Snowflake Challenge - Day 4
Challenge #4
In your own space, add something to your fandom’s canon.
Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
For this challenge, I'm going to talk about my take on one of my favourite aspects of Dean Winchester’s personality, his appetite.
Throughout the whole show, Dean has been depicted as a voracious eater. He loves his pie, he loves burgers, he loves bacon. (The fact that despite eating all this crap he still manages to look like a bloody adonis is one of those little eccentricities of the show that we love!).
Dean's appetite is one of the many quirks that makes the character so endearing, and there appears to be no origin story to why Dean eats the way he does.
However, I have a headcanon to fill the gaps:
I believe Dean has his complicated relationship with food because of his difficult upbringing.
When his father was off hunting, leaving him to be mother, father and brother to little Sam for days on end, Dean's first focus was always Sam. When there was only one tin of spaghettios or one slice of bread in the larder, it was Sam that got it. Sam ate, Dean got what was left - if any. Basically, he didn't know where his next meal was coming from and so when food was available, he gorged on it, and savoured every mouthful. This could also account for why Dean grew up shorter and slighter than Sam - again, my headcanon. (As you can see, I've given this a lot of thought!!).
Now, as an adult, although Dean's in control of his own food supply, that self-preservation instinct has never left him. So when he has a plate of food in front of him, he tucks into it with gusto, taking huge mouthfuls and making the absolute most of it.
I love to watch Dean eat, because it's wonderful to see the sheer joy and satisfaction he takes from his favourite meals. He loves his food and , I believe that once the brothers discovered the Bunker, and the facilities it provided, Dean found that he really enjoyed cooking and became very good at it. I think it would have become the nearest thing to a hobby that Dean had ever had.
Although he's a tough guy badass hunter, Dean is a nurturer, and I totally believe that Dean equates food with love. There are many examples of Dean providing food for Sam, for Kevin, for Clare, for Jack, and for many other of the waifs and strays that have crossed the Winchesters' paths throughout the show.
When Dean makes you food, he's basically saying 'I love you'.
And that's why I believe Dean deserves all the love and food he can get!
In your own space, add something to your fandom’s canon.
Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.
For this challenge, I'm going to talk about my take on one of my favourite aspects of Dean Winchester’s personality, his appetite.
Throughout the whole show, Dean has been depicted as a voracious eater. He loves his pie, he loves burgers, he loves bacon. (The fact that despite eating all this crap he still manages to look like a bloody adonis is one of those little eccentricities of the show that we love!).
Dean's appetite is one of the many quirks that makes the character so endearing, and there appears to be no origin story to why Dean eats the way he does.
However, I have a headcanon to fill the gaps:
I believe Dean has his complicated relationship with food because of his difficult upbringing.
When his father was off hunting, leaving him to be mother, father and brother to little Sam for days on end, Dean's first focus was always Sam. When there was only one tin of spaghettios or one slice of bread in the larder, it was Sam that got it. Sam ate, Dean got what was left - if any. Basically, he didn't know where his next meal was coming from and so when food was available, he gorged on it, and savoured every mouthful. This could also account for why Dean grew up shorter and slighter than Sam - again, my headcanon. (As you can see, I've given this a lot of thought!!).
Now, as an adult, although Dean's in control of his own food supply, that self-preservation instinct has never left him. So when he has a plate of food in front of him, he tucks into it with gusto, taking huge mouthfuls and making the absolute most of it.
I love to watch Dean eat, because it's wonderful to see the sheer joy and satisfaction he takes from his favourite meals. He loves his food and , I believe that once the brothers discovered the Bunker, and the facilities it provided, Dean found that he really enjoyed cooking and became very good at it. I think it would have become the nearest thing to a hobby that Dean had ever had.
Although he's a tough guy badass hunter, Dean is a nurturer, and I totally believe that Dean equates food with love. There are many examples of Dean providing food for Sam, for Kevin, for Clare, for Jack, and for many other of the waifs and strays that have crossed the Winchesters' paths throughout the show.
When Dean makes you food, he's basically saying 'I love you'.
And that's why I believe Dean deserves all the love and food he can get!