Reviewer: Shannondoah (Signed) · Date: 25/08/10 03:28 AM · On: 2005
Another great piece! Interesting that you chose Sam's nightmares to write about. I think it clearly shows the capabilities of people with hearing impairments. I also like that you mention the progressive technologies for hearing aids. My aunt had a bone conduction aid. It was a cell phone sized contraption that clipped on her bra. When she couldn't hear us very well we had to speak directly into it. That produced a lot of amusing moments. I'm not stupid, Sam and I'm not deaf either. And don't give me that bitchface becasue you know what I mean. That nearly had me waking up the neighbors I laughed so hard. Very clever!
Author's Response: I am so glad that you're reading this! It makes me so happy. I really wanted to do something that tried to make life as normal as possible for someone with a disability. Because really, we all have stuff we deal with and we just....deal. We make life work. Thank you for reviewing!
Reviewer: Shannondoah (Signed) · Date: 25/08/10 03:15 AM · On: Chapter 3
Fabulous! I'm glad you did a piece showing how the Winchesters have adapted hunting to their circumstances. I also like how you have Dean and Sam trading roles. Because of Dean's hearing impairment Sam has to take the brunt of the beatings. And as Sam's big brother, that has to kill Dean. She is crawling toward him down the theatre, almost spider like with her pale arms reaching out in front of her, and elbosw pointing sharply outward. Her mouth is open, and her tongue is out, dripping a film of vomit down her chin. Her fulthy chemise straps droop down iner arm in scraps of tattered lace. her eyes are hollow. Vividly described. Eeeeshhh! I hate those darned Grudge spooks! They creep the hell outta me!! ...it's always strange to see the play of emotions on a spirit's face. Interesting thought. I liked the image it conjured.
Author's Response: I like super creepy ghosts. I'm so glad you liked this!
Reviewer: Shannondoah (Signed) · Date: 25/08/10 02:54 AM · On: 1994
I hadn't thought about what it would be like to want to hear what was going on around you and not be able to do so. My aunt has always had hearing aids of some form and she loves to turn hers off to shut us up. ;^) A very thoughtful and thought-provoking piece!
Author's Response: Thank you! I am so glad you liked it! My grandfather was never happy with the volume on his hearing aids. He fiddled with it constantly. I'm not sure if it was because they didn't really help him, or if he really was trying to turn us off.... :)
Reviewer: moira4eku (Signed) · Date: 24/08/10 06:59 PM · On: 1997
How just terribly sad. Dean is yearning to be normal but realizes he never will be and it has nothing to do with the hunting world. No wonder he didn't wear his hearing aids to this new school. Who'd want to go through what Dean did at the other school. Yikes! Wonder how the girls treated him there? I imagine they didn't mind his hearing loss (at least I'm hoping they aren't so shallow and stupid as the guys, the guys must feel threatened by Dean). Looking forward to more of this fascinating AU.
Author's Response: I think that some girls will ignore him or even be afraid or awkward around him. Some girls will be fascinated, and I'm pretty sure Dean would happily take advantage of that :) Thank you for reading!
Reviewer: moira4eku (Signed) · Date: 24/08/10 06:45 PM · On: 2005
Sigh...love the image of sleepy, messy looking Dean in bed! It's great how this story flows so effortlessly into canon. You've done a fantastic job with that. I'm sure Dean's hearing aids don't put off the ladies one bit! I know it wouldn't for me!!! So like Dean in season 1 to want to do what their dad has sent them to do. And of course Sam wanting to find their dad instead. Love "chick flick moment" Dean here, and Sam wanting to put up walls.Sam should have realized that Dean could here him even without hearing aids, the poor boy. Looking forward to reading more!!!
Author's Response: Thank you! Sleepy Dean makes me happy :)
Reviewer: adder574 (Signed) · Date: 24/08/10 06:49 AM · On: 1997
Poor Dean, it has to be twice as hard for him being deaf. I really liked this chapter, and I am really hoping for more. I would like to read a chapter where John doesn't have money to buy batteries for Dean's hearing aids.
Author's Response: *takes notes* Hmm.....could be interesting! I am so glad you liked this!
Reviewer: adder574 (Signed) · Date: 24/06/10 07:58 AM · On: 2005
I really liked this chapter, and I like the way you added Dean's disability to canon. I hope your still working on this story. I would like to read a chapter about Dean in school and him being self-conscious about his hearing aids.
Author's Response: Thank you! I AM still working on this, but very VERY slowly. Life is crazy. :) I have plans for Dean in school, definitely.
Reviewer: calUK (Signed) · Date: 06/04/10 11:03 AM · On: 2005
Aw, I still love this one. It just sits the whole verse so neatly into the show's one, ties in Dean's disability with the effects of Sam's grief, and it's great that you've got the same feeling in the characters. Dean pushing Sam, gently, Sam just barely holding on, trying to look out for each other, and yet you still give them your own spin - the old 'routines' and habits that are so much a part of their lives.
Looking forward to the next one!
Author's Response: Thank you! I finally got around to posting it- I've been so distracted. I appreciate all your help and your kind words! Don't worry, I'll get writing!
Reviewer: RoweenaC (Signed) · Date: 06/04/10 08:38 AM · On: 2005
Man, that last sentence... How creepily accurate. Jules, I love this chap - again. The way you subtly weave the canon into your AU amazes me. We get a glance at season one here. That would mean everything happened like it would on the show 'cept for the fact that Dean's hearing isn't good. I mean... how cool is that? And how sad? This just comes down to destiny all over... I wonder if in your universe they are also destined to be Lucifer and Michael's vessel. Will you even write about that? Great update, hunny... talk to you on facebook? got a week off.... *waves* Ilka
Author's Response: Thank you, lady! When I wrote that last sentence, the show hadn't hit these latest heavy emotional episodes! Yes, the feeling that it will never be over is especially painful now! I haven't wanted to touch the later seasons at all with this. Probably for the same reasons you've struggled with your WIP- I'd hate to get into it and then find everything's changed on me! I'll need to think about it, though. Would Dean still have a hearing problem after he got back from hell? Would Michael want an imperfect vessel? Ah! Now I'm thinking! See what you've done?!? :)
Reviewer: calUK (Signed) · Date: 19/03/10 02:14 PM · On: Chapter 3
Still love this chapter hun! It's always a joy to beta your stories; you can take the smallest suggestion and work it into a whole backstory. You know you've gott write that Dean at 17 hunt now, right? :)
Author's Response: LOL! Yeah, actually, I realized that when I wrote it! Thank you for all your help! *hugs*
Reviewer: Smudge93 (Signed) · Date: 19/03/10 11:16 AM · On: Chapter 3
Hey I like the idea of just having the signs for the hunt, it would be something they could use even if Dean could hear, if they needed to be quiet, or there was noise to overcome. Liked the swap of roles when Dean disability came into play and Dean not being happy about it! Nice little story as well with the ghosts and them reuniting them. Looking forward to more, Mary xx
Author's Response: I've always thought that they would figure out a way to adapt to whatever was thrown at them. I'm glad you liked it!
Reviewer: Smudge93 (Signed) · Date: 19/03/10 11:11 AM · On: 1994
Sam and John! Really guys you should know better, especially when Dean has already pointed out that he wasn't wired but then Dean you should have your hearing aid in! I had a grandpa and he was a rascal for not using his and then moaning that he couldn't hear us! Liking this, Mary xx
Author's Response: I did too! He hated the hearing aids, but hated not hearing more.
Reviewer: Smudge93 (Signed) · Date: 19/03/10 11:01 AM · On: 1984
Hey Julie Don't know how I missed this but I did! Love the start, poor Dean and John! I love the man but he really does need a slap sometimes. Good thing the teacher is persistant. On to the next one, Mary xx
Author's Response: But you're here now! I'm glad you found it! I love John too, with all of his flaws. It's so easy to miss seeing things that are right in front of you...
Reviewer: moira4eku (Signed) · Date: 19/03/10 08:14 AM · On: Chapter 3
I never considered that Dean's hearing aids would go haywire when ghosts were near! It makes perfect sense, though. How ingenious of the boys to come up with a solution to that, especially as children. I thought it was quite poignant that the two ghost decided to "let go" once they were together. I definitely wasn't expecting that! Looking forward to more!
Author's Response: It's one of the first things I thought of. Ghost hunters have their batteries drain on them all the time. There have been a few times that the boys have had to get creative about taking care of ghosts when Salt and Burn wasn't an option. The Pilot, and Red Sky at Morning specifically have family members confronting one another. I figured their unfinished business had to do with their relationship to one another more than the man that caused their deaths. Thank you for reviewing!
Reviewer: TozaBoma (Signed) · Date: 19/03/10 12:08 AM · On: Chapter 3
Cool! I hope they vanished in solidarity, ready to find wherever the dude went so they could take turns punishing him. :) Good stuff - nice!
Author's Response: I'm very certain that he met a satisfyingly horrible end that pays him back for everything he did. The original ghost story doesn't say. I'm glad you liked it!
Reviewer: TozaBoma (Signed) · Date: 18/03/10 11:51 PM · On: 1994
All too real... Nicely done. I want to see where this is going. :)
Author's Response: So do I! Right now, it's snippets and little bits. Maybe it will shape into an arcing story someday, maybe it will just stay a collection of bits and pieces. We'll see!
Reviewer: TozaBoma (Signed) · Date: 18/03/10 11:49 PM · On: 1984
Noo, purr wee Dean! Well done with this, I liked it. Can't help going *GULP* over John's thought that it would be Mary doing these teacher meetings...
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad to hear it! *I* go to all the teacher meetings, and I'd bet that my husband would be thinking the same thing. Poor John.
Reviewer: RoweenaC (Signed) · Date: 18/03/10 10:34 PM · On: Chapter 3
I love this update hun. SO MUCH. The way the boys worked out a way to counteract Dean's hearing issue should the batteries fail. Aw, I could just see em on a bed next to each other, going through book after book. Great wee!chester image in my head, thanks for that. And of course, Dean would hate to have Sam be bait, hearing or no hearing. It's just not his way to let others suffer while he is fine. My palms were all sweaty when he tried to make the salt circle. I could relate so much ther, must've been hell. The way you had them get rid of the ghosts was a great idea. Worthy of a Winchester scheme. I am kinda glad the whores found each other again. Thanks for this new chap. I am patiently (not really) awaiting the next installment. Hugs, Ilka
Author's Response: Thank you!! I figured that if you have some kind of hurdle to overcome, you find a way to work through it, and move on. I really wanted to convey that they've managed to figure out how to do everything they need to do, in spite of the disability. I have another chapter ready to post soon. :)
Reviewer: dollarformyname (Signed) · Date: 18/03/10 06:25 PM · On: Chapter 3
Aw! Little deaf Dean! And then big deaf Dean! Oh, man, I want to cuddle him so much. I love this, it's great! Keep it coming indefinitely, because I guarantee I can't get enough adorable handicapped Winchesters. :)
Author's Response: Thank you! I can't get enough of handicapped Winchesters either.... :)
Reviewer: adder574 (Signed) · Date: 20/02/10 02:15 PM · On: 1994
I loved the first two chapter. I can't wait to read more. Do we get to read about Dean getting his hearing aids
Author's Response: Hmm! Good idea! I'll add that to my list of things to write about! Thank you for your review!
Reviewer: moira4eku (Signed) · Date: 20/02/10 10:56 AM · On: 1994
Poor Dean, I guess he feels left out when John and Sam have a conversation and he can't hear it. Now that he is "wired" he'll be able to be part of it. Seems like he has some hearing or the hearing aid wouldn't work. Looking forward to more!
Author's Response: He does have some hearing! The original premise was to have him be hard of hearing or needing hearing aids. His hearing loss is significant, but he's not actually completely deaf. My roommate's sister wore hearing aids, and I actually didn't know how bad her hearing was until the morning of my roommate's wedding when all of us bridesmaids were in the kitchen laughing and joking and Janet was at the stove cooking breakfast. She was the one who stomped off to go get her hearing aids because she couldn't hear what we were talking about, and wanted to be in on it. When the idea for the stories came up, this was the incident that started the ideas. Thank you so much for reviewing! I appreciate it very much!
Reviewer: penmin (Signed) · Date: 17/02/10 08:41 AM · On: 1994
It will take some getting used to for Dean, to be wired for sound, and missing the fun bits, the rare family conversations with their Dad. But at least Sam and John are sensitive to what it means for him. A nice simple Wee-chester moment Jacq
Author's Response: I think that the relaxed conversations WOULD be rare with John. Dean didn't want to miss it! Thank you for your review!
Reviewer: penmin (Signed) · Date: 17/02/10 08:34 AM · On: 1984
An interesting beginning, John would have so much more to cope with on his own, and Dean having hearing problems just adds to it. good one Jacq
Author's Response: I know! I was mean to John! I'm glad you liked it! Thank you!
Reviewer: Real_Funky_Town (Signed) · Date: 16/02/10 10:48 PM · On: 1994
This is just plain lovely. You so perfectly capture all the elements of a 'normal' family's morning getting the kids off to school, but of course with the Winchester twist. I love this chance for John to be proud of his boys for something non-hunting related and adore that Dean helped Sam on the project. It's absolutely incredible how much you have Dean say without barely saying a word.
Author's Response: Thank you! That means a lot! I just finished working with my daughter on her science fair project, and I figured John would miss it, so Dean would step in to help. That isn't going to stop John from caring, and perhaps feeling a little guilty that he wasn't there to play the part Dean did. Thank you again for reviewing!
Reviewer: RoweenaC (Signed) · Date: 16/02/10 02:32 PM · On: 1994
awww, truly better not talk before breakfast then - or at least not behind Dean's back. He must feel so left out there. I love how your Dean is still so much in character even with his hearing issues. The way his shoulders stiffen when he's angry. Or how he can't stay mad at his family for too long. The snark's there too. And wow, John seems to be real proud of Sammy. I like how you snuck in a Sam-and-Dad moment that painted John as the loving father he was. Sometimes. The times he showed his affection are so few and far between. I am really enjoying this story, bring on more! Hugs, Ilka
Author's Response: Thank you, lady! I am so glad you're liking it! I can't believe that John didn't sometimes get it right. That moment actually surprised me too, because as I was writing it, I expected it to go the other way. You know how that works, sometimes, though. :)
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