This is so beautifully written and it fits so well with canon but is, obviously, not-canon. It is so poignant but I'm so relieved that you left things on such a possibly 'positive' note. I can't use the word happy because happiness never lasts long for the Winchesters but maybe the two of them being back together could be positive.
Thank you. I'm happy that it worked for you, I really didn't want to divert from canon much with this, apart from the mpreg stuff, ha!
It was meant to be a positive ending, but one where things were definitely not fixed. They'll just lurch onto the next disaster and then the next after that, but I hope they can do it together :D
I didn't expect mgpreg could fit canon so perfectly! Their decision about the white-elephant-like unborn child reflects that normal happiness is not for them and the best they can do is to keep the damage and suffering from spreading to others. Breaks my heart.
Thank you! It really means a lot that you found the mpreg not too out there, I really wanted it to be a feasible thing within the canon show, except for the whole male pregnancy thing, ha!
I think the whole thing about wanting to protect others is one of the things that has really survived all the way through the show, right from episode one. It's one of the many tragedies for Sam & Dean that so many people have suffered because of them. In my mind, there's no way they'd ever willingly have a kid for that huge reason.
Whoa, this fic... I'm not even sure how to express my admiration - like how well you stayed within their characterizations. So sad but so well written.
Wow, thank you, what lovely feedback. It was tough going to write it within season 9 characterisations but weirdly cathartic too. I'm glad it worked for you.
This was probably one of the best explorations of the train-wreck-in-the-making kind of love that keeps Sam and Dean so tangled in each other in the show and that has lead to such a strong ship among the fandom. I love the almost vivid and painful realism you chose for your story. I also love how you make no apologies for either of them. They know that what draws them to each other is seen as wrong by society, they know that they hurt each other along the way, because of their almost obsessive and possessive love for each other and in the end Sam has little choice but put his options on a proverbial scale and figure out what is more important to him - perceived normality without Dean and constant ache of not being with the person he loves even when he is put off by his choices or make it so their love doesn't bring too much suffering to more innocent victims. And I like it that you didn't fear to openly mention that a child born of close relatives is a ticking genetic bomb
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the train-wreck-in-the-making kind of love that keeps Sam and Dean so tangled in each other in the show and that has lead to such a strong ship among the fandom.
Yes, this so much! I can't ever imagine becoming bored by Sam & Dean and the wincest ship, it's just so epic and wrong and I love that about it.
The abortion question was never a question for me, like you say, this wasn't really about that at all, but about how the boys could attempt to go about fixing their relationship and about Sam's choices. I was disappointed by the show not really dealing with the fallout of the angel possession and I wanted to work out for myself why it was that Sam hadn't actually left, (apart from the fact Jared has a contract, natch) and a "realistic" wincest mpreg is something I've always wanted to write. So yeah, enough blather from me and thank you for reading and leaving such a thoughtful comment.
Thank you for this amazing story! So close to canon, and your characterizations of the boys are so well done! And it did end on a positive note, I am really hoping that the show will do something like this to get the brotherly feels back! And thanks for not having a discussion here about the abortion issues in the series home country. Living in Sweden where the right to have an abortion is just up to the woman, I don't get it! Thanks again for a great story!
Season 9 was a hard watch, but it was one of the most interesting seasons in terms of what happened to the SamnDean relationship. I really wanted to get into that and try to figure out for myself why Sam was still sticking around Dean & how they could potentially start to work things out again. Like you said, the abortion stuff wasn't the point here at all, but I wanted to write a "realistic" wincest mpreg so ha! here it is ;-)
I'm really pleased you liked this & thanks for reading.
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It was meant to be a positive ending, but one where things were definitely not fixed. They'll just lurch onto the next disaster and then the next after that, but I hope they can do it together :D
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I think the whole thing about wanting to protect others is one of the things that has really survived all the way through the show, right from episode one. It's one of the many tragedies for Sam & Dean that so many people have suffered because of them. In my mind, there's no way they'd ever willingly have a kid for that huge reason.
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Yes, this so much! I can't ever imagine becoming bored by Sam & Dean and the wincest ship, it's just so epic and wrong and I love that about it.
The abortion question was never a question for me, like you say, this wasn't really about that at all, but about how the boys could attempt to go about fixing their relationship and about Sam's choices. I was disappointed by the show not really dealing with the fallout of the angel possession and I wanted to work out for myself why it was that Sam hadn't actually left, (apart from the fact Jared has a contract, natch) and a "realistic" wincest mpreg is something I've always wanted to write. So yeah, enough blather from me and thank you for reading and leaving such a thoughtful comment.
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And thanks for not having a discussion here about the abortion issues in the series home country. Living in Sweden where the right to have an abortion is just up to the woman, I don't get it!
Thanks again for a great story!
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I'm really pleased you liked this & thanks for reading.
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