SPN Fanfic: The Sticking Place

[caffienekitty]

Title: The Sticking Place
Warnings: MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR 3X16. Do not read this if you have not seen the episode, it will make even less sense. NOT HUMOR AND I CANNOT STRESS THAT ENOUGH.

Word Count: 200-ish words
Disclaimer: If I owned them, it would be Season 4 right now.
Rating: GEN, PG13+ for gore references
Characters: Other and Dean
Summary:

Comments

[ficwriter1966]

Ooh.

I'm avoiding 3.16 fic because it'll get me all depressed, and I'm trying to be the Little Bunny of Good Cheer. But for you, okay. :) (It helped that it's short. I figured 220 words couldn't depress me THAT much.)

This is a nice mirror of what the boys told Molly (which I just re-watched last night) - about letting go. Let go, and you can move on. For good or ill, it would seem. Letting go will stop the pain.

I'm gonna disagree with kriptkeeper a bit - I got the sense that Dean is saying no to all of it (relinquishing his body, his humanity) and not just the amulet. But I do think the amulet is the key to *something*, because Kripke said we'd find out more about it.

What niggles at me a little is that Dean's *dressed* in Hell, but not in all of his layers. One would wish this were HBO, so what he's wearing would mean something. Is that more of his holding on to what he was/is? Keeping his boots, jeans, shirt, the amulet, all things that are PART of him? Or is it just that the CW won't allow nekkidness? Since we normally feel much more vulnerable when we're naked...

I'm blathering. But yes, this is very cool. Pat your Muse on the head. Well done!

[caffienekitty]

I got the sense that Dean is saying no to all of it (relinquishing his body, his humanity) and not just the amulet.

Yes! I'm so glad that came across. I worried about this being misunderstood. Things often seem really clear to me, but then no one else sees them. :-/

What niggles at me a little is that Dean's *dressed* in Hell, but not in all of his layers.

I think it's a CW issue, primarily, but meta-able as some remnant of Dean's humanity or his personal armor of snark and attitude. Still it's possible to make someone look naked on screen without actually showing anything (Ash). However, it, er, would have been tough in that position. I didn't think he had his boots, though. I thought I saw toes. Also, it would be a very Kripke thing to do to give a large percentage of fans what they want, (Dean naked) but in the worst way possible (he's in Hell, hanging from meathooks).

ETA:
I'm avoiding 3.16 fic because it'll get me all depressed, and I'm trying to be the Little Bunny of Good Cheer. But for you, okay. :) (It helped that it's short. I figured 220 words couldn't depress me THAT much.)

I know, and once my plot-bunnies stop being traumatized I intend to do the same. This though, I think of as hopeful in a weird way, because it's Dean not giving up, and clinging to his connection to Sam.