Fic: Wild Animals

[brightly_lit]

Title: Wild Animals
Author: brightly_lit
Rating: PG for language, non-graphic violence, and minor/non-graphic animal cruelty
Genre: gen, brotherly feels, some humor
Characters: Sam, Dean, OCs
Word Count: 1,100
Summary: Sam won't walk away and leave a coyote some rednecks have captured, so Dean can't, either.

Comments

[kalliel]

I was about to go to sleep when this was posted, and then I was like WAIT I GUESS I WILL POSTPONE THE SLEEP THING JUST A SEC, SLEEP, BRB.

Brief digression, but once my cousin was trying to convince someone that her family was totally not redneck, when at that exact moment her brother texted her, "Dad found out about the possum I was hiding in the garage and he made me set it free :(" Damning evidence, that sadface. XD But I'm in full agreement about the coyotes; both in the Bay and in San Diego my residences backed up against hills/canyons, so coyotes were ever-present; their yipping was even my sister's ringtone for a while.

The tag scene to this is so cute. <33 As is, of course, bb!Sam, my Achilles heel forever and ever. Not that he's technically the bb part of bb!Sam, I guess, but you know what I mean. And I love this passage, as I gather others will, too, because it's such a standout:

“They’re monsters,” Sam hissed, and turned to give Dean a long, long look. Dean saw all kinds of things in his eyes. He saw the cage. He saw

[caranfindel]

That quote... sob.

[brightly_lit]

BAHA, possum. I'm trying to think of something redneckier and not coming up with anything ...

Yay, another coyote-lover!

Lovely fic, and lovely to see you. <333

Awww, thanks, bb.

[borgmama1of5]

Loved Dean's internal monolog...but the best part of this was that it made me hopeful that the boys will work their issues out someday soon!

[brightly_lit]

Yeah, I feel like all my stories these days are about making them work it out, since the (*^&* show isn't doing it. ;-)

[anactoria]

I have to second the quote kalliel picked out -- it's just right, and so heartening. Yay for Sam still having some of idealism, and for Dean going along with it even if he doesn't really get it.

(Also, good to see you around again! ♥)

[brightly_lit]

Good to see you, too, bb! <3

[freya922]

Loved this - made me hurt for that idealistic young Sam we first knew, and glad that after everything he's still in there. (God, I love these two so much.) It's amazing that you actually witnessed some idiot rednecks doing this...

[brightly_lit]

Right?? It was appalling.

made me hurt for that idealistic young Sam we first knew, and glad that after everything he's still in there.

I couldn't stand it if he wasn't still in there--I feel like Sam's soul would die right along with him.

Thanks for commenting. :-)

[safiyabat]

This was really lovely. Thank you for writing this. And hooray for the coyote!

[brightly_lit]

Aww, thanks, dear, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

(Yay, coyote!)