Deconstruction of a Hero

[deanish_ness]

Title: Deconstruction of a Hero (1 of 1)
Author: Deanish
Rating: PG ... with a couple of lower-level swear words
Length: 9,500 words
Characters/Pairings: Dean, Sam, minor appearances by John
Summary: This is july_july_july's Sweet Charity story (and she was *very* charitable in, first, buying me to begin with, and, second, letting me get away with being almost

Comments

[callistosh65]

Spent a month in Texas about 4 years ago, so I just hugged all the info to my chest with glee. I thought you caught a young Sammy here brilliantly, everything filtered through his age and mindset - his reactions to the horses, to the whole issue of Dean's fear, to the nature of danger - it all rang so true. And history buff Sammy was a delight:)))
Thank you, this was massively entertaining.

[deanish_ness]

Oh, I'm glad that came across. I've never really tried to write pre-series before, so I wasn't sure how it would come out.
I'm glad you enjoyed!
(And I'm sorry you only stayed for a month. How sad!)

[taxidryer]

Well, that's just adorable. Very endearing and fun to read.

It was actually a paraphrase of something Davey Crockett said in 1835 during his campaign for a seat in Tennessee’s congress. Sam knew that because he liked to study up on a state before he moved there. Dean didn’t, normally, so Sam wasn’t sure if he knew that he was paraphrasing a Davey Crockett quote or not.
*g* I'm now taking the idea of Sam doing research on the States they were moving to as fanon.

Also, the Texas love you show in there is kind of contagious.

[deanish_ness]

Love to spread the Texas love!
And I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[innie_darling]

This was fantastic - the way both boys think of heroism, and the small details like Sam's first-day outfit and John's weird flashes of humor.

[deanish_ness]

Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[heidi8]

I felt miserably ill last night and read this while huddled under covers sipping juice. I almost didnt't start reading because of the length - I was so tired - but I am fantastically glad that I did because this fic was phenomenally brilliant and wonderfully done. Amazing use of PoV, history canon and everything!

[deanish_ness]

Aw! I hope you feel better! Sorry to have kept you up, but so glad you decided to read -- and even more glad that you enjoyed it. What nice things to say!

[katriel1987]

[deanish_ness]

I'm so glad you liked it! (And I'm *always* thrilled to find another Texas fangirl. I mean, this is where we grow boys like Jensen and Jared. Why would anyone want to live anywhere else?)