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[liliaeth]

You know, I was thinking. Am I the only person that doesn't think that romantic pairings are the most important bonds people can have?

For example, I was asking for recs on spnstoryfinders earlier and I realized that my biggest problem is that even though I love Dean/Castiel, that Castiel is actually third in my list of favorite spn chars, after Sam

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[super_pan]

I dunno, slash doesn't work for me in most of the "fandoms" that I'm in because it seems like the canon specifically precludes it. In the case of Supernatural, I have never seen any evidence that Sam or Dean are anything other than heterosexual. And they have specifically addressed the wincest thing as not gonna happen. In examples where the characters are not as clearly defined in their straightness or gayness or in betweeness, I may see things in a more heterosexual filter but it doesn't bother me as Out Of Character for a character to be gay. Like Dr. Who, or Dumbeldore. But in fact, even heterosexual pairings that I feel are out of character don't work for me either, like Jo or Ellen with anyone, or frankly any character in SPN with any other character, cuz nobody in that verse has time or luck for romantic love or long term partnership other than brotherhood or father/son hunting relationships.

I did read one Bones/SPN crossover that I enjoyed that was Dean/Castiel because it seemed like the romance was a supporting element of the story,not the focus, and it was sort of a little gift to Dean and Cas to be together at the end, and even was a gift to Sam to see his brother happy. The story was fun enough to stand without any romance though.

[liliaeth]

Oh I agree in regards to a lot of fandoms. though I do tend to see Dean as bisexual with a physical preference for breasts and an emotional preference towards men.

But ... that doesn't mean that Dean would act on it. And I can't see him even think of his brother in that way.

Also, no matter who Dean would ever end up in a relationship with, the fact of the matter is that Sam will always come first, no matter how much Dean loves the other person, slash or het.