Supernatural: The Bedroom by ion_bond

[ion_bond]

Title: The Bedroom
Author: ion_bond
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing/characters: Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester (with references to Dean/OMC, Sam/OMC and Sam/Jessica)
Rating: PG-13
Words: ~4200
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural.
Prompt: Dean has always thought of himself as a guy who has sex with other guys, he's not gay, he's not bi, he's not queer,

Comments

[paleogymnast]

Awesomely done. This prompt was one of mine (or at least I had a prompt a lot like it before the final list got compiled), and I was thrilled to see it claimed, and I really, really like how this turned out. Setting the fic during Season 3 with Dean's deal breathing down their necks added an unexpected poignant twist and urgency to the situation. You really made the boys' different identities fit with their personalities and experiences in a way that felt exceptionally genuine. :)

[ion_bond]

Hi! You won't be surprised to hear that I loved your prompt! I chose it because the identities you assigned them in the prompt worked so well with what I see on the show, but I thought about writing it as an AU fic, where Dean had sex exclusively with men. Writing for this ficathon always makes me think.

Thanks!

[paleogymnast]

Hi! :) I have to say I would have been thrilled to see the AU idea you had for this too. :D (I am just greedy when it comes to fic). One thing I think came through in this fic (and it could just be me projecting my understanding of Dean onto it), is Sam seems to think Dean doesn't want to identify as queer or bi because of some internalized homophobia, whereas Dean doesn't identify because he just doesn't think that kind of label is important. Which of course, Sam would have never thought of, so it's a huge and important revelation for him too.

[ion_bond]

Yeah, that's what I was going for. There must have been some moment where Sam, who has been socialized to think that it's sort of a right and a duty for queer people to be out and represent, considers this belief in the context of his brother, who is wanted by the FBI for all kinds of crimes and who has chosen not to be a part of any community. Also, I think that while Sam might be right about the extent to which Dean sought John's good opinion, they have different ideas about John actually would have cared about.

Sorry that I'm rambling a little -- this was my first SPN fic. Sometime, I definitely want to write confident, masculine, well-adjusted gay!Dean.

[paleogymnast]

Wow, for a first SPN fic this was really good! It was really good for a SPN fic period, nice case fic with some very solid characterizations. I'd love to see your take on confident, masculine, well-adjusted gay Dean. That would be awesome. And by all means feel free to ramble away. I'm fascinated by the thought process that goes into any given story!

And I think you're definitely right about Sam and Dean having differing opinions about what John would have thought was important.

Oh, and I've got a fic with gay Dean for LGBTfest that I'm posting on... June 8, I think (the fic's all ready just waiting for the posting date), that looks at Dean actually actively seeking community and what might make him do that and what form that might take. That's kind of paraphrasing the prompt a bit, but it gives the gist of it. :)

[ion_bond]

Thanks again. I'll look out for your story -- it sounds cool!

[paleogymnast]

Hope you find it enjoyable! :)