Gen, drowning, 1/3stripytightsNovember 5 2014, 00:57:28 UTC
Getting Sam to do anything towards his training is nearly impossible these days. He sulks, he drags his feet, says precise, hurtful little things about how stupid the whole concern is, and though he usually bites his mouth shut and looks sorry afterwards, it never stops him from saying them. He's a six foot plus and still growing, walking mountain of teenage angst and if Dean could dismiss it as that being all it is, he thinks he'd feel a lot better. It's not that easy though. Sam's unhappy, Dean can see it in his face, and he doesn't have a clue what to say that'll make it better. When Sam was five, picking him up by the legs and swinging him around as fast he would go would put a smile on his face. When he was ten letting him pick where they ate was enough to snap him out of a bad mood. But Sam isn't five or ten anymore and there's these lines round his mouth that scream unhappiness that Dean can't fix, because nothing'll make this better except giving in and that's the one thing he and Dad can't do. Sam has to learn to put up with
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RE: Gen, drowning, 2/3stripytightsNovember 5 2014, 00:58:23 UTC
There’s this disloyal thought that’ll haunt Dean later, that flashes across his mind, that John will always put the victims first, above his family and for a second, in the trauma of the moment, it’s like he’s seeing things Sam’s way
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RE: Gen, drowning, 3/3stripytightsNovember 5 2014, 00:59:08 UTC
“Yeah,” Dean says softly. “She’s good, but you need to rest.” He winces even as he says it, because it sounds mother-hen enough that Sam’ll probably mock him for days over it when he’s better
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RE: Gen, drowning, 3/3lauehimeNovember 24 2014, 05:49:12 UTC
That was so heartwrenching! Leave it to Sam to save the girl when he doesn't even want to be there. I loved the line when Dean is thinking that he wants to be mad but at the same time, he's proud of the man Sam is growing to be. That was a very powerful line that rang true to me. Even if Sam hates it, there is the little girl that is still alive because of him. Still, the reality of Sam being unhappy is what's heartbreaking in the end. The last line pretty much killed me. Thanks for sharing!
RE: Gen, drowning, 3/3link_womanNovember 30 2014, 06:56:45 UTC
Sorry it took me so long to comment! This was absolutely stunning. Your Dean voice is spot on, and I think your John is perfect too. John is probably the most difficult character to write in preseries fics, and I feel like some people make him a little too harsh, but you got him down perfectly (in my opinion at least :D). I'm so glad you accepted my prompt, this was perfect.
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