about Dean, caregiving and perception

[sargraf]

Belatedly cross-posting this from tumblr.Okay. This is not a thinky post. I tried, it became emotional, I tried to curb it, it remained emotional, and then I said to hell with it because I'm not writing about it out of an intellectual interest in Dean's role as caregiver but because his story has resonated with me emotionally. I'm not going to

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[geckoholic]

SO MUCH THIS. *flails all over post* It scratches at so many things that drive me straight up a wall with fandom, and the last paragraph especially is so totally co-signed. It also explains quite neatly some things that have been BOTHERING me all season for reasons I couldn't quite put into words; it's not all that bothers me, but it's a big part of it. Thank you for that. <3

[sargraf]

<33333 I think with Dean so much of his story gets relegated to the under current of whatever is going on, that it ends up being a more realistic journey but also one whose equal need for resolution and support/healing is overlooked because there is always something bigger, more immediate happening.

*HUG*

[geckoholic]

Yeah, exactly. It being so understated and not a main plot point is what makes it feel so really, but it's also what causes it to be put onto the backburner and straight-up forgotten for a while time and time again. Did I mention how frustrating I find that? Grrrrr.

*HUUUGS*