Fic: I've Got Soul, But I'm Not A Soldier

[safiyabat]

Title: I've Got Soul, But I'm Not A Soldier
Author: safiyabat
Rating: PG
Warnings: Mentions of Sam's time without a soul
Pairing: None - gen
Word Count: 1,459
Characters: Sam Winchester, Len
Summary: Coda to 11.05, "Thin Lizzie. [Spoiler (click to open)]Sam visits Len at MCI-Cedar Junction and has a conversation with him about his condition.

Sam passed his credentials

Comments

[caranfindel]

Oh, poor Sam! This is lovely.

[safiyabat]

Thank you!

I was really struck by how Len described being soulless - remembering what it felt like to do want to do the right thing, and knowing that something was wrong, and how much it sounded like Soulless!Sam. Soulless!Sam's whole story was a tragedy to me, and in a lot of ways Len's case brought it all back.

[borgmama1of5]

Len was a fascinating character!

[safiyabat]

He really was. I enjoyed every minute he was on screen, until the end when he almost ripped my heart out.

[madebyme_x]

I really enjoyed seeing Len interact with Sam about being soulless. A great additional scene to the episode.

Thank you for sharing :)

[safiyabat]

Thank you so much!

[zara_zee]

I really liked that you had Sam go and visit Len in prison. It's something I can totally imagine him doing. And I like him trying to give out some advice: be careful what you do, because if you do get your soul back, what you did when you didn't have it might be painful for you. Appealing to the practical side of a soulless guy, because there's no conscience to appeal to. Very nicely done! :D

[safiyabat]

Thanks so much! Sam's a pretty practical guy, even with his soul, and there isn't anyone else who knows quite what Len's going through.

(I just about cried at the end, when Len gave himself up.)