Snowflake Challenge 2025 - Day 11
Challenge #11
In your own space, share your love for a trope, cliché, kink, motif, or theme.
I’m going to write about the humour within Supernatural.
Supernatural is by definition a show that has elements of drama, horror, tragedy and pathos. Some of its themes are dark and painful, others are deeply entrenched in family, friendship and love.
But for me, the episodes of Supernatural I love the most are the funny ones. Jensen (and by extension, Dean) is a born comedian, and Sam and Dean make such a perfect double act with Dean as the clown and Sam as the straight man.
The humour within Supernatural can be brief and nuanced, such as Dean stuffing his face full of caramels or his infamous death by taco in Mystery Spot, and then it can be all-out belly-laugh hilarious, such as with scaredy-cat Ghost sickness Dean or Dean corrupting Castiel in his favourite den of iniquity; ‘you full-on rebelled against God. Iniquity is one of the perks…’ classic Dean line.
I’ve noticed that within the fanfiction sphere, the darker, sadder and heavier themes are very much the default themes, and they’re great. I enjoy a good dose of hurt and drama as long as it’s not too dark.
However, a good humorous story, or crackfic is just an absolute tonic for me.
It’s my favourite genre to write. With his smart mouth, total lack of shame, and his childlike glee in certain situations, Dean is a gift for a humour writer. Not to mention Sam’s constant exasperation, and Castiel’s constant naivete as a bonus. Then of course, there’s Crowley. He’s Crowley, and he’s Brit with all the acerbic snark you associate with British humour.
Just for fun, here’s a couple humour fics that I really enjoyed writing:
Bunker Brother
Hell's Kitchen
I hope you enjoy!