Roses in December (6/14)

[ratherastory]

Okay, so I came up with another chapter. I think the plot will actually start moving forward in Chapter 7, so yay! I know some of you have been waiting for that to happen. So have I! ;)

In related news, I know I'm way behind on answering comments for Chapter 5. I am going to get to that ASAP, I promise!

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Chapter 5

Comments

[de_nugis]

I looove your Brady (apart from the way I get all tense and scared whenever he's on stage). He's so likable and so sinister. And now I am afraid he is starting a subtle campaign to drive a wedge between Sam and Dean.

I'm kind of with Jess on the John Winchester question. I've never loved canon John, even though I also thought that show as well as Dean went too far with the negative revaluation in the last two seasons.

[ratherastory]

Thank you!

I am deliberately playing up the ambiguity where Brady is concerned. I'm glad it's working!

I am fascinated with canon!John. I never saw the revaluation as being too negative, though. Flashback!John is a real revelation: he's a good, solid guy who loves his wife and kids to the point of fanaticism, a guy with rock-solid values. It's not hard to see where losing Mary the way he did would break him so hard that he turned into the emotional mess we saw in Season 1 and the Season 2 premiere.

John did the best he could, but an emotionally scarred man trying to raise two small boys in what's essentially a war zone? It's no wonder Sam and Dean are as screwed up as they are.

I've never entirely been able to wrap my mind around John, which is why I'm so fascinated with him.

[de_nugis]

I think my anti-John feelings are coming out strongly here because the thing I can least forgive him for is not calling in Faith.

[ratherastory]

That one bugged me SO MUCH.

I actually asked roque_clasique for that as a prompt on my birthday, and she wrote an awesome coda which helped me come to terms with it a bit.

[de_nugis]

Loving Roque more than ever, still not forgiving John. : )

[ratherastory]

LOL

Same here. John is a fascinating character, but he really broke those boys.