Sam, of course, is an abomination

[laurificus]

People, I do not feel that Sam Winchester gets enough love. Truly, I do not. Possibly because I do not believe there is an amount of love in the world that would be adequate for his magnificence, but that is beside the point. And so, i propose a game. It is catchily called WHY SAM WINCHESTER Is the Most AWESOMEST EVER

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[deirdre_c]

I love that Sam trusts Dean so much, even after all they'd been through, even after all of Dean's mistrust of Sam, that in Point of No Return he uncuffs Dean and takes him on the mission to save Adam. THE DEPTH OF HIS LOOOOOVE.

[laurificus]

Hi you! I approve this choice! If I may share a secret with you, it might be my favourite episode of the whole series, and definitely of the last 2 seasons. Because it doesn't matter how often or loudly Dean tells him he's going to say yes, Sam is just like, "No, you won't. You're my big brother." It was and is so wonderful. It was totally the ep that made me stop being scared that it wasn't all about them and their stupid epic love anymore. because, yes, yes, it totally was.

You know what else I love? At the end of S2, when he says, "You're my big brother. There's nothing I wouldn't do for you," and then he spends 3 seasons proving it--admittedly, in terribly fucked up ways, but still. Also, "What do you think my job is?" So. Much. Love.

Awesome things about Sam:

[marciaelena]

1. His smile. It lights up the world.
2. If we're talking about his smile, then his dimples. And his laughter.
3. His eyes. So expressive and gorgeous.
4. His beautiful big hands.
5. His hair. Dean loves to tangle his fingers in it.
6. His brain.
7. His geekiness.
8. His goofiness.
9. How badass he is.
10. His amazing body.
11. His sexiness.
12. His voice. The way he recites Latin. The way he says Dean's name.
13. His stubborness.
14. His powers.
15. The goodness in him
16. The darkness in him.
17. His love for Dean. How he lost himself without his brother. The fact that he's Dean's soulmate.
18. EVERY SINGLE THING ABOUT HIM.

♥

Re: Awesome things about Sam:

[laurificus]

Sigh. This is such a happy-making list! I second it all (especially 17. There is not enough love in the universe for that.). I would also like to add the way he wants to save people, but is also often sort of eyeroll-y and irritated by how much they don't get. And the way he never lets Dean off the hook when he knows Dean is hiding something from him or is upset about something. And the way even though he doesn't know what's wrong with him in 6.01, he knows he's not right, and that having Dean with him will help him. And the way he was brave enough to walk away from everything he knew when he was 18 to try building himself something different. And the way, all through S1, he kept finding out things about Dean and being all, "You never told me that! Why are there things about you I do not know!" And the way he couldn't beat Lucifer until Dean got to him. *sniffle*

I just--you know. SAM! There is pretty much nothing not to love at this point.

[de_nugis]

From a slightly out of date but still applicable Sam meta:

I don't just love Sam, I have such a huge admiration for him. Boy fucks up in epic, epic ways, but he's always working on himself. His capacity for self-reinvention can be destructive -- he remodels himself on a blueprint of his own worst fears in s4 -- but then he doesn't just stay a monster, or wail and gnash his teeth at how much he's messed up, he turns around and remakes himself again. It's why though new!Sam acts in ways Sam would never act without being screwed in the head, it's not in the least OOC that there should BE new!Sam. Sam gets damaged, whether purely psychologically or missing soul or whatever, first thing he's going to do is sit down and make a functional self out of what's left, even if that functional self is short a few vital pieces. And you can be sure Dean's going to be right there in the moving springs of what Sam builds.

[laurificus]

♥ ♥ ♥

I love this. I've never seen it articulated quite so perfectly as this, but, yes, that's exactly what he does, and it is, indeed, awesome. It's the practicality of it that I love so much, and the strength it takes. And, of course, that Dean is always at the centre of what he becomes. I love that an awful lot.

[de_nugis]

SAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMM. *starry eyes*

[dotfic]

# That he had the sense of self to look past the family business and a life of blood and monsters and did a brave thing in stepping out of that tight, uber-protective family unit to go choose who he wanted to be, and he worked like crazy to get it. And not because he was selfish or didn't love Dean and John but because Sam could see the *more* that's out there. It's tragic to me that a character who so much wanted to create his own path had forces in his life right along pushing him in a certain direction and he didn't know until later

[laurificus]

*loves* Yes! Yes and also yes. And totally tied into all of this, how he's strong enough to go against Dean when he thinks it's what Dean needs, even if that maybe means losing him as well as himself. He is quite something, is our Sammich.

[teand]

I approve this message.

[laurificus]

Ahahahahahaha. Yes. They are undeniably awesome. I secretly believe they is how he escaped hell.

Also undeniably awesome? How he says things like, "Dude, we're not gonna poke her with a stick," and simultaneously sounds both outraged and fond. ♥