The Bridge from Lawrence to Rockford
Title: The Bridge from Lawrence to Rockford
Category: Gen
Characters: Sam, Dean, and Sam’s angst.
Word Count: 5300
Summary: Let us return, gentle reader, to simpler days. Let us return to the days when Sam, though adorable, was a touch bitchy and Dean, though endearing, was a bit overbearing; to the days when the other Special Children were as yet ( Read more... )
Category: Gen
Characters: Sam, Dean, and Sam’s angst.
Word Count: 5300
Summary: Let us return, gentle reader, to simpler days. Let us return to the days when Sam, though adorable, was a touch bitchy and Dean, though endearing, was a bit overbearing; to the days when the other Special Children were as yet ( Read more... )
“You think that’s what this is? A grudge?” he snarled. Long-suppressed rage and hurt boiled to the surface, filling Dean’s silence. “He threw me out. I was his son, Dean, and I wasn’t what he wanted, so he threw me out.” Sam forced himself to stop before he said something he couldn’t take back. Dad didn’t want me anymore. He threw me away, and you watched.
“Don’t you ever say that.” Dean’s voice plummeted to the lowest pitch in his register, and he bit out each word as if he were chipping ice. “You are his son, Sammy. Don’t you ever say ‘were,’ because you know damn well that’s not what he meant. And it’d damn well better not be what you want.”
That was exactly right. I love what you showed about Sam and Dean and their relationship with each other and their relationships with John here. Sam really believed John didn't want him and that Dean supported him in that. Dean really believed that John didn't mean it and he can't conceive of Sam actually believing those words. Just like that, you portrayed such a complex relationship.
Loved the bits about their past you just casually threw in. It was spot on, no, "as you know, Bob," but glimpses of history that we don't necessarily know the whole story of, but they do, so the hint is just enough.
“You had it, Dean. How can you not picture it every day?”
Oh, Dean. Oh, Sam. My heart, it is breaking.
Great job, thanks so much for sharing!
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I wish they'd explored that dimension of the relationship a little bit more. I think Sam probably recognized (though never expressed) that he bore some fault in his rift with John, but I didn't get the sense that Dean understood how fully Sam believed that John had totally rejected him, and how incredibly hurtful and damaging that would be. This isn't a criticism of Dean: it just seemed that since he knew the truth from John's side, he never really thought through what Sam believed was the truth.
It was spot on, no, "as you know, Bob,"
Or the "Supernatural" classics like: "So. Tell me again why we're here..." ;-) I'm glad the background was enough. I work out very extensive backstories in my head, and it's not always easy to judge how much should go in the stories.
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