#foxfire blossom

[catybug007]

i’m doing it y’all i’m re-reading this deancas flower shop au i read once upon a time i can’t believe i found it, i’ll see you in hell

[almaasi]

Rereading Foxfire Blossom! I've read it a few times a year every year since it's come out (5 years whaaat). I love all of the character profiles in this fic, it's one of my favorites in the world. (Especially Gabriel, that boy I swear.)

THIS IS PLEASING TO ME

that fic is always one i’m not really sure about, but i remain content to share it because people like yourself tell me you enjoy it, and that is SO affirming to me

thank youuuuu <3

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fic link:

Foxfire Blossom (283k epic flower shop Destiel drama ft. Gabriel)

[superhouselocked]

Me: Should I start a 672 pages Fanfiction?

Friend: no. absolutely not

Me: ok.

Me: ...

Friend: ...

Me: I'm on page 27.

[almaasi]

Hey, just wanna say I love love love your writing, and this blog! Any idea when you'll be writing more? You're one of my favorite fic writers so I'm just curious, no rush! I hope you're having a fantastic day :)

keeperofcuriosthings said: Hey Elmie! I've just read "foxfire blossom" again, and I still love it! I just wanted to send you some love, and ask how you're doing, after the whole gluten-intolerance-debacle? Hopefully better?

hello friends <3

as of right now? nope, nope, nopetty, nope. I have no idea when I’ll be well enough to write again. my health isn’t great at all, although I’ve definitely improved since a month ago. (I seriously cannot thank my new doctor enough. she’s actually listening to me, it’s incredible.)

I still need another few weeks, I think. maybe a month. or more. who knows. I’m trying to recover from a lifetime of malnutrition. I have to keep reminding myself that it’s okay to not be okay for a few months?? like jeez, I’ve been eating poison all my life without knowing. I can’t go around expecting to get back to writing novel-length stories after a quick nap. (I say that, but I’m still disappointed every time I wake up and I’m like dammit I still can’t see straight.)

on the upside, I have dozens of WIPs sitting ready to be finished, beta’d, illustrated, altered, or re-written. I’m so excited to post some of them eventually, especially the 112k+ Harry Potter/SPN crossover fic (called “How to Charm the Wizard of Your Dreams”), which is finished and beta’d. it’s ready for me to re-read and edit my betas’ comments, I just haven’t been able to go through it yet. but it’ll happen. 

s o o n.

♥

[ Foxfire Blossom // my other fics ]

[postmodernmulticoloredcloak]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 28/28 Fandom: Supernatural Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Castiel/Dean Winchester, Minor or Background Relationship(s) Characters: Dean Winchester, Castiel, Daphne Allen, Sarah Blake, Charlie Bradbury, Sam Winchester, Gabriel, Benny Lafitte, Kali Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Flower Shop, Florist Dean Winchester, Slow Build, Slow Burn, Epic, Fluff, Romance, Drama, False Identity, Infidelity, Affairs, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Warm and Fuzzy Feelings, Engagement and Marriage, Painting, Cats and Kittens, Kissing Lessons, Cuddly Dean, Holding Hands, Wet & Messy Sex, Dean in Panties, Community: deancasbigbang, Additional Warnings In Author's Note, Flower Crowns Summary:

On a narrow lane, right at the edge of San Francisco city, there is a boutique flower shop with a single employee named Dean. The place is Dean’s world; it’s tiny, filled with bright colour and sensational beauty, and it’s the only sanctuary he ever finds amidst the commotion of his new life. Then, there’s Castiel. From the first time he steps into the shop, Castiel can’t help but become deeply enchanted by what’s inside. However, it’s not just the flowers that keep him coming back - with each visit he makes, he grows fonder of the bespectacled florist, learning Dean’s hands and his laughter as Dean shows him how to romance a woman. There is nothing either of them can do to keep from falling in love, despite Castiel’s path already being paved, cemented, and thoroughly set in stone: he is supposed to marry Daphne. It becomes clear that they all have their vices, addictions. Castiel has kept things from Dean... and maybe Dean has a few secrets, too. What with all the lying, cheating, and dauntless emotional vulnerability, they may as well be living in a soap opera.

STOP WHATEVER YOU’RE DOING AND READ THIS FIC

[almaasi]

i just (finally) finished foxfire blossom. it was amazing! i'm just wondering, because this is what i thought was going to happen, was there ever a point when you were writing this where the ending happened like 'dean and sam have to move again, but this time they get to take cas with them, and cas legally changes his name.' just curious. have a nice day! can't wait to read your newest dcbb <3

I can’t say that ever did occur to me, since I planned the story assuming they might not have to move again. but I’m thinking about it now, and yeah, if they did move, they’d definitely take Cas. suffice to say, Cas would most likely take Dean’s last name. c:

I hope you have fun reading my new DCBB, as well~

[2013 DCBB: Foxfire Blossom // 2015 DCBB: Held in Your Tender Hands]

[almaasi]

so snarkycap recced my fic Foxfire Blossom on their Dean/Cas fic rec a while ago, and goddamn the review is giving me emotions. I just wanna have it on my blog, because this kind of reader response is exactly what I need to look at when I need writerly reassurance.

Foxfire Blossom – E – 283,629 I have so many feelings about this fic. Let me start by saying it’s so raw. SO. RAW. The good, the bad, the ugly. Everything. I went into this fic thinking oh look! Cute florist AU! And I mean I had seen the warnings and I knew it was long (so I expected a ton of angst) but I was like whatever, I can handle it, how bad can it be? (Pro fic reader tip: Don’t ever ask that question!) Because, that was the wrong reaction to have. How do I explain this? I don’t even know – I have so many thoughts about this fic. Okay, well, first off, the characterizations – I was not familiar with. I read a lot of fics. I read A LOT of fics. Like, insanely a lot. This whole list is proof of that (sadly). I read dark fics, I read angst, I read fluff – but this? This was a completely new interpretation of my favorite characters for me. They were “in character” but Elmie explored sides of these characters that I hadn’t realized existed before. It was a glorious experience. The fic is sad all throughout, just saying. It has a happy ending, but there is always sadness underneath everything that happens. Also, lots of desperation on the reader’s part, because our favorite idiots live to give us pain. Duh. They are so slow to do things they should be doing. There are so many lies, so much betrayal, hurt, pain, and then some more lies. So many plot twists. Every other chapter I was like holy shit what? The ending nearly gave me a heart attack. I mean that’s how intense it was. But since we are all masochists, I know you will read this. Other notes: secondary characters were nicely integrated, and their back stories were well woven together. Everything was completely unexpected. The sex was so raw. SO RAW. Like the rest of the story. I mean, the way they talk to each other, the way things are described – usually it’s all rainbows and sunshine when Dean and Cas get together, or everything goes well, or like generally people don’t pay attention to realistic aspects of sex like hair/spit/saliva etc. Nope. This is all in there. This is everything. Sweat and tears and semen. No holding back. Ugly and pretty all meshed up together, like real life. This fic is so realistic in that aspect. Last note: there were so many things that surprised me in this fic, and some things I know I’ll never read about again. Nonetheless, it was a wild journey. Painful and always on the edge but wild and good. Insanely good. Please read it.

[almaasi]

hi, I just finished "Foxfire Blossom" and I'm stunned. It is so well written and i fell in love with the setting and the characters I couldn't put it down. I hope you don't mind but i put it on my tumblr page under fic recs where i keep only a few fics that killed me the way yours did. don't ever stop writing- you have a true gift. thanks.

Gosh, thank you!! I just took a look (found it on the pop-up tab thing!) and oh boy, it’s right there next to those Destiel classics!! (none of which I have read but shhh)

And no, of course I don’t mind! Rec away, old bean!!! ♥

✿ fic link: Foxfire Blossom ✿