Exceptions (Part 1)
You wouldn't know it from my lj layout, but I do like spn themes other than suicidal!sam. For instance, there is hurt!sam, sick!sam, abused!sam, broken!sam, eating-disorder!sam . . . okay, okay, I also like good case fic, wee!chesters, wincest, amnesia fic, humor, bonded!boys, and curtain!fic. There are as many story types I don't like, but I
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Why I don't like it: I don't think it's in-character for Sam. I've only finished season 4 but I honestly can't see Sam ever forgiving Gabriel for the Mystery Spot. I think Dean and Gabriel make a better match, they seem to have more in common.
Also, most Sam/Gabriel fics seem warp their characters so much that they barely have any resemblance to their canon counterparts and then it's just boring.
I'm willing to make the exception for: Important Angel Business
Why the pass?: The author gets the characterisation right and writes the interaction between Sam and Gabriel's different personalities so well it makes me believe in the plausibility of the ship. Also the fact it's pre-slash probably means I can tolerate it better.
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Score one point for unzum - Important Angel Business was indeed worth the read. I liked the following exchange:
*so I heard you blew up a warehouse today
*Sam reads the text upside down. He texts back the same way.
*it was full of evil witches
-as it reminded me of the first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where she was "explaining" that she had had to blow up the gym because it was "full of vampires."
You're right, it helps that this is pre-slash. And I can totally believe that Sam and Gabriel would interact on this level, esp if Sam's relationship with Dean were a little strained at the time.
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