I'm not as steeped in romance tropes as you are, so when a guy says he doesn't want a relationship, I'm very "Oh, okay!" about the whole thing, even if I think it might be a nice idea.

I also like the idea that Dean fell face forward into a pit of lust, and needs to work out that the awkwardness that Cas displays is unique and pulls him specifically towards him-- I thought the conversation with Sam was really uncomfortable and way too slow, but in the right decoration--I'd have rather he'd realised it by then.

I would cave less than Cas, but I'd make sure to cave some. I have caved some. But I doubt I'd be as remarkably memorable as him, so there you go.

Yeah, I think I'm just looking for the happy ending *I* expect, and I can't see how she can manage it *and* make me believe it at this point, so I'm irritated.

I don't usually get cranky about fic, either!

If I were Cas I'd have all the sex and do none of the pining and those situations he walks away with another woman, and I walk away having had some good times,

And Dean has his preferred ass and will get other ass afterwards. That's how my groupie shit worked out.

We knew that Tamara was Ianto's girlfriend, right?

Has everyone seen this? My favorite is the one at the bottom of the post.

Oh, that is amazing! Thank you for sharing that, Beverly.

Isn't it all the same piece, just different shots of it?

Thanks to the big TNT Season 1 rerun I caught "Provenance" last night and really liked Sarah. Has she reappeared on the show?

No, not yet.

Although I'm miserable and mean and don't want the boys paired up onscreen, in fic she is my Sam OTP.

I liked Madison too. Though obviously there wasn't much of a future with her.

I don't know if they just hire better actresses for Sam's women, or if my preference for Dean to be subtexty with guys prejudices me against the ones paired up with him.