1. When or if I started shipping them: I read a few Michael/Adam stories before I started shipping them. My clearest memory of when I started liking it was a story ladyknightanka wrote where every Winchester got an angel, Adam was trying to help (and so excited) his brothers realise what they had; and then he was given Michael. Many lulz followed.
2. What I think their challenge is: Following the conventional assumption that Michael forced Adam to be his vessel, there's a lot of trauma to work through and trust to rebuild. An easy road, it would not be.
3. What makes me happy about them: I love the idea that in a universe where they do end up together, the ages old, righteous and powerful Michael would have had to learn some real humility and made huge gestures of penance to compel Adam to consider him. And it would have been such a long, deliciously, achey road. I loved the idea so much I started writing it late last year and is turning out to be an accidental epic.
4. What makes me sad about them: Following on from (2), it effectively started as rape. Uncool, man. That aside, they both have huge Daddy issues and I think Michael could easily crush Adam sooner than humble himself or admit his own faults, unless he has more compassion than the show demonstrated. Lucifer/Michael also weighs heavily on my mind and I can't help thinking Michael could be distracted with these thoughts when he's with Adam, leading to sad, angry faces and gratuitous H/C. Actually, H/C could rarely be gratuitous with these two; more, please.
5. What moment I wish had never happened: I wish Michael!Adam hadn't fallen down the hole. Then at least Adam wouldn't be stuck down there by himself with two of the most terrifying angels in creation and we'd see more of them both on airtime, yay! However, now we have the prospect of Lucifer/Adam/Michael, which is not a terrible thing. :D
6. Who I'd be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: Michael could end up with any of his brothers, strange, but in my mind there's a lot of history and old bonds there that could rear up again given have the chance, and potentially heal old wounds. Adam could have Castiel or his brothers (I'm not consciously trying to 'cest everyone, I swear!), for the reasons I mentioned in the earlier comment to this.
7. My happily ever after for them: Michael gets his own vessel (that is not Dean) and consensually stalks Adam through his boring, human life of work and study until he can convince Adam to move to the wider country where there is fresh air, space and something remotely resembling nature. Adam becomes the local doctor at some small town where the locals appreciate his tact and wry humour, but have a love/hate relationship with the freakishly GQ!Michael who glares at everyone, has no social skills or desire to interact with anyone but Adam, but they learn to love more than hate him when he demonstrates what an effective town protector he is. And possibly saves the wine harvest. Many long, lazy afternoons are had in gloriously stereotypical cottages with stupidly large beds and aforementioned wine. The end?
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= Michael/Adam =
Date: 2011-01-25 02:31 pm (UTC)I read a few Michael/Adam stories before I started shipping them. My clearest memory of when I started liking it was a story
2. What I think their challenge is:
Following the conventional assumption that Michael forced Adam to be his vessel, there's a lot of trauma to work through and trust to rebuild. An easy road, it would not be.
3. What makes me happy about them:
I love the idea that in a universe where they do end up together, the ages old, righteous and powerful Michael would have had to learn some real humility and made huge gestures of penance to compel Adam to consider him. And it would have been such a long, deliciously, achey road. I loved the idea so much I started writing it late last year and is turning out to be an accidental epic.
4. What makes me sad about them:
Following on from (2), it effectively started as rape. Uncool, man. That aside, they both have huge Daddy issues and I think Michael could easily crush Adam sooner than humble himself or admit his own faults, unless he has more compassion than the show demonstrated. Lucifer/Michael also weighs heavily on my mind and I can't help thinking Michael could be distracted with these thoughts when he's with Adam, leading to sad, angry faces and gratuitous H/C. Actually, H/C could rarely be gratuitous with these two; more, please.
5. What moment I wish had never happened:
I wish Michael!Adam hadn't fallen down the hole. Then at least Adam wouldn't be stuck down there by himself with two of the most terrifying angels in creation and we'd see more of them both on airtime, yay! However, now we have the prospect of Lucifer/Adam/Michael, which is not a terrible thing. :D
6. Who I'd be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other:
Michael could end up with any of his brothers, strange, but in my mind there's a lot of history and old bonds there that could rear up again given have the chance, and potentially heal old wounds. Adam could have Castiel or his brothers (I'm not consciously trying to 'cest everyone, I swear!), for the reasons I mentioned in the earlier comment to this.
7. My happily ever after for them:
Michael gets his own vessel (that is not Dean) and consensually stalks Adam through his boring, human life of work and study until he can convince Adam to move to the wider country where there is fresh air, space and something remotely resembling nature. Adam becomes the local doctor at some small town where the locals appreciate his tact and wry humour, but have a love/hate relationship with the freakishly GQ!Michael who glares at everyone, has no social skills or desire to interact with anyone but Adam, but they learn to love more than hate him when he demonstrates what an effective town protector he is. And possibly saves the wine harvest. Many long, lazy afternoons are had in gloriously stereotypical cottages with stupidly large beds and aforementioned wine. The end?