I noticed that I seem to write a lot about John Winchester. He's the fallen hero that everyone discards as an abusive father. I, however, think of him as a dark horse of sorts. When I started noticing that I was writing a lot of reflective John pieces, I got the idea to write a series about John Winchester. I went through all my past one-shots and collected the ones that I thought best described him as I saw him. So, basicially, I'm going to be writing my first series called The Dark Horse Series.
- Current Mood:
chipper
Summary - There was a rustle, a bang, a crunch of leaves. They were noises that made John go outside with a gun. What he didn't think about was what was outside was trying to get in to his two sleeping boys.
Rating - PG-13
Part of 'The Dark Horse' series
Okay, I know I haven't updated in forevers and all of you probably don't care what I think anymore, but I've been majorly busy with college and work. I barely have freetime for myself anymore, but I promise you that I haven't left "The Dark Horse" series to rot. I will finish it.
I know I haven't updated in forever or even been on LJ in forever. I mean, geeze, I have 22 messages in my inbox to take care of. Everything from work to college to commitments has been a really big mess lately. I've been scrambling to try to get time to write but everything is disjointed because there are such long stretches in-between my writing hours. Not to mention I had to completely reformat my computer and now I'm currently reinstalling everything onto my computer from my external hard drive. I just want everyone to know that I haven't forgotten about the stories nor do I plan to just stop writing them. This year has just been crazy, I've been majorly busy, and nothing seems to be working out right.
Summary - What is a father supposed to do when he hears whispers that his fifteen-year-old son is tainted by the very thing that killed the love of his life? John Winchester uncovers the terrifying truth about his youngest son's cruel destiny and will stop at nothing to protect him from the truth.
Rating - PG-13
Part of 'The Dark Horse' series
- Current Mood:
accomplished
The last poll that I had up is tied. Therefore, I am adding more stories to the poll for you to vote upon which story you want to read next in The Dark Horse series.
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 3
Which story do you want to read next?
| Dark Congregation |
   0 (0.0%) |
| Desperado |
| 3 (100.0%) |
| The Forgotten |
| 0 (0.0%) |
| The Creature Within |
| 0 (0.0%) |
Dark Congregation - John comes home after a hunt to find Sam and Dean gone. All that is left is a note that tells John that he messed with the wrong person. (April 1999)
A continuation of The Dark Horse that takes place roughly a year after the events. The story revolves around the lengths people will go in order to enact revenge and those caught in the crossfire. The character of "Frankie" from The Dark Horse is present and Dark Congregation goes farther in-depth with his character as well as his connections with Ben Seraph and inadvertently John Winchester.
The Forgotten - John had seen a lot of things in his first years of hunting. Never had he seen a monster that targeted only children before. (April 1990)
This story is a monster-of-the-week type story. At the same time, it's a highly John emotional story as he struggles with the sheer inhumanity of what he hunts.
Series Mythology Level - Low
The Creature Within - Every hunter had a story that explained how they got into hunting. John never cared much for those stories until he heard the terrifying tale of Caleb Lyon's introduction to the supernatural. (December 1995)
This story isn't just about Caleb and his past. There is a storyline, a hunt, and lots of the Winchesters to go around. This story helps link Caleb to the mythology of the series.
Series Mythology Level - Moderate
Summary - What is a father supposed to do when he hears whispers that his fifteen-year-old son is tainted by the very thing that killed the love of his life? John Winchester uncovers the terrifying truth about his youngest son's cruel destiny and will stop at nothing to protect him from the truth.
Rating - PG-13
Part of 'The Dark Horse' series
Chapter Index
I have finally finished the final chapter of "The Dark Horse". Actually, it was more like I sent it off really quickly to Shannon before I could revise the damn thing for the 1000th time since I started to write it months ago. That was my goal for the weekend, to get the stupid chapter done so I could finish up the last chapter of "They Came at Night" and start on a new story.
