SPN FIC - Your Call Cannot Be Completed As Dialed

[ficwriter1966]

Still chugging merrily along.  Have a third one!

Remember Sam's phone call to John in Faith?  That John didn't respond to?  Um...sure.  NFW.

Characters:  John, OMC, mentions of Sam and Dean
Pairings:  none
Length:  1287 words
Rating:  PG for language
Spoilers:  up through Faith
Disclaimer:  Not mine.  Kripke's.  No money hereabouts.

Your Call Cannot Be

Comments

[tabaqui]

Ah, man. Yeah.
It just *hurts* that John didn't call them back. That he didn't talk to them.
Oh, boys...

[ficwriter1966]

A lot of hurt going around. *hugs all of them*

[janissa11]

I LIKE that twist, and the rest -- John, it's just a toss-up whether I want to wring your neck or kiss you, and almost all the time it's both at the SAME time.

Man, you're goin' to town this weekend! \o/ Awesome!

[ficwriter1966]

I think I may have written that much word-count-wise in a weekend before, but not so many different fics! So it was a definite milestone. By Sunday afternoon I definitely could not sentence any more.

Glad you enjoyed it!

[thehighwaywoman]

This is perfect, and deliciously hurty. Love it.

[ficwriter1966]

Thank you!

[galathea_snb]

Wow, I really love John's internal monologue here, very raw and hurting. I love his clear separation between the boy's different voices. ♥

The only problem I have with the resolution is, that John couldn't have been the one to give Joshua the tip with the faith healer, since we see in the episode that Dean comes back to the motel right after Sam made that phone call and since he says to Dean they'll go and see a specialist right there and then, he must already have known about Roy when he called John.

Still, heartbreaking piece!

[arliss]

I always figured John was pretty tuned in, both to the hunter community and to his boys. When Sam started calling around for help, somebody would have let John know his boy was hurt. Sam's call wasn't news.

I can rationalize anything.

[arliss]

Of course, my rationalization doesn't fit Carol's story's timeline, but watch me handwave that.

[galathea_snb]

Heh, maybe. Though in this fic that's not hinted at. I just see no reason to rationalise John's behaviour, try to find excuses for him. Plus what bothers me most in the end is that he never once contacted his sons, who needed him, needed a father's reassurance. No matter if he or if he not he pulled strings behind the scenes, he hurt them.

[sndreamer]

Ugh! Talk about getting torn in two. His sweet memories of the boys when they were little and trying to protect and avoid them as adults. Beautifully written. Thanks for sharing!

[ficwriter1966]

You're welcome! I'm glad you liked it.