanks so much, midge! This was my first fanfic... ever. It was actually the first story I ever managed to complete, too. So, I was surprised when writing it I found myself also reacting to what I was writing. I've learned a lot about storytelling since this one, but it will always hold a special place in my heart. As will these characters. Regardless of where I go, I will always want to return to the Winchesters... :) Gaelic
Reviewer: witchy (Signed) · Date: 21/08/07 07:39 AM · On: The Journey's The Thing
I really liked your story. Everything was in it : romance, fight, hurts and pain ! fantastic. Thanks for sharing with us your imagination.
Author's Response: witchy -- thanks for reading and most especially for leaving a review! I am pleased you enjoyed the story and hope to hear from you again and often! Best, GS
Reviewer: downbythebay (Signed) · Date: 25/06/07 06:11 PM · On: The Journey's The Thing
A fitting end to a lovely story.
Author's Response: Two reviews from you! I really appreciate that. Glad you enjoyed this one -- it was my first, and as such has a special place in my heart (even though I've learned a lot about storytelling since then). Take care -- GS
Reviewer: gengen0776 (Signed) · Date: 24/06/07 04:52 PM · On: Banshee
okay so I read another chapter right away this is addictive! I...MUST...GO...WRITE...MY...NEXT...CHAPTER... I's a huge effort not to read this from start to finish right this second. But I will finish my chapter and read the rest as a reward!
Author's Response: *smile* HA! I pulled you in! Yay! Well, go write your chapter, and when you return, I will be excited to see what you think of the rest when you are able to complete it. :) *Gaelic sits on hands and waits patiently* Yeah, that'll last... ;) GS
Reviewer: gengen0776 (Signed) · Date: 24/06/07 03:56 PM · On: Coordinates
I'm very intrigued...this is a good story in the making...and I will be reading the next chapters shortly but first I have to work bit on my own story
Author's Response: Thanks so much for reading! It's hard to get into a story when you're busy writing your own, isn't it? I appreciate you taking the time. :) GS
Reviewer: Gumnut (Signed) · Date: 18/04/07 03:43 AM · On: The Journey's The Thing
Okay, now I'm going to have to back and re-read all the other ones again to get them all straight in my head. I really enjoyed the introduction of Brenna in this. Of course, I was viewing it from a perspective where I already knew their relationship and couldn't help grinning most of the time :D I also got to know Declan...shortly after reading about his death. John is so gonna kick his ass. That would be a very interesting scene to read. I'm also interested to know a little about the Celtic spoken in these stories. What's its origin? Region? Eh, I'm an Australian with my roots lost in the mists of time, but I've always been interested in the early tribal cultures of Britain and Europe...and I am always curious. I should also mention here that you are so very mean to Dean ::tickles you:: The poor bugger is lucky to survive your fics :D Actually come to think of it, he actually died in this one. You is truly of the evol. (Says me who is far from innocent in that area myself in several fandoms :D) Of course, this is one of the reasons why I read your fic. You put them on the brink, where words that would not otherwise be said can be said. I'm just a sucker for whump and you do it beautifully :D And now I've run out of GaelicSpirit fic. ::pouts:: I guess I'll have to go reread them now. ::wanders off looking for that printed copy of the New Orleans story:: Thanks so very much for writing and sharing. There was muchly enjoyment. Nutty
(who should go cook dinner...really...::doesn't::)
Author's Response: Ach, Nutty I was so happy to get this review! I'm glad that you grinned while reading about Brenna in this one, knowing what you know from having read the others. To me that means the evolution of her character and her relationship to the boys (especially Dean) stayed true. I toyed with the idea of writing an epilogue to this one with the Declan/John smack-down, but when I started writing, I had some... John issues. Mostly transferring my own parental issues onto the poor man, so I wrote him mostly as I saw him through Dean's eyes and through Sam's eyes. The closest I've ever come to actually writing John is in the epilogue to Ramble On. Maybe I'll try it again with a one-shot some day... The Celtic is Irish Gaelic, mostly from Ulster. The pronounciation and spelling is slightly different between Ulster, Munster, and Connacht. Dublin is in Ulster, and that's where I lived for a bit while in college. Between my books from school, my notes, and the Internet (god bless it) I have been able to pull the Gaelic together for these stories. You've got a point in the Dean-torture. I choose not to delve too deeply in why putting that lovely boy through the wringer is so appealing to me -- both in writing and reading -- but I think it's something about his strength, and his layers. He is such a wonderfully complex character that it seems almost impossible to get to the core of him unless he's against a wall, his will tested... Plus, he's just so damn sexy. Thanks so much for reading and taking time to review each story. :) GS
Reviewer: maria noel (Signed) · Date: 04/04/07 12:57 AM · On: The Journey's The Thing
AWWWW that was so cute!!!! Why Brenna and Dean couldn´t be together???? they are so alike!!! good for daddy winchester to show up to put thinhgs clear with that old guy!!! I still hate him but.....arggg 3 days!!only 3 days for healing?? and he send them directly to the shadows epi!! i have to tell you taht you have the habit to amke daddy shows when the boys are out the sight and well. Ok so ..i´m sad ...i just finished this fic....so sad...i need a new one....oh gosh i need the world to stop spinning around jaja....let me know what´s the following fic sweety! see ya at the next fic hunni
Author's Response: You're not allowed to read another fic until you've healed, lady. Good Lord. But I do appreciate you telling me how much you enjoyed this story. And as for Brenna and Dean, when you're feeling better, you could check out "Within My Hands" and then "Into the Fire". ITF is set in Season 2, though, so just a spoiler warning there... I may one day write a story that connects John to the boys in more than flashbacks or having him show up after they've left or when they don't know he's there -- but I didn't feel like that was what he'd do, really, in Season 1 (with the exception of my favorite episode: Shadows). Just my take, though. Thank you again for taking time from your days to read this and to send me reviews. It means the world to me. GS
Reviewer: maria noel (Signed) · Date: 04/04/07 12:24 AM · On: Brothers
OK i 100% hate declan!!!! and daddy winchester! Excelent chapter, love the brothership as you wrote it. Brenna is a great character and i´m looking forward for her new adventures jaja see ya in the next chapter!!
Author's Response: So glad you liked the brothers as I wrote them -- and Declan, ah, he's a sad story. He's one of those people who thinks they're doing the right thing, but can't step back far enough to see the big picture. Glad that you like Brenna, too, as she is in two other of my fics... which I'm hoping you read once your head feels better... GS
Reviewer: maria noel (Signed) · Date: 03/04/07 11:11 PM · On: The Fight
Ok review time!!! This review is gonna be a bit different from the rest because i´m in the hospital right now and i don´t have much time to write. I fall from the stairs, flew over my head and smack a wall!!! How funny is that??!! I knock my head very hard and her i am at the hospital with people don´t allowing me to sleep. don´t worry i´m fine...and as i´m a totally gealicspirit´s fics junky i asked my father to bring me my lapto jajaa. I love this chapter , i love the interaction between Dean and Sam, they know each other so deeply that they don´t need to speak or even be there to know what is going on with the other, that he needs .... totally love this....if i could i´ll try to read more see ya at the next chapter ( if i stop viewing double evrything)
Author's Response: OMG! You poor thing. And yet... here you are. I am... speachless. I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter. It was my favorite to write -- I wanted Dean to be able to kick some ass even in the state he was in... and I wanted Sam to be able, um, step up so to speak. And he did. Love that boy when he's protective of his big brother. I hope you get out of the hospital soon! I can't believe you're even able to look at a computer... Ah -- I see there's more from you... GS
Reviewer: maria noel (Signed) · Date: 03/04/07 01:12 AM · On: Truth?
I know i should be crying for this amazing chapter but i´m laughing like a maniac ...Dean in a tractor!!!!!!! Ok, ok ..the review....ummm..maybe....GREAT!!!! wonderful!! i love this fic, i love Brenna and i hate Daddy Winchester ( if you read my fic The worst hunt you gonna figured it out jaja) 3am again!!!! time speeds when i´m reading this!!!! see ya in the next chapter sweety!! PS: i love too much your heartbreaking moments ..maybe i should ask you for some advices for my fic.
Author's Response: I know -- "Dean" and "tractor" are not two words you probably expect to see in the same sentence... but when it comes to his brother, that boy is determined. I figured he'd get there any way he could. :) I'm gonna look up your fic today -- I hadn't realized you had anything posted here (silly Gaelic). I'm so glad you are enjoying this story, and that you find moments of the story to be heartbreaking. They're written to be so; I'm glad it worked! Looking forward to your next review. GS
Reviewer: maria noel (Signed) · Date: 02/04/07 02:05 PM · On: Letting Go
Wow.....i....i..... love this......i...i... can´t talk..i can barely breathe..... I cry all over the chapter and i almost gasp when Dean tols Sammy....there were angel because...... if in a near future i can remember how to write i would write more....just......
Author's Response: Aw. Thanks. Your reviews make me smile and tear up at the same time. I'm so glad the story has such an affect on you. It is a wonderful reward for the scary thing that is posting. :) I look forward to any thoughts you have on the remaining chapters. GS
Reviewer: maria noel (Signed) · Date: 02/04/07 01:19 AM · On: Holding On
Wow girl..this chapter is so amazing that i can´t figured out what to say. The love each one of them have for each other is overwhelming but dean´s love is heartbreaking, make me shudder. The box thing is just.... i have tears in my eyes. Dean, your Dean and the real Dean make me cry everytime i see or read something about him. Jensen is a terrific actor and with a single gesture moves my world and i can see him in my mind doing all this box stuff as if i were watching a epi of Supernatural. Ok , yea i know i´m a weird girl jaja but i think it´s because it´s 3 am here. ok hunni see ya tomorrow in the new chapter.
Author's Response: I know what you mean about how Jensen embodies the character of Dean Winchester. It's hard to look away when he's on the screen because his acting is very subtle and the smallest flick of an eye can tell an entire story. I'm so glad you're enjoying this story. This chapter and the next were both a bit like an emotional rollercoaster to write. I look forward to seeing what you think of the rest. GS
Reviewer: maria noel (Signed) · Date: 01/04/07 11:57 PM · On: Banshee
First of all : wow a banshee!!how could is that. Second: porno???jaja it´s me or the computer room is suddenly very hot!!!! I need a cold shower jaja I´m a bit clueless about the end....is Brenna de banshee or she call the banshee or was Dean so focus in doing ...well you know...that he didn´t realize that she was behind him...and what about Brenna. didn´t she feel, see or whatever the banshee??? So many questions and nothing more than a deep kiss in my mind jaja see ya in the next chapter
Author's Response: Hi! So glad to see you here again! I've always been interested in Celtic lore, so for my first time out, a banshee seemed to fit. Although, you'll probably see as you go that I've twisted the lore to suit my purposes a bit... :) Porno! LOL... you had me on the floor with that. Took me a second actually to remember what you were referring to. :) If you're going to read through the rest of the stories with Brenna in them, well, the kiss at the end of this chapter is just a teaser. Ahem. ;) As for the end of the chapter -- Brenna's not the banshee. She's got a whole different issue that you'll discover in the coming chapters. She didn't exactly "call" the banshee either... but, well, as you read you'll discover why the banshee grabbed Dean at that moment. It wasn't exactly Dean she was after... And you're right in your thinking. Dean was so angry at John, so sure that John was wrong about Brenna, and so focused on how Brenna made him feel that he never heard the banshee's approach. His hunter instincts were off at just the wrong moment... Hope the questions just keep you reading... :) Until the next chapter -- GS
Reviewer: maria noel (Signed) · Date: 25/03/07 12:47 PM · On: Coordinates
Sweety please don´t feel bad!!! I take some time out this fic because i was having trouble reding it because the other fic was still screaming out loud in my head and i couldn´t really focus in this one. I´m sorry hunni but i think that maybe this week i would be able to read it. You know i love your writing so you only have to wait that i have enough time to read it and that Ramble on stop dancing in my mind. see ya in no time.
Author's Response: Well, I have to say that I'm thrilled Ramble On had such an impact on you - I've read stories (published and otherwise) that have crawled into my head and refused to budge for weeks. It's exciting to me that one of my stories might have that same impact on someone. No worries on how long it takes you to read this one. It's not going anywhere. :) I look forward to seeing what you have to say whenever you can get to it. Best -- GS
Reviewer: irismay42 (Signed) · Date: 25/03/07 06:35 AM · On: The Journey's The Thing
So hooray! Finally got to finish reading this, and I guess I really owe you eight reviews, but just call me lazy... Enjoyed every minute of this - long without being verbose; plenty of Hurt!Dean and Angsty!Sam. And John - even if he wasn't physically there, his presence was felt throughout. A really compelling read.
Author's Response: Iris! It's you! Thanks so much for reading -- and one review is wonderful. :) Thanks so much for your comments. I'm so glad you liked it. Best -- GS
Reviewer: maria noel (Signed) · Date: 22/03/07 12:48 AM · On: Coordinates
OK, here we go again! As usual i love all your stuff. This is awesome . I was sad because i finished the other fic but a bit relieve because i could stop thinking about Dean and Sam and Abe and the wendingos and work and study again...but i was curious about thisfic with all this stars and...i fell in the tramp!!! I´m again obsess with a fic writen by you!!! see ya tomorrow in the next chapter
Author's Response: Maria -- SO great to see you hear! I am so glad to see you reading another one of my stories. :) I hope you enjoy the rest of this one -- it's a bit different from Ramble On as it introduces a druid witch named Brenna that I have included in two other stories (one a WIP). OFC's aren't always popular in our fandom, and I respect that. I simply wanted a way to delve a bit deeper into Dean's character and psychy without his actually having to SAY anything ('cause, well, it's Dean), and thus, Brenna appeared. Anyway, I hope you enjoy and I look forward to seeing what you think. GS
Author's Response: Um. I mean see you here. Not hear. I assume you hear. And I'm not sure that I could see that anyway... sigh. It's been a long day. GS. Again.
Reviewer: CdeWinter78 (Signed) · Date: 01/03/07 10:05 AM · On: The Journey's The Thing
Great Story, blown away by the telling of it. The way you depict the relationship between the brothers is both true to Kripe and gives the reader that little touch more that 40 minutes can't cover! Especially loved the undercooked romantic theme - it added to the action whilst taking nothing away from the brother theme.
Author's Response: Wow -- thank you so much! I really appreciate your reading and taking time to let me know what you thought. Thanks, too, for the kudos on the romantic theme. I knew it would be a bit of risk to include Brenna in the story, but I wanted to do so to enhance the brother's relationship. I'm pleased to see that it worked for you! Hope to see you on a review page again someday. Take care -- GS
Reviewer: GotTheShining (Signed) · Date: 22/02/07 11:01 PM · On: Coordinates
This is my first attempt at reading fanfiction. I have to admit that I assumed it would be either raunchy or lame (or both). You proved me wrong.. you're writing is every bit as good as the books I get at the store--better than most! Its fantasic to have some SPN stories to read especially when we are in the re-run part of the season. You have an excellent way of bringing out Sam and Dean's hidden thoughts. I wish the great Kripke would make an episode from your writings. I'd love to see the boys actually act them out. Keep up the good work. Its midnight and I haven't been able to stop reading. I'm on chapter 5 but alas, reality beakons, I must go to work in the morning so TBC until tomorrow. Gaelicspirit you ROCK!
Author's Response: *blushes* Thanks so much for your review -- and for staying up late to read! I am so glad that you're enjoying this story. I hope you like the end -- and I really hope to see you on another review page when time allows. Take care -- GS
Reviewer: Bookworm (Signed) · Date: 15/02/07 08:58 PM · On: The Journey's The Thing
Dude you know galic sweet! i always wanted to know how to speek that. Thanks for posting it was a good stroy nice job.
Author's Response: Hey -- thanks so much for the review. I don't actually speak Gaelic; I went to school in Dublin and had to pick some of it up just to get around and to understand some of the professors. But I couldn't speak it to save my life! :) Glad you enjoyed the story. Cheers -- GS
Reviewer: sojourner84 (Signed) · Date: 31/01/07 07:13 PM · On: The Journey's The Thing
Well, here it is...my final review until you get some new stuff up here. *nudge, nudge* The journey really is the thing, and thank you for giving readers a chance to journey with Sam and Dean. “Because you’re on a journey, Dean. And I’m not sure when you’ll reach the end or what you’ll find there. So I wanted you to have some…protection while you traveled.” I loved her gift to him. *smile* Wonderful story, Storyteller. I look forward to many more pieces of your work. -Sojourner Ps. Here is your banner. My friend Kira Reed is brilliant with photoshop. I told her what your story was about and she worked her magic. Hope you enjoy it. 
Author's Response: Oh, man, that is PERFECT! Thanks so much for doing that -- and please thank your friend. Now... I'm gonna try to figure out how to put it on Ramble On. :) I'm really glad you liked this story. And I'm working on another now... so stay tuned. Best -- GS
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