SPN fic - Going Without - John and Dean PG13

[eloise_bright]

RL work stuff continues to suck the life out of me like a black hole with a schwarzchild radius of a small planet. I am struggling with fic in between various work assignments. However, I did manage to complete a short piece for one of my Cash songs prompts for poorboyshuffleTITLE: Going Without

Comments

[lorelei633]

God, I needed this tonight. Thank you so much. There's nothing I could possibly say that could improve on this. It's just a perfect snapshot of John and Dean.

p.s.

[lorelei633]

Great choice of song. That one just guts me every time.

Re: p.s.

[eloise_bright]

It's actually quite strange - I began this story for the prompt "Rusty Cage" and as I kept writing I realised it was so much more suited to "One". Cash's version of that is masterful.

[eloise_bright]

Thank you. I have so much love for their relationship. For the things they don't say to one another.

[iamstealthyone]

You know, it hurts to see Dean so wrecked and silent here. *hugs him* Good look at how the aftermath of his relationship with Cassie might have played out. I especially like John’s reactions, how he’s hurting for Dean but it comes out mostly in reprimands, until that moment at the end.

Favorite lines:

Not leaning over a pool table, all wandering hands and that cocky little asshole grin that John’s despaired of since Dean turned fifteen going on twenty-one.

*g* Dean’s libido must have given John sooo many gray hairs over the years.

He remembers what it was like when the rest of the world faded to vague shadows, when Mary first became his sun and moon and stars above.

Lovely.

“We’ll stop and get you patched up, kid,” he says softly, dropping his hand onto Dean’s good arm, squeezing lightly. “Put this all behind you, okay?”

Dean nods, and if his eyes shine a little too brightly in the glow from the passing truck, well John sure as hell isn’t going to mention it.

Oh, Winchesters. *hugs them*

[eloise_bright]

Thank you! John knows exactly how John's feeling - but he's incapable of expressing his sympathy. All he can offer is helpless criticism.

Also, I wonder if there aren't quite a number of mini!Deans strewn throughout the midwest. *g*

[innie_darling]

Oh, she did a number on him. Poor Dean!

I really buy your John here, not meaning to be harsh but incapable of being otherwise.

[eloise_bright]

Thank you! I felt almost as if I was writing this in the shadow of Lacuna - that story feels so canon for the Dean/Cassie relationship. I'm glad John rang true here.

[innie_darling]

Oh, you're spoiling me with flattery!

That must just have gutted Dean.

[eponin10]

Lovely, as always. :) And thank you for the fic today!

[eloise_bright]

Thank you! I'm glad it hit the spot *g*

[eloise_bright]

Thanks. John knows exactly how Dean is feeling, but he's just unable to articulate his sympathy. Dean is falling apart and John doesn't know how to deal with that.