Ficlet: Birthday #5: Yet There Is Method In't (Supernatural)

[brynnmck]

The fifth and final ficlet in my little impromptu Five Birthdays project. And to think I wanted to finish this within a few days. HA.

Birthday #5: Yet There Is Method In't. SPN, Sam and Dean (gen). PG-13 for language, spoilers through "Born Under a Bad Sign." Thanks to sdwolfpup for asking me today why I don't use more baseball in my fic. :)

Comments

[sdwolfpup]

"Boundary Park burned down in 1911," Sam answers, only half paying attention, and he doesn't fully focus until he realizes that Dean is staring at him like he just invented the beer-flavored nipple. "What? I can't know things?"

"Yeah, you know everything, but useful things? Sammy. This…" Dean pauses, wipes an imaginary tear from the corner of his eye. "This is the proudest day of my life."

When I thought it wouldn't get any better you did this. And then the serious moment! Man, I love this one. Go you!

[brynnmck]

Thank you! *beams* Thanks for the baseball nudge; that was better than what I originally had planned.

[anonymous_sibyl]

Another dramatic sigh, this time accompanied by a sad shake of the head. "I've failed. I've failed you as a brother."

"Yeah, you know everything, but useful things? Sammy. This…" Dean pauses, wipes an imaginary tear from the corner of his eye. "This is the proudest day of my life."

HEE! You get Dean so much. He's such an over the top drama queen. Plus you get that sibling thing--my siblings and I act just like this.

[brynnmck]

Yay, thank you so much! *beams* (And your icon continues to KILL me.)

[baileytc]

I can absolutely see them doing this in canon. They need a release valve like this.

I love that the "occasion" involves baseball. 'Tis the season, after all.

The writing here is wonderful--spare, with just enough detail to help the reader draw a mental picture.

[brynnmck]

Thank you so much! :) I like to give them a little break once in a while. And yay for baseball season! :)

[iamstealthyone]

Nicely done. Good job showing one of the boys’ little rituals.

Favorite lines:

having at least a little time to himself most nights is one of the things that keeps him from smothering Dean in his sleep, so it all works out.

*snickers*

"It would suck, though," he says, as casually as he can manage, "just getting in the game for a couple of innings. You need a good, long career to really judge, you know? To make it worthwhile."

Nice.

"To a good, long career," he says, his voice a little scratchy over the white noise of the jukebox.

The clink is louder this time, decisive. "Damn straight," Sam says firmly, and they both drink, draining the bottles all the way to the bottom.

Aww … great ending. :)

[brynnmck]

Thank you! :) *pets the boys*

[kernezelda]

♥ Sam&Dean and baseball trivia!

I raise my glass also to many innings. :)

[brynnmck]

Awww. *raises glass with you* Thanks!