Oh wow, this is great! You have such a great way of conveying the emotions in this so clearly and naturally, without actually spelling it out. I really love your style!
I find all of the boys are spot on. John resigned to the fact that his boys have to deal with this, while wishing that was not the case and being at a relative loss as to how to deal (or help them deal) with it.
Sam, so full of righteous indignation at first, then followed by his own blend of humility when he realizes his oversight. All the while suffering his own trauma. I also see Sam really longing to work through this with Dean and grieving all the more because he can't.
And Dean quietly hurting in the background and dealing with it all the way Dean always deals.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for commenting on all three boys. I tend to find Sam fairly easy to write, but John's more of an unknown quantity, and it was a little tricky to keep Dean in the background without marginalizing him. It's good to hear that all the characters came through.
I'm trying to picture Dean with a ponytail and...failing. *grins*
I liked this story, a very nice, very sympathetic character study of all of them. I don't care for John that much either, and it's nice to read stories where he actually shows a different side than what I'm accustomed to in canon.
I'm trying to picture Dean with a ponytail and...failing. *grins*
I know, I know. But hey, it's different!
I liked this story, a very nice, very sympathetic character study of all of them. I don't care for John that much either, and it's nice to read stories where he actually shows a different side than what I'm accustomed to in canon.
Thank you! The on-screen portrayal of John's character has always seemed a little contradictory. On the one hand, the flashbacks to the boys' childhood showed him as a hard and (IMHO) neglectful father. On the other hand, he was physically affectionate with the adult Sam and Dean, and they didn't think they needed to hide emotions like fear or self-doubt to him. So it seemed that he had to have done more positive parenting than we actually saw.
I appreciate you letting me know that the story worked for you.
Thank you! I guess the best way of putting it is that I don't like what we've actually seen of John as a father (okay, or as a person), but the warmer interactions he sometimes had with the boys suggests that there was more to him than we saw on-screen. This story was trying to bridge the gap between the disapproving authoritarian of "Something Wicked" and the man who gives teary-eyed bear hugs in "Shadow." I'm glad that it seemed plausible to you.
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I find all of the boys are spot on. John resigned to the fact that his boys have to deal with this, while wishing that was not the case and being at a relative loss as to how to deal (or help them deal) with it.
Sam, so full of righteous indignation at first, then followed by his own blend of humility when he realizes his oversight. All the while suffering his own trauma. I also see Sam really longing to work through this with Dean and grieving all the more because he can't.
And Dean quietly hurting in the background and dealing with it all the way Dean always deals.
Super fic. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks again!
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He put the bottle back down.
He didn’t need to see more ghosts tonight.
Nice, quiet aching here.
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I'm trying to picture Dean with a ponytail and...failing. *grins*
I liked this story, a very nice, very sympathetic character study of all of them. I don't care for John that much either, and it's nice to read stories where he actually shows a different side than what I'm accustomed to in canon.
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I know, I know. But hey, it's different!
I liked this story, a very nice, very sympathetic character study of all of them. I don't care for John that much either, and it's nice to read stories where he actually shows a different side than what I'm accustomed to in canon.
Thank you! The on-screen portrayal of John's character has always seemed a little contradictory. On the one hand, the flashbacks to the boys' childhood showed him as a hard and (IMHO) neglectful father. On the other hand, he was physically affectionate with the adult Sam and Dean, and they didn't think they needed to hide emotions like fear or self-doubt to him. So it seemed that he had to have done more positive parenting than we actually saw.
I appreciate you letting me know that the story worked for you.
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Loved it.
:)
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Well, just this once. ;-)
I'm happy you liked it--thanks for commenting!
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