Fic: The harm that befell him (11.03 episode coda)

[zara_zee]

There were things that I enjoyed about this week's episode.

[Spoilers (click to open)]Visually, I thought it looked good. I liked the look and feel and think that Jensen did a good job directing

Comments

[frozen_delight]

Dean is not a bad seed. He was just planted in bad soil.
I can't. I can't... What are you doing to me?

This fic was everything! Sam! Dean!!! Sam & Dean!!!!! I want to wrap myself about in this fic and never stop wearing it.

Favourite bits:
Dean regularly cooked their supper by the age of ten. He always supervised Sam’s homework, no matter what; he knew the difference between a death omen, a vengeful spirit and a poltergeist and how to deal with each of them; and he could fix a crappy motel heater or tap into their neighbor’s cable TV. But he believed it wholeheartedly when teachers said that he lagged behind his peers, that he wasn’t very bright.

When he got bailed up by a big guy in a truck stop restroom, the guy told Dean that he was asking for it, that he obviously wanted it. Sam shudders to think what might’ve happened if he and Dad hadn’t arrived in the restroom when they had. Dad had beaten the crap out of the big guy, but he’d looked at Dean askance and muttered something disparaging about tight jeans, friendship bracelets

[zara_zee]

Thank you! Dean is incredibly smart and really empathic, but he always believes the worst of himself. Dean had so much going on in his young life that school probably just wasn't that important in comparison, but he would have believed teachers who told him he was a lazy trouble-maker and implied that he wasn't very bright. And why does Dean always blame himself for everything? I assume because he's been blamed a lot for the things that happened to him. Victim-blaming is so insidious and it's just really stuck with Dean. Glad you enjoyed! :D

[aerynsun5]

Damn John Winchester and teachers and truckers and pool players and all those other assholes. Also, Sam (well, sometimes).

It's just a sign of how strong Dean really is that he can continue to function when faced with all that blame.

[zara_zee]

It's just a sign of how strong Dean really is that he can continue to function

Hell yes. That he manages to keep going is a testament to his strength. He really breaks my heart.

Thanks for reading and commenting! :D

[somer]

'Dean has a habit of breaking my heart...' This so much. SO MUCH!

Damn, this one hurt. Beautifully written. THANK YOU!

[zara_zee]

Thank you! <3