when *he's* a junior or senior and, you know, taller.

But the trophy they find in Bad Day At Black Rock was from when he was 12. He was athletic from way back.

there was simply much *more* of him, too.

Yeah, he so needed a hug. And a shake. And sexing. Lots.

Dean didn't come into himself until halfway through, but that made sense too. And when he started to break through, he was so cute!

Okay, I need to stop wanting to have babies with that AU. I'm embarrassing myself.

Little kids in the U.S. all get trophies for participation in sports, though. And most kids twelve and under do something, soccer or Little League or gymnastics. It doesn't make them athletes necessarily or mean they're especially talented -- it's just something for them to do.

I loved Missouri as the principal, and the mention of Bobby as a teacher, and Crowley! That was a nice twist. And definitely the way Cas and Anna's "Father" was distant and away on business all the time.

But wouldn't that make it decently likely he'd be on a team as a freshman, if he'd been participating in sports since junior high? I mean, obviously Sam's the team sports type and it's always ignored.

Making Dean the team type is a much bigger departure, but it seems to be shorthand for "most popular kid in school" which it seems inevitable he is.

Well, perhaps they moved before he could tryout in town A and got to Town be after tryouts were done.

But wouldn't that make it decently likely he'd be on a team as a freshman, if he'd been participating in sports since junior high?

It could? I think it depends, and in real life, playing in a community league and playing for a school team are different, as in anyone can play in the community league but on the school team you have to make the cut.

I think I see Sam as more bookish than you do, especially since he was doing theater and stuff, too. And I don't actually see him as a team player as much of a loner athlete, like ... running track, maybe.

perhaps they moved before he could tryout in town A and got to Town be after tryouts were done.

But Dean managed to make team captain in the same time?

Also, these are AUs, so moving around is rarely an issue in the scenarios where Dean is king of the school. It wouldn't make sense.

Amy that story was fantastic. Lisa's pov was so touching and made me choke up a little.

If only something like that could play out in canon (without the wincest of course).

I love that version of Lisa.

playing in a community league and playing for a school team are different

Why do you assume it was community league? It was a division championship trophy--I associate those with high schools, but it's not like I've ever, you know, been to one of yours.

I don't think you can be a division champion without being a bit of a team player.

Wasn't it gorgeous, ehab? It made me a little misty, too.

When she's telling Dean that it's okay to think of Sam, to fantasize, it just broke me.

ita, in this AU, like you said, where they've lived in the same town forever, it simply read to me that Sam was eager to try all the new things high school had to offer. Also, in this *particular* AU, I think the author was taking the easy way out in making Dean the athlete, and Sam, as the younger brother in his shadow, carving out his own path with other things.

I can certainly see Sam being an athlete in another story, but in this one it didn't bother me. And it also provided a way for him to interact with Cas -- if he'd been off at practice all the time, that wouldn't have been possible.

ita you have read the thunderhappens story. I picked up the link from you here. [link]