Author's Note: This post encompasses five different ficlets, and the grouping requires a little explanation. Sometime last year, I was simultaneously obsessed with the TV show Supernatural and the Cake album Motorcade of Generosity. I couldn't stop the two from getting mashed up in my brain a little, and Motorcade of Generosity became my reverse-engineered fan mix for season four of SPN. Last summer, I decided I was going to write a drabble to go with every song on the album, and throw them all up as a kind of suite. Of course, some of the songs ended up inspiring longer stories, while others inspired nothing at all. Here are the five that I was able to flesh out into something acceptable. My interpretation of some of the lyrics is pretty literal, but mostly it's more of a feeling that the song evokes. These aren't really chapters, they all stand alone, do not form any kind of story, they do not necessarily even inhabit the same universe. You can read and understand (and hopefully enjoy) without any knowledge of the songs that inspired them, although listening along may enhance the experience.

A big thank you to my wonderful beta dreamscapemusic, the roommate of my heart, who read this for me in the fall. Sorry for not posting these sooner, I appreciate your help as always.

Title: Ruby Sees All

Word Count: 290~

Rating/Warnings: PG-13, strong language and sexual situations

Summary: Ruby/Sam set between S3 and S4. Ruby stays in control, any way she can.

Ruby can tell that Sam is getting distracted.

She knows that most men fuck like they're brushing their teeth or doing their taxes. It's just maintenance, tinged with desperation. It's not an issue when he's still drowning in grief and whiskey, but once he's dried out a little, Ruby notices his eyes following skirts again. He's not really thinking about it, it's a habit.

"Hey," she says, snapping her fingers at him when his eyes are on the diner waitress's ass instead of her. "Pay attention, I'm not talking for my health."

Sam gives her this aw-shucks smile that makes her want to punch him. "Sorry. What were you saying?"

Ruby decides she had better do something about it, because she needs Sam to be focused. She needs to free Lucifer, and it's been a long time since she's needed anything else.

Seducing Sam turns out not only to be easy, but beneficial. Sex relaxes most people; Sam, it just winds tighter. That's exactly what Ruby wants, so she keeps it up. Their lessons begin to go a bit better.

"Let's stop for now."

"Do we have to? I feel like I'm just about to make a breakthrough."

"Your nose is bleeding. Let's stop."

She's surprised to find that Sam doesn't fuck like he's brushing his teeth. It's more like he's drowning, and she's the only thing that's keeping him afloat. Ruby knows that's not really it, what really keeps him going is anger and hurt and the dream of revenge. That's enough, for now. Maybe someday he'll be able to appreciate what she's doing; maybe he'll even thank her. Late at night she thinks about Hell, and having Sam's face pressed into the crook of her neck seems like the smallest price she's had to pay.