Maybe I am wrong and in the minority with this but I need to speak up for Dean. I don't think it was cockiness or selfishness on his part, he would only have risked the money in a game if it was necessary, they never actually specify how much money was involved but I think perhaps something came up and the money he had was not going to last as long as needed. He definitely would have turned to what he knew gambling and stealing. He just would not have risked Sammy being hungry. John leaving him in jail does not seem in character to me because of his need to have them safe, Dean was left unprotected and I just can't see John taking that risk. Good story though.
Yeah, I did think it would be in character for John to be a hard-ass, but indeed, leaving Dean where any demon or monster could get him was the part that niggled at me, too ... although I guess he abandoned them a lot as kids when he went on hunts where anything could get them, too--even when they were very young (like in the shtriga episode).
And (as I told another commenter), I agree with you that Dean probably had (his and) Sam's best interests at heart! I was writing this story from John's perspective, so I figured JOHN thought he was being cocky and selfish, but it's not what I think Dean was really doing (I think he was probably making a hard choice for their survival, as you say), which just makes it all the sadder, to be so misjudged by his father. :-( Poor Dean.
I do see your point as written from John's perspective. I recently read one I think fanfiction.net where the stay in jail did not go as well, I think that's what got me to think more on John's view and as much as the episode was great it left too many holes without background info, such as how long were they alone and how much money and circumstances to lead up to what happened, plus a bit from Sam's perspective would have been nice, his older brother gone for two months I don't see him taking it that well.
Right?? I could see John doing it, but I would think Sam would have had a lot more feelings about Dean up and disappearing for so long and getting almost no information about it except the very scary idea of his being "lost on a hunt" ... although maybe Sam had enough faith in John's hunting skills that he was sure he'd find Dean.
I agree--any and all greater background info would have been great.
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Glad you liked! :-)
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And (as I told another commenter), I agree with you that Dean probably had (his and) Sam's best interests at heart! I was writing this story from John's perspective, so I figured JOHN thought he was being cocky and selfish, but it's not what I think Dean was really doing (I think he was probably making a hard choice for their survival, as you say), which just makes it all the sadder, to be so misjudged by his father. :-( Poor Dean.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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I agree--any and all greater background info would have been great.
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