The Competitive Exclusion Principle States

[sparrow_lately]

Title: The Competitive Exclusion Principle States (or scenes from an alternate universe wherein Sam stole the Winchester boys in 1987)
Rating: PG-13
Words: 5,446
Spoilers: Vague, but for all aired episodes.
Warnings: Language, briefly mentioned child abuse, briefly mentioned neglect.
Summary: Basically picked up where " Reverse Engineering" left off

Comments

[sparrow_lately]

<3

(Trufax, I posted this at 3:30 in the morning so coherency was but a distant dream, but I wanted to find a way to note this was sort of informally dedicated to you, m'dear.)

[whithertits]

You say this isn't a fic, and I say it is a fic, and is in fact a verse, and is a marvelous verse that I want to see more of forever, because OMG SO MANY FEELS. I love this. I love John. I love Sams, and I love Dean. :( Omg, "big Sam", I die. This is perfect and I want more of it forever. ♥!!

[sparrow_lately]

Somehow I didn't end up devoting as much attention as I'd like to to wee!Sammy. I have a very clear image of this strange little boy in my head, but Dean and Big Sam kind of eclipsed this one. But yeah, Dean, Sammy, and Big Sam.

Thank you so much for reading and commenting!

[katsheswims]

I was so happy to see you wrote more for this! It was amazing! I'll be happy to read even more if you decide to continue.

[sparrow_lately]

Oh, thank you so much! I may very well continue as it's become my finals week guilt please....

[tabaqui]

Ooooh.
*sniffle*

Poor Sam. And poor John! I love that Sam did break down and *talk* to him.
*pets them all*

One teen thing: 'lipless kiss to Dean's forehead'? That's not really possible, is it? Unless he's kissing with his nose.... :)

[sparrow_lately]

I couldn't just have Sam deny John his kids--who, for all his faults, he really does love very much--without any attempt to explain it. Given Sam's inclination to forgive his father by the time he's chinnin' in '78 in season five, not to mention the fact that this is his dad and he does love him (and on some level crave his approval), and I figure Sam owed poor John at least some edge of an explanation.

Re: lipless kiss, that was my weird, 3 am attempt to articulate that strange thing emotionally constipated adult men do when they want to express awkward paternal(ish) affection, where they press their dry, closed mouth into a hard line and then just sort of put it up to your face for a second.

But hey, you have given me the terminally adorable mental image that is big!Sam giving wee!Dean an eskimo kiss, or a butterfly kiss. :)

[tabaqui]

Good authorial choice!
:)

I guess i'm not familiar with that kind of 'kiss' - the men i know pucker up and smooch you! Heh.

Perhaps you could just say he 'pressed his cheek' or even 'mouth' to Dean, imply just contact rather than a kiss.

But, yes - Eskimo kisses are an adorable mental image. :)

[sparrow_lately]

I changed it just for you, m'dear! :)

Ah, see--I come from a breed of repression that would have glazed over the eyes of a puritan minister, and when any man but my doting southern godfather kissed my cheek or forehead it was a dry, awkward affair, and if there's one thing me and the Winchesters have in common I figure it's weird emotional repression. :P

Speaking of emotions, your icon is actually sort of mean it's so Emotionally Compromising. <3

[proffesorx]

this verse (cause u know its a verse now right?) is awesome. I'm loving it. Sam raising Dean and Sammy? How awesome is that going to be? I want to say that i'm surprised John gave in so easily, but it seemed to hurt him to do so. more please.

[sparrow_lately]

I was writing myself in circles re: John and just decided that he, like little Dean, can sense something weird and powerful and familiar about Sam and that inclines him to back down a bit. Like even across the dimensions of time and space the sight of his youngest son in his pajamas out on the driveway breaking down in tears still stirs something in him.

I don't know...and yes, I suppose it is a verse now. Thanks for reading and commenting!