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runawaydr3amerao3

1 year ago

Fanbinding by @jinkieswouldyoulookatthis 📖🫶

Continuing my run as the luckiest little fangirl in the west... 🥺💖

A photo of a book open to the title page. The white page is mostly empty except for the title and author attribution, which reads, "West Series by runawaydr3amer".

@jinkieswouldyoulookatthis did something truly beautiful for me recently, and I've just received the results: my very own handmade, hand bound copy of my West series.

You can see her incredibly cool (possibly haunted) process here:

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My second fan binding! This time it's the delectable West series by @runawaydr3amerao3. I went with basic, classic, black leather for the c

Below, you can see my very uncool emotional breakdown of/about it (and some more photos). 🥲

A hand props a slim, black, leather-bound book at an angle to display the front cover and spine. There is no visible title.

Now look at all of the beautiful details!

These end papers are so eye-grabbing and perfectly selected, since the series takes place through a revolving door of motels, just as in early-seasons canon.

A book held open to show a double-spread of black pages with brightly lit neon signs. The largest sign is at the top, lit up blue, in thick, uppercase block letters that spread across both pages, and says 'MOTEL'. The second, aligned to the right page, lit up red, in thin, uppercase, block letters, and says 'VACANCY'. The third and last sign is across the center of both pages, lit up yellow, in thin, regular-case letters, saying 'Air Conditioned Cable + TV'.

The title verso has all of the information from AO3, the original LJ publishing dates, @idlingintheimpalapodcast's podfic version details, and the fanbinding specs. Then there's the contents page! JUST LIKE A REAL BOOK, YOU GUYS!

A thumb on the left side holds a book open to show two pages. The left-hand page is the book's title verso, which details the publication dates and website locations of the fic, the AO3 categories and tags, the podfic details, artwork credit, and book binding specifics. The right-hand page shows the table of contents.

Also, did you happen to spot @tsukiyo-7's credit line on the verso page?! BECAUSE I DID! And I had no idea what that was about until I opened to the page with their custom artwork!

Four fingers at the bottom of a book hold it open to show two pages. The pages have been printed with an entry from a lined journal belonging to John Winchester, hunter. The left-hand page shows a description, in handwriting-style print, of a supernatural creature, detailing its appearance, behaviour, and how to kill it. The right-hand page shows a hand-drawn artwork of the creature. It is bipedal with an almost human form covered in short fur, a head and face like an otter, and deadly sharp claws on its hands and feet.

How freaking cool is that?! 😭 Thank you, you fantastically talented person! 💖 Everyone go check out their other beautiful art (plenty of stunning Wincest. 🫶) on their Tumblr!

In case you're wondering, the Kushtaka, which Jinkies also created a whole, super cool entry from John's hunting journal for, is the creature that necessitates Sam and Dean ending up in the shower together in part two of the series. 🤭

Then, not only that, but this curious little sticker tumbled out when I opened those pages:

A sticker on a black background. The sticker is a traditional formline artwork depicting the artist's interpretation of the Kushtaka. The artist has used a limited colour palette of black, white, and red.

The back of the previously described sticker, showing a handwritten note in blue ink that says in all uppercase, "I ganked a Kushtaka and all I got was this sticker." Below the note is a small, rectangular sticker, that reads in black print, "Follow my art on Instagram @NickAlanArt".

Because Jinkies doesn't do anything by halves, it turns out that she even found this traditional formline artwork of the Kushtaka by Nick Alan Foote, an indigenous artist of Native American Tlingit heritage, where the legend comes from. That is such a special connection to have that I would never have expected. I'm way beyond touched. 🥹 Please check out the artist's other wonderful work here on Insta.

The final dagger in the coffin of my tendency to blubber at the drop of a hat, let alone in the face of heartfelt gestures, was this page:

A book open to a page titled Blurbiography. It contains positive testimonials and comments regarding the author and stories contained within.

@sam-is-my-safe-word and @talltalesandbedtimestories have been personal champions and cheerleaders of mine since the very beginning of my return to writing in this fandom, and they haven't stopped since. The fact that they still have effusively kind things to say about me and my work just makes me want to die (in a happy way).

The comments on my fics are, like, 90% of what keeps me writing. Sharing and engaging and knowing that my stories are making people happy is what it's all about for me, so having those comments from @fictionallemons, Faraway22 (not sure if they're on here under a different username?), Jinkies, and @chiquititasnewsong preserved as a reminder of that... Honestly, you should be glad you can't hear the noises I'm making right now.

The thing is, I knew Jinkies was doing this. She asked permission before she started, she offered to make me a copy as well, and I've been elated and flattered from the moment she did. But now, having it in my hands, I'm moved even further than I thought I would be (and believe me, I know myself–I knew I'd be a mess).

I live a very small life, y'all. The joys I experience tend to be on the same scale. So while this might not be grand or extravagant to many people, this gift, of something I put into the world through a medium I've only really known digitally, intangibly, now being something I can hold in my hands as proof that I've touched the lives of people so far and wide, is a kind of profound that these words don't do justice.

It makes my life feel pretty darn big after all.

Thank you, @jinkieswouldyoulookatthis. Thank you to those who contributed. Thank you to everyone who's read and commented and been a part of West in some way over the last 14 years. The story's still being told in this way. I'm so grateful to remain a part of it.

Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki as Dean Winchester and Sam Winchester, hugging during the final scene of the TV show Supernatural. Dean is smiling as he pulls Sam into a hug. His eyes close and his smiles fades but he continues holding on to Sam.

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runawaydr3amerao3

1 year ago

— @jensenscomedyelbows

It is an absolute trip! I was just mooning over the book yesterday and happened to open it to the finale sex scene and kind of gawped a little. I mean, I knew it was in there, but I've sure never owned another printed book that had a scene as explicitly smutty as that in it before! 😂🤭 Makes me feel proud, to be honest!

Also, the fact that this series is on your all-time fave list is amazing. 😭 Thank you so freaking much!