I'm kind of sorry I wrecked your sleep, but it's very flattering! :)
I'm glad so many people picked up on the sense of inevitability I tried to inject into the story from the start.
As for Dean... I think this story was hardest on him. He lacked the context Sam had. Sam was working with his flashbacks —however confused they might be— but all Dean ever got were the disjointed phrases that spilled out of Sam's mouth, combined with all the physical manifestations of what was happening to him. I can't blame Dean for freaking out and not coping at all with the idea that his baby brother was coming apart —maybe dying— as he watched.
An unlikely side-effect of turning the SPN story on its head was that Sam and Cas turned into allies from the start. Castiel still remembers being fallen, calling Sam his friend, remembers everything that will now never take place. And of course, Castiel is now the ONLY person who truly understands what Sam is talking about at any given time.
I like cheese. Hope yours was tasty!
Thank you so much for commenting in detail. I am super pleased you liked the story. :)
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I'm kind of sorry I wrecked your sleep, but it's very flattering! :)
I'm glad so many people picked up on the sense of inevitability I tried to inject into the story from the start.
As for Dean... I think this story was hardest on him. He lacked the context Sam had. Sam was working with his flashbacks —however confused they might be— but all Dean ever got were the disjointed phrases that spilled out of Sam's mouth, combined with all the physical manifestations of what was happening to him. I can't blame Dean for freaking out and not coping at all with the idea that his baby brother was coming apart —maybe dying— as he watched.
An unlikely side-effect of turning the SPN story on its head was that Sam and Cas turned into allies from the start. Castiel still remembers being fallen, calling Sam his friend, remembers everything that will now never take place. And of course, Castiel is now the ONLY person who truly understands what Sam is talking about at any given time.
I like cheese. Hope yours was tasty!
Thank you so much for commenting in detail. I am super pleased you liked the story. :)