It was absolutely not hinted at. Fanon != canon, and people need to get a hold on that. It was never mentioned again, in the show, and in meta, the writers said they were moving on from that part of the boys' relationship. Which they can absolutely undo, but it just makes it less likely that they've been dropping hints of its return this whole time.
Tracy: 'When you can't run, you crawl... and when you can't crawl, when you can't do that--' Zoe: 'You find someone to carry you.'
'The Message'
Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?
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§ ita § - May 02, 2011 8:47:42 am PDT #19495 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Amy - May 02, 2011 9:44:40 am PDT #19496 of 30002
Because books.
That's what I thought! Thank you for the reassurance that I'm not crazy (on this point).
brenda m - May 02, 2011 9:46:51 am PDT #19497 of 30002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
It think it would be very in character for Sam to pick it up, so I won't quibble if we find out he did so. But there's been nothing on screen to suggest it one way or another.
§ ita § - May 02, 2011 10:11:57 am PDT #19498 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Chilling webclip for next week. Eeps. Squeak. I wonder where it's set in time.
sumi - May 02, 2011 10:21:09 am PDT #19499 of 30002
Art Crawl!!!
Wow.
§ ita § - May 02, 2011 10:24:35 am PDT #19500 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's refreshed my worry about everything, and I really want to hug Castiel.
He's gotta come back from all of this, right? Right?
Amy - May 02, 2011 10:30:51 am PDT #19501 of 30002
Because books.
Oh god, my stomach hurts already.
Also, Mark Shepard is just fantastic. I really could watch him in every show ever .
sumi - May 02, 2011 10:31:36 am PDT #19502 of 30002
Art Crawl!!!
Amy - and you just might.
Amy - May 02, 2011 10:32:54 am PDT #19503 of 30002
Because books.
It's the truth, sumi.
SOMEONE HOLD ME.
§ ita § - May 02, 2011 10:50:05 am PDT #19504 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, so I made a decision. Crowley and Cas haven't been working together the whole time (unless they have, and that's how Sam and Samuel got back to earth, but I don't want to dwell on it). Instead, Cas has been on the soul train since he started working with Balthazar's weapons mid-season, since Balty has been all up in souls since The Third Man.
That's what I'm going with for now.