Unspoken, no. 1
Some combination of thinking about the Friday Night Lights interview I posted a while back where they talk about the challenges of conveying young men's emotional turmoil without using dialogue, combined with all that goes unspoken between Sam and Dean in basically all of big_pink's stories -- it makes me want to create a regular log of Things Sam And Dean Didn't Say To Each Other This Week. I used to write whole stories out of this urge, but in the pursuit of other efforts I think I might need to keep curbing that tendency.
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ETA, for newsletter coding purposes:
Title: Unspoken: Things Sam & Dean Didn't Say To Each Other During 'Houses of the Holy'
Rating: PG
Pairing: Gen
Spoilers, if applicable: Houses of the Holy
So, um, Things Sam And Dean Didn't Say To Each Other During 'Houses of the Holy'
SAM
I pray every day for you, Dean. Because you've made it pretty damn clear you don't care enough whether you live or die for my liking, and because I grew up watching you throw yourself toward danger like maybe you like the heat a little too much. And I'm only one man standing between that and you, too, so I thought the least I could do is ask for a little help.
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DEAN
Yeah, Sammy, like I'm gonna tell you the last thing Mom said before she died. Like I don't spend every goddamned minute being grateful you don't remember a single second of that night. You've seen enough since then. Last thing I'm likely to do is find even more ways to screw up your childhood.
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ETA, for newsletter coding purposes:
Title: Unspoken: Things Sam & Dean Didn't Say To Each Other During 'Houses of the Holy'
Rating: PG
Pairing: Gen
Spoilers, if applicable: Houses of the Holy
So, um, Things Sam And Dean Didn't Say To Each Other During 'Houses of the Holy'
SAM
I pray every day for you, Dean. Because you've made it pretty damn clear you don't care enough whether you live or die for my liking, and because I grew up watching you throw yourself toward danger like maybe you like the heat a little too much. And I'm only one man standing between that and you, too, so I thought the least I could do is ask for a little help.
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DEAN
Yeah, Sammy, like I'm gonna tell you the last thing Mom said before she died. Like I don't spend every goddamned minute being grateful you don't remember a single second of that night. You've seen enough since then. Last thing I'm likely to do is find even more ways to screw up your childhood.