Golden Lights Go Dark Tonight (Gen, R)

Title: Golden Lights Go Dark Tonight
Rating: R
Category: AU gen oneshot
Word Count: 5098
Characters: Sam, Ruby, Dean and asst. others
Spoilers: S2: “All Hell Breaks Loose” Parts I & II; S3: It would have been helpful to see up through “Mystery Spot” to better understand things. However, the only episode from which information is directly stated is “Sin City.”
Summary: In the beginning, Sam only wanted to save Dean. By the end, everything and nothing had changed.
Warnings: Character death, detailed gore
Author’s Notes: All right, let’s see if I can remember how to do this. This story was conceived way back in December, abandoned for real life, and finally revived one late night in February while listening to Queen’s “The Show Must Go On” on repeat. And here we are.

Thank you to equinox_blue for the beta, general all-around handholding, and for not laughing at me after I exclaimed, “I finally wrote something!” when I finished the first draft. Also, a big thank you to legoline who offered support, thoughts and opinions, all of which helped to smooth out the rough patches and sharpen the edges.

I haven’t been around fandom for the last few months, so perhaps this idea has already been written. If so, this wasn’t meant to impose on anyone else’s territory. This is just my take on a very big “what-if.”

Any remaining mistakes are mine alone and are not the reflection of anyone else. Cross-posted around.

Disclaimer: The following characters and situations are used without permission of the creators, owners, and further affiliates of the television show, Supernatural, to whom they rightly belong. I claim only what is mine, and I make no money off what is theirs.


( Golden Lights Go Dark Tonight )