The Boys Are Back in Town

OK, I admit it. This is going to be a strange post. But this is the song in my head this morning. And it's all because Supernatural is back from its holiday break finally.



I've been thinking about Sam and Dean quite a bit over the last few months. I even put my hand to writing a couple fanfics. (ack!) And i think the most interesting aspect of the show so far was a throw-away line in one of their own Filk episodes where Sam and Dean met LARPing portrayals of themselves. (As a side note, I never even thought of doing this… who knew!)

In the episode, the LARP Dean tells Dean that Dean has missed the whole point of the "show." That is, the relationship between him and Sam… a person you know you would die to protect, and that he would die to protect you. Dean is clearly thinking about that as the episode ends, reflecting on how far the two have come over the years. Big thoughts for Dean who usually is more of a "in the now", "black and white" kind of guy.

I've been thinking about this, too. One of my beta readers for my fanfic said I was too "smoosh-ie" in my characterization in one of my stories (she said the other was spot-on) yet, this is the kind of relationship I want, so far as I can tell. I'd love to have someone who I could depend on utterly and who could depend on me. Someone I know well enough that we can do smack talk in earnest but not viciously. And on and on.

In fact I even added a line to my wish list for a lover that they be a cross between Dean Winchester and Leo (from Charmed)

My real life Dean, ironically named Sam, is more of the traditional Dean portrayal as opposed to the slash portrayals. He's a lot like Dean and I cherish time we spend together even if there isn't any "slash." We've been on a fair number of adventures over the years. He's caused me to grow in ways I would never have guessed when we started--and I think I've helped him "mature" in some ways he would not have suspected. (so there if you're reading this..) And I wouldn't trade any of our time together.

I haven't seen him much the last few months because I've been slammed at school and work. And now that we're not working together, I miss our drives to Roswell every weekend.

The Jetta may not be the Impala, but we certainly spent a lot of time together on the road. I think it may be time for a road trip…

(as a side note, one of the math joke sites I read happened to have this Venn diagram on it today, a perfect representation of the Supernatural Sam mindset)



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Title Reference: Thin Lizzy Boys Are Back in Town: Live in Australia