SPN FIC - Never That Man

Jun 23, 2007 17:33


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season 2, dean, sam, john

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ishafel June 23 2007, 21:55:21 UTC
I like this glimpse at John's background a lot--it definitely fits. Nicely done.

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ficwriter1966 June 23 2007, 22:06:41 UTC
Thank you!

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emmacmf June 23 2007, 22:00:58 UTC
Meep! And, a side of 'Oh, Dean!' and 'Oh, John!'. You have a way of zeroing in on the small, quiet moments and making them heartbreakingly huge.

BTW, thank you for posting this today! Yay!!!

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ficwriter1966 June 23 2007, 22:06:21 UTC
Whining and begging accomplishes a lot. :)

Thanks, Em.

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lexie_sinistra June 23 2007, 22:24:43 UTC
That was incredibly touching and amazing. I love the POV of John of him sitting with Dean in the hospital, that was great.

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ficwriter1966 June 23 2007, 23:05:48 UTC
Thank you! It was a very inspiring scene - short, but so full of emotion.

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strangevisitor7 June 23 2007, 22:38:31 UTC
This was fantastic. I can believe all of this was going on inside John while he sat watching Dean in the episode. I also like that your John has such a clear understanding of his sons and how much he really cares for them. I like fics that paint him as, maybe not the best dad, but one who did the best he could. (i really hate the ones that assume he was a drunk)

Perfect. I loved this

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ficwriter1966 June 23 2007, 23:05:08 UTC
That's my POV of him, as well. He TRIED. And he loved his boys (and they him). Anybody who thinks otherwise ain't paying attention.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. There'll be more.

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1aquaesulis76 June 23 2007, 22:42:08 UTC
I'm not crying, I'm not. My kitten just dug her claws into my leg, that's all. *sniff*

This - this was the quiet simplicity of a man who has come to the end of his journey, who has decided what he must do, and the reasons behind the action. John sitting by Dean's bedside, refusing to let him die - that quiet scene in IMTOD has always called to me. This fic - with John remembering his own childhood, the start of Dean's life, and his reflections on all the Winchester men - beautiful, painful, and so on.

John blaming himself for falling asleep downstairs so *he* wasn't the one to go into Sammy's nursery - heartbreaking. (Although it does provide an interesting plotbunny I haven't seen before.) All in all, a wonderful fic to go to bed on. Thanks so much.

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ficwriter1966 June 23 2007, 23:03:53 UTC
It only lasted a few seconds, but MAN, there was a lot going on on JDM's face in that small scene by the bed. You can see the whole story written there. I just transcribed it. :)

Yep, blame it on the cat.

Glad you liked it.

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miriad June 25 2007, 03:21:37 UTC
I... words.. failing.

Ditto. *points up*

Awesome.

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ficwriter1966 June 25 2007, 21:22:52 UTC
Thank you!

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