Wow, so my "this evening" turned into days later, but haha, I didn't want to read your 9x07 while writing mine and unconsciously just steal your interpretation, so I held off a bit. XD Luckily, they're quite different, so phew! That's awesome. :D
I love this line: John had resorted to trying to drill a few basics into that thick skull of his--safety on, know what you’re dealing with, always have backup, use a condom That assortment of thoughts thrown in together, like, 'oh yeah, and also, always use a condom' is just so endearing to me. XD Gruff!confused!parent!John is one of my favorite Johns. And his little observations of both Sam and Dean here are great; not knowing what to do with his teenage son and making a judgment call, realizing that they're both at that age where any time he looks back at them, they're always completely different people. And I think that takes on a particular resonance with John, especially since he does have a tendency to lose track of his kids in light of other things he has on his plate (like going down to El Paso here, for instance--I love the way you explain John's pointed absence for the two months).
I really loved reading everyone's various different interpretations of how 9x07 came to pass in meta form, but reading it in fic was even better. Thank you so much for writing this! <333
(Speaking of late things, I totally do mean to comment on your Dorothy fic, too! MONTHS LATE KALLIEL GG. XP I just wanted to let you know that I didn't forget!)
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Date: 2013-11-25 12:01 am (UTC)I love this line: John had resorted to trying to drill a few basics into that thick skull of his--safety on, know what you’re dealing with, always have backup, use a condom That assortment of thoughts thrown in together, like, 'oh yeah, and also, always use a condom' is just so endearing to me. XD Gruff!confused!parent!John is one of my favorite Johns. And his little observations of both Sam and Dean here are great; not knowing what to do with his teenage son and making a judgment call, realizing that they're both at that age where any time he looks back at them, they're always completely different people. And I think that takes on a particular resonance with John, especially since he does have a tendency to lose track of his kids in light of other things he has on his plate (like going down to El Paso here, for instance--I love the way you explain John's pointed absence for the two months).
I really loved reading everyone's various different interpretations of how 9x07 came to pass in meta form, but reading it in fic was even better. Thank you so much for writing this! <333
(Speaking of late things, I totally do mean to comment on your Dorothy fic, too! MONTHS LATE KALLIEL GG. XP I just wanted to let you know that I didn't forget!)