Really great fic! Is there a way to track for updates on Ao3?
The only problem I have with it is that John's death is just a stupid meaningless overdose with nothing of the selfless canon a part of it.
Dawn: You're not fleeing. You're... moving at a brisk pace. Buffy: Quaintly referred to in some cultures as the Big Scaredy Run Away.
'Touched'
Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?
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Juliebird - Aug 14, 2012 1:22:37 pm PDT #26122 of 30002
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
§ ita § - Aug 14, 2012 1:23:29 pm PDT #26123 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I swear, that's all John has been recently. It's like fandom just decided to take a communal dump on his head.
Amy - Aug 14, 2012 2:04:58 pm PDT #26124 of 30002
Because books.
Fandom always dumps on John, and I didn't love that about the story either, but in this AU, what's he going to do in terms of self-sacrifice? Take a bullet for Dean? I can't think of any way to express that part of the mythology without serious melodrama.
Juliebird - Aug 14, 2012 2:13:39 pm PDT #26125 of 30002
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I could see them being held up by a mugger, and loser addict John shoving Dean to the side and attacking the mugger who was about to shoot Dean, and then the mugger runs off into the night, leaving Dean alive and John DED.
There are ways. And given the removed narration of this particular fic, the ways don't have to be detailed or even clear (and therefore make don't have to make sense under a close inspection that wouldn't be possible due to the vaguery).
Amy - Aug 14, 2012 2:37:24 pm PDT #26126 of 30002
Because books.
Eh. Since they're adults, people might expect Dean to protect his dad. Either way, not the sort of thing that happens in real life very often.
§ ita § - Aug 15, 2012 8:14:06 am PDT #26127 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Amy - Aug 15, 2012 8:33:43 am PDT #26128 of 30002
Because books.
Are you taking submissions?
Also, AW.
§ ita § - Aug 15, 2012 9:09:24 am PDT #26129 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
TOTALLY. Every single Awesome!John thing should be linked to from there.
Amy - Aug 15, 2012 9:13:59 am PDT #26130 of 30002
Because books.
I'll have to go searching ...
§ ita § - Aug 15, 2012 9:30:49 am PDT #26131 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Pleasepleaseplease.